The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-07-18

ARRESTED FOR VIOLATING A FISHING Law
Last Saturday Mr. j. Frank Mitchell, of Annapo.
lis, came to Aberdeen for the purpose of recover
ing fishing seine and other fishing apparatus be-
longing to him, which had been seized by Con
stable Charles w. Lee and confiscated in &C
cordance with local law of Hartford county pro
hibiting seine hauling in Hartford county waters
at certain period. Twenty-four men from
Annapolis with three boats had been engaged
In fishing, contrary TO the law, and during their
absence at home on the 4th of July, Constable
Lee seized the property. Mitchell was at once
arrested by Constable Lee, and taken before
Justice Harris, who released him on his own
recognlzance for his appearance at Aberdeen
last Wednesday. ..t.a.
States Attorney Maynadicr was at Aberdeen
Wednesday, to take part in the trial, but Mitch
ell failed to put in an appearance. Justice Har-
rls thereupon gave judgment of condemnation
and ordered the sale of the property captured. n
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PERsoNAL.-flon. James d. Waters, of this
Judicial circuit, ON Monday left for the West,
intending first to visit the noted Beech Grove
Stock farm, near indianapolis, where his patent
cattle fasteners have just been introduced.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Young, of st. Louis,
Mo-, arrived at the residence of Mr.. Young's
father, Mr.. VIM. Young, in Bel Air, last Satur-
day. Mr. Young left for New York, on bust
ness, Tuesday, and will return in about a week
and spend few days with his parents before
returning to Chicago Mr.. James Young, of
Baltimore, another of Mr.. VIM. Young's sons,
was also on visit 10 his father and mother,
this week.
Admiral and Mrs. VIM. Il. Leroy, of New
York, who have been the guests of Col Herman
stump, of Waverly, near Bel Air, left on We'd
nesday, for Narragansett Pier.
Judge Fowler, of Towsontown, arrived in
Bel Air, Tuesday evening. and left for his home
on Wednesday evenings train. tEFGH
Postmaster John T. spicer, of Bel Air, has
been quite sick for several days.
AFTER THE WHISKY SELLERS. States AT
torney Maynadier went to Havre de Grace, on
Tuesday, to represent the State in the trial of
George A. Newton, charged with violating the
local option law. Newton keeps little store,
and, it is alleged, sells beer and whisky. Mr.
-~''.N'SS' $3.50 A'' oSSup1 puTL vi the
same house, and have been greatly annoyed by
the dsorderly conduct of some of Newton's
customers. Remonstrance with Newton having
failed to accomplish any good, Leitheiser deter
mined to appeal TO the law. Accordingly, on
two separate occasions he bought beer and
whisky from Newton and gave information TO
Justice Charshee, who issued warrant for
Newtons arrest. At the trial Newton was rep
resented by Mr.. r. R. Vandiver, Dr. The facts
were proved and in passing sentence Justice
Charshee said
"Mr. Newton, you know our laws prohibit
the sale of intoxicating liquors, yet you came
here as a stranger evidently for the purpose of
making money by violating those laws. shall
therefore fine you 800 in the first case and $3.50
In the second"
Warrants have also been issued for the arrest
of other parties charged with violating the
same law. 1t is said that the local option law
has been violated with IMMUNITY in Havre de
Grace, and it has been difficult TO get witnesses
to give information upon which a warrant
could be issued. States Attorney Maynadier
and Justice Charshee are determined to make
every effortto enforce the law, and they should |
be aided by all good citizens. While the law !