The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-04-10

CECIL COUNTY CIRCUIT Court Tile
April session of orr Court commenced OH
Monday last-his Honor. Judge Price. on fine
behch. After some preliminary business.
the Court adjourned until Tuesday, ont of
respect to the memory of Hon. p. b. Hopper.
late J"'s, /" t,'v "uJ"intmi; btartIut.
Judge Chambers, on offering the motion to
adjourn, said he rose at the request of the
Bar. as well as in obedience to his feelings
to invite tribute of respect to the memory
OF il deceased friend who had long been con
ncctcd with this Court. lie would. of course,
be understood to alludc to the late Judge who
| occupied Il seat on the Bench here from
about the year 1876 or to the period when
this county was separated from the counties
composing the former district.
| Before his elevation to the Bench, Judgr-lE.
had filled various important public trusts, and
had, therefore, been prominently before tile
community for more than thirty years yet
during this unusually long period of public
| HE, no hr attn of suspicion had furnished his
lar character for purity Of purpose. Faults
| he undoubtedly had, us who has not The
elevated standard of his moral sense made
him treat harshly any approach to obliuuity,
| Whlch spirit less sensitive might not have
noticed, and high chivalrc notion of hon
| ''"''" 'S'hIhS Iii''ht nun lIDNIl upon any
thing like mean or degrading act. He was,
therefore, impulsivc, but his impulses were
the outbrcakcs of IN honest and pure mind.
After more than twenty years OF service and
| Trial, lie came before the people of his Circuit
us candidate for the JUdgcship on the change
oi the Constitution, and his reelection placed
the seal of appreciation ON his past life. \
| long personal and Official intercourse with
nm enabled the speaker to know that this
verdict Of his fellow citizens was strictly in
obedience TO all the proofs and evidence in
the case. lie was truy an :: upright Judge, y
and Sir, said the speaker, he could be nothing
else, for he had always stood upon that
foundation which can alone sustain man in
the seductive paths Of public life, and secure
the faithful performance OF every public and
social duty; and that foundation was 1hc
Christian creed and filth. Judge Hopper
acted as in the presence Of Him who secth the
very lhnost secrets Of the heart, and before
whom we are all presently to render IA strict
| account of the use or abuse of the faculties
and privileges He has entrusted to us. He
is goNc to his reward, leaving to lis an exam
pie which it may well be our happiness to
initiate.
We dc not profess to give more than the
substance OF Judge C's remarks, which were
delivered, as we learn, upon the solicitation
OF the members Of the Bar, and without any
opportunity for preparation. IIo concluded
My Offering motion to adjourn, which was
vt once ordered by Judge Price.
! The following is an abstract of the bust
ness done up till the adjournment yesterday.
! Tic following persons fined $1,000 and
costs for selling liquor on Sunday (costs
ON nj in 81, e Z N 4
Richard Dawson, Ann Hughes, VIM. Castle,
+. Canisius, Geo. llorncr, Wm. Nandivcr,
John kcavcny, John st. Clair, Charles
Richie, James Bolton.
Rachel Reynolds and Thos. Sturgeon were
tiled for selling liquor on Sunday and ac-
quilted.
james Holland. free negroe was fined SO,
and costs for selling liquor without license.
The following cases have been 'Stcttcd -
State Is. Georg Shields, f. H., for entcins
away slave. ~
State rs. Joshua Dutton, Lola Dutton,
e. Bowen, Robert Watson, George l. evils
JAS. Seaman, WIN. Stc, for assault and
battery also the following negroes for the
same offence: Isaac Cooper Richard Farrell
George Smith, Jacob Allen, James Davis
James Banks for assault and battery on
Vim Mcdaniel was fined SO cents aud costs
Nicholas + Johnson rs. Robert Cantwell f;
Fuit to recover price Of some 100 bushels Of
seed wheat at So Is per bishel defense that
it was paid back in wheat. which was
delIvaed at ware house. jury did NOT
agree aud w.Ie discharged.