The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-12-01
p,o..e.l,ngs Or ,le CIreuit Court.

Henry Powles VS.. Hezekiah Jordan, action
of eiectment; tried before jury; Maulsby and
Murray forthe plaintiff; Bond and Roberts for
defendant; verdict for defendant.
On Friday of last week the trial OF the SUIT
of the First National Bank of New Windsor
VS.. S. S. Ecker, executor of Jonas Ecker,
deceased. was commenced. The suit was an
action of assumpsit, to recover on certain
promissory notes given to the bank by the
firm of ]. Ecker q CO.. and discounted at the
bank. The case was tried before the Court,
and was concluded on Wednesday last. The
Court reserved its decision. This case was
tried once before in the Circuit Court here
and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff.
The Court of Appeals reversed the decision
of this Court and remanded the cause for
trial. VIM p Maulsby, Sr., and VIM. T.
Maulsby, Jr., for plaintiff; Roberts and Hay
den for defendant.
The grand jury was discharged on Saturday,
after a session of two weeks. They made
eighteen indictments, making, new and Old
cases, twenty-three cases on the criminal
docket. The grand jury made the following
report to the Court:
To the Honorable, the Judges Of the Circuit
Court for Carroll County The Grand Jury
has this day concluded the duties which have
been assigned to it during this term. As
body we endeavored to examine carefully
every violation of the law, TO which our atten-
ton has been called by your Honors, and
sought to discharge faithfully all those duties
which devolved upon us as a grand inquest OF
the state.
We remember that our attention was par
ticularly called by the Court to certain crimes
and offences; to these we labored to give spe-
cial attention, and, by the cooperation of the
efficient states attorney, used all proper
means to bring the instigators and perpetrators
of these offences to justice.
We take occasion to say that we sincerely
regret that misdemeanors and crimes OF
serious character are perpetrated, and, IN
our opinion, for want of Legislative enact
ments, criminals go unpublished.
The law making it obligatory upon the
Grand Jury to visit the jail at every session,
we did, on Friday last, perform that duty IN
body On our official visit to this institution
we we're gratifed to find that everything pre-
sented such an appearance as reflected credit
upon our present sheriff. We have reason to
suppose that his personal supervision of the
prison conspires to the comfortable appear
ance of the cells of the inmates.
The general healthful appearance OF the
prisoners spoke well for the sanitary regula-
tons of the Jail. While this is the case, how
ever, several matters attracted our attention.
One was the very unsafe plan of heating said
institution; the other was the inconvenient
and laborious means of getting water into the
buildings. We would most respectfully sug-
gest the introduction of steam heating appa
ratus into the Jail, and the introduction Of
water plugs or pipes to the inside, instead OF
the outside thereof, as it now is; and we would
further recommend the repairing and closing
up of the large cracks and exposed places
around and about the windows and doors of
the jail house.
This body would have deemed its visit in
complete without the above suggestions.
In conclusion this Grand Jury desires to
acknowledge the uniform kindness of your
Honors and the officers of the Court, and,
having finished its labors, respectfully asks to
be discharged.