Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-11-21

Judge Stone then delivered a brief charge Il
the grand jury in which he spoke of the severa
violations of law that would be likely to com,
up for their investigation and defined thei
duties in the matter. He also spoke of the gam
! bling lay and said that it had been brought &c
his attention that this law WAS being violated in
the county. If this should be true he CAV.
notice to those persons who had violated il
that be would continue 10 call the attention o.
grand juries to the matter and see that the Ia "
on the subject was enforced. He then dismiss
ed the grand jury and they retired. The re-
mainder of the day was occupied in calling of
the docket, and entering Judgment in plain
Cases.
Tuesday Court convened at 10 o'clock with
full bench in attendance. The appeal docket
was taken up, and the first case called was
BENZ. Williams vs.. State OF Maryland. 10 this
case Mr.. Wi liams, " ho is a resident Of Calvert
county, was arrested Tor Clustering in the Patu1-
emit river during the summer, or closed season.
1t was proved, however, tina, the oy sters he got
were for his Own private US, and as the lsw
them during the forbidden season for private
purposes. the magistrates decision was reversed
and the prisoner discharged. John P. Briscoe
for appellant, Wilmer for State.
The next case vas that of Il Spear l. Co j,
rs !ler l. Townsend on the appeal docket
The oal, QUESTION whirh arose la this case "as
.'heih,r n j. d mrnt {, uld toe entered sgsins, a
finn upon a summons Tor one primer alone.
TIE Court Iu,d that il could not nd reversed
the ju gu.ni as 10 r. ID Spear, be partner
not men-i ned, With cost, tu, affirmed IT
.gan>I Ii Spear. the partner summoned, hold
is that parin rsrp contract is joint asd scvrra'
in its nature T. NJ Cox for Spear / Co.,
f.delen for All-r / Co.
Utdnea day -Cour, Was called at 10 O'Clock
and the appeal docket continued. The first
case MAS that Of Henry l.. Mudd, vs.. County
Commissioners This is The case in which the
registration officers sued the Commissioners for
the balance of pay due them for work done as
rfficers of registration. This case is fresh in
the minds Of our people as the TINES, few
week. sgo, contained \ complete account Of the
claims of the officers and their RICH, to receive
pay for all work performed by them IN the dis
charge Of their duties The case was argued AT
some length 10y F. NJ. Cox for Mndd, and Ed-- n
and Posey for the Commissioners, and was
held sub euria by the Court.
Argument was thea begun in the equity ease
of Andrew G. Chapman, administrator of
Gerard Hungerford vs.. Andrew J. Smoot and
the payment of nole which he holds from Dr.
Smoot TO Mr.. Hungertord and which the Doctor
claims to have once paid. The argument VAS
not completed at the adjournment OF Court.
Thursddy-On Thursday the criminal docket
was taken up and the case OF State vs.. jeremiah
Dudley, indicted for ASSAULT with intent to kill
Nathan W. Harrison, was commenced, Judge
Magruder assisting Mr.. Wilmer 10 the prosecu-
ton and Messrs. Edelen and Mitchell appearing
for the defense. The evidence tended to show
/ hat in July last while Mr. Harrison, who ia
Mr.. Dudiey's tenant, was sitting 10 his tobaos
field near the road repairing his hoe with which
be was at work, Mr. Dudley passed the road
in his OK cart and ordered Harrison to get up
and 60 to work. Thereupon some harsh words
ensued between the parties and Dudley getting
over the fence into the field inflicted severe pun
ishmeut upon Harrison with n fence rail aud
knife. The argument of the case TO the jury
had not been completed when Court adjourned