The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-10-28
Gountp Affairs.
PROCEEDINGS OF COURT.

.ie'itioiheu ldSt "ech' tuiity. Ufooiile, SreS'
well and II. Mccullough for defence.
In the case Of Joseph Reynolds motion
for new trial was argued before the Court
and over-ruled. A motion in arrest of judg.
ment was then filed, and will be argued next
week.
State VS. Frances Brown, negro. Stealing
a ring. Not guilty. Groome for defence.
State VS. Kobt. Brown, negro. Assault and
battery on Deborah Brown. Not guilty.
Groome for defence.
State VS. Harriet Cole, negro. Assault and
battery on Deborah Brown. Not guilty.
G.oon,c for defence.
State vs. Hugh F. Burl;n. Keeping a dis
orderly house. No! guilty. II. Mccullough
fer dcrtncc.
State VS. Evan J. Canaan. Keeping gro
cry-a common nuisance. Not guilty. Clcs-
well for defence.
State VS. Stephen Thomas, rc.ro. Stealing
BAN! notes. Guilty. Crcswcl for defence
State VS. Thomas Taylor. Selling liquor OH
Sunday. Guilty. Fined $50.
State VS. Jas. Kcll negro. Ablucting Sa.
rah Yearly from Mrs. Clark's. Not guilty.
II. Mccullough for du;ncc.
The court af;cr quts oning the girl r.
manded kcll TO Jail and ordered him to he
kept there until the Spring term: unless he
should give 5000 bail for his appearance at
,hat time. Tho reason is not stated bat it is
supposed lie is held to be liable to indictment
ior ra,e. This is the case Of the girl who
lived with Mrs. Frances Clarke, concerning
which there was certain publications las:
7p'ing.l
State VS. Joshua Foster and VIM. Mahan.
Both these parties were indicted for all as
sault with intent to kill John A. TIinson; and
also, for an attempt to rob the same person
Acquitted of the attempt to rob- but found
guilty of assault and battery. Sentenced to
3 months imprisonment in the county Jail.
J. I. Mccullough, II. Mccullough for defence.
State VS. Margaret Bean, negro. Three in
dictmcnts for assault and battery on three
different persons. Not guilty. Creswcll for
defence.
State VS. Thomas Mclean. Assault and
battery on Hiram L. Thompson. Guilty. Fl.
ned SIS and costs. Creswcll for defence.
State VS. Henry Frederick. Selling liquor
on Sunday. Guilty. Fined $50. II. McCul-
Tough for defence.
State vs. James Callan. Assault on Robert
NJ. Walinsley. Not guilty. Evans for def.
State VS. Alexander Culinary. Riot at Chcs-
apcakc City. Not guilty. Evans for dcft.
William Thomas, mentioned last week as
having been convicted of larceny was on
Thursday sentenced to the pentcntary until
the lst Of May ls57-two years and six
months
The three indictments against Thomas
Strickland have been continued until the next
term.
There was 81 cases on the crimina, docket
"a most unusual number. 80 of them were
the cases of the hands of the Railroad Com
pany, arrested for working on Sunday. Eff
teen men were arrested and taken before the
magistrate; their cases were taken up to the
Circuit Court by certiolari; and then bills
were found against them by the Grand Jury
thus doubling the number of cases and, Of
course, doubling the costs.
TIE PLANK RoAD.-Thc tolls received OIL
the part of the i:!=:i road already completed
exceed, we are informed, the expectations Of
the managers.
STRANGE DIsAppEARAScE,-Mr. James
Crouch, man aged about Sc years, who liv-
cd near the Railroad between Elkton and
North East, is missing under unaccountable
circumstances and such as to lead to suspi-
cion of foul play. lie left his house on tie
25th of September and has not been seen
since; whereas he never was known before to
be absent scarcely day. lie is well known
in Elk Neck and about North East.
CoLoSIzATIoN.-Rev. John Scys, well
known as the Agent of the Maryland Coloni-
zation Society, visited our town few days
ago. lie delivered addresses in the Mctho-
dist and Presbyterian Churches on Sunday,
taking up collections in each, which we I'M
derstand were quite liberal On Tuesday
night he made an interesting address in the
Methodist Church, to the colorcd people Of
the town, but we have not heard that he per-
suaded any to go to their "fathcrland."
CAUGHT AT LAsT.-That old soldier Henry
Frederick was trapped this court and fined
for selling liquor on Sunday. He was also
required to give bonds in 800, to keep the
peace against the witness OH whose testimony
he was convicted. He had better now put
another impudcnt and threatening card in the
"Snn." The sooner all such "sinks" as his
are slcnccd and shut up the better All such
people subject the county to heavy costs
heavy costs year afteryear, besides the injury
they infict in their neighborhoods.
DEATH FROM OYSTERS james Brady, a
colored man. died in this town from eating
oysters, which it is probable were not sound
A number of deaths have occurred in various
places over the country from the same cause
FINE PoTAToEs.-Mr Marcellus Roe has
sent us basket of the best and largest Mer-
Ger potatoes, we ever saw. He has raised ,