The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-09-25

The Circuit Court Meets in Odd
Fellows Hall.
A Ermat kai,ly Large Number OF Cases for
the Grand jury to Act on-But Few
Civil Suit, o Tined.

A I;emat kabIy Large Number OF Cases f"
the Grand jury to Act on-But Few
civil Suits to be Tined.
The September term of the circui
court for Cecil county convened on Mon
day morning. AS the court house is be
ing remodelled it was found necessar,
for the first time in nearly century,
time to hold the sessions of court outside
| of that ancient ediiice, and the Ode
| | DIV IL was selected as the place
Judge stump, who presided, sat on the
stage, the lawyers and clerks of the
court as well as the spectators being be
| low. a curtain of blue material hid the
stage settings from view and Invested the
scene of some of the theatrical appear
auce which it would otherwise have.
There will be dramas in real life related
in the hall during the session as four per-
sons are charged with murder, including
Read and Maunon for the killing of
BILLY the JOKER
Court opened shortly after 10 o'clock.
Tle following We're selected for grand
jurors Dr.. r. G. Mackall jeff NJ. Boyd,
William J. Wilson, Thomas G. Bond,
Joseph Croes, Thomas G.. Crooks shank.
john w. Black, Jr., l.. Wesley Thomas,
John Moke, Aaron J. Michener. Joseph
B. Fryer, James r. Jefferson, Henry A.
Lindsey. George G. Ryan, Jacob Metz
William H. Moore, Wilson D. Pierson,
Tobias Brown, J. Alex. Rutter, George
Johnston, Edwin G. Chandler and Adam
+. Minker.
Judge Stump in charging them said
there was more business to come before
them than any grand jury in his expert
ence. The state attorney had handed
him a list of indictments which alone
contained % aud new cases would of
course come up. The list covers
NEARLY THE WHOLE FIELD OF CRIME
and is as follows: 4 for murder, l for
rape, / for horse stealing, l for assault
with intent to kill, 4 for larceny, I for
carrying concealed weapons, for rece;v-
ing stolen goods. 3 tor wife beating. for
malicious mischief, l for keeping a disor-
deIly house, 10 for assault and battery.
He advised them to take up the murder
cases first as the witnesses were all pres
eut Their attention was called to the
violations of the local option law.
After the retirement of the grand jury
the reading of the dockets was com
menced. Tne lawyers had agreed to post
pone nearly all the civil suits and very
few We're marked for trial. The appeal
docket WAS taken up. In the case of
Hessey VS.. Bansou tire d before the coui t
Crothers tor Hessey and Constable for
Benson. Case of Samuel Anderson VS..
State, tried before court. Judgment b., ,
low was reversed. Constable for appel
liant aad BratUon for state The appeal
OF f y. Nalther, who keeps restaur-
ant in Perryyilie, from decision of Mag
StitAtS All stiiiii'H ColIh nun Oh Nll-
lating the local option law and filming him
900 was heard. The principal witness
against him was Nndue Owens, who said
ne had bought whishey of him hundred
times.
SOMETIMES THEY CALLED IT GINGER
and at other times it was sold by It's cor
rect name. Ovens admitted that he was
under Indictment for assault and battery
on Walthers' wife, and also that he was
annoyed by the noise of drunken men at
the saloon, which was next to where he
lived at the time he brought the charge
John Cochran, who said he didn't do
anything for a living" and had as his
occupation ''walkln. around also testi-
fed to buying whiskey and seeing it sold
to Owens. Walther took the stand in
his own defense and denied having sold
whisky which article he didn't know
anything about. He is a native of Poland
and came to Maryland from the CARROLL
mas. The jury rendered verdict of
guilty. Judge Stump, who resides near
Perryville, where Walthers keeps his sa-
loon, said in sentencing him chat the ac
cnsed ran his business open and above
board the same as licensed place, where
license is granted, aud that he deserved
the highest penalty. He then sentenced
him to
30 DAYS IN JAIL. AND $500 FINE
and costs In the case of state use of
Chas. w Shippers VS. Benjamin Craw-
ford and Richard L. Thomas the jury of
inqnisltion assessed the damages at
$11lS 81.
The case of Samuel Smith VS.. The Bal
timore x Ohio railroad company was
taken ap on Tuesday morning and occu-
pied tue attention of the court all of that
day aud most of Wednesday. The plain
tiff leases the farm of Mrs. Anna Cham
ber'ain in the Seventh district. He
claimed damages for injuries alleged to
have been caused to his crops by the
railroad company interfering with the
with the watering of his lands and by
leaving fencing down. Arthur Stump
and II. NJ. Mccullough appeared foe the
plaintiff and John s Writ for defendant.
The jury after being out but a few min
utes found for the defendant. This is
but the third suit against "a railroad
company for damages which a Cecil
county jury has
DECIDED IN FAVOR OF A CORPORATION
Stansbury Bradshaw, the mulatto. who
stole Sl6 from Captain Holmes of the
schooner Tired Avon while lying at Sin.
gerly'S wharf IN August plead gull "
and, notwithstanding an appeal to the
mercy of the court by his counsel VIM.
5. Evans. Esq, was sentenced to serve q
term of two years The grand jury on
| Tuesday made the following present.
ments: Maria Dell for assault; Levi F.
! Boulden for keeping disorderly house
George Mannon and Paul Reed fer the
murder of BILLY the Joker; Harry
| Crossman and Clarence Major for mali
cious mischief. On "Wednesday the,
presented b. Friday for assault; join
Mendinhall for rape on Ella Ida Miller
! Frank Ferguson and Harry Morgan fo
larceny; Archibald Rice for stealing
watch; James Steel tor assault on Slraf
]. Bullock, Henry Bell Tor assault OF
Joseph Gunner. The cha.'ge az linst VIM
| Henry Webster for the murder of Ed