The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-02-20


INDICTMENTS BY THE GRAND JURY. --Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company, for obstruct-
Ing the public road leading from Rock Hall to
Edgewood, in the first district, by constructing
the abutments of their bridge within the bounds
Of the said public road.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, for
obstructing the public road leading from the
Little Gunpowder to Magnolia, in manner
similar to the road above named. The railroad
company was summoned to appear, by service
of the summons by Sheriff Airey, of Baltimore
city, on VIM. Il. Ijams, Treasurer. .,
George Guy, colored, three indictments, one
for selling two drinks of whisky to Benjamin
Stump, colored, for 20 cents, another for selling
one half pint to Thomas McCue for % cents, and
another for selling quart of whisky to Her.
man Stump, colored, for fifty cents.
Allen Cook, colored, two indictments one for
selling half pint of whisky to Mack Brown,
colored, for twenty five cents, another for selling
similar quantity of whisky to the same party
John c. Hanna, for selling whisky in Bel Air.
Benjamin Preston, colored two indictments,
one for selling quart of whisky to Herman
Stump colored, for fifty cents, and another for
selling one-half pint of whisky to Thomas
McCue, white.
Thomas II. Cornell, for assault with intent
to kill and murder John Muholand.
James A. Robinson, alias Lee, for robbing the
store of Simon Buckner, ST., in Havre de Grace,
of clothing, two revolvers and one pocket book
containing S45.
fpr ,,inf of
whisky to Beauregard Gleason for fifty cents.
DR.. F. Mortimer Brown, for selling whisky to
Joseph r. Baldwin.
James Fulton Ashton, three indictments, Que
for selling ~ pints of whisky to John A.
Young, for Is cents one for selling whisky to
George Townsley, by the drink, for 20 cents,
and another for selling one pint of whisky to
George Townsley for so cents.
COURT PRoCEEDINGs.--The case of James L.
Burke vs.. Considine u Prendible, which was on
trial at the close of our report, last week, was
| finished on Friday, the jury bringing in YER
| diet for plaintiff for S76455. This was suit to
| recover a debt alleged to be due Mr. Burke, for
the use of his boats in transporting stone from
Port Deposit, for use on the new b. u 0. Rail
| road. Mr.. Burkes contract was with Ccnsidine,
| acting, as he supposed, for the firm. The de-
fence Of Prendible was that Considine was sub
contractor under him and therefore alone re-
sponsible. The case will probably be taken to
the Court of Appeals. Messrs. Lee and Young
appeared for the plaintiff, and Col. Stump for
TIE defendant.
The Appeal docket was taken up on Saturday
and the following entries made:
John I. Amos VS.. DR.. VIM McCurdy; refer
red to S. A. Williams. VIM. Young for appel
liant, Maynadier and Lee for appellee
H. II. Heaps u Bros. vs.. Mary A. Andrews,
adm'x; tried before the court Judgment re-
| versed and judgment in favor of appellants,
for costs Stump for appellants, Archer & Van
Bibber for appellee.
VIM. H. Chenworth VS.. George P. Thomas
| u Co.; tried before the court; judgment reversed
and judgment in favor of appellant. Hopkins
and Young for appellant, Maynadier for appel
| lees.
The following entries were also made on the
dockets:
Henry s. Merryman VS.. the Postal Telegraph
Company of Baltimore city; Judgment by de-
fault. Lee for plaintiff.
j. E. Tygert II Co., VS.. Sarah e. Nelson; at
| tachment on judgment; satisfied. Stump for
plaintiffs, s. Archer for defendant.
|
ty, charged with assauting Jennie Hall, was
tried before the court on Tuesday. The prose
cutting witness, Miss Hall, testified that while
passing Mr.. Daugherty's residence in Dublin,
he came out and said: "If you don't run past
here I'll kill you" Witness walked along,
when he came out and taking her parasol away
struck her back of her left ear with his fist and
kicked her in the side. Mr.. Daugherty testified
that Miss Hall used abusive language towards
him and struck him on the head with her para.
sol. He had only slapped her. No other wit
nesscs were examined. Judge Waters fined
Mr.. Daugherty 81 and costs.
Thos H Council, indicted for assaulting with
intent to murder John Mulholland, near Prices
Store, Abingdon district, on the 18th of last
December, by shooting him with pistol was
arraigned on Thursday. States Attorney May
nader represented the State, and Messrs. Archer
II VanBibber and VIM. Young appeared for tht
prisoner. A jury was empannelled without
difficulty. Opening statements were made fol
the State by Mr.. Mayuader, and for the accused
by Mr.. Young. As is usually the case a woman
was at the bottom of the scrape. MulholIanc
was shot in the back, but was not seriousl,
wounded. On Tuesday he came to Bel All
with lawyer from Philadelphia, ostensibly tc
prosecute the case, but Mulholand has since
disappeared, and the State was therefore lef
without her most important witness.
Charles Price, an ex-policeman and proprieto,
of the store where the shooting took place An.
drew Dunnigan, Henry Price, Constable John
Burrier Justice VIM. j. Price and Joseph Brit.
ten, colored, testified that Mulholland and Fink
left the store in u buggy. About twenty minutes
afterwards they heard pistol shots and cry OF
said Council had shot Muholland. They also saw
Mulholland crawling towards the store, on his
hands d. and knees, pursued by Connell, with pis'
holland assisted into the store.
Drs. Holmes Smith and X. X. Bouldin testified
that Connell was shot below the hip, but they did
not consider the wound necessarily fatal.
On the part of the defense Joseph Henson col
ord, swore that while driving in buggy with
Cornell they met two men In another buggy, one
Of whom asked them to drive to one side Of the
road and the other said: That's Connel," and
getting out of his buggy caught Connells horse
by the bride Cornell raised up and fired at the
man. Witness than ran away.
Thos. Fl. Connell, the prisoner, testified he was
contractor on the b; and o. Railroad, at Aber-
deem. Left there on the evening of the 18th and
when he got home he found his house closed and
his wife gone: Went to his mother-in-law's. near
by, and found her crying on account of his wife
| having been driven away by Mulholland and
Fink. Witness drove to Prices to get a warrant
for their arrest. On his way he met two men in
a buggy. One Of them said; That's Co nnell, the
-----, let's give it to him." At the same
time they drew their buggy across the road. One
of them caught his horse by the bride and he
fired at him.
VIM. INLAND, Mrs. Connelrs step-father. testi-
fed that Mulholland and Fink came into the
neighborhood on the 10th of December and caus-
doors and windows On their account Mrs. Con-
| nell left They wanted Finks son, who lives
with Mrs. Cornell.
The case was not finished when Court adjourn
| ed, Thursday evening.