The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-10-16

Clerk Silas Y. Miller, Esq, Sheriff.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 13.-Gustavus OwiDgs vs
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; ac-
ton to damages for injuries to plaintiffs wife and
loss of services thereby; before reported; verdict
for plaintiff for $500. 1.-THE wife some time since
recovered 81, oOO) A. Umbach, Jas. W. Leonard
and John Cooper, disorderly conduct; guilty, and
each fined IS and costs. John S. Smith, same OF
fence; not guilty Daniel Hall, colored, assault;
stetted on payment of costs. John Tracey, sale
of beer Sunday; guilty, and fined $50 and costs
Same sale to minor; not guilty. Geo. u. hitter
was adjudged an insane pauper, and sent TO the
Maryland Hospital for the Insane. State vs. VIM
H. Richardson, libel on trial.
THURSDAY, Der. 14.--The trial of VIM. II:
Richardson for libeling Judge Fowler was re-
sumed. 1t was admitted by the defense that the
traverser published the Peoples Voice, and that
the latter was put in circulation by him in this
county. The issue of August 10. in which the
alleged libel was published, was put in evidence
as were also other issues rejecting on his Honor
to show malice on the part of the traverser.
The defense than put on the stand Edward w.
Meaey, secretary and treasurer of the Washing
ton County Railroad Company, to prove that the
road was a branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad and that Judge Fowler was director
therein. The state objected and produced the
charter of the former road, showing that it was a
chell then proposed to prove that the Washington
county road was controlled by the Baltimore and
Ohio and that Judge Fowler was a director in the
former. The court sustained the states obJec-
ton, and the defense noted an exception.
Mr.. Richardson sworn and said that the
main object in his publication was to enforce
cleanliness in the administration of public affairs
and that he had no malice against Judge Fowler.
He said he had derived his information concern
ing the Washington county road as being con-
troed by the Baltimore and Ohio from the latter's
Office, and that he always had thought, until to-
day, when the charter was produced, that such
was the case. He got his information as to his
Honor's being stakeholder and director in the
Washington county road from that company's Of
fetal reports.
AS to the case of the Hopes Artificial Stone
and Cement Company the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, and also the assault case he
referred to, he was in the court when they were
tried His information concerning the Hoffman
case he had gotten from a member of this court,
and the larceny case (wherein he published that a
party had been convicted of stealing and was re-
leased on his own recognizance, pending motion
for a trial. he had been informed of by States
Attorney Burke himself
For the state, in rebuttal, Mr.. Burke testified
that the statement made by the traverser in refer
ence to himself was unqualified by untrue.
Messrs. VIM. j. bdin, William Grason and
M. w. 0futt also testified that Richardson had
told them that he intended to drag or drive Judge
Fowler from the bench.
FRIDAY, Der. 49, VIM. II. Richardson, libel
before reported guilty,