The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-12-27

his own identity. He first thou yht Of
suicide, and his next thought was of home. The
latter prevailed On the way he was taken i'll
again, and once more all the world was blank.
He n~ally arrived at his own door after an alb
sence of two years. Willis Peyton's family be-
lieved him dead. The Willis Peyton who had
left that threshold two years before had light
hair, nearly red, and very scanty beard, aud
was thin in flesh. The Willis Peyton who now
knocked at the door was much taller, rounder,
and had brown curly hair and II heavy beard
He knocked and was invited into the house of
the "Widow Peyton," and took seat. Look
ing at Mrs. Peyton be said al suppose you
don't know me, Addie7" She answered, NO
sir, do not who are you? 2" The man burst
into tears, and said "You'll not believe me,
know when tell you but it's got TO come
some time and might as we'll now as not Pm
Willis Peyton." She shrank from him, ordered
him out of doors, and two of her sons and ahired
man took him to the nearest justice, who sent
him 10 Jail as lunatic. He was first tried by
commission Of lunacy, and was adjudged perfect
ly sane. He is now being tried before the sur
rogate on the question of his pretensons the
husband of Mrs. Peyton and the owner OF the
Peyton property He has shown marks on his
person, related instances OF his private family
history, recalled circumstances in connection
with old associates, all tending to prove the
sits in the court room, by turns looking at the
claimant to her bed and board and crgiAg as
witness after witness avows ris 0elief :. The
strange man is Willis Peyton She has told
her friends that il be really ia Peyton be may
have the farm, stock, and everything but her
SELF Sometimes during passages of the trial he
implores her 10 look again and see il she cannot
recognizes one feature and acknowledge him
her husband, but she refuses, and bis earnest,
,oIo doJ r..
pair He says if the suit terminates in his favor
be will only ask living off the farm, and will
never intrude upon his wife and children, unless
they voluntarily recognize him.
CIRCUIT CouRT.-The following business has
been disposed of since our last report:
Chas. j. r. Thorpe trading as Charles j. r.
Thorpe & Co., VS.. William Gent, Jr., action on
promssory note judgment for plaintiff for
$231.35. N. B. Worthington vs.. Frank Lewis,
action on three prom issory notes; judgment for
plaintiff for $1,676.75. Elizabeth A. Fleming
VS.. Patrick Roche, appeal from Justice Rich
ardson; motion for reversal of appeal on the
ground that the appellant, who was defendant
below was at the time she was sued and is now
resident of Baltimore city, and not of Balti-
more county argued and held sub cura. E.
A. Fleming VS.. Nicholas Gross and Thomas
James, appeal from Justice Wright; motion
for reversal on the same grounds stated above
Baltimore ana OnlO HdllrOau company VS.. Ed
ward C. Tyran and Mary c. Tyran, appeal from
Justice Waltemeyer; appeal dismissed on the
Sd of December; motion by appellant to strike
cut order of dismissal of appeal ontihe ground
of surprise, &C.. +; judgment of dismissal of ap.
peal stricken out, and case reinstated for trial.
John Fox & Co. VS.. John c. Foster, use of R. E.
Foster, appeal from Justice Pole; motion to
strike out the order of dismissal of appeal on
the Sd of December motion over-ruled. The
Patapsco Building Association vs.. John Ben.
nett 1.-TWO judgments.) creditors of John Ben
nett, to the ratification of the auditors report !;
held sub curia. Daniel NJ. Reese. use of An
drew B. Cross, vs.. Thos. Pearce and Josiah
Pearce, claimant Of property attached; motion
by claimant of property to quash attachment
and proceedings; motion granted and proceed
ings quashed, c. Carter, L. Schwertburger, and
7. holland, colored, were arraigned for larceny
and pleaded not guilty. Leonard Burke was
arraigned for burglary and pleaded not guilty.
All the criminal cases removed from Baltimore
city and all the cases in which the parties were
arranged as above stated, and the criminal
cases generally were fixed for Monday, the 5th
of January
The Grand Jury was finally discharged on
Saturday last Before they adjourned they
submitted their report, which says they dock
eted and examined 70 cases, found 81 true bills,
dismissed 40 cases, released prisoners from
Jail, and referred cases to the next grand jury.
They visited the Jail and found everything in
good order.
On the goth inst, Court adjourned until Mon
day, January 5th.