The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-03-27
Proceedings of the Circuit Court.

On Friday afternoon Of last week, the
ease Of the State IS. Grnrg. Anderson, i'll
,iictcd for the larceny of grain from the
granary of James l. Fuar,l, in tn" tenancy
Of John MckimScy. but belonging to Mr..
Foard WAS Ia ken up and occupied HE at
t"n,ion of the Court till ) o'clock Z. VI, on
Saturday, when il was concluded, BIZ the
Jury rendering 4 verdict al not guilty
trothrrS tor State: Constable aud WarhuI
ton for traVcrs"r.
This WAS one of 4 large number ii iIdict-
lnentS against Gr"rg' Anderson and his son
James, r">i';"nfS upon or near that nndIS-
covered locality known as EwI Hill. aud
who wtr, oh irgrd with ihr larceny OF var
uH- AMI smidry kinds and qn.intitic, al
grain rom Mr. j. l.. Faar,I, and his Tenant,
John Mr!\inory. Ia" cViGthrr III the six
cases against the Audcr$nnS, which crew
ont Of the larceny of he grain from McSsr>.
foarl and Mckjn>cy, Though not theatrical,
was very nearly 81, ana i briefly rs follows:
bn lie morning OF the 2,rd of january
last. Mr.. Mr\MSey. upon going - his SJ;l-
hr part at which wa used tir granary.
shortly after daylight, discovered that il
had been broken open. The night before, and
certain Quantities ri corn, wheat, oats and
back wheat, to the amount OF about thirty
bushels, together with = Srr a harness. had
been stolen. The tracks %: q wagon were
discovered near ia" @ranary. which, owing
tv -, n.,.iti.:.i,v "a, tL, :, h,.I tG,. M, ln if
..,rc ,r,,..,l ia A,,!,Y.,,,, L,,,s,. :, h,r,, +i,
.r.,i, and harness ,,,.r. 1;,rna II ,y,s in
evidence that George Anderson was nj home
during tn" night upon which the larceny
WAS coiaInitt"'l, and The jury, hci,.N ing the
State had nut made on lis "a @, aS before
stated, acquitted Tie prisoner.
On Monday, Iii,, ease of the State IS. Geo
anderson, Indicted for the larceny OF "r:lir.
and ham - from j. McKiIisrv,va>; ken III =.
Owing Ia the. n,:ur!ety of the c.l>ca and tl,.
fact that most al !h,. iuTar. and tal,.,,uru
Ind heard rhc evidence in The preceding
case. much d,lri,'uty was Experienced in
obtaining y Jury. and il WAS 10. until after
Enr;y-tWu ttl",luyn hIi h,.rn summoned
that panel WIS "!tIurl. The Indictment
in this ease contained Il count charging the.
prisoner with rrrrivin" stolen property
After the evidence WIS all in the State
abandoned the Gg,t cent in the Indictment
and asked :ug ,onFitiinE uu the last one,
believing IhlI the riiaRrgS were better for Il
conviction ui.nm tllat than nn lie first count.
This ca>e ucrupir,i the court until . o'clocl,
ON Monday night.
On Tuesday morning, the court resumed
The consideration II the case and the state,
Attorney concluded his argument Th-
'.' ~ a. - II 49, a. w. nv .i'-' " ii.' :. IA
short time rendered i ver'i", ~, G", guilty.
. 'rntiicT> Tor STAT, 'pn>lah" and W&rhur-
tom 10. trarrr>cr.
Meanwhile the ,-,S,. al The state IS James
anderson was taken up. He WAS indicted
Tor tl.n larceny II Nv" bushels of buck
wheat, cig!i, bush Is Of corn and Il set Of
harness traul JOHN ", 'tiu>ry.
The evidence "l,!u~c,l in this east differed
from, thai in The ;>rt,. "!iur .rr, in f'i. iii II
il was in evidence ,hat Jane, .tnder>or,
t.ll Mr.. McIiin>,.v il:,; i,,. was in tl.. WAGON
when the Grain was being Transferred from
his oranary ~ tn wagon ON tin nigh: II
was st"lcn
Sarah Anderson. DAUGHTER nr George. and
sister OF The prisoner. uniformly 1e,,ifc
u,n,n this and the preceding trials rant
James brought iii" Grain inru her fi!tiicg
hou,,. and carried il t,;!.flirs. on The morn.
iu,, after H.. LARCENY. Tie rrfruS" a;icinnt.
al f., uroyi. ~, aiihi. and for mi, uurnn,,
/ rEaminrd tLr. ,ni,o,,.f., who stated that h,
r,u.. Ia l,Ikt.r an, She ,,i,-It nf tho Iar,eu,
Cit had h.,i. rr,y.l that he WAS absent tro,r
his Lont, w;';.I < ~ Ills n,ntlIrr-i,,-l1yy'.
nor hi. t,il,tr's) and ;f1e. nnr,.fi,in.r hall
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