The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-09-29
lofal affairs.
CoURT PRooEEDINGs.-We publish


press. Court it is thought will continue next
4 week The Grand Jury finished their labors
and adjourned on Wednesday. We publish
their report among the proceedings Of Court
i Their opinion of the old Jail, though just, is
not hattering.
I State rs Lambert Boulder, William Steele,
John Milburn and others. Indicted for riot
4 IN Chesapeake City on the 18th day of No
7 vember last. Being unable to get jury to
I their satisfaction, this case was tried before
. the Court, and after the examination Of some
/ thirty,iive. witnesses, judgment Of guilty
( was rendered, and a nominal fine of $ was
4 imposedfin. consideration Of the heavy costs
Eleven other cases against different parties
CONCERNED in the same affair were settled by
4 the State S Attorney. Haincs and Jones for
( State,. Evans and Groome for defendants.
State cs Charles W. Jones. Indicted for
selling goods on Sunday. Plea of guilty
confessed. and fined $50 and costs.
State Us John A. Moore. Indicted for as
sault on Charles B. Sapp. Tried before a
jury and verdict of guilty. Fined s. and
costs. Hanes for State; Jones for defend,
ant.
State rs James Massey (colored.) Sepa,
rate indictment for assault and battery ON
Levi Durham and VIM. Durham. The prn.
cipal witness in this case being boy who
did not know the nature of an oath, and
could not, therefore testify, the States At
torney was compelled to abandon the cases
State rs Clara Whacn (coored.) Indicted
for larceny of wearing apparel, the property
of Samuel b. Grant. Tried before u jury and
verdict Of guilty. Sentenced to one year in
the pcntentiary. laines for State; Colds
bOrO for prisoner.
STATE IS Albert Reed and Hester Reed, his
wife, doth coored.) Indicted for NAL.
Treatment of SewaIl and Charles Reed, chill
drcn g. the prisoners, one three and the
other FIVE years of age. Tried before jury
and verdict of guilty. Sentence not passed
at the time of going to press. llaincs for
State: Jones for prisoners.
State rs James Bryan fcolorcd.) Indicted
for Larceny Of a pair of shoes the property
of Lewis Il Marrett. Tried before jury and
verdict of guilty. Sentence not passed at
the time of going to press Ilaines for State ;
Goldsborough and }. Il. Groomc iorprisoncr
State rs benjamin Singles. Indicted for
assault and battery on Peter Peterson. Re
moved to Hartford county.
VIM II. Pearcc Adm. of Thos A. r.
Pcarcc. rs Mrs. s. G. Smith. Appeal from
Justice Torbert, Tried before jury and
verdict for appellant Stump for appellee
j. j. Cole and Ben amn Pharoah rs Geo
Earle. Appeal from Justice Torbcrt. Tried
before jury and verdict fer aupcllants.-
Jones for appellants lIancs and Judge
Chambers for appellee.
Curtis Cordray IS Elizabeth Caulk by her
next friend. alfred d. Caulk. Appeal from
Justice Hunter. Tried before n Jury and
verdict for appellant for return OF the prop.
crty and costs. H. Mccullough for appel
liant; Stump for appellee.
VIM. CIaggct rs Edward Griffith. Rcmovd
from Hartford county. An action for several
promsSory notes endorsed by the defendant
Tried before n jury and verdict for plaintiff
for S6,SOo.OO. j. p. Poe and Stevenson
Archer for plaintiff; Alex. Evans. Henry ".
Archer and Gen. Ihos. +. Bowie for dehund
ant,
This suit is Of the same nature as the one
brought by Robert Garrett & Sons against
the same defendant, and determined in this
Court at this term, last year, in which Il
verdict for near 100000 was rendered for
the plaintiff, and an appeal taken to the
Court OF Appeals.
'n'S TERM l I"e largest hummer Tor some time
low we rive their rnrort.
To His Honor Judqe Pyire.-Wc. the
Grand Jurors Of Cecil county, for Scptem.
Der TERM 1850 after having attended to the
c"rd% 10 n.,o 'I bnrn is; t2f h "" r W." c
called the iail-fnd il well calculated to 1--WE
license to crime, as at present it is in such a
CONDITION that no prisoners are dcbamcd
ihn, Tho al" ,r9s ,' s I'HE , an"
the circumstances in which the premise, arc.
be accountable for the disappearance Of any
persons committed to his keeping. The
la ;G,'as W. ap"''a 10 D: III Us yI'"nH a con
circumstances We wnuld f,rtI,ar .,,,o w.
your Honor, that, in our Judgment. it is all
important th@t something should be done by
luz w""'i oo'''aS'9"G'S "i'n Vh'S nuisance