Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-25
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COURTS.

WEDNESDAY. Jan. "a, 1866.
- Criminal Court.-Hon. Judge Bond; George G..
Charles Boley vs. Charles Williams, tnegroes,l in
William Jackson, CneRro,) tried before the court
and adjudged not guilty. John Wesley alias Green,
judged judged guilty Thomas Dreary, similarly Indicted
gave bail with j. NJ Culson and George Klnehart
in $1,000. George Hines negro indicted for steal
ing ten yards of cashmere, worth S5U per yard was
adudged guilty and sentenced TO the penltentary tor
| two years and six months Charles H. Philips, in.
diced for attempting to steal 100 pounds of beef,
worth 20 cents per pound and two scales, valued at
wav mark ct was adiudged guilty. John Dougherty,
| who pleaded guilty to stealing a waistcoat worth 81,
from Anscl Mandelbaum, was sentenced to eighteen
months in the & JG1n Kef sn9rTed
James Lowry charged with selling liquor on Sunday
| gave bail with VIM McCuy in $500. Grand jury
discharged until Monday. Adjourned until Saturday.
Superior Cour-Hon. Judge Martin.-Ann E. Pig
man vs.. Thomas c. 1earley; action on bond. Yer
| diet for plaintiff for $50 ,,-.,,.
Jacob and Louis Sternhemer VS. John Thomas; &C.
ton of trover. Damages laid at s. ,OOO; on trial.
Assignment to-day from 2o0 to 3l3.
| United States Circuit Court-Hon. Judge Giles.
| Emmanuel Justh vs.. Solomon Hillen. garnishee of
S. Hillen Hunter; Attachment on Judgment. Tried
Act OF Congress of March Sd, 1865. Before reported
Judgment Of the court in favor Of the plaintiff for
| S2,53l.38.
Adjourned until Saturday.
City Circuit Gourt-,Hon. Judge Alexander-Jas
Foos ct al, VS. Henry Fo%s ct al Argued on the pc
tition of james Foos to be allowed to file supple
mental bill in the nature of a bill OF review.
Court of Common Plcas-Hon. Judge King.--James
R. Stewart ct al Jacob II. Irwin lnquistion filed
John q. Dillehunt vs. Edward and Rebecca Barnes.
Appeal from Wheat Judgment reversed
Orphans C6urt-Judges Audoun. SSupplee and
Hofman,Letters testamenta.y on the estate s o.
on the estate OF Margaret Humphrey to Samuel Ma
cubbin. and on the estate OF Dam!an A. Englart to
Sarah Jane Englart. Letters OF administration on
the estate of Herman Jordan were granted to Geo.
II. Jordan, the estae of Isaac Ostheimer to Lewis
Gutman, and letters de bonis the estate of
Robert Bryce to Jane Taggart.
TowsoSTowN, January "A, 1866.
Circuit Court for baltimore C0unty-Hon. d. c. H.
Emory Judge John y. Ensor Esq, States Attorney.
State vs.. William Miller Henry, Miller and John
Aishart reported yesterday. These cases were argued
by John I Ensor. Esq on the part OF the State this
Gy d aa a lnf
eacn sentenced to be confined in the jail for one week
and to pay fine of ten cents.
his honor gave notice that he would order the clerk
to drop from the docket the first hundred cases.
less orders to the contrary were given by the attor
State vs. William Hoe, colored, indicted for an as
sault with intent to kill and murder William Smith;
tried before the jury. Submitted without argument
the first count in the indictment being abandoned
by the States Attorney Verdict Of not juilty the
other count returned By the jury. Richard Grason
State use of Charlotte Withers vs. William Kidd
and Miles Davis; judgment of pros under the
rule Messrs. Boarman and Grason for defendants
State use of same William Bull, Pleasant Hun
ter and John Perdue; judgment non pros. under the
rule Same counsel for defendants.
Washington Stonebraker VS.. John McCaslin and
Hannah McCasin his wife; of.
David W. Gray. surviving partner of Charles R.
Pierce VS.. Jacob Hiss Jr judgment by confession in
favor of plaintiff for Sl5055 and costs Messrs Brown
and Bruno and Wheeler and Keech, for plaintiff.
Oliver Hack, Esq, for defendant.
Court then adjourned until Wednesday morning at
10 o'clock.
PRESIDENT JOHNSON on EDUCATIoN.-Mr. Brooks
Of Boston, relates the following In most agreea
BILE conversation with President Johnson he assured
of his deep interest in the cause of education. l
gave him brief outline of my plan, knowing that
should receive no appreciation or disapprobaton
from him. He ended his few comments upon it thus:
1T is a great work look at it with reference to
the ballot box. The power and purity of the ballot
box is reliance and our hope; but, Mr.. Brooks.
there can be proper power of purity in the ballot
box without education. You see the Importance l
attach to your subject"