The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
THE CIRCUIT COURT.

THE CIRCUIT COURT.
The report of the proceedings of count
i'll our last issue covered the proceedings
OF Friday of last week.
On Saturday last about noon the CASE
of James vi. Yates VS.. the Mccullough
Iron Company was given To the jury and
the latter returned in about two hours
with verdict for the defendant. The
plaintiff claimed damages to the amount
OF 50 600 for alleged injury caused by an
accident while he was working in the
defendants Charlton works AT North East,
owing, it was alleged to defective ma
chinery. The suit was originally broIg hit
in this court, but removed to Queen
| Anne's county, where it resulted III a
non-suit. The jury at that trial had
agreed to give the plaintiff ii verdict for
a trivial amount. The triIi here lasted
foar DAYS. Albert Constable and Wm.
/ 7. Warburton appeared tor the plaintiff,
and VIM. j. Jones and l.. NJ. Hrincs Tor
| the defendant company.
Juiise Wickes was compelled to leave
! tie court room about noon aud return 80
| Chestertowu having received word by
! telegraph that his wife who suffers tG.'m
heart disease was worss. Tnc Judge IN.
/ stlucGed the Clerk OF the Court To re-
ceive the verdict III the damage case He
autographed for Judge Robinson to open
the court Monday, but rs it was not Ger
tain that he would reach hcrc then, the
grand jury was discharged until Tuesday
morning. the petit jurors were only
discharged until Monday morning.
The grand jury found indictments
against Mrs. Norris wife of Wm. Norris.
OF Port Deposit for violating the prohi
bitory law; Clifford B. JAuney for oas
tardy; Harry Jordan, tor assault aud bat
terry; Thomas Maloney aud Alilige
Ginbs for maliciously destroying Sciool
property.
| MONDAY
Court opened Oh Mondry with J',dge
Robinson on the bench Peter Coruau.
colored, OF ElAtuu, Was Tiled ga ave
charges of violating the prnhihitory law.
The witnesses for the prosecu non were
| Haywood Hogan, John BouIden, VIM.
Alex. Saunders, Joseph Simpers, all col
cred, and Zebuloa Short. Cotman had
npnnSal nffnral Ia
was found guilty in each case, and sen
fenced to terms in the House OF Correc
ton aggregating two years and six
months aud to fines amounting to $500.
James Mckinsey, Of Elkton, was tried
before Il jury on four charges of violating
the prohibitory law by selling intoxica-
ting liquors to Frank McNamee and Jas.
Foley. McKinsey did not employ couu-
sci. He was found guilty in each case
and sentenced to terms in the House of
Correction aggregatiug two years and
fines amounting to $400. Several cases
against Cotman were stetted. One case
against Mckinsey and cases against VIM.
Alex. Saunders, VIM. Evans and John
Boulder were Stetted.
VIM. SparS, colored man of the Fifth
district. was placed on trial before jury
on the charge Of violating the prohbi-
tory law. Samuel Norman was the wit.
ness for the prosecution. He bought
ginger that tasted like whisky and in his
Judgment was whisky. VIM. T. War
burton defended the prisoner. Evidence
by citizens of NDlth East. Tne iur,
found verdict OF guilty. Spars was
sentended to II months IN the House of
Correction and 500 fine. Two cases
against him we're stetted.
TUESDAY.
The grand jury 'nclnded their labors
on Tuesday. Tney returned an indict.
ment against Frank Pickering for lar.
ceny. They submitted the following re-
port.
To the Honorable Judges Of the Circuit Court for
cecil County:
The Grand inquest of the State Of Maryland
for the body of Cecil county having disposed OF
all business brought before them have ON this
the 9th day OF March, 1855, closed their session
and now beg leave to submit to you IA report Of
their proceedings. we nave examined hity-SlI
witnesses ana made thlfty-two presentments,
found thrty-two true bills. and dismissed four
teen complaints
We visited the Jail and found the cells clean
anu eoHlo'taDle ana the furniture IN good order
W. in oil In ,,tns
we io'''eu ''' III GA 'e''e '"o Pi"stei hiu aleh
nun '"' 'e'ii"s' iHese 'eiis arc loc''eu III 'he
nisl corriuor' ana We recommend that they De
repaired Without delay We found IN the jail
thirteeh prisoners, SIN white and seven col"red,
all oil whom are males, and who were imprisoned
ON the following charges: Monomanacs, two: in
sanity one; bastardy' one; assault one vhgraney,
one; larceny onev violation of prohbtory law. six.
A committee composed oil John l.. GalIahcr,
deorse Rhodes ana George T.. Hopkins, members
Oh the drahd Inquest were appointed To visit the
almshouse ana the asylum Tor the insane, copy
OF whose report is herewith submitted and hl.d
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uo' u. N''i@ VI 'A' 'u'! '''iis III 0iuei ~ III
sure greater privacy, ana that the locks on th'
same be repaired. We also suggest that witnesses
| shall on the day upon which they are summone,
|
u appear pe'ore tle Grahd jury proceed al once
to the witness room and give their names to the
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D"i'' '"eioo,' "Ao sh"'' AeeP i'S' Vi 'ie sa'ie
ana hihd 10 the foreman from Tune 10 time a:
| required
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