The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-03-23
Court Proceedings.

The court met on Monday last, the 18th
Of March; his Honor Judge Stump being
the only Judge upon the bench.
The transaction of the usual routine of
business occupied the court during Mon
day. On Tuesday the case of the State rs.
VIM. Grason, indited for an assault and
battery on Isaac r. Taylor, was tried; G.
Mccullough for State, II. Mccullough for
defendant. The jury found the traverser
guilty, and the court found him 500 and
costs. This case appears to have had its
beginning iii this wise-Mr. Taylor, it is
alleged, was the correspondent of The
CecN Democrat in the village of Rising Sun,
and in the course of his. correspondence
anImadverted upon Mr.. Grason and his
business, at which Mr.. G. became exasper
ated and undertook to punish the local
correspondent. The Grand Jury have since
indicted Mir. Taylor for lbeling Mr.. Grason.
At o'clock T.. NJ. his Honr Judge Wicks
took his seat upon the bench. He has been
some what indlspoSed for a few weeks, and
was not expected TO attend this court at
the present Session.
On Tuesday, the court was occupied in
trying the case of Thomas Wright, execu
tor of VIM. Wright, Is. r. Ellen Gilbert,
executor of Stephen Gilbert. Action of
debt to recover 500 alleged to be due the
plaintiff. The jury, under the instruction
of the court, found for the defendant.
This case will be carried up to the Court of
Appeals. Constable and Biddle for plain
tiff; Writ and Archer for defendant.
After the conclusion of this case, a jury
was empaueled in the case of Robert Poole
rs Adam Il. Magraw. Action of debt to
recover a years wages alleged to be due
plaintiff. ". ). Evhns for plaintiff; A
Evans for defendant.
VIM. Thompson Ramsey appeared in
court on Friday and pleaded guilty to the in
ditement for selling liquor on Sunday and
court fined him $50 a cost.
The Grand Jury ignored the indictment
against Annie J. Coursey for sellig goods
and liquor without license.
The case of Baker, the fisherman who
was arrested and whose sloop was seized in
the early part of the month, for a violation
OF the law in regard to nonresidents fishing
in the waters of this State, was tried be-
fore the Court, by agreement Of counsel,
and the Judgment of the magistrate re-
versed. c. Mccullough for State, Hiram
Mccullough ard r. G. Thackery for Capt.
Bake.
The Grand Jury visited the jail and re-
ported it to be in good condition so far as
it is in the power of the Sheriff to keep it
so; but that the roof leaked around the
ventilator, ard that the pipes used for
draining the water closets on the south
side of the building are for some reason
almost, il not entirely, useless, The Grand
Jury was discharged on Friday morning.
The court will probably be in session dur
ing next week.
The Grand Jury have indicted the fol
lowing parties: w. Wood, for larceny of
horse from Thomas Williams; VIM. Scot
ten for assault and battery on Samuel l..
Lynch: VIM. Freundie, larceny of goods
from HarkenStine < Moore; Alfred Smyth,
aiiaS Christopher Smyth, larceny of horse,
the property of Ben amin Campbell, and
another indictment for larceny of carriage;
Lewis Todd, Philip Strout, and William
II. Knight, for assault on John f. Oldham.
This is the Port Deposit cowhding case.
John Stockton, three indictments, selling
liquor to minors, selling liquor on Sunday,
and keeping Il disorderly house; Archie
Owens for larceny of bag of feed from
Henry NinSinger.
VIM. Rodgers, James Daily and George
Hanee, the parties charged with breaking
into a freight car at Elkton, last Fall, and
who were indicted in Baltimore and after
wards removed to EIkton, were discharged
from Jail yesterday morning, the Grand
Jury not finding indictments against them.
Mary Fisher, charged with threatening
to burn the buildings of Mr.. Lockwood, at
Warwick, was also discharged for the same
reason.
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