The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-16

" MUCH ADO AEOUT EscTE!NG.

/ Robert Whitrh,.ai reside, At Crawford 5
factory, en- Iii trr,;t N"";h iDiSt creek, :;
milo OF two above the village of that name
He is Il ,n@nuiactGrcr and deyotrS his time
to carrying eli HE nanui::c;l.re of WOODEN
fabrics i'll the mill. There is Il plantation of
considerable size adjacent to ana surround
ing the mill, of W hich lie is also the owner,
In he Spring Of iS11, Nj Whitehead being:
engaged in tie mill, rented the farm To one
Matthew Russell, Who idcS in il,- neigh
borhool, :or 4 money rent of $l0O per an
nuin. NJ. EuSScll proceeded to PIT in Il
cop of corn, buckNhr:t and wheat, the
first of which lie gathered and garne:rd in
peace Eut about hog killing time, in the
Fail OF 1871, Il little oap'c4St,,t.,o&S rnS,.
between him and Mr.. v liiichc;ti ;Iid fam
lily, which probably prevented him from
gathering The other crops rs peacefully rs
lac had gathered The corn. Itap?rareI from
the evidence ad.luceI upon the trial that
some Of the bUcMwhCat had been destroyed
by somebody's chickens, which probably
had Il tendency To- ':cstrov the c,l:dniniiy
o! Mr.. hiISS,'.'$ Temper a' we'll rs the crop.
Mr.. Whitehead and t.!I%Scii settled their
accounts iii December, 1871, Mi W. taking
ktl<SCi = nbIt Ipt Il D.i;tlitc 1ni'n tlIc INN
FOR the rent Of he farm. This note was sub
se4u.ntly placed i'll III" hands O; Justice j.
Benjamin for collection, and Russell CON
teSsed Judgment upon it. This Judgment
has recently been paid. Meanwl!i the
wheat crop continued to flourish us we'll as
surrounding circumstances would permit.
In the Spring a! 1873, MIR. w. employed one
Kennedy, VINO resides in the classic region
known Us g BuZz;;r,iS' Glory" but w!u left
work for Mr.. Whitehead.
Now it so happened that Mr.. Whitehead
being Il thrifty man. and probably having
an eve To the manufacture Of feather beds,
had ork of geese, which birds, us all natu-
raii>tS and everybody else knows, have large
feet, well adapted TO til" obstruction OF a
growing, crop OF wheat. However, the wheat
continued to grow, and about the beginning
of July, 1875 was ready for the sickle, and
Mr.. Russell cut and shocked it. and hauled
most of ii, except about twelve shocks,
away. Now Mr.. W. had Il COW rs we'll
as Il flock O. geese and Il number Of chick
ems, and III order to find food for the quad
ruped he turned her loose in the wheat field,
and, rs alleged by plaintiff, She knocked
down the shocks OF wheat. At this Mr.. X.
waNed wroth and refused to remove the
wheat, and, a rain coming on, il lay around
loose for some weeks MIR Whitrl.. ad or
dered the man from BuzZards Glory to haul
il out Of the field and stack it, which that
individual proceeded to do according To the
best skill and Judgment he possessed: where
upon Mr.. Russell obtained two iyritS of re-
picvin from Justice J. Ben iinin and took
possession of the wheat much of which was
rotten, and hauled ii away. Subsequently,
and not long since, he instituted two suits
against Whitehead before Justice Foar,l, of
E!kton-one of which was for S2I.50, al
lpuri l,,. due II :l.
other one was for damages TO the amount OF
$780, done by the COW and the chickens and
the geese before referred TO, and by divers
and sundry other things. About fifty wit
nesSes, including the lnan from the glory of
the nnclean birds, Were III attendance dur
ing Monday and Tuesday last. The trial OF
each suit occupied the Justice during the
greater part OF Il day. The defense WAS we'll
managed by James T. Mccullough, Esq,
the plaintiff being ably represented by II.
Mccullough, ESQ. The defendant alleged
that his geese were kept confined i'll his back
yard during the day and We're housed III his
wagon house ut night, and that his chick
ems were afflicted with the cholera, or >ciuc
other deadly disease, that killed many Of
them, which he, out Of the kindness OF his
heart, had given to the plaintiff who WAS
the happy owner of a pet fox, which had
enjoyed many Il SIvory and delicious meal,
which he had made from their carr;tSseS
and consequently his chickens We're in no
condition to eat wheat or any thing else. 1t
was further alleged by defendant that other
peoples cattle, sheep, swine and geese We're
in the habit of inttSting the wheat field, and
all the havoc and destruction complained of
by the plaintiff had been done by them. 1t
was alleged 10y the plaintiff that the defend
ant had not exercised proper care and attcn-
ton in keeping the fences up and shutting
the gates, etc. Many other minor points of
great interest We're brought out during the
progress of the trial, but we have not room
for a NOR" lengthy report. The learned and
vencrlbl" Justice held the case sab curia till
Friday morning, when, after mature delhi
Grafton and reflection, lie entered judgment
upon his docket for the plaintiff for s.. II in
the first case and 26j i'll the second
Owing to the large number of witnesses in
attendance, the costs are heavy, amounting
in the first case to S2l.6l, and i'll the second
to So 66. Both eases will probably he
taken OF appeal to the circuit court for
final adjudication