Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-11-19

ia Southern Maryland 70 say nothing about ci'culd-
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Circuit Court.
The November term Of the Circuit Court
convened It 10 o'clock on Nor dav, with Chic
Judge Stone of the bench Wm II. Gray was
selected AS foreman of the grand jury, and the
following we're selected as the grand and petit
jurors Of the term:
GRAND JURY
Wm. H. Gray, For man.
Wm W. Jameson, VIM A Sin.l sen.
Henry Ferguson, John b. Carpenter,
Carton Spaids Geo II Aihriitair,
CT HAYDEN, Samuel R. Neave,
Rufus Rohev, Jas. T Monroe.
Alfred Jenifer. IFranciS L. Higdon,
Richard A Murrty, John W Golden,
William Queen, Chms A Boswell,
J. Henry Hawkins Jr , Lemuel Smoot,
F D. Girdiner, Cha rles II. Neale.
dustin ButLer Albert Ml>ead
PETIT JURY.
Richard Hiukins, lB L. Wheeler
Charles Martini A. T. L'orh.
VIM H. Trotter. J. Marion Freeman,
Pre- Wilmer. Jr., ,Juba Barber,
Wm Hamilton, John |. Jenkins,
VIM. F Brawner, c B. Padgc't.
W. w Keech, Osrald Chesley,
Joseph Stone, John T. Duton,
JOS s. Boarman. James Miles. ~.
Jno. G. Hun ,erford, William Wo'fe,
John E. Frazier, B ". Spaldn-,
l.. Switzerland, Isaiah Ro'ey,
James E Hamilton.
Judge Stone then delivered ief but COM
prehensive charge to the grand jury, in whirh
he cal ed to their attention all cases of violation
of law which had been brought to his notice
and urg d their elrly Investigation OF the same.
He CO gra tulated them AMI the county the
small number of CT iminal eases they were called
upon to iuvestigate and dismissed them TO
their chamter. The dockets were then called
over and judgu enis enterel in plain cases.
The calling of tie dockets occupied the entire
d,y on Mondiy the appearance docket con-
tanning "a cases, the appeal docket 5, and the
tal docket 81. Judge Brooke arrived on the
mon train Monday and took his seat on the
bench. AT o'clock court adjourned
T4esday--The appeal docket was taken up
an the case of Payne vs.. N. ". Simpson was
tie first tried. In this case Simpson. when
constable, attached and sold a lot of rye be-
longu. to Rich rd Payne. Payne claimed his
exemption Of 500 Tried By jury and decided
10 favor of Simpson Posey for Simpon, Mat
t'ews for Payne.
The case of f. L Sheirburn vs. DR.. Fl. II.
Bean. suit for debt was taken up. Tried by
jury and verdict for appellee. Miehe for
appellee, Magrudtr for appellant.
We9ntsday.-Judee Grain arrived in town
on the evening train TUESDAY,, and court open
ed this IT uorning with the full tench in attend
ante. The case Of state vs.. Thos. F. Nicbol
son, charged with t:iug defanlter of public
money was called. Counsel for defence enter
.el the pea that traverser's bond was moi re-
-sp1u>ible for the default because the board Of
county commissioners, under whom he acted,
failed to make up the levy sn give to the col
lector his books within the time pres rihed by
law Counsel for State demurred 10 this plea,
and the matt, was argued at length before the
Court bv Mess. Wilmer and Mitchell for the
State and Magruder and Mudd for the defense.
The argument OF this matter consumed nearly
,ha entire session OF the Court, and at lis con-
cusi a Juoge Stone delivered the opinion sus-
timing the demurrer of the State. The Judge
in his opinion totk the ground that the fault or
failure to comply strictly wi'h the law on the
esrt cf the commissioners did not excuse the
defsating collector, and that he was still re-
spoustle for all moneys cellee Ell and not prop
,erly ted for The Court allowed coun-
sci for defense time in which to prepare sdli-
.ional pleas ia this case and the case was 10 t.
pened.
The case Of State vs. John Francis Swami,
colored was called true bill had been
found against Swann by the grand jury for
obsiructing the railroad. Swami WAS arraign-
ed and pleaded not guilty, and the case was
postponed until Tuesday next. The prisoner
gave ill for his Attendance at Court at that
time Court adjourned.
Taursday-Court called at 10 o'clock with
full bench in attendance. The cise of State
vs.. John BENZ Biscoe, which had Teen previ-
ously set for tod ". was called Biscee was
brough, into court and arraigned and plea ded
not gui ty. The usual disputes between coun-
sci and arguing of preliminares then occupied
the Court until near O'Clock when the work
of empanneng jury to try the case was be-
gun. The regnl.r panel was exhausted and
.ine t4!ismen summoned before the jury was
obtainei hu: the following twelve WAS 6nally
selected L. N. Switzerland, Charles Martin,
jos. S,ene, J. G Hungerford. B L Wheeler,
A T Lloyd. Juba B ,rLer Oswald Chesley,
John I. jenkins, Jas. N. Miles, Richard Haw-
kins and B. l.. Hglon The indictment Of the
grand jury of St. Mary's county. charging
Bi<coe with the mur.ier OF Capt. Robt. r. Dixon
in the waters Of the Potomac river, on or about
the % Of August last. was then read The
case is on trial AS We 90 to press.
A Guard at the Jail
John Benz Bscoe, he murderer of Capt
Dixon whose case removed to this county
for trial, was brought here irem Leonardtown,
where he has been confined sine his arrest on