The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-05-28
Court Proceedings.

In the case of the State VS.. E. f. Johns, late
tax collector of l>t district, indicted as default
ter in the collection OF State taxes, forty tales
men We're summoned, on Thursday, the Goth in
slant, their names being drawn from the jury
box. Eleven jurors were obtained from among
them on Friday morning. The list being ex-
hausted Judge Walters drew ten more taesmen,
and the ease was postponed until Monday morn
ing On Monday morning the jury was COM
pleted, as follows:
John Haviland, James Keithley, Ohio s. Al
mony, Alexander Gordon, Frank +. Brace, John
q. Fletcher Henry G. Miller, John A. Lamb,
Joseph w. Butler, Joseph f. Eggleston, j.
Frank Street, and Henry Morris.
No witnesses were examined for the defence.
Able arguments were made by Henry w. Archer
and VIM. Young, Esqs, of counsel for the defen-
dant, and by George Y. Maynadier for the State
The case was given to the jury on Monday after.
noon After remaining out about one hour they
returned q verdict Of guilty. Maynadier for the
State, II. w. Archer, Stump, Young f. II.
Webster and s. Archer for defence.
A motion i'm arrest of Judgment was made,
but it was overruled, The case will probably
go to the Court of Appeals, upon several new
ana interesting law points.
The case of the State VS.. f. +. Johns, indicted
for default in the collection of county taxes was
set for Thursday morning, and eighty five tales
men were drawn and summoned
The case being again taken up, the defence eX.
hausted their challenges and the State chaleng'
ed two talesmcn before jury was obtained
The following jury was sworn:
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OF d., Thomas Kelly, VIM. N. Carlisle, w. j. T.
Riley, Thomas s. McNutt, Jacob HildI, Samuel
Forsytfe Geo. r. Stephenson, j. Bennett Stew.
art, Samuel Street,.
The following entries appear on the dockets
Stump and Young vs. Mary Stephcnson's exc
cutriX referred to VIM. H. Dallam, II. T. Mar
tin and JAS. A. Fulton. Stump and Young fol
plaintiffs, II. w. Archer and Price for defendant
Josiah Cope Il Co. W.. Albert f. Cullum
Judgment confessed. Lee for plaintiffs, Archer
" VanBibber for defendant.
j. T. Lee vs. Il. w. Whaland tried before the
court; verdict for plaintiff. Maynadier for plain
tif Young and s. Archer for defendant.
APPEALS.
The Appeal Docket was taken up on Saturday
when the following entries were made:
Jas. b. Anderson vs. Trustees Baltimore Fee
male College; stet. stump for appellant, Ar.
cher VanBibber orappellees.
jus, ID. AlucTSon VS.. SuuIltS ~. aIucTSOn
tried before the court judgment reversed and
judgment for appellee II. W. Archer and
Stump for appellant, Stump for appellee
Geo. II. Bowman VS.. Harrison Hopper; jury
trial verdict for appellant. Young for appel
liant, Stump and Williams for appellee.
Lucretia Skillman VS.. Joseph A. Price, agent
tried before the court; Judgment reversed with
costs. Maynadier and W. g. Scott orappellant
Young and Richardson for appellee
Mary f. Deckman VS.. Washington Alternately
jury trial verdict for appellant. Stump for APP
pellant, Young for appellee.
CRIMINAL CASES.
State VS.. George Sadcr forgery; stet. May
nader for State.
State VS.. Thomas Il. Archer; selling liquor on
Sunday; three cases. stctted. Maynadier fol
State.
State VS.. same; selling liquor without license
two cases; stetted Maynadier for State.
State VS.. Franklin Owens; larceny; ste tted.-
Maynadier for State, Young for defence.
State vs. John Collins, colored, indicted fol
larceny of goods from A. II. Greenfield plead
guilty and sentenced to be confined in the House
of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Chill
drcn during his minority. He is now IA years
ofage. Maynadier for State, Stump for defence
State VS.. same; indicted for entering the store
of A. II. Greenfield, Bel Air, by means of false
key; stetted. Maynadier for State, Stump fol
defence,