The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-09-21

house at North East, SoA44-the CltiHouS
agreeing to purchase lot, and defray
half the expenses Of furniture.
Three hundred dollars were appropriated
to repair and enlarge school house at New
Leeds, and furnish new desks for the same.
The Board will meet again on the Sth OF
October.
Court PrOceedings.-The September
term of the Circuit Court commenced its
session on Monday last, Judge Stump pre-
siding. Judges Robinson and Wic!1es ar
rived and took their seats on Tuesday, thus
making full Bench.
Mr.. Benjamin B. Chambers was appoint
ed Foreman OF, the Grand Jury. which was
still continuing its labors yesterday after
noon, having found larger number of
indictments than any of its predecessors at
previous terms for long time past. Judge
Stump charged it to use all possible dill
gence to ferret out the perpetrators of the
lynching outrage which occurred few
weeks ago near back creek. He paid
tribute to Cecil county Juries in general,
and declared that nowhere could justice be
more surely obtained then here. Hence
there was no excuse for any one to take
the law in his own hands, and those who
did so should not escape the penalties in
Cured by their misdeeds.
The following cases were ordered to be
compromised by the Court, upon the pay
ment of the costs by the parties, without
action by the Grand Jury:
State us. Hugh Thompson; for assault
and battery Oh Analine Keyser. State vs.
Stephen J. Keyser; for assault and battery
on Hugh Thompson. State Us. John Har
den (colored;) for assault and battery on
Hile Griffin (colored.) State as. George
Shivery, Jr.; for assault and battery on
Millicent Foreacre. State 0s. Marks Lie
herman; for assault and battery on John
Reardon.
The following criminal cases were tried
before the Court OH Tuesday:
State us. Matthew Hartman; presentment
for ass ault upon John H. Young, at Ches,
apeake City; plea of guilty confessed, and
sentenced to pay fine of S. and costs
total, $11.09.
State us. Thomas Wareham; indicted
for assault and battery on Dennis Maloney
somewhere near UE6 Dull TIuS. liz
prosecuting witness set his dog upon the
defendants pig, which had broken into his
corn field. For this he was called to &C
count by the defendant, who struck hin
not very hard. Submitted to the Cour
and sentenced to pay fine of % cents ano
costs; total for this, $7.93. Biddle TO
defendant.
State us Benjamin Caulk; indi cted TO
ThorlaS T. Ken
iamin. This little affair occurred in Norti
East. The prosecuting witness wrote
description of a picnic, some time in Jul
last to the Cecil Wing. The defender
took exception to the manner of the article
and after calling the prosecutor to account
wound up the conversation by tapping hlr
in the mouth with his fist. Plea of guilt
confessed, and sentenced to pay a fine OF :
and cost total for this one, $10.3S. Groom
for defendant.
The following civil cases have been trlet
r. G. Reese, Ds. James II. Smith; an az
ton upon promissory note given in Sc,
Element of a store account; plea OF llmits
ton, the defendant alleging that the not
had grown 10 such huge proportions l.
the accumulation of interest lit havin
been running for number of years. thi
he could not pay it. Tried before jur,
and verdict for the plaintiff for $4To.o0.-
L. NJ. Haines for plaintiff; II. McCulloug
for defendant.
Samuel Ellinger ps. Daniel X. Bolto
removed case from Hartford county; an
ton for the purchase money of four Gov
sold by the plaintiff to the defendant wi
alleged that they were warranted to gi
four gallons of milk each a day, whi'
they had failed to do. Still on trial as ,
close our report for the week. Constab
for plaintiff; II. W. Archer and Stump +
defendant.
Timothy Donovan, native of 1relan
and Mr. John Lockley, native of "Hc
Hengland, both subjects heretofore OF Ii
Majesty Queen "Vic.," renounced tn
allegiance and were naturalized.
Mr.. Thomas Mulighan announced l
inteation to do likewise at some tutr
day.