The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-10-03

summary of the proceedings at the Circuit
Court since the last report
/ State rs. Alexander McNeight Indicted
for assault and battery on Edward F. Scott.
Plea Of guilty. and submitted to the Court.
Fined fifty cents and cost. Biddle for
State; Jones for defendant.
State Us. James E. Haines. Indicted fol-
assault and battery on Thomas L.. Werick.
Motion made for new trial, but not yet
heard. Bddle for State; Torbert fer De-
tendent.
State Us. Anthony Swaney. Indicted for
the larceny of a quart of brandy, whisky
and gin each. Tried before jury, and yer,
dict Of guilty of the lanceny of whisky only.
Shortly after the rendition of the verdict,
the counsel for the prisoner suddenly dis
| covered that he was lunatic, and moved
the Court for new trial, which was granted,
and jury sworn to inquire as to this al
legged insanity q verdict was SO rendered
and poor Anthony goes to the Aims House
instead of the Penitentiary. Biddle for
State Wilson for Defendant.
State Us. Zebulon Short. Indicted for as
sault and battery on John Thomas. A
drunken spree as usual. Tried before jury
and verdict of guilty. No motion for new
trial was made in this case, for wonder
1t has lately become the habit to do so
among this sort of chaps, they not being sat-
isfied with the verdict of one jury.
This young gentleman has figured before
on the criminal records of the Court, as we'll
as the prosecutor and some ofthe witnesses.
He is the same who attacked a gentleman
on the high-wa some months since and was
sent to Jail, but broke out before the expir-
alton of his sentence,
This party have a knack of taking turns in
indlcting one another and attending Court
for week or so at one dollar head at the
expense of the county. Zeb was requested
to loan the State the small sum Of five dol
lars and the various officers of the Court
like small sums. In default thereof he goes
to Jail to work it out, that is, ifthe Sheriff
can keep him in that celebrated institution,
which is doubtful. Biddle for State Will
son for Defendant.
State Us. Jerry Dorsey, (col'd.) Indicted
for assault and battery on Deputy Sheriff
Walmsley and resisting him in the discharge
of his duties. The ingenious counsel for
the prisoner discovered flaw in the idiot
,hent, and Mr.. Dorsey was required to find
bail for his appearance at the next term
when new one can be found against him.
Biddle for State; Jones for prisoner.
for the larceny of chicken, valued at the
great sum of one dollar. Tried before a
jury and verdict of guilty. William Will
go up" and have the pleasure of medita
ting over the uncertainty of the verdict of
Petit Jury-and going without chicken pie
for short time. Biddle for State; Jones
for Defendant.
State Us. Milly Williams. Removed case
from Hartford county. Indicted for the lar
ceny of 500 National Bank Note
Tried before jury. Like most all the rest,
Miss Milly was not satisfied with q convic-
ton in Hartford county, but removed her case
here, first having had new trial granted
her. Biddle and Jones for State; Ii. Stump
and Constable for Defendant.
James S. Nickle and John Nickle a couple
of our Road Supervisors were Indicted for
neglect of their duties as such. We will soon
have an opportunity of seeing who is to
blame for the condition in which the roads
are kept.
In the case of the State as Richard Carr,
reported last week, new trial was refused
by the Court, and the Defendant, in consd-
Grafton of the very heavy costs, fined 81.
The following is the civil business disposed
of:
VIM. II. Pearce, Adm. Of Thomas A. R.
Pearce. Us. Mrs. e, C. Smith. Appeal from
Justice Hunter. Tried before a iury, and
verdict for Annellant for ga ZONES for
Appellant: }. L. Mccullough for Appllee
George Brown Is. the State. Appeal
from Justice Crisfield. This was an action
under section of the Code, for a violation
OF t1e oaoDatn' one / ne appellant was lock.
Canal and onened The locks ,hont o ",e
o'clock on Sunday morning to let the steam.
ers pass through. The Court decided that it
was not such violation as the law forblds,,
anu an III; p' h.d Was h iIoni .nG he Oh
the magistrate, Evans for Appellant: Bid.
die for State.