The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-03-20


Gabee VS.. Andrew }. German, which began last
Monday week, was concluded on Monday after
noon and given to the jury. They remained
out all night and on Wednesday morning
brought in sealed verdict. The parties were
called, aud the plaintiff failing to answer, suffer
ed non pros. 1t was tried before eleven jurors,
Mr.. Frederick Gunther having been excused by
agreement in consequence of the illness of his
wife, Gabele is pork butcher, of Baltimore
city, who sued German, a provision dealer Of
Towsontown, for balance of sc, 600 alleged 10
be due for meat furnished the latter. The case
was removed here from Baltimore county court.
1t was ably argued by Messrs. T. X. Clendenin
and Henry W. Archer for the plaintiff, and by
Messrs. John Grason and John |. Yellott for the
defendant. Mr.. VIM. Young also took part for
the defendant. The expenses of this case will be
paid by Baltimore county.
james A. Robinson, convicted of robbing the
store of Simon Buckner, of Havre de Grace, of
clothing, money, &C., was sentenced by Judge
Walters to one year in the Penitentiary.
j. Fulton Ashton, convicted of violation of
the local option law, was fined $50 and COSTS
Judge Walters, in imposing the fine, referred to
the difficulty of getting witnesses to testify in
local option cases, and said that it was the duty
of persons who were disposed to criticize, if
they knew of violations of the law, to come for
ward and make the same known, and thus aid
the court in enforcing the law. In inficting
punishment in these cases much is left to the
discretion of the court, but the court had no
right to exercise this disc feton in an arbitrary
Ill Is "a.
much more important that detection and con-
viction should be certain than that the punish
ment should be unduly severe. If punishment
is unduly severe it renders conviction more diff
ficult and to that extent interferes with the en-
iorcement of the law. There is no reason, said
Judge WATERS TO regard this as an aggravated
or exceptional case, and while conviction and
sentence was upon one case it is proper to COLI
slider that there were three indictments against
the traverser, but of course not to punish for
those upon which he has not been convicted
He would therefore impose the medium fine Of
$3.50 and costs.
The petit jury wss finally discharged on Tues
day morning The amounts of the certificates
given to the jurymen at this term of court is as
follows:
Grand Jurors Jos. X. Hopkins, foreman,
s24 80; H. II: Bradford, S24 60; g. L. N. Ewing,
S22.50; David Y. Burke, $3.50; Jos. J. Warner,
S24; Elijah Kirk, S22 so; Geo. l.. Delaney, S24 |;
Uriah Minnick, s2250 WIN. B. Hopkins, $24 60 !;
Lewis Frasch, $3.50; John B. Wysong, s22 so /;
E. 7. Anderson, $3.50; VIM. II. Day, s25. so;
Charles Grail, $3.50; Frank Terry, S21. so !;
VIM. f. Hays, $50; VIM. b. Hitchcock, $50,
Grafton Day, s25 so; VIM. schuck, $22. SO;
Thomas Gross, s24. 80; John Ward, S23 10; Jno.
H. Cochran, 1913 10; Thomas Lochary, 1923. 10;
H. s. Scarboro, bailiff, $3.50.
Petit Jtrors-John w. Jeweus, $50 80; VIM.
o. Grafton, SIS; r. N. Herbert, SIT; James
b. Ayres, s5740 Frederick Gunther,
S64; Michael Terrell, $50 ; George NJ.
Proctor, SIT, 10; Geo. Wonders, $500; VIM. j.
Forsythe, $40 so; Fl. Scott Gilbert, $3.50; And
rev Cummings, $40 so; John W. Andrew,
$3.50; Ohio s Almony, $3.50; VIM. Norris,
S60.1 Benedict Hurst, $73 10; Samuel Hop
kins, s74 T Ogden Smith, S77.10; j. W. Bolts,
S7S 60; Geo. F. Bolts, S743O; James Wiles,
S45.90; Geo. w. Morse, $59. 80; A. Gemmeli
Almony, s62 60; Chas. w. Mitchell, 500. 80;
Robert o. MITCHELL $70.S0.