The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-04-02

Court Proceedings.-Our last report was
up to Friday morning of last week, at
which time no cases had been tried. On
Friday the Appeal Docket was taken up,
and occupied most Of the time of the Court
up to Thursday morning last, when Court
adjourned.
The first case tried was that of Amos
An appeal from Justice Brown. This was
a case in which the Sheriff was armed by
said Moffit with an attachment against the
goods of one Leonard, an absconding debtor,
but failed to lay the attachment. and the
goods were sold by Constable Lewis for the
benefit OF other and subsequent attaching
creditors, and Moifit brought suit against
the Sheriff for amount Of his debt. Justice
Brown gave Judgment for Moffit, upon
which an appeal was taken to this Court.
Verdict for Meffit for SIS. Ii. Mccullough
and Wilson for Motif Constable for APP
police.
The next case was A. R. Shaw us Hugh
Scarborough. An action for damage sus-
tanned by horse trade. Appeal from JUS
tice Brown. Verdict of $50 for Shaw. II.
Mccullough for Scarborough: Constable
for Shaw.
Pierce Bungarde rs Geo. r. Carpenter
A suit for damages sustained by Bungarde,
on having his stable broken open and a
horse removed therefrom by Carpenter, as
Constable. An appeal from Justice Bar
wick, who gave judgment for Bungardc for
one cent. damages. Verdict for Carpenter.
Constable for Bungard H. Mccullough for
Carpenter.
On Monday the Criminal Docket was
taken up, and the case Of State rs. John
Richardson, indicted for selling liquor con-
trary to law. Four indictments, on one of
which he was found guilty, and on three
not guilty. Biddls for State Constable
for Defendant.
State cs. Thomas Emmons Indicted for
selling spirituous and malt liquors to
minors. The jury were out in this case
from Monday morning until Tuesday night,
10 o'clock, when, being unable to agree,
they were brought into Court, and after
rendering a verdict of mot guilty on the
Indictment for selling malt liquors, were
discharged. Biddle for State Jones for
Defendant.
This ended the Criminal Docket, and
Appeals were again taken up.
John L. Alexander and Chas. E. Lewis
as. William Holland. This was suit
brought by Holland for damages sustained
by the entering of Alexander and Lewis
into his house and taking therefrom some
goods belonging to one Edward Larue, as
security for debt owed by Larue to Alex
ander. Justice Brown, from whom the
Appeal was taken, gave Judgment for Hol-
land for $1,000. Appeal taken by Alexan-
der. The jury were ont about twenty-four
hours: but falling to agree were, on ac-
count of the sickness Of one Of the men,
bers, discharged. Jones for Alexander;
Constable for Holland.
The closing case of Appeals was that Of
Joseph Graccy rs. John B. Grason. Action
on Note. Appeal from Justice Taylor, of
Rising Sun. Verdict for Grason for So %.
Fl. Mccullough for Grason Constable for
Gracey.
The argument of the case OF james w.
Clark, next friend of VIM. Thos. Clark, rs.
lhomas A. Roberts and Joseph II. Clark,
was made by Messrs. Evans and Archer
for Complainant, and Jones and Constable
for Respondent, and held sub curta. This
case has been in the several courts for sew
eral years, and grew out of conflicting
authority of Deed Of Trust made by Ebe
nezer Clark to DR.. T. A. Roberts: and the
appointment of James W. Clark as Guar
dian of VIM. Thos. Clark, after the death
OF the father, Ebenezer Clark DR.. Rob
erts claims title to the property by virtue
OF his deed of trust, and James w. Clark
also claims it as Guardian appointed by the
Orphans Court. The suit also embraces
an action for damages against Roberts and
Joseph II. Clark, who have hitherto held
the property as landlord and tenant. Sew
eral thousand dollars are involved in the
claims.
The case Of ha5cas corpus brought by A.
u. Carson, to recover possession of his in