Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-05-25

- A'@"S0SAs JOseph IL Renn.
His Honor Judge Stone called tue attention
Of the Grand Jury to the offences likely r.
come before them. He also called their a.;er,
ton to the law as regards defauIters and In,
license law. The different dockets were then
called. Two habeas corpus eases were heard
one Of Henry Christ committed for yiolatins
section of the school law, and that Of ThoIs
as Chew, colored, committed to the House II
Correction. Both parties were discharged On
the ground tha. neither commitment properlv
charged the offence.
Tuesday Judges Stone, Brooke and Grain
on the bench. The first case tried was an an.
peal from Justice Bowling. Dyson appellant
Burch appellee. Burch sued before the Jus.
ttce for damage for the taking and retaining
possession Of dog, and judgment was rer-
dered IN his favor Dyson appealed and the
court rendered a decision in favor Of Dyson.
Audd for appellee, Mitchell for appellant.
Motion made to strike out judgment OF the
Raisin Fertlizing Company vs.. Robert D.
Wills, Judgment sustained. Posey for Wills,
james F. Matthews for Raisin Co
The Grand Jury brought down present.
ments in the following cases; Against VIM
II. Posey, for assault With intent to KILL
Captain Norris and al for sand dredging
Robert Ford COR wife beating. Joseph J
Hgges for assault with intent to kill.
Wednesday The following cases were tried
Katzenherger and Frank VS. j. c. Howard &
Co, argued and decided in favor of defendant.
Wilmer for defendant, Posey for plaintiff.
j. W. Stoddert 4 Co., vs.. VIM. b. Pate
Judgment for plaintiff. Posey for plaintiff,
Mitchell for defendants.
State vs.. Brown, charged with Illegal vot-
ing General demurrer to Indictment Con-
llnned until Thursday. Wilmer for State,
Poscy for prisoner
Thursday -Iliggs indicted for assault
with intent to kill WAS arrai gned, aud pleaded
not guilty Tried by court, guilty, and fined
50 aud costs.
Wm. +. Ford was tried By jury for wife
beating, and WAS fond guilty Of simple as
saait.
The Grand Jury finished all business before
them and we're discharged by the court, iho
thanked them for their prompt dischargE of
duty. IN: report Of the Grand Jury is, dat.
We, the Grand Jurors Of Charles cuuIty,
State Of Maryland, respectfully submit to four
honors Judges Of the Circuit CHurt
for Charles county, that we i've
carefully examined into all Uses
that have been brought before US, tba we
have examiit4d II wines es aal found In
liietments. Que ofthem IS " II. Posey " ig
notcd. We end the jail in good order a -
leatly kept - Is possible with The. work Haud |
repttrs now geiug on Witch We have rei W0ns +
TO heitrve will soon be completed No re- |
specsfully call your attention q the disrs# trd
of the sanitary laws Of health around the
Court House yard, csperisliy just IN aie Hesr
OF the Court House, where We fad the wver
closet in IL most delapid,ted condition AMI Ter
tdiuly not in keeping with the laws 81 neN ia.
Nm 4. BoARAAS, Furelnsh
rbe folio wing recommendation was 4 ale
o. The isry report.
We recommend that the county eomtnis-
sioucrs viii examine into this report aud iake
the necessary step to ahate the nuisance pm
plained o.. + SroSs, =. j
JoHN 3 Brooke, A. I.
/ j PARRAS Crane, A. j