The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-10-10
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week or ten days, in order to try some large
civil cases pending on the dockets; but the
idea was given up.
The following is the business disposed OF
since our last report:
State Us. Hannah Bosiic. Indicted for
the larceny ofa pair of shoes, the property
of William McClelland. Tried before a
jury and verdict of guilty. The Court was
unable TO pass sentence on this lady, at
present, she having gwen birth to another
citizen, half hour after the verdict was
rendered. Biddle and Constable for State
Wilson for defendant.
State u.s. Michael Staff Recommenda-
ton from the Grand Jury for the suppress
sion of license to sell liquor. Heard be-
fore the Court and the recommendation re-
fused, it having been proven that the defen-
dant's house was no more disorderly than
others of the same character where liquor
was sold. Biddle for State; Jones for de
PENDANT
James Z. Haines, found guilty of assault
and battery on Edward j. Worrick, in con.
sidcration Of the heavy costs was fined 81 !;
the motion for new trial having been re-
fused.
The jury in the case of the State rs. Milly
Williams, after being out day and two
nights, were discharged by the Court, they
being unable to agree ON a verdict. Con-
trary men. Milly lays in jail therefore un-
til next March, when she will have her third
trial.
William Barber, found gailty of the lar
ceny of chickens, was sentenced to the coun-
ty Jail for six months. Judge Wickes, in
passing sentence on this gentleman, animad
verted in strong terms on the condition of
jail )" stating that the Court having in view
the comforts of prisoners would be com
PEELED to sentence them to the Penitentiary
for small crimes, rather than incarcerate
them in that hole. William promised the
Court and his counsel that he would not
make any attempt to escape. 1t was no
doubt needed.
John w. Falls, Executor of Humphrey
Riddle, Us. Marry A. Riddle. Action of
Replevin oftwo steers and carriage. Tried
before a jury and verdict for plaintiff.
John Long rs. John J. Smith. Appeal
from Esquire Knight. Tried before jury
and verdict for Appellee, for 1913. Jones
and Archer for Appellant; H. Mccullough
for Appellee.
John Dawson rs. Lewis Kile. Appeal
from Esquire Dcnaho. Tried before jury
The foreman of the jury in this case, upon
being asked by the Clerk, after they had re-
turned into Court, for whom they had found
their verdict? replied for the " appellant"
The form was then regularly gone through
with, they being all asked if that was their
verdict, by the Clerk, and they responding,
whereupon it was so recorded. They had
left the box but few minutes, when it was
discovered that there was an error, they hay
ing given it for the wrong party. They had
all found for Kile, the Appellee; whereas
their verdict, as rendered and recorded,
stood for Dawson, the Appellant. The error
arose from the terms "Appellant and
"Appellee,'' which, it is doubtful, if one
tenth of all jurymen understand. Imme-
diately upon the discovery of TIE error, the
counsel for Kile, the Appellee, for whom
the jury Intended their verdict, moved to
have it set aside and the right one entered,
and offered to prove by the whole jury that
they had intended their verdict for Kile.-
The Court, however, refused to set aside the
verdict, although admitted by every one to
be wrong, it being an old established prn-
ciple of law that the verdict Of a jury, when
once pronounced and received, can never,
under any circumstances be impeached, no
matter by what error or mistake made in its
delivery. The Court granted new trial,
however, in the case. Jones fer Appellant :;
H. Mccullough for Appellee.
John Price rs. the State of Maryland
Appeal from Esquire Howard. Tried before
ajury and verdict for Appellant. Hiram
Mccullough for Appellant Bddle and
Jones for Appellee.
County Commissioners of Cecil county rs.
Joseph R. Brown. Appeal from Esquire
Howard. Tried before the Court. This
was an action commenced by the Appellee
for several days services as Register of
voters for the Sd Election District, during
the years 1867, and for clerk hire and office
rent, which the County Commissioners had
Iefused to allow him in his account against
the county, they contending that the Regis
tiers were limited to the number of DAYS pre-
scribed in the Act of Assembly, being two
of each week, and that if the Registers sat
on other days than those named for their
sitting, in order to prepare the lists required
by law to be furnished to the Clerk of the
Court and Judges of ELECTION, that they did
so without authority, and could not claim
for any services rendered on those extra
days. The Appellee, or the contrary, as
serted that the Registers were bound by law
to sit on the days named, but were not limi.
ted to them, and if they could not perform
their duties on those days, that they could
properly charge for the extra days that they
were engaged. In regard to the Office rent
and clerk hire, it was admitted, we believe,
to be chargeable, the last act having pro-
vided for the payment of clerk hire to Re-
gisters, which had been previously DONE
Our friend, the Chief Justice, made very
clear and forcible argument of the whole
case before the Court, and conducted it him
self. The Court reserved its decision for a
few days. Cruikshank for Appellant.
A FINE FARM AND IMPROVED SrocK.-The
farm of Mr.. Charles Murphey is situated in
the Fourth District, about half mile east
Of Fair View, better known in former times,
as Katy Dysart's," or the 81 Fox Chase
A dozen years ago the farm was little better
than common Of sedge grass now it is
one of the finest and most productive in
that neighborhood, and it is located in the
midst of highly improved and well titled
farms.
Mr.. Murphey has a field of most splendid
corn-as fine as we have ever seen, which
will husk out eighty bushels to the acre,
judging from the appearance of the crop as
IL now stands Tho oorp &c &c Tho VIII.