The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-12-09

the custom among the owners of slate quarries
To lower the puy of their hands from 10 to 25
cents day, during the winter months, on ac-
count of the short days. The reduction takes
effect on the 1st Of December, and on the 1st of
April the customary rate of wages lie again
paid. Last Friday the hands engaged in the
quarries on ale Ridge, in Hartford and York
counties, refused to work, unless the same rate
per day was paid them as in the summer. The
strike began at the quarry of Robert L. Jones Il
Co., IN Hartford. The hands OF this quarry, ten or
twelve in number, stopped work and marching
to the next quarry were Joined by the hands
there The procession then kept on from one
quarry to another, until upwards of $50 men,
embracing workmen in all the quarries except
that of Isaac Scarborough u Co., had assembled
together. They demanded not only that their
wages shall not he reduced, but that they shall
receive their pay every month in cash. Hereto
fore 1t has been the custom to pay them by
orders on Stores The hands declare that they
will maintain the stand they have taken for six
months at least Some of the principal firms
engaged in the business are Robert l.. Jones u
Co., John Humphrey IL Co., VIM. E. Williams
& Co., VIM. G.. Roberts Il Co., Reese u Co.,
John Parry Il Co., and John w. Jones u Co.
There are besides number of small quarries.-
The strikers say that slate having advanced in
price 81 per square and being in great demand,
they should have better price for their labor.
Court PROCEEDINGS.-On Friday the case OF
the State VS. William Bush, charged with COM
hitting an outrageous assault upon Miss Mary
Bull n respectable young lady, 10 years of age,
was tried before Judge Walters The assault
occurred on Sunday morning, October I'd, 1881.
The young lady, while walking along the road
leading from the Hickory to Forest Hill in the
direction of her home, was Overtaken and roughly
seized by man, who endeavorcd to drag herfnto
the woods. She resisted and escaped from him.
Miss Bull identified the accused as her assaiant.
VIM B. Vnncourt testified to having seen
Bush following Miss Bull down the road.
Several witnesses testified to the good char
acter of Bush.
Witnesses were examined by the State to i'm
peach the evidence of VIM. Minnick and others,
who testified that at the time the assault is said
to have been committed Bush was in another
place,
Judge Waters decided that the identity of the
prisoner as the man who committed the assault,
was not clearly proven, nor was the cred
Utility of William Minnick successfully
impeached, and accordingly he render
ed verdict of acqutlal. Maynadier for the
State, Archer a. VanBibber for the defence.
State vs. Samuel Ward indicted at the Feb.
ruary term of court, 1881, for the larceny OF
three hogs from Thackeray Smith, of Dublin
district.
Mr.. Smith testified that having lost his hogs
he charged Ward with killing and converting
them to his own use. The offence was neither
denied nor admitted by Ward, but after some
conversation and threat of prosecution hy Smith,
Ward, who had sold some pork paid Smith Sl7.
Subsequently Smith made demand upon Ward
for S25 additional, upon the ground that by los
ing the hogs in question he had lost particular
breed, which was valuable to him. and that he
imposed the additional S25 as a punishment"
to Ward The latter agreed to pay this amount
also. After pay ing portion of ii Ward refused
or neglected to pay any more, and was then in
dicted. Ward gave bail but left the county,
He was apprehendcd last week at Lancaster Pa,
by Constable r. S. MuNutt. The jury rendered
a verdict of not guilty Maynader for the State,
Stump and WIN. Young for defence.
State VS.. John Pierce, assault and battery
Plead guilty and fined 81 and costs. Maynadier
for the State, Cooley for defence.
State VS.. John Miller, indicted for gambling
on the fair grounds with "whecl of fortune"
Many complaints hayinr been made in relation
to this particular form of amusement at the fair,
Miller was Indicted, in order to test the right OF
the agricultural society to sell privilege of
the kind. Miller pleading guilty, was fined 81
and costs MOynadier for State, Hopkins for de-
fence