The Cecil Whig., 1871-04-01
Court Proceedings still continue

Court PrOceedingS.-Courts still continues
in session. The following are the cases
tried since the close of our report last week;
In the case of the State, for the use oi
John b. Roberts, cs. Sharpe and Cantwell,
which was on trial and which occupied all
day Friday. the jury brought III Il verdict
on Saturday morning for s4oo damages ior
the plaintiff.
Saturday last was devoted entirely to the
trial of appeal cases from justices of the
Peace. The following are the cases heard
Absalom Hyland cs. Ann E. Hyland,
Administrators of Washington Hyland,
deceased; appeal from Esquire Brown.
Action upon an account for store goods.
| Tried before jury and verdict for Hyland,
which reversed the Judgment of the Magis-
trate. Alex. Evans for Hyland; Hiram
| Mccullough for Administrators.
| James Pearce cs Samuel Chambers
col'd); action upon an account for work
done. Tried before a jury, and verdict for
Pearce, which also reversed the judgment
of the Magistrate. Appeal from Esquire
Brown. II. Mccullough for Pearce; Con-
stable for Chambers.
Charles Dorchall Us. State of Maryland;
appeal from Esquire Howard. This was
an appeal from the Judgment of the Magis-
trate imposing a fine upon Dorchall for
peddling with two-horse wagon without
license. Tried before the Court and deci-
sion reserved. H. Mccullough for Dor
chall; Biddle and Constable for State.
Robert A. Soden as. State of Maryland;
Appeal from Esquire Howard. This like
the above, was an appeal from a fine i'm
posed by the Magistrate upon Soden, for
exhibiting very Learned pig and other
curiosities in this town last June, without
having the necessary license from the Clerk
of the Court. Tried before the Court and
decision reserved. c. Mccullough for
Soden; Biddle and Constable for State.
Monday and part of Tuesday was occu-
pied in the trial Of a case which is no doubt
familiar to great many gentlemen in the
county, who have served as jurors for a few
years past. We refer to the now celebrated
an action of ejectment to recover an acre
of land lying somewhere on the Susque-
hanna river, near Port Deposit. AS upon
previous trials juror was withdrawn after
it had progressed pretty far, and the case
continued until next term. From the
spirit with which the plaintiff fights his
cause it must certainly be valuable piece
of ground This is the third time it has
been before jury. J. T. Mccullough and
Judge Price for Brown; Archer and H.
Mccullough for Heckart.
The case of the State Us. John 7. Bailey
(colored,) indicted for stabbing a boy by
the name of John Bishop Whitten, in
school, at Port Deposit, a short time since,
with knife, engaged the attention of the
Court all day Tuesday. Tried before a
jury and verdict of guilty of simple assault
and battery. Biddle for State; Constable
for defendant. During the trial of this
case considerable excitement was created
in the Court room for few moments by
the fainting of a young son of J. T. McCul-
lOuSn, Esq, StdnuiuS ny tlle laiIihS a1 eho
time He was at once removed out into
the air, and DR.. lamar, who was in Court,
kindly rendered his services.
Wednesday and Thursday the Court was
occupied in the trial of the case of George
Baker IS. Wainright Brothers. This was
an action to recover damages for the breach
of a contract After elaborate arguments
by counsel, occupying all day Thursday,
the Court took the papers, to render its
decision upon the law on Friday morning.
Cruikshank and Archer for plaintiff; Con-
stable and Haines for defendant.
Wehave authority for stating that Court
will adjourn on Tuesday next-not that it
will have finished all the business brought
before it, a large number Of cases on the
contrary still remaining undisposed Of
The other Courts in the Circuit claim some
attention from the Judges, and they can
not therefore extend the present term any
further than the above period. The next
,September) term therefore will very posi-
bly, be a long one.