The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-30
Cofal Afairs.
CECIL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

and, it is probable, will not adjourn before the
close of next week. The following cases have
been tried this week:
State rs Joseph Mraris, for stealing horse,
the property Of L Hen Martindale Verdict
guilty.
State rs John Pcnncll; for aggravated as
saut ON VIM. Thompson Verdict guilty.
State rs Thomas Z. Cazicr; for selling H.
quor without license; guilty fined $1,000
and costs.
State rs Samuel Wright; for stealing pain
ofpIntaloons, the property Of 7. Drennen q
Co., guilty.
State Us Christecn Cook for assault and
battery on Susan Mack guiity fined $3.50
and costs.
State rs Henry Cook; same charge; not
guilty.
State rs George W. Taylor; for selling
liquor on the Sabbath day; guilty: fined
5000 and costs
| State as George Owens and John Wright
| trading under the firm OF Owens x Wright
| for sci ing liquor lay the pint and allowing it
to be drunk ON their premises guilty. fined
$1,000 and costs.
| State Us John I.cghorn, Peter Lee, Wesley
johnson and Isaac Johnson; charged with
burglary and larceny, in the house of Gen.
Cadwallader, in Hartford county. This was a
removed case from Hartford. The parties
charged belonged to Baltimore city. The
following is an abstract Of the testimony.
WITNESSES FOR STATE.
Henry Mhrphy.-ls overscer on Gen. Cad
walladcr's property and was in the house the
night it WAS robbed. Saw a small sloop an
chored in Bush liver near his house on the
afternoon before the robbery; at - O'Clock
in the evening Il nan, whom he recognises as
| Leghorn, came to the house to enquire for
| Mr.. Conn, person witness did not know
| Told him he had not seen Conn and h. went
away. About II O'Clock at night six men
came to the house; one Of them pretended to
| have a search warrant and they went through
| ana searched the house; then went out aud
| he boltcd the door. They knocked at the
door again Witness refused to open il: they
broke down thcsloor and went through the
house; took gold watch and sos and three
| shirt studs from witness also took Il quantity
of coffee, tea, sugar, meal and flour. Idcnti-
| fled Legh0rn who WAS there in the evening as
one of the party and told him so. This was
on the night of the 9Th Of May. On the
| evening Of the 18th Of May he saw the parties
arraigncd in the Station House III Baltimore.
Recognised LcghOrn and Wesley johnson
certainly as two Of the men who committed
the robbery and believes from the general
| appearance Of Lee and Isaac uhnson that they
were OF the party;
-Cromch Il Sergeant of Police in Bal
| tmorc. Received information that certain
boat (that OF Samuel olnson) was to go down
| the river on a robbing expedition. and set
men to see when il went and who went nit.
". II. .3Hen.-A Police Officer Was in
structcd by Sergeant Crouch to watch the
boat referred to. The four prisoners went
away in it on the 9Th Of May and returned to
the place from which they start ri on the lOtb.
lie saw them going and returning.
Van. Pierce.---Produced three studs which
were found in the pocket of Wesley johnson
which 1inrphy, on being called, said were ex-
ac'Iy Ike those taken from him.
FOR DEFENSE.
Mrs. DoCkcrmap.-Ahout last Christmas
Soid Wesley Johnson three studs exactly like
those produced. 1t is Il very common sort Of
studs.
Miss II. II. ErercH-Wcsley johnson, in
January last gave witness studs similar to those
produced to keep till he got a shirt made; a
week afterwards she returned them again,
Samuel johnson, Gather of two of the prison.
erS) Hired the boat to Isaac johnson TO 90
to the PatuXcnt for bones. The four men on
trial went away in her. When they came back
they brought no bones. ! he boat was painted
lsaa coior, and not bioch as stated by Murphy
l 'i' b''HS NANitNN CbIlSiltIdD Ic interest.
Messrs Archer and Scott of Hartford assisted
in the prosecution: Batcnan and Grason were
for the defence. The jury found verdict Of
equity"
The attention of the court was occ,li, Il
yesterday by suit of Tuli aud Cox of phila-
.dephid against G. W. Taylor. John Yeamans.
Thomas Sturgeon and others, for trcspass in
removing certain buildings mortgaged to the
plaintiffs; it had not been decided when We
went to press.
The Grand Jury rose Yesterday. and were
discharged to meet on III" second Monday of
February, neXt. They had 81 cases before
them and made about 80 Indictments and
preScnmcnts. Offenders must not now forget
that there is scattered among MS twenty three
Grand Jurors, bound to take notice of every
offence against the laws and report it when
they meet in February. We hope this fact will
have a restraining influence on evil disposed
persons throughout the country.
Charles McDougal, Samuel Smith, James
McNntt, Morris Devinc, John Connolly and
Thomas Sullivan. natives Of Ireland had been
naturalizrd up to yesterday morning; and
George Gourley and James Barrett of the
same nation, " declared their Intentions"
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