Daily Republican., 1878-11-19

F'iHeHt at thls time was Lhat he inigh
use the younger prisoner a. a witn4s,
for the defence should he deem 1t advis
able to do so.
Court then at l.35 took a recess unit
3 o'clock. &
AFTERNOON sEssioS.
| Court re assembled at 3 o clock, the
case OF State vs.. Robert Baynard, Sr.,
resu med.
Robert Baynard, Jr., was placed ur.
ou the witness stand, sworn: Live at
Churchtown, Cecil Co., Nd; the prison.
ar is my father; delivered myself up
at Elkton; traded with Davis on
December 2sth, for the geldinR; CAV"
him blind mare aud sl6 to boot; Davis
Is eolored man; he told me he had a
horse bought out OF drove. This horse
h" brought with him; was taken as
Ellison's horse; the one had got by a
trade; Father was gong TO Elkton to
SEE the Squire, and told him 10 trade
the horse If he could. did not know
that II was stolen
Cross questioned by Mr.. Pennington:
The saddle that was found upon the
horse which was charged to be Mr..
Ellison's Was left by Davis at his
Baynard'sI house; didn't know it was
stolen.
he evidence here closed and Mr..
turner opened for the defence in which
he read the following receipt.
sr. AUGUSTINE, Md, Dee. 2s, 1878.
Received Of Rob,rt Baynard $l6,
being ditferrnc. between trade with
horses. (signed) Vim. Davis.
Witness; X. J. Warner.
After Mr.. Pennington's reply the
Judge charged the jury pointing out
the law upon the subject and directing
them to draw no conclusion other than
nPon testimony adduced from the wit.
ness stand.
The jury retired, and Robert Bay
narh, Jr., being placed in the dock with
his father new jury was drawn, to
Try them upon the charge of stealing
saddle and bride from Curtis b. Ell
ION.
After taking evidence in the case,
which was the same as that given in
he preceding suit the court at the re-.
luest Of Mr.. Turner, charged the Jury
% return a verdict of mot guilty"
'gainst Robert Baynard, Jr., because OF
IN insufiiciency Of evidence. This being I
lone Robert was placed upon the wit,
less stand, when the same questions
we're piled by the contending COUNSEL |
hat marked the examination in the !
case The burden of his evi q
ence went to show that the bride had f
zen left at his house after the horse
aid to be EIlison's had been traded 10
i'm. The cross-exa1uInatlon by Mr.. =
"nnington was rigid one. Mr.. Eli !,
IN on the part of the State testified Il
hat the brit!e found on the horse at :,
Ikton was his. The witness also trsti \,
I'd that this same bride belonged to .
i'm; that ha knew it to be his by Ger ;,
lin marks uponit. i,
The testimony closed and the case II
en-. to argument. :, r.
"The-queStion between them, accord ~,
X to the remarks of the rrsppctive
'unsel, was a point of veracity be- ~,
yeen Robert Bay nard and the witness "
I the State.
After the charge by the Court the
ry retired.
Robert Baynard was then discharged hF
olu custody. ~
State vs.. John Graham, for selling "'
luor without license. He plead VI
lilly, and was sentenced by the Court ~
pay a fine of $50 and costs. nv
Joseph h. Schoen was arraigned for vi
.aling heiter from John Wilson, OF tF'
sndywine Hundred. on the 25th day ~
October. Plead mot guilty" W.
John Bush charged with entering and tf'
Ealing twelve revolvers and twenty
lives from the store of Lindley Il
mp of Mddletown, St. Georges Hun sa
ed aplead "not guilty" ye
John Britton charged for stealing a So
y mare from George w. LobdeIl and hi
aries McGowen on August End, 1878, ly
New Castle Hundred, plead "not n
il'y." Pr
A jury was drawn in the case of sa
ste vs.. John Bush.-Alfred Robinson, in
g., appeared for the State. John jol
mp, plaintiff, testified that he was at he
, City hall in Wilmington upon some
siness relating to the breaking in of
establishment. While there officer Is
ckl6 who was standing in the cor. al