The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-05-30
The Circuit Court for Hartford County.

On Saturday the following cases of appeal
from judgments of magistrates, were disposed
of
George Knellinger vs.. Nicholas Scigler
jury trial; verdict tor appellee for $15
Street, for appellant, Hopkins for appellee
German VS.. Price; appeal dismissed by APP
pellant. Gilbert for appellant, Young for APP
pellee.
Gallup VS.. Coale; summons ouashed and
appeal dismissed. NanBibber for appellant,
Price for appellee.
Smith VS.. Nelson; judgment reversed by
consent. Farnandis for appellant, Hopkins
for appellee.
Edie VS.: Wiley; verdict for appellee for
S2775 and costs.
VIM. G. Maynadier VS.. Clement DIETRICH;
action of trespass by plaintiff for use of his
wharf at Bush Mills by the defendant This
case occupied the attention of the Court and
jury from Monday afternoon to Saturday of
last week, and excited a considerable degree
of interest on the part of the community,
being conducted with all the skill and legal
ability of the counsel engaged, consisting of
Messrs. Price, Young and Maynadier for
plaintiff, and III. w. Archer and Farnandis for
defendant. The defendant became purchaser
of the Hartford Furnace property about the
wear 1867 and used the wharf in question for
to the year 1879, the date of the institution of
this suit. The question was one of title to
the said wharf, and defense being taken on
warrant, the County Surveyor ran the lines
and located the Bush Mills property, showing
the greater portion of it to be within the lines
of that property. The defendant had usedit
however, to the exclusion altogether of the
plaintiff and hence the suit. The jury, after
being out about three quarters of an hour, re-
turned and rendered verdict in favor of the
plaintiff and one cent damages. The impor-
lance of the issue was in establishing title in
the plaintiff, and in this suit the question of
damages was minor one. We understand
that another suit for damages for subsequent
user, is pending, which will probably be tried |
shortly, and as closely contested as the for
mer one, the same counsel being engaged. |
The Bush Mills is an DID, well known prop
erty, and in former years was the seat of con-
siderable trade and business. 1t was, how
ever, burnt down some eight or nine years
ago, and was rebuilt and refurnished with en-
tirely new machinery by the present owner,
who became the purchaser in 1869.
CRIMINAL CASES.
The Criminal Docket was taken up on
Monday, and the following cases were dis
posed Of up to the close of this report:
State vs. Berry assault with intent to COM
nit rape; jury trial ; verdict guilty. Hop
kins for State, VIM. G. Scott, N. B. Whita-
ker and s. Archer, of ]. for defence.
State VS.. Aquila Bond indicted for the
larceny of $50 from John III. Baker jury
trial; verdict guilty. Hopkins for State, S.
Archer, of j. for defence.
State VS.. David Timbers, colored assault
with intent to kill Jacob johnson, colored
Jury trial; verdict not guilty. Hopkins for
State, Stump and Gilbert for defence.
State VS. VIM. johnson, colored; indicted
for the larceny of five chickens from L. X.
Herbst; jury trial; verdict guilty Hopkins
;or State, VIM. G. Scott and s. Archer of J. ]
or defence.
Statevs. Philip Strasburg, colored indict-
ID for aiding and assisting in an assault on
Jacob johnson, colored jury trial verdict {