The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-03-09
COURT PROCEEDINGS.

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his wife, against the Commissioners of Balti-
more county, for damages for injuries sustain
ed by Mrs. Hare while crossing bridge in
that county, was given to the jury on Thurs
day evening of last week. The jury came out
with a sealed verdict, after court adjourned, for
1000 damages for The plaintiffs. The amount
claimed was $4,000. The case was argued for
the plaintiffs by Mesars. VIM. Young and VIM
8. keecb, and for the defendants by Messrs. d.
e. Mcintosh and J. 7. c. Hopkins.
John Craig, Indicted for violating the local op-
ton law by selling whisky to VIM ]. Singleton.
Not guilty confessed by State. Webster for
the State, Lee for defence.
Herman stotzenbach, of Bel Air, for selling
two drinks of whisky to VIM. j. Temple. Yer.
dict guilty Webster for State, VIM. Young
and Hopkins for defence.
VIM. j. Barton, for selling fertilizers without
Hartford county license. Stetted on payment of
costs. Webster for State, Lee for defence.
Daniel K. Burril, for selling two drinks of
beer 10 Oliver Martin. Major Burrill was con-
victed at the last term of court OF violating the
local option law, .thei Indictment just tried 50
charging. The Court, at the request of coun-
find verdict OF equity of the first offence"
"Guilty Of the second offence" or mot guilty"
The punishment on being found guilty of VIC.
lating the local option law u second time is con-
iinement in jail. The jury brought in a YER
dict of "Guilty of first offence" Webster for
the State, VIM. Young and Cooley for defence.
State VS.. VIM. J. Black, of Bel Air, for selling
whisky to Z. Randolph Rutledge. Judge
Waters told the jury their verdict must be
guilty or not guilty. Ifguilty they must say
whether guilty of first or of second offence.
They found verdict of guilty of first offence"
Webster for the State, VIM. Young, Maynadler
al Cooley for defence.
On Monday morning the case OF John Craig,
of Lapidum, for violating the local option law,
was called. jeremiah Stevens testified that he
bought whisky from Eugene Worthugton, at
Craig's place, but did not see Craig and did not
knew him in the transaction. The license book
was submitted by the State, showing that Craig
took out a traders license last May The
State having closed, Judge Waters at this
point dismissed the case, saying that there was
no evidence to connect Craig with the trans.
action. If Worthington was in the employ of
Craig as clerk for that particular business,
Or aig would be responsible. Even if Craig
held traders license and his clerk sold the
whisky without his knowledge or permission,
Craig would not DO responsible Webster for
State, Lee, Young and Cooley for defence.
The case of George H. Boyd, indicted for the
larceny, ON the Goth of last August, of watch
and chain, the property of Mr.. Harry c. I.awder,
of Havre de Grace, began on Tuesday morning.
This case was tried at the last term of court
but the jury failed TO agree States Attorney
Webster was assisted by Geo. Y. Maynadier and
Col. Herman Stump, the prisoner being repre-.
scented by Messrs. VIM. Young, Ohio s. Lee and
VIM. l.. Cooley.
or tho regular panel Samuel Townsley, j.
Edward Wilkinson, James II. Tobin, VIM. r.
Bosey and Thos. b. Daugherty were sworn as
jurors.
j. Payne Cathcart, David Troutner, Augustus
E. Proctor, John q. Mccoy, James II. Kerr,
John d. Meads and Ralph L. Wilson were chal-
enged by the defence.
Charles Schwamb, Thos. A. McNutt, Joseph
b. Treadwell John T. Akers, John Kelly, Jos.
McVey, N. W. s. Hays, VIM. T. Shay, John H.
Fisher, VIM. T. Sawyer, d. Y. Burke ]. Polk
Street, and Charles Osborn were disqualified,
by reason of having formed or expressed an op.
inon in the case.
Judge Waters then ordered Sheriff Hughes
to summon 80 taesmen. From among them
Edgar Touchton, Henry Arthur, W. T. Riley,
Geo. r. Cole, E. Randolph Rutledge, Andrew
Dunnigan and John E. Colder were accepted
and sworn as jurors
John II. Slater, e. W. Cole, T. l.. Beaumont