The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-12-05

ooth year OF his age. He leaves two sons, Frank
B. and Alonzo Wakeland, his wife having died
many years ago. The funeral took place at
Churchville Presbyterian Church, on Sunday
afternoon. The services were conducted by the
Rev. z. d. Wilson. The pall.bearers were his
neighbors, Messrs. Geo. j. Finney, VIM. COale,
A. B. Hanson, VIM Fl. Divers, VIM. s. Bow
man and c. D. Blackburn.
Mrs. Jane Oliver, widow of the late James Oil
eger, who was for many years the faithful sexton
of st. Mary's Church. near Emmorton, died at
Perrymans, on the Goth of November, aged ~
years. The interment was at st. Mary's
Church, last Saturday. The funeral services
were conducted by the Rev. VIM. F. Brand.
Court PRoCEEDINGs-State vs.. Hugh Muir
ray, for assaulting Mr.. Stewart Famous; jury
trial; verdict guilty. Maynadier for State,
Stump for defence.
Tie case of the State vs. David Deckman, in
dicted for the larceny of a rubber threshing ma.
chine belt, the property Of Jacob Stephenson,
was begun on Saturday. The following jury
was empannelled: G. P. G. Cook, Hanson c.
Cole. Charles II. James, Chas. G. Budd, Charles
E. Creswell, Of the regular panel and Howard
W. Street,, George Fry, Edward Golden, G. f.
N. Ewing, Hezekiah Daughton, Charles Waters
and Amer Pyle, talesmen.
| The main points of the evidence on the
part of the Stale showed that MIR. Ste
phenson lost belt belonging to his
threshing machine, about the Oath of July.
| Suspicion having been excited against the de-
| PENDANT, who also owned and ran a threshing
| machiue in the same neighborhood, Mr.. Ste
| phenson directed colorcd man, hand who
l bad Nc tn nunlrt
and if he found the belt to bring it away. The
man went to MIR. James Il. Masseys where
Deckman was threshing and discovering the
| belt, returned at night and and took the same
| by cutting it from the machine and concealed it
| in neighboring confeld until the following
morning, when he informed MIR. James T.
Knight, at whose place Mr. Stephenson's ma
| chine was, of the fact. Mr.. Knight sent and
brought it 10 his place. Deckman missing the
| belt swore out search warrant before Justice
Waters, under which officer McNutt took the
belt and arrested Stephenson. All parties were
| sent by Justice Walters before the Grand Jury,
who preferred a charge of larceny against Deck
man. Much testimony was given as to the de-
carations of Deckman, who made unsatisfactory
and contradictory statements in reference to his
| ownership and possession of the belt. Also as
| TO the identity of the belt which was shown in
| Court. The defendant testified he had bought
the belt in York and claimed the same in court
as his property. The case occupied consider
aDle portlon Oh tnree Gays III ltS tflal, ana a1ter
| full argument, was submitted to the jury on
| Tuesday. The case was argued by States At
torney Maynadier and Stevenson Archer for the
State, and by VIM. Young and Col. Herman
Stump for the defence. 1t was given to the jury
Tuesday afternoon. After remaining out all
night, on Wednesday morning they brought in
a verdict of guilty"
| In the case of the State Vs. the Maryland Cen
| trail Railroad, indicted for obstructing the pub.
| lie road leading from Scott's Cross Roads to
| Moores' Mill, the railroad company plead gull.
| ty, through their counsel Mr.. Geo. L. VanBib.
The crossing at Forest Hill having been put in
a safe condition for travel a plea of "not guilty
| was entered in that case