Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-06-01
Court PROCEEDINGS

court Proceedings %. Thursday.
May the 2lth, the court rendered its decision
ia the case Of Langly vs.. Turner affirm az lhe
judgment Of the magistrates court. each par
" to par his own costs.
Friday. The ease of State Va Ann r.
Matthews charged with an attryunt n eessn
the family Of Mr.. ]. H. peun, was tried The
prisoner elected to be tried by Jury. Tie facis
As NC have heretofore published are maj this
woman placed in the food, some fish md cot
iee that the PeaH family had 10 ear "a, POI
son called Rough on Rats The e,d was
eaten and several members of the f,mir, were
made sick Tie motive seemed to have been
TO kill Mrs. Penn, who knew OF An art gf lar
ceny committed previously by Matthews
lest she might Iaform on her The jury hung
for several hours, but at length brought 10 a
verdict Of guilty; and on the following day,
Judge Stone sentenced the prisoner 10 five
years in the peniienIi4ry.
The case OF State vs. Henery Brothers &
Co, "as next tried. The State attempted to
provs that Henry Brothers & Co, sold wins
key on Sunday, but signAlly failed in its
proof aud they were acquitted The charge
seemed to have been preiervd beeorc the
Grand Jury by some prejudiced persons WHO
we're once in the employ OF these gentlemen,
but had teen discharged. We think I've as
su,uPtion more than likely not only from the
fact that the State failed TO make ont is case
hut because from our personsl knowledge and
the knowledge Of our people geuerauy. these
gentlemen have conducted their business At
Cedar Point in as peaceful and lawful a mAu-
ner as could be done and we have yet to
learn OF single instance of any act on their
part Of aay intention to do wrong. and we
are glad to know that they hAy. had an o.
portunity OF indicating themselves ia this
particular before the people.
Saturday.-Mr. Il. D. R. Bean one Of the
hrm of Bean & Wright, pstuxent CIV, IN
dIc,ed for selling merchandise and liquor
without license, plead guilty, and was sen.
fenced to pay hne Of $50 in the former case,
and $40 in the latter case This was case
where the parties wrote to the Clerk Of the
Court to enter their names on the license
book, and they would settle with the Clerk
during this term Of court, when it would be
convenient to do so, as thev had frequently
done before. The court held that every per-
son wishing to do business Of this kind must
have the license in his pocket, and consequent
" convicted these gentlemen; hut because
il was misconstrueton ofthe license on their
part, they having done it before without be-
ing Indicted recommended the governor to
remit the fine.
The case of State VS.. Contee, charged with
Rape was tried The State claimed that some
time during last year the prisoner mel one Mary
Wheeler at Shiloh meeting house, and made
improper proposals to her, and spon her refu-
sal, ravished her. The c, Sc WAS tried b. jury,
who after brief deliheration rendered a yer-
diet Of not guilty. This closed tie proceed
tngs Of the Court lest week, and it adjourned
over to Tuesday, both Of the presiding Judges
having to go away on Saturday
Tuesday The case Of State VS. Carpenter.
charged with Rape was begun, The counsel
for the defense Withdrew Pile, Of not guilty, and
demurred to the second count ia the tndct-
ment charging the prisoner with an assault
with intent, whereupon the State Withdrew
the count and the traverser went to trial on
the court charging him with Rape. jury
was easily obtained, aud attweIye 0 clock the
State opened its case.
/ "Wednesday The States CASE was 'hai on
sunday, the 18th Mr.. Thomas 4 Groves aud
VIE WIN wnoia ntfuu esrv,. sveat,. s-rs''~ ."
n trip TO Washington by way ofdeamer from
Smith Poiut. Carpenter who was At the time
af the taking OF the ste ,mer BY Grvcs AMI
wife Immediately upon seeing them board the
steamer, went to Groves hoasp and their
committed j. Rape upon the girl Scott. The
defense shcw that Groves house WAS on the
road leading from Smiths Point to CAipen-
ter $ residence, and tat thrreupon .he dill not
intentionally go to Groves, but passed there
upon his return from tbr wharf homtwdrd. =
That upon reaching grove house, Carpenter
walked in aud had talk with Ellen Scott,
she consented to his improper advances, aud
that no force was used and that
there WIS no need Of apyy That or
previous occasion Carpenter and thi:
girl had had frequent sexual connections will
her Every step OF ground was hoty and
abl, contested both by the prosecution and
the defense. At one O'Clock tAe testimony
closed and the arguments before the Jury be
gun. Each side was limited to two hour
and twenty minies.
Thursd,y.-At one 0 clock The case WA
given TO the jury The court then took a re
cess Of An hour. AT this stage Of proceeding
personal alteration took place between
Judge Magruder and Mr., Allison Wilmer. =
Jsdge aagruder on the day previous referred
to an assertion of Mr.. Winners as false, whicl
Mr. Wilmer took him to an account for
: Some blows passed, but no serious harm wa
done. We sincerely hope the matter will pas
D over and be emieably settled.
The jury had up to this time rendered NJ
verdict
RpanDearance of tho Sta. ~ Tlafh 10