The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-12-14
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
ABATCH OF LOCAL OPTION CASES.
UNWILLING AND FORG ETFUL WITNESSES
More Cases for The Court of Appeals.


More Cases for the Court Of Appeals.
Last Friday morning the counsel for Joseph
Mackin, of llavre dc Grace, convicted of selling
whisky to John F. Evans, filed a bill of excep-
tons and the case will be sent to the Court of
Appeals. Some points in the bill of exceptions
were that the law was not voted on at general.
election; that no return was made by the judges
of election to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Hartford county, as provided in the act that no
proclamation was made by the Clerk of the Cir
such officer known to the law MS the Clerk of
the Circuit Coult of Hartford county.
1t was argued that the proclamation mada by
Capt, a. l.. Jarrett was not in compliance with
the law, as his title is Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Hartford County whereas the law required
the proclamation ofthc result of the election to
be made by the "Clcrk of the Circuit Court of
Hartford County"
The trial Of local option cases was continued
The preliminary evidence for the State in all
these cases, by Capt. A. l.. Jarrett, Jos K. Ely,
Geo. K. CuirneS and John Il. Spicer was
the same. 1t was to prove that
the formaliicS of the election, the returns
thereof and the proclamation by the Clerk were
complied with Exceptions were taken, in all
the cases, as in the case of Mackin, in order TO
make up n record for the Court of Appeals
Motions in arrest Of judgment were also filed.
Messrs. VIM. Young, Herman Stump aud j. T.
g. Hopkins appeared for the defence, in all the
local option cases. States Attorney Mnynadier
being assisted by Hon. Henry W. Archer and
VIM. NJ. Marine.
On Friday the case of John H. Serricks, of
liayre de Grace. was begun. The traycrser was
charged with selling one. half pint of whisky 10
VIM Poplar. The prosecuting witness was en-
irnlv h,,A lion ,lA,Vp il, hiS
animation by counsel for defence. He remember
| cd buying whisky from Serricks, but could not
| remember whether it was before or since the LIST
of last May. The jury on Saturday acquitted
Serrlcks of the charge.
On Monday Serricks was ON trial again, for
selling q pint Of lager beer, under the name of
tonic beer, and was found guilty.
The case of the State VS.. Andrew II. Slymer,
| also of iavre de Grace, for selling whisky to
David II. German, was tried. The prosecuting
witness, German, testified he went into Slymer's
bar-room 10 get some kind Of stlmuant, but
was afraid to ask for it.. Others, however, were
getting something, and taking out his bottle,
he said to the young man who was behind the
bar, "Will you fill my bottle with some stuff"
| The bottle, which held pint, was filled for
30 cents. The witness could not say what he
got except that II was "some kind of combusti-
BILE" He imagined it stimulated him little,
but he had once became intoxicated on Jamaica
ginger
Judge Walters then took the witness in hand,
but all he could extract from him was that what
he got was stimulating. If he had asked for
whisky and had received the stuff he did
he would have called it hard old whisky.
Mr.. Amos j. Day, one of the jurors, asked if
he did not get rot-gut whisky. The witness
said II might have been that, but he could not
say whether it was or not.
The case was argued by Mcssrs. Maynadicr
and Marine for the State, and stump and Hop
kins fer the defence. The jury rendered YER
diet of guilty.
State VS.. VIM. Bowling, indicted for selling
whisky to VIM. o. Walter, Tried before the
Court The evidence was that the prosecuting
witness bought the whisky at Dowling's house
from a oman, unknown TO HIM. 1t could not
be established tdat the sale was with Dowling's
knowledge or consent, and the court gave judy
mcnt of not guilty Maynadier and Marine for
the State, stump, Young, Hopkins and Williams
for defence
State vs. John Lamm, of llavrc de Grace, in
dicicd for selling whisky to Henry Christy, col
orcd. Christy testified that isaac Carroll gave
him and Benjamin Fresbuly five cents apiece to
treat themselves They went to Lamm's bar
room and called for "small ginger" Ii was
served to them in II bottle, from which each
poured quantity and drank. 1t smelled and
tasted a little like whisky. Was waited on by
II boy of IA, whom he supposed was Mr.. Lamm's
clerk. Others present took drinks out of the
same bottle.
In reply TO a question by Judge Waters the
witness said he called for "small gnger' be
cause others called for it, but what he got tasted
like whisky.
On cross examination the witness said he had
been summoned before a magistrate by Mr. Car
roll.
enjamin Presbury, coorcd, testified that
after they came out Carroll asked them if they
had gotten it. The case was submitted without
argument. Verdict guilty.
BURGLARY CASE.
In slav hn Of hn tntn
A. Layteld, indicted jointly with Jas. A. Gaugh
aran alias Albert Rinehart, was taken up. The
indictment charges Laylield with having, on
the 10th of last October, broken into The store
of Geo. D. WhiteIock, at Darlington, and stolen
store goods. Maynadicr for the State VIM.
Young and Cooley for defence. Only seven of
the regular panel were chosen as jurors the re
mainder being challenged Judge Walters or
dcred the Sheriff to summon talesmen, from
whom the remainder of the jury was selected
Mr. Whitelock testified to the burglary and that
he suspected Layileld and Gaugharan, who had
been at work in a canning house near Darling
ton. They left the neghborhood, and being
arrested at Union depot on another charge, Mr.
Whitelock went to Baltimore and obtaining
search warrant found trunk containing his
goods at Layield's house, whittier il had been
sent by express The trunk was opened in court
and Mr. WhtelocE identified the clothing in it
as his property.
The prisoner, Laylield, being put on the stand
testified that after Mr.. Whiteocks store was
robbed he searched for the goods and found
them under straw rick. He removed them to
his boarding house, concealng them in the loft
next to the roof His object was to claim Il
reward, which he expected would be offered
No reward was offered and he packed the goods
in his trunk and sent them to his home in Bal
timore. The case was not concluded when
Court adjourned yesterday.