Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-05-23

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james Htislip. lenr, II. Bowie 4uar, n
stead. Joseph y Hayden, Pmlip l. ~.
tee, WIN. +. Jameson, Francis 4 ~.
4 Thomls Monroe, Z Turner U,liey f. ',s
4. Lyon, James q Brooke. GEORGE N -
John Hardy, Richard Forls Wa
Dement,, Gtorg- Hawkins, Thomts s IL
nell. Francis Maddox
Peu Jury - ,seph NJ Rive. Svly,.,.
Nudt Frank Wade. EiSard \ ~
John 7. Davis D. ]. Sanders. Edward h
Boone, Alexander Hdslip, George Wall,
George u Albritiain, Francis n. Diyye.
John +. Hamilton, John 3. Carpenter q u
Milton Thomas l. Gardiner, John +. Jr.L;,,
james A. Owens, Francis A. Posey. TOWN.
Robey, Bernard Key, W d. Posey ! u,r,
Stouestreet Albert B. Pos,y, W. II Gr,y
Fred NJ Nelson.
His Honor, Chief Judge Stone. deliv,-o
the charge to the Grand Jury, briefly call
ing attention to the class Of cases Inc IA
would be likely called upon to inves,iy.,e
lie said that under the law the court -.
CURED to direct the Gran
Jary at its every sitting to inquire whether O.
not there was any cases Of dedication on M
part Of any Of the public officers of the con,
y entrusted with the m .nagement Of publi
funds that the court knew Of none. ba, +
was the duty Of the Grand Jury to inop;,
into the matter lie also called ia atte,,i,,
to the recent escape Of numerous pri.,n.r
from the county JAIL and instructed The iur,
/ 70 inquire into the cause Of the escapes an,
that If it found that it was owing or a,
tributaple to any negligence on the part n
the sheriff or his deputies, the sheriff WA.
/ guilty Of & misdemcanor and he should h, A.
indicted; and if it found that the prisonsr.
were aided in their escape by any one. III,
party or parties so assisting were guilty a,
accessories after the fact Of the same crimes q,
which the prisoners were charged. The diff.
ferent dookets we're then called, few appeal
and trial cases marked for trial, after which
the court adjourned.
On Tuesday Judge Brooke arrived. making
full bench The appeal docket was taken
up The FIRST case tried was betweel Peter
Linkins and James A. Thompson; an action
Of damages for an assault committed Lin
kins claimed and showed that Thompson
came into hi. field where he was at work. for
the purpose Of settling an old rrudge so
Thompson said, and gave him a good thrash
ng for which he brought suit The iury
found a verdict for Linkins for SO Mat.
thews for Plaintiff. 5 Cox, IT,, and A. Poser
for defense. The next ease was that of Eiiz,
Roy VS.. Joseph n HAYDEN; m action for
rcsspass committed by HAYDEN in going
through her lot and pulling dawn her fence
Hayden claimed to hfye hid right Of way
through the lot which Roy denied. The
court granted a PRAYER st,utting the jury
that if they found from the evidence that
both parties claimed an adverse right to tie
road, and Hayden had not ,aen ,tar steps 10
contest his right before lapse OF three yetr.
after Roy had taken fornd possession Of the
SINE and put fence arolnd it, Ilnylen's
right 10 so contest was buried by the STATUTE.
Of limitations, aud they must fad for toy
The jury accordingly lonn for IN. plaintiff
and s'es-ed damages AZ on cent. 4 Paer
for pl iuHf aud Matthews for le'ensa. The
iwo cross appeals between Payne and Nut
thews were also disposed Of In til, fist
Matthews vs Payne, Payne not beiugabc Ia
get law,er TO appear for Ina tAcsonrt ct