Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-04-01

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Wednesaay, March 24th. The frss 60 Nhieh
engaged tl.n attention 81 ths Cosfa fhis any was
fE.s ease Of the State sgsinss Oscar g Brown
and Philsp D. Brown, indicted far - iarcEny
o. f4< - oEtslacco, The property 6 -. Hensy
Knott. Tne cass was tried By the JURY who
rendered verdist Of guilty withOutleving The
| Iury Ben. gessrx. Hamnett for State, CANA
Iier L Abell for Oscar L. Brown and ) p. Crane
for Philip B. Brown. Dir. Crane madea motion
for new trial As TO Philip B. BROWN and stated
he would Gle his reasons to-morrOw.
The case Of the State against CAas. r. Brown
indicted for receiving the stolen tosAccO for
which bis sous Oscar L. and Philip B. Brown
had been indicted and eonvieisd, was liza called
and submitted to the Court. Judgment of Gail
~. Messrs. Hammeti Cor State and Jas. II. VIII
son for Brown.
Thursday, March z5th. The case Of the state
against John Deaf Adams. indicted for an IS.
saait upon Dr. =. r. Walton sometime p No
vemher last, was the srst case called eAia Aas,
Submitted to the Court and judgment ~ hos
guilty. xcxsrs. HamEnetf for State and Jaa.
Wilson for Adams.
The case Of the State ~ Joha Thomas,
ted for Burglary and Larceny, in hreaklhel
| Gle siorehouse Of Measrs. JpmsA Burrougl
! Col - MechanicsvilIe, and stealing monsy theFS
from 4bout Christmas Of last year, was then
called and submitted TO the Court. Judgment
Of guilty. Messrs. Hammett for State and Cam
alier and Abel for accused.
The Court then adjourned until Saturday. the
intervening day being Good Friday.
Saturday, March 27th. eHrst cAseio which
te attention Of the Court was called this day,
the case Of the State against Austin Bailey, indie
ted for selling goods without License. The
Counsel for the accused in this case demnrred to
the indictment and the demurrer being sustained
by the Court, the inaictEent was quashed and
the prisoner discharged. Messrs. Hammett for
State and Jas. II. wilson, p. Crane and Cam
alier & Abel for ace lsed. This case concluded
| the Criminal Docket for the term.
| The Grand Jury, having completed their Ia
bOrs, submitted their report and asked to be dis
charged. The Court then discharged them, At
| ter thanking them fnr the prompt and efficient
discharge Of their duties, and complimenting
them upon the regularity of their attendance
which, taking into consideration the inelemen-
cy of the weather during the term, Ills Honor
said, had been unprecedented in his experience
upon the bench.
The Court then discharged the Petit Jury, re-
iierating Of them NIL that he had said Of the
Grand Jury. The Court then ordered the Sher-
iff to bring into Court Stephen Armstrong con-
vicied Of manslaughter, CIlas T. Brown convie-
ted Of Larceny and John Thomas convicted Of
Burglary and Larceny, and proceeded to paSs
sentence upon them as follows: Stephen Arm
strong to confinement 10 The Maryland Peniten-
tiary for sever years, Chas. 7. Brown for Eve
years and John Thomas for two years.
The motion for new trial in the case Of State
against Philip B. Brown was then argued by
Messrs. Crane for Brown and Hammett for State
and the motion was overruled by the Court.
Monday, March 29th. The Court this day
passed sentence on the three remaining eonvicts
of the term, unsentenced, as follows.
George Hill, convicted Of larceny of chickens,
OF Correction, Oscar l.. Brown and Philip b.
Brown each 10 nine months confinement in the
same Institution.
The peremptory call Of the Trial Docket was
tien made and all the cases remaining unsettled
disposed Of. This virtually concludes the bust
ness ofthe term, although the Court viii not be
finally adjourned for a day or two.
Ills Honor Judge Nagruder who had been upon
the Bench with Judge Ford since Wednesday, the
the nth inst. lef on Thursday last for his home
in Calvert county.