The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-12-15
Circuit Court for Baltimore Co.
DECEMBER TERM, 1865.

Hon. D. G.. Emory, Judge; John t, Ensor,
ESQ.,, States Attorney; John H. Longnecker,
Esq., Clerk John X. Harvey, Esq, Sheriff.
THURSDAY, Dec. 9th.
In the case of the State VS.. John Clare, indict-
ed for the murder of Henry Grove, writ of error
to the Court of Appeals has been taken from the
decision of the court overrnling the pleas in
abatement heretofore filed by the counsel for the
defendant What effect this may have upon the
trial of the case on next Wednesday remains to
be seen.
Samuel Oppenheimer and Joseph Oppenhsmer
VS. John H French Judgment by default for
want of plea Messrs. Cuttings and Machen for
plaintiff no counsel for defendant.
Charles Franklin VS.. Isaac Hicks, off George
Yellot, Esq, for plaintiff, no counsel for defen-
dant
FRIDAY, Dec. 18th.
The President and Directors of the Farmers
and Mechanics Bank of Baltimore vs.. Ernest
A. Hennings; action on promissory note j.
Judgment by confession in.favor of plaintiffs for
S6l448
Thomas P. Skinner and Priscilla, his wife, vs..
John Galloway action on promissory note
Judgment by confession in favor of the plaintiffs
for $1,lll,6l.
Jacob Ellenger and Lemap Goldman, trading
as Ellenger & Co., VS.. Joseph Seal action on an
open account for cattle alleged to have been sold
the court; judgment in favor of plaintiffs for
1894, &c.
Onmptiop of R. j. Cuttings, Esq, !. Thomas
Jones, ESQ.,, member of the Howard comfy bar
was admitted to practice in this court.
State VS.. John Imhoff, indicted for an assault
and battery on Henry Kraft State VS.. Same, in
dicted for an assault and battery on George
Younger. State vs.. James Stevenson, indicted
for an assault and battery on Henry Kraft. State
J e. o,,I& haiti
George Younger. All these constitute one trans
action, which occurred on the 9th of July last
Tried before the court plea of not guilty confess
sed by the State as to ImhoR Stevenson adjqdg-
ed guilty in both cases not sentenced.
SATURDAY, Dec. 9th.
Samuel Smith and others VS.. John Spear Smith
and Others Order of court passed directing the
trustee in said case TO transfer TO ]. Lewis Smith
certain bank and other stock, and also to pay
said Smith certain sum of money in his hands.
Court adjourned until Monday, when the dock
ct of cases appealed from justices of the peace will
be taken up.
MONDAY, Dec. 10th.
The docket of cases appealed from justices Of
the peace was taken up this morning, and a
number disposed of.
TUESDAY Dec 1,th
Anthony Shaneybrook VS.. George Welsh
appeal from Justice Duncan Judgment affirmed
| by consent Ohio shpey VS.. A. ] : Gent-ap-
peal from Justice Duncan appeal dismissed
| David Wilhelm vs. William Cooper-appeal from
Justice Curtis; continued at expense ofappelant.
John Beersock vs. Henry Arnault--appeal from
Justice Townsend, tried before the court ; judg-
ment affirmed. This closes the docketof appeal
ed cases for this term.
| Rebecca Knight, for assaulting and resisting
| William Fl Knight, constable, her husband, in
the discharge OF his duties as an officer, gave
bail in the sum of 81, 00O with Judge Stephen
| W. Falls as her security.
John ODell, indicted for the larceny of horse
was arraigned and pleaded not guilty.
John Keef, indicted for the larceny Of some
clothes, &C., was arraigned and pleaded not gull
ty.
| Thomas Brown coIored, indicted for the arce-
/ ny of diamond pin, the property Of Mrs. Will
liam Mcdonald, arraigned and pleaded g not
guilty" -
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18th.
The Clare murder case was called for trial, but
Mr.. Cuttings filed a paper signed by Glare,
ting that as the case had gone to the Court
of Appeals, upcc,n writ Of error, this Court was
not competent to proceed to the trial Of the cause
until the Court of Appeals had decided the issues
| already presented to them. This question was
argued by Mr.. Cuttings for the prisoner, and
Messrs Ensor and Richardson for the State, az
| ter which Judge Emory decided that the Court
was competent, and that the trial must go on,
but as it was then late in the day, the selection
Of the jury was postponed until Thursday morn
! ing, and an order given to the Sheriff to have
one hundred talesmen in attendance at that time.
THURSDAY, Dec. 18th.
State VS.. John Glare, indicted for the murder
of Henry B. Grove, in Baltimore city, on the
29th day of October, l865-removed from Balti-
more city. The empannelling of jury in this
/ - AZ ooC
Joseph Gorsuch, Charles Burke, Micajah Mere
dith, j. Augustus Hamilton, Alfred G.. Lee, Eli
sha Myers, Thomas R. Price, and David Parlett,
Of the regular panel, and Messrs William O..
Strong, Thomas Elliott, Frank N. Sparks and
John s. Jones, talesmen, were selected as the ju-
~ to hear the case. The case was then opened
by Mr. Ensor, in recital of the circumstance at
tending the murder and the law governing such
cases. after which the evidence was proceeded
with During the progress Of this trial there
yin b tEo S~iops each day Of the Court