The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-04-21

was present, yet he did not know anv-
thing 10 warrant his being called. The
continuance of the case costs the county
some five hundred dollars.
Slate rs I'm Dick for assault and bal, e
Try Fined twenty-five cents and costs.
States Vim. Dick for assault, and battery
with intent 10 kill, and assault and battery;
guilty on The last count. THIS was case
stabbing originating in drunken frollc
Fined one dollar and sentenced 10 months
Imprisonment in county Jail.
State rs Isaiah Boulden, negro indicted for
| granddaughter, having injured, negro James
Bosic in fight 80 that he died. Not gull
~. For State Mr.. Wickes, for defence
Messrs lamar and Constable
Stale vs. YIN Little charged with stealing
corn. Verdict not guilly. Prosecuted 10y
Messrs Wickes and Constable, and defend
ed by Messrs lamar and Grason.
State u, Robert Little charged with steal
ing corr. also. Not CHILLY, Wickes for
STATE; Gtason and lamar for defence.
S!ate " James Moore, indicted for break
ING into B. G. Cowan's store and stealing
goods ,heiefrom. Guilty, AID sen,ence,i
10 the penileniary for for years from yes
,eriay.
! Blu, the trial which created mos inter-
est was the casa Of the petition OF negro
Eliza Boyles and her eight children for their
freedom. They had been arrested by au-
thority o, Mis- Ruuer administrative
of Thomas Ruuer decd. who resisted the
application on The ground that Eliza belong
ell to tie said decd, and tina, consequently
she and her progeny still belong 10 the es
tale. Some Of the facts in the case appear
10 be as follows. Negro Sal lie mother Of
Eliza was bought by the said Ritter about
1905 from The Estate of Samuel Cowden.
In the inventory Of the effects Of Cowlen
| her time and Two children are appraised a.
$3.50, and Ruuer bought her and one
child for $3.50 Sal was afterwards known
10 tun a: large, seemingly fee, and died in
1876 away from The house Of Ru,ler. Shs
was proved to have had three children Tow
er. Leander and Eliza, who in their earle
days lived W ilh Rulter. Runer, died in 1891
sometime thereafter tho two boys were
bound ont by the Orphans Court until
the AGE Of 81 years. AS early as 1929 ne
gro Eliza was proved 10 have acted as free
and 10 have continued 80 to &C! up 10 the
time OF her arrest. Ahon, lS3 l-2 she wa
married 10 Amos Boy les, with whom she
has since lived. The petition was urged
as we understand, first on the erounn tina
Sal the mother of Eliza was moi slave
and 2ndly lha, the latter having been en-
loving all the liberties of free negro in
the immediate vicinity OF her all legged own
ers, for twenty years, was free by law
The Court leclle that as Sal was admi'.
ted a. one time to have been a slave, and a
there was no record Of her being freed by
any process known to the law, she was
slave until the time OF her death, nowi'h
standing she was allowed 10 live away
I, from her master. And on the other han
tina, the administrative (no letters Of admin
is.ralion were taken oul until very lately.
de soa tort of Rutter, as Mrs Puuer hat
by holding the negroes aforesaid, sometime
in her possession. could not by any act o.
neglect of hers give freedom 10 any slav.
After these points wcre decided other test
mony was produced showing that Ruttcr during
1t was argued that this was only evidence ofh
intention to free them, not that they were free
The above is our recollection, in short, Of ,ht
state of the case when it went to the jury. Thu
counsel for the negroes were Messrs Groome an,
Constable. FIR the other side Mcssrs. Scott ant
Grason, and the cnntes. was remarkably res
oluc and able. Messrs Groone and Corlsla.
BILE are both, we believe, Shareholders, but they
defended the petitioners with per,inacty, i'm
pressed with the belief that one Of the creates
safeguards to that kind Of property is the rem
dering of strict justice to the free.
The jury retired about eiglt o'clock on Thur
day night and remained out until about eeve,
O'Clock yesterday mt rng. when they son, dowI
petition to the court praying TO he released. as
they could not possibly agree. About this tiinr
an arrangement was entered into hv the course
for the parties to this effect: that Eliza and he,
youngest child should he declared free, and tina
the Others should DO sold in tho State, to be free
at 81 wears ofagr. The iear of Il new trial, an,