The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-03-06

| vi the huoJeCt tillS VIVA, anu lllCle Is no Slsi
Of the end.
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| THH HENPHILL JURY. We have com
munlcation from one of the Jurors on Hemp.
hills case at the late court, in which he
expresses himself with much indignation
against the County Commissioners for re-
fusng to pay the bill of the hotel keeper
for boarding and lodging that jury, by oldel
Of the Court. at the time they were kept to.
gvther during the trial. His remarks would
| be just if such had been the final determ ina.
ton of the Commissioners. but we are inform.
ed they have only held the matter over lor
consideration until they ascertain what is tn,
customary course under such circumstances,
We presume the bill in question will be paid
and 1t is therefore not necessary to print the
anlnadvesions Of our correspondent on the
action of the Commissioners. which seems
not to have been conclusive against the claim
as be supposes.
In order, however, that such of our
county fii,nds who have not had the honor to
serve OH jurles, may have an idea of the &" ac-
Communications, extended TO these biters Of
human affairs, we append The following
graphic sketch of " q Nghtin aJury Room >
by the IIenphill Jury:
That jury has already had its full share
OF suffering III the case Of Mr.. uemphil.
without having to pay in addition two fares
y Inns n hat
Friday evening" shall not forget it soon
abunt 6 O'CLOCK, that the case was given to
the Jury, and two GailittS being sworn 10
keep them together withou: meat or drink,
IN some Convenient room, ii" they agree ny.
on verdict" We were marched Up the Court
House stairs and uSher,d into q not by
III, but about SIX by twelve room, the floor
OF which, at moderate estimate. was cover
ed with dlrtaveraging about pound avolr.
dupois weight to the square foot, without an
article OF furniture except hickory block
which might be converted into seat a
book case belonging to the Odd Fellows, and
an old stove. the property OF the same Order
On calling the roll six stood up for conyc.
ton and SIX for acquittal, and every man
night TO hairs breadth in his own opinion.
llere was pleasant prospect for putting in
night! Twelve men crowded into dirty
closet without as much as seat to rest on
On making an examination of the stove a
lew Goals were found smouldcring among the
ashes. and 4 call was made on our kcepers
Tor wood. This call was repeated at inter
walls till eleven o'clock, when our \
.; bailitf, fearing presume that we might
break out and tafup him threw an armful of
wood which belonged to the Odd-F Fellows,
| was informed, into our kennel But ere
his " God send the armfull of Odd Eel.
lows wood came TO hand so appropos, We
were compelled to try singing and dancing,
and other gyratlons TO keep the blood from
freezing. and the next day the report went
abroad through town that We were all drunk !
which was whopper, for there was not
crumh eaten or drop of anything drank,
during the sixteen or eighteen hours that We
were penned in that pig -sty OF a jury room
though some OF the jurors were almost FAM
fishing for water, AID plead for some like the
poor devils in the black hole Of Calcutta :
but with her less success, for in their case
his Royal iilshness being ASLEEP, the officer
feared to wake him, and IN our case, = note
dispatched by the Foreman to his Honor
was returned, endorsed with the intelligence,
that the Judge was spending the evening
with some friends and could not be found
lhings by this time were growing desperate.
the bailltts refusing to carry any more notes
to the Judec-they boosted afterwards that
they rcsor:ed to the regimen of freezing and
Saving IN order to make us agree upon
verdict we sung few popular hymns inter
sp,rsed with Comic songs, and then turned
ln,"
This latter fete was accomplished by
making use Of stove wood stick for pill
low. and stretching out at full length on The
fioor, winch made more comfortable bod
than would be imagined, the heavy coating
of dirt answering IN lieu of feathers There
was one tavorlte spot even here where all
seemed so unprcpossessing. This was under
the book case. which stood in an angle of the
room. AT one side the edge of benevolent
wash hoard served for pillow, and the feet
of the recumbent individual protruding
against the opposite wall, kept his head
comparatively kinked mp on its narrow Dol
ster. The favored sleeper who got this
birth seemed 10 Go very well, judging from
thepasal music that cscal ed through his Oh.
factory organs
Some Of the party however declined bunk
ing on the floor. and constructing {" crickcts"
BY crossing three or four sticks Of the Odd.
Fellows stove wood, seated themselves round
the wall. while the man to whom rare good
fortune awarded the aforc named hickory
block, was the recipient Of favor that all
might evoy. Our kind baillff,- tender souls!
allowed us couple of candles, which We
snuff with our fingers. ever and aro to in
crosse their b,lIIiancy, until those tallow
dips were consumed when, like Oliver
Twist, we called for more, and received a
ytrv short bit which we concluded TO save
'or case Of emergency. if one should arise,
aud blowing 1t out We remained in the dark,