Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-22
DAILY COMMERCIAL.
BALTIM o R E, MD.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COURTS.

SATURDAY. Jan. 20, 1866.
=, G-iminGi COurt.--Hon. Judge Bond; George {
Maund, Esq, prosecuting attorney.
John Bangs, assuting R. A. Douglass; postponed
Elijah Lee, assaulting r. A. Douglass; POSTPONED
Clinton James, aSsaultng John Starr abandoned by
boned on payment of costs George Lumback as.
sauting John Havernstrum; not guilty Augustus
4es5e as3uPT ba VVnks
stephen Serch. assaulting NJ. Serch: postponed
stephen Sinker. assauting L. Honck; postponed and
ance at court iii the sum of $500 with Jas Underdue
Graf Dennis, trial for assault; fined $50 and costs
James Hickman. assaulting r. Fisher not guilty
samuel Wheeler, assaulting Jas. Crouch; not guilty
Richard Fisher, assauting Jas. Sheldon; not gully.
I TaS Wheeler a5saung T. p Crouch not gu!ity
James sheldon, assauins ). Il. kldmnn; not guilty.
John G; Cope, next friend of WIN. H. Core; peti-
ton for the writ of ha6eas corpus directed to WIN. r.
Lincoln, manager of the House of Refuge, to bring
into court VIM. ii. Cope. committed some time since
dismissed the petition and remanded the party to the
Court adjourned to this Monday morning.
Reported for the Daily Commercial
Sunerfor Court-IIon. Judge Martin.-George S.
Coulter vs. Abel Stowell, Jr. motion to strike out
Judgment concluded, and held sub clrid
Mary Leach, &c., Tvs. Henry Nulty ct al; in equity
Exception to trustees report concluded and held sub
CHrid.
U,ifed States District Court-Hon. Judge Giles
Samuel II. Adams VS.. ohm 4. Graham Before re-
ported. Decree in favor of the libeant for SS567O
and costs.
Circuit Court met and adjourned until Monday morn
ing.
Court of Common Pleas-Hon. Judge King.-yames
Boyce VS.. S. r. Stout ct al Petition and motion to
strike ont judgment by default and to be allowed to
plead; petition granted ands judgment by default
stricken out
docket.
Orphans' Court-Judges Audoun, Supplee and
HOfman.-Letters of administration on the estate of
Mary A. AshdOwn granted to Alexander Butcher.
The will of Rebecca Carter admitted to probate and
letters st granted to Joshua Robinson
and letters granted to Ann Mcdonald
TOwsONTowN. January 90 1866.
Circuit Court for Baltimore Couny.-Befor. Hon
D. C. II. Emory John t. Ensor, Esq, States At
torney.
After we closed our report yesterday, the jury re-
turned verdict of not guilty in the of the State
vs. Dennis Brown. cOlored indicted for the larceny
OF some money, the property of Elias Ford and the
Brown, colored indicted for the same offence R. W.
Dougherty, Esq, for the defence in both cases.
State vs. Joseph Alban, indicted for selling liquor
selling brandy to minor, and State VS.. same, in
dlcted for keeping an ordinary without the proper
accommodations. These cases were removed on affi-
davit to the Circuit Court for Carroll county R. R.
B9arman, Esq for the defence.
The grand jury. was finally discharged this morn
ing with the thanks of the Court for their attendance
In their report to the Court they state that they have
visited the Jail and found il in very clean and com
Der, well cared for by the efficient warden, Gideon
Herbert Esq. They recommend that a good ron o
carpet be purchased for the hall and shers office in
the jail; also that the railing around The corridor
and the brick floor be Immediately repaired both
beng very much out of order, and also recommend
that at least SIX of the cells the second floor be
cased with iron, to make them more secure; and
further recommend that the judges room and pris-
oners room be ceiled overhead and that the water
closets be repaired, they being in filthy con-
dition; they also recommend that the whole amount
OF money due the county by collectors. from 1881 to
1898, be stricken from the treasurers books as it will
pc impossible to collect any portion of the The
total amount of this sum is Sl3,962.9
NO other business being ready or claiming atten-
ton court adjourned until Monday morning at ten
O'Clock.
p S.--Entertainmentsw were given to the grand jury
and others at the jail by Sheriff John X. Harvey,
Ensor, Esq, States Attorney All enjoyed them.
selves; and were much gratifed with the good cheer
provided Tor them, and songs and toasts combined to
render everything pleasant and agreeable to those
invited.
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