Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-11-20
GRAND JURY.

GRAND JURY.
Jno. H. Hancock, Foreman.
F. Eugene Hardy, Eli Waters,
Geo. T. C. GRAY, II. II owen.
Richard A. Boone, Alex. Queen,
LIB. Owen, Geo. c. johnson,
Thos. F. Nicholson, B. H. Mat,ingly,
Ebridge Miistead. Jas 5. hicks,
Geo |. Chappelaar, Richard T. Swami,
Chas. A. Boswell, Franci. r. Burgess,
Edward Frazier. Henry Ferguson,
J. Turner HALEY, Alfred T. Lloyd,
Edwin W Robertson, Jas. A. Murray.
PETIT jury.
Vim. Craft JOS S. Boarman,
w. A. LYON, VIM. Dunnington,
Jas. H Morgan, B N. Edelen,
S.R. Neave. Deidrick Quicker,
B. L Higdon, Warner Gibbons,
] Henry Hawkins, Washington johnson,
Jne. P Gibbons, John |. Murray,
Geo W Swami Edward Berry,
Jne E. Hamilton, Jas. H. Scott
Geo w. Carpenter, W. NJ. Jamesos,
D | Sanders Albert T. Carrico,
F. Hughes Wills, f. N. Downs,
George W Berry.
His honor, the Chief Justice, then charged
the grand jury in his usually brief but compre-
hensve manner calling their special attention
to the fact that it was their sworn duty 10 in
quire into and indict all cases in which colec-
tors aud receivers and public monies had failed
to account to the proper parties for the money
paid into their hands and had become default
tiers TO either the county or State. The jury
then retired The dockets were then called
over and Judgment entered in plain cases.
On motion of States Attorney, B. G. Stone
street was admitted as an attorney in the Court
J. B Whsatly appeared to answer peace
warrant sued by John Butler, colored, and
was he'd in bail to keep the peace in the sum
of 800. J. B. Mattiugly surety.
B. F. Dement, appeared in answer TO a SINH
lar warrant sued by O. n. Bryan and was held
to bail in the sum of $50 &c. McKibbon
surety Court adjourned.
Tuesddy-Court was called at 10 o'clock,
Judges Stone and Brooke on the bench. The
case of Southern Maryland Commission Agency
VS.. Nichol q Stouestreet was taken up nd tried
before the Court. Judgment entered for the
plaintiff. Case of same VS. F. ". We-ms was
then tried before the Court and Judgment en-
tered for plaintiff. Court adjourned.
Hednesddy Judge Grain arrived in town
met at 10 o'clock to day With full bench in
attendance. The attention of the Court hav-
ing been called to the fact that two Of the
grand jurors, Geo. W Gcay and John Love,
colored, were under age they were at once eI
rused and F. Eugene Hardy and Richard c
Swami in thrir places. In consequence of thi.
ahe indictments found by the grand jury up to
shis day we're returned to them but were sent
hack 10 the Court in a short time as true bills.
The case of Mary l.. L ,tim.r Rich 'rd Pain
WIS then taken up, tried before the Court and
ju ement entered for plaintiff. The next css
WAS that of Washington \ Pusey, vs., Richard
Paine and oth,rs. Tried by Court and jndg |
ment entered for p'in'if. In the case OF
Arthur W. Hawks. agent, vs. Peter Trotter.
tried by Court. Judgment ente ed for plain
'if. second case e Mary L Lt'iner VS.
Richard T. PINE, tried b! Court aDd judg
ment entered for plaintiff.
Charles A. Hughart WAS srrAynei day
upon an indictment for murder in killing An
sustus Bryant at Rock Point early ia S-pt.m-
her last, an account Of which appeared in IN
TINES at he tim. His case IS set fer rriAl
for to-dny, and summo rsss We issued TOR
twenty witnesses.
Two indictments have been founi again.t
John A. Turner for larceny, and two against
Orlando King for wife beating.
The Court to-day appointed OILS NJ Smoot
messenger in the place of J B Matlinsly, re-
srgred.
Wursdoy.-Court met al the usul hour
with full bench in attendance the first case
was that Of John A. Turner charged in twu
cases ,th the larcenr OF ct Of tobacco from
W. A. Mid i!e.on. In oee case Of IS pounds
and in the ether # Al pounds. He vas ~rr.ign-
ed aud il.ad:d guilty t. both charges and was
sentenced ~ the Court to IL months in the
House of Correction.
The case Of State vs. Orlando King col red
Was then Il ken up. jury was impaneiled
and toe case tried, and at this writing is being
argued by COUNSEL. Wilmer AMI Po.ey Ter
st tie. Mitchell ana Muschette for d.fen>e
just as go to press earn II at this case
WAS decided by an ag esmenI between counsel
to accept verdict of simple ass. ulr, aud upon
the instruction Of the Court the j,r, r. nGer' d
such verdict without leaving the b,