The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-04-14
Cofal affairs.


when it adjourned. The following cases have
been tried since our last
State Us James L.IIlines. Selling liquor on
Sunday. Jury failed to agree. Jones for
State; Rowan and Mccullough for deftndent
| State rs Mrs. A. Harlan. Selling liquor
without license. entity. Jones for States !;
| Ii. Mccullough for dc PENDANT.
Amos Ewing Us Cecil Bank. Verdict in
favor of Cecil Bank for Sl0S.00.
Caleb Mendinhall and wife Us Ira White
! Action for work performed. Verdict for the
| defendant.
John II. Stephens rs George T. Walmsley.
Action for debt. Verdict for plaintiff for
81 1898.
Robert Lnmsden rs William Reed, ST.
Action for debt. Verdict for defendant.
State Us Benjamin Thompson. Charged
With killing George Moore. This case was
| being tried last week when we went to press
On Friday afternoon the case was given to
| the Jury, who after short consultation in
therroom, returned verdict oi"N OF Guity.n
The following is the principal evidence in the
| case:
TESTIMONY FOR STATE.
L. BonMen.-Was working in wood yard :;
| saw parties on the road Moore wa TX ing ahead
| of prisoner. Ben had knife three or four
| minutes afterwards heard voice; cd d-m
| your heart | will" Looked up, saw Ben
walking away backwards, hourshing knife.
and repeating cd d-m you | will.''-
Women were then ahead Of Ben. Moore was
| q feet from Ben when first cry was heard
| Moore put his hand to his belly, and walked
towards witness gate. Witness rode to
| Chesapeake to get officer and passed Ben on
| the Road, with gun.
MIS-. HUson.-W illness and Mrs. Moore had
been to fishing shore coming up the road,
Mrs. Moore called for Ben who with Moore
had come across IA field. Heard them talking
as they came up toward witness and Mrs
Moore; Moore said he had done Il great deal
for prisoner. Prisoner said he had done as
much for him. Moore shook his fist in his
face close by him, but did not strike. Pri-
soncr said sc don't do that again. Moore said
I'll be ID i'll don't. Witness then passed
by the parties and as she passed saw Ben draw
back his hand in moment Ben came up
again to witness with knife in his hand
Boulder called out that Moore was stabbed
| Witness SAW the knife was bloody, and fear
ing Moore would kill Ben, and not knowing
he was hurt, said to Ben, "gve me the knife
and then run" gave the knife to Mrs
Moore, and she put it in the ground, and told
| Ben to run.
Aler Colmory.-Ben said he had stabbed
Moore with small pocket knife.
Henry a. Lam:-s,aw prisoner and Moore
coming across the field. Prisoner blandishing
the knife; five minutes after his son told him
Moore had fell in ditch witness went out Of
his house and as lie went saw Ben running.
threw away the knife across the road to the
fence, and then ran rapidly.
Isaac s. Wurner.-Was loading tile on
vessel on the morning of the murder; saw
| Prisoner there with new ground butcher
| knife.
johnson BonIrn.- Saw parties crossing
field; stopped and talked with witness. Ben
had knife witness asked him what he car
ried such a knife for? and he said for no pur-
pose. They passed on. Knife is the same
Sheriff and witness took out Of the ground
| Mrs. Moore said no knife was about. Witness
| said Mrs. W ilson says you took the knife and
put it in the ground. She then went with
witness and Sheriff and showed them the knife.
Mrs. Moore said she told Ben to get his cloths
and clear himself
| TESTIMONY FOR DEFENSE.
Mrs. Moore mother of prisoner and wife of
/ deceased. Called her son to her as she and
Mrs. Wilson came from fishing shore. He came
to her, aud Moore followed; as they approach
ed, heard Moore say he had done more for
prisoner than any other man. Prisoner said
done as much for Moore. Moore said, say
that again you son b--h and I'll murder you g,
then grabbed Prisoner by the collar and struck
him on the side Of the head, and Prisoner
stabbed him. Prisoner then went down the
| road some distance; said nothing until Mrs.
Wilson asked him for the knife, saying she
would keep it.
Other witnesses for the defense testified to
the good character of Prisoner and the bad
character of Moore; that he was quarresome
when drunk.
Witness for Prosecution testified that Moore
was peaccable man, drunk and sober.
CHANGES IN ASSESSMENTS per-
sons wishing changes made in their assess
ments must attend to it at the NEE ting Of the
County Commissioners on Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday, next; as after that time
there will be no alterations made in the assess
ment for 1860.