The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-11-24


On Tuesday the Commissioners visited the
Almshouse and found everything there in good
condition, under the superintendent OF Mr..
Elijah Kirk, overseer.
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COURT PROCEEDINGS. The cjecim' mt case of
John Daughcrty vs. Daniel Deckman, which
was on trial before the court, last week, was
finally settled by agreement, Judgment being
entered in favor of Daugherty against Deckman,
for the possession of the land aud for S31 so for
damages and mesne profits, with costs of suit.
Also that Mary Z. Deckman and Isaac Deckman,
disclaimers, be stricken out as defendants, with.
out costs. Henry W. Archer, VIM. Young and
Price for plaintiff, Stump and Farnandis for
defendant.
The following entries also appear on the
dockets:
John q Rouse VS. VIM. A. Stever. Jr judg-
ment confessed for S25494 williams for plain.
tiff s. Archer and Cooley for defendant.
A. W. Poulson g. Co vs. Joseph W. Butler j;
Judgment confessed. Archer d VanBibber for
plaintiffs. Hopkins for defendant.
VIM. j. Klung VS.. James H Gallon judg
ment by default. Lee for plaintiff.
Farniers' Bone Fertilizing Co VS.. John c.
mOtlOn bUI JU'gmenI. H. =" Z.
Archer. Jr., for plaintiff s. Archer and VIM.
Young for defendant.
The appeal docket was taken up on Saturday
and the following entries made
Massman IL Co, VS.. Jacob Sngleton's execu-
tors; stet. Hopkins for plaintiffs, Gilbert and
VIM. Young for defendants.
Farmers Bone Fertiiizing Co. va Henry A.
Ward; stet II W. Archer for plaintiff, VIM
Young for defendant.
Jonathan WALES and wife Va Moses Coe; ap.
peal dismissed. Stump and Maynader for APP,
pellant. Rut'edge for appellee.
Jas 7. Knight VS.. VIM. L. Burkins referred
to Jos. R Ely AMI John Fl. Price. Farnandis
for appellant, McNibb and Price for appellee.
j. c. and B. & Smith VS.. State of Maryland /;
Judgment reversed and Judgment in favor of ap.
pellans for costs. Hopkins, II w. Archer and
Price for appellants. Mavnadier for appellee
Barnes d Archer VS.. P. A. Cunningham judg
ment reversed by agreement, and judgment In
favor of appellee for S1S with interest and costa
Archer d VanBibber for appellants, J. w. Nc
Nabh for appellee.
r. Frank Carter vs. David Norris; Judgment
affirmed with costs in favor of appellee. J. s.
Richardson and Stump for appellants Williams
and VIM. Young for appellee.
John Daughton VS.. Edward Frisco; appeal
dismissed. Richardson for appellant John s.
Young for appellee.
Henry Scarf vs. Lewis B Hickman; replevin
of property Replevin quashed and judgment
in favor of Scarf for return of the property and
costs.
The facts in this case were as follows: Hick.
man, son of Lewis B. Hickman, married Scarffrs
daughter. Mr. Scarf gave the young couple an
outfit valued at several hundred dollars, and
they took up their residence at I.ewis B. Hick-
mans. Tue two families did not get along
amicably together and young Hickman and his
wife went to her fathers to live. There she
was taken sick and died Young Hickman then
went to Texas, where he was accidentally killed
on a railroad. After his death Lewis b. Hick-
man obtained possession of the property given
to the young couple, under n writ of replevin,
issued by Justice Fulton. Scarf appealed the
case, and the Circuit Court quashcd the repev-
in, on technical point, and rendered judgment
for the return of the property and payment of
costs, in favor of Scarf, Stump and Maynader
for the appellant Scarf VIM. Young for the
appellee (Hickman)
Paxton & Gallagher va. David Mckee; judgr
ment confessed. Gilbert and Williams for
p Plaintiffs, VIM. Young for defence.
The criminal docket was taken up on Tues.
day, and the following cases disposed of by trial
and otherwise
State VS.. Edward Lynch; assault and battery !;
stetted on payment of costs by defendant
Maynadier for State, II. W. Archer for defence
State va. Alice McAdams, indicted for the lar
ceny of clothing from Lefty Valentine, colored
the wife of the colored Methodist minister at
Abingdon. Jury trial; verdict not guilty.
Maynadier for State, VIM. Young and Cooley
for defence.
State va. Alice Harris, indicted for same of
fence as above, Stettcd. Maynadier for State,
Richardson for defence.
The case of the State vs.. Joseph Broadway,
colored, indicted for the murder of Jacob II.
Smith, colored, by striking him with stone,
on the night of the 2lst of last September, was
taken up on Thursday morning. The follow.
ing jury was sworn:
Lemuel W. Murphy, Samuel P Grffith Thos.
W. Bussey, VIM. NJ Glenn. George T. Huff,
Basil Grafton, Andrew Turner, Joseph A Car
yer Charles A. Conner, Henry G. johnson, VIM
E. Moffett and Jeremiah Scarf.
Messrs. johnson, Moffett and Scarf are tales.
men, the Others belonging o the regular PANEL.
In selecting the jury the defence challenged Is
and State 3jurymen.
The murder for which Broadway Is on trial
occurred near Cooptown. Broadway, Smith and
a number of other colored persons, male and
Magnolia to attend watermelon feast at the
residence of Jacob Gibbs, colored, near the
Buckwheat Patch. A quarrel arose on the stage
and when the men alighted to walk up hill,
in order 10 tighten the load, the quarrel was
continued, and Broadway threw q stone at
Smith, which struck him back of the ear, caus-
ing instant death. George Y. Maynadier,
States Attorney, and Thos. Fl. Robinson prose-
cutting; Stump and VIM. Young for defence.
THE YORK AND PEACH BORON RAILWAY
EXTENSION George Geiger. contractor, has
erected three trestles on the Y Il P. B. Railway
extension, two Of which are quite large ones !;
the third, finished this week, "a about I65 feet
in length. There remains bnt one more large
trestle to be built before the road reaches Peach
Bottom. though there are good many small
ones. The large one referred to is where 1t
crosses the York and Stafford road, at the head
of Wiley's meadow. 1t will be about AS feet In
length. Cyrus Diller j. pushing the grading
along so that there shall be no detention from
this cause The Company has the track laid
about two miles beyond Delta and will perhaps
reach the Stafford road the latter part Of this or
early next week. A large part of the track now
laid has been lined cpd baliasted. There will be
a station at the Stafford road. for which the
ground is now leveled off.-De,ta Herald.
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MURDER IN BALTIMORE CoUNTY.-About
O'clock Tuesday morning william A. Russell,
of Russell Brothers. at Reisterstown, In Balti.
more county, was shot and instantly killed by
q burglar. The store had been broken open by
two burglars, and Mr.. Rpseell and a clerk nam.
ed Pepper, who were sleeping In tho building,
heard noise In the store below, and vent down
stairs. They found side door open, and, as
Mr. Russell stepped out, Pepper pointed TO q
man standing at the the corner Of the house.
Before Russell had time to raise his pistol the
burglar fred. the ball taking effect In his FORE