The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-01-07
Circuit Court for Baltimore County.
DECEMBER TERM, 1870.
Hon. George YelIOtt, Judge; Nm. s. Keech,
Esq, States Attorney; E. II. Ady, Esq,
Cpk; Nicholas Burke, ESQ.,, Sheriff.

Cpkj Nicholas Burke, Esq, Sheriff.
TUESDAY, Jan. 3.
State VS.. Ephraim Bergman, charged with
selling articles Of traffic within two miles of
camp-meeting-app from Justice Quicker,
tried before jury verdict, not guilty. State
VS.. Alexander Taylor, indicted for assault and
battery; the defendant not answering, his
recognizance was forfeited. Several other cases
which were fixed for trial were postponed on
account OF the absence of the witnessesJ etc.
The case of the State vs. Alexander Shaney
and others, indicted for assault and battery,
removed from the Criminal Court of Baltimore
city, and two cases of the State vs. John
Volght, indicted for assault, also removed from
said court; also the case of the State VS.. Joseph
Buck, indicted for an assault with intent to
murder, removed from the same court, were
all liked for trial for next Monday, the 9th of
January. The case of the State VS.. Thomas
Hoffman, also removed from said court, in
dicted for an assault with intent to murder,
and the case of the State VS.. Jacob Friedman
and Isaac Morris, indicted for obtaining goods
under false pretenses, also removed from said
court, and the case of the State VS.. James W.
Cozine, indicted forkeeping disorderly house.
also removed from the Criminal Court of Balti-
more city, were all fixed for trial on next Tues
day, the 10th of January. The cases of the
State VS.. George Ellington, Benjamin Richards
and others, twelve in all, indicted for violating
the lottery law, all removed from the Criminal
Court OF Baltimore city, were fixed for trial on
Wednesday, 1lth of January.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4.
State VS.. John Smms indicted for assault
and battery; three cases; removed on defend
ants affidavit to the Criminal Court of Balti-
more city. State VS.. Geo. Foster, indicted for
assault and battery tried before jury; case
abandoned by the State and verdict of not
guilty rendered. State VS.. Lewis Ensor, in
dicted for assault and battery; tried before the
Court; case abandoned by the State and de-
tendant adjudged not guilty. State VS. George
Karl, indicted for sale of liquor to a minor;
tried before the Court adjudged not gully.
State VS.. same, indicted for sale of LIQUOR on
Sunday; tried before the Court; adiudged not
guilty. State VS.. same, indicted for sale of IL
quor on election day. tried before the Court ;
adjudged not guilty. State VS.. A. Theme, in
dicted for sale of liquor on Sunday tried be-
fore the Court adjudged not guilty. State vs.
Mark Taylor, indicted for creating a nuisance; ;
the defendont not answering, his recognizance
was forfeited.
THURSDAY, Jan. 5.
State VS.. Edward Smacken colored, indicted for
larceny, tried before a jury, verdict not guilty.
State VS.. same, indicted for larceny, tried before
the Court; adjudged not guilty. State VS.. Nicho-
las Smacken, colored indicted for receiving
goods knowing the same to be stolen tried be-
fore the Court; adjudged not guilty State VS..
John Heinline, Jr, indicted for selling liquor to
minor; removed to Criminal Court of Balt-
more city. State vs.. same, indicted for selling
liquor on election day; tried before the Court ;
adjudged not guilty.