The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-01-27
The Egis & Intelligencer
Get Air. Md, January 81. 1855.
Court Proceedings

"ri Air. Md, January ~. 1873.
Court Proceedings.
Friday, Jan. 90 State Us. Lewis Williams,
of Iiavre dc Grace, for selling whisky 10 Geo.
WaIGron verdict not guilty. Webster for the
State, Hopkins and Young for defence.
State VS.. John serricks for violating the local
option law. George Waldron testified that he
bought beer from Serricks, paying him i've
cents glass for it, Capt. John Strife testified
that Naldrou told him he had not bought any
thing from Serricks within year. Verdict not
guilty. Webster for the State, Young, Brad
ford and Cooley for defence.
Tue case of the State We. Geo. j. b. Thomp-
son, indicted for forgery, was postponed until
the 9th instant.
On Monday the case of Charles Rohr VS..
Charles &. Blumhart action for Islander, was
continued until the February term. The parties
are Baltimore county butchers, the case having
been removed here from that county.
The actionable words alleged 10 have been
spoken by the defendant of the plaintiffs busl-
ness were, that he sold beef which was saugh-
tered at the Quarantine. Eleven witnesses have
been sunmoncd for the plaintiff aud twenty
four for the defendant. Messs. I. Alex Seth
and u. q Mcintosh, of Baltimore county, and
s. A. Williams, O. Hartford county, appear for
the plaintiff The defendant is reprcs ented by
Jordan & Jordan, of Baltimore city, and Tlar-
Ian IL Webster, of Bel Air.
Tuesday, January 24.-State VS.. Herman
staFizeubach, of Bel Air, for violating the local
option law.
John A. Young testified that he had bought
beer from the traverser, paying him for it.
Statzsnbach is clerk for Lpgls Cahen. Witness
had given Cahen an order in 1886 10 get him a
specified quantity OF whisky and beer monthly,
but he never knew the traverser in the transac-
tiOn.
W. S Cole, agent at the NJ. {. Railroad
station, Bel Air, testified that kegs come there
billed to starizenbach.
Startzenbach himself, who is a German, testi-
fed that he had been In this country two years,
and had never bought or sold any whisky and
never had any of his own. He sold
it TO Mr.. Young on his order to Mr. Cahen, and
whatever Young paid was credited upon the
order Webster for State, Young, Hopkins and
Cooley for defence. Verdict not guilty.
State vs.. Mrs. Fredericka Cahen indicted for
violating the local option law. Philip C. Bait
z.ll the prosecuting witness, testified that Mrs.
Cahen never sold him any whisky. lie had
ordered her to keep whisky for him. On this
occasion Mrs. Cahen met him at the door and
handed ii to him. Did not know whether he paid
for it or not. Same counsel. Verdict not guilty.
State VS.. VIM. j. Black, of Bel Air; local
option. George Morgan, colored, testified that
he bouyAtSh half pint of whisky from Black
dotipg the fair, paying him % cents for it..
MarE Moore, George Guy and Allen Cook, all
cbffcd, testified that Morgan told them that he
wh Jdank during the fair and did not know
,khe6De got his whisky. Not guilty. Web
stes for State, Young and Cooley for defence.
\. stGtsSys. jefferson CIayman, of Bel Air; local
Spl6s>. James NJ. Reynolds testified that he
bought a drink of whisky from Clayman on
all order. The traverser testified that he kept
no place of business and only gave Mr.. Rey.
nolds the drink on his order. Verdict not gull
ty. Same counsel.
Wednesday, January estate VS.. William
Famous, of Level; local option. The States
witness, VIM. j. Singleton, testified that he
bought pint of whisky and two drinks from
the traverser
c. A. Famous, W. Il. Bradford, Frank Me.
Guigon, Robert Mitchell, Horton Mitchell Geo.
Sheridan, VIM. Hopkins, Richard Hanna, Syl-
vester Michigan and Steward Famous all testi.
fled that they wo uld not believe Singleton on
his oath.
George Bailey testi fled that he heard u
woman say, about month ago, that Singleton
was not right in regard to truth and vcracity.
That was since this affair occurred.
Verdict not guilty. Webster for the State,
Young and Cooley for defence.
In another case against Famous, in which the
same witnesses were summoned, the States At
torncy confessed mot guilty"
State VS.. Walter Il. Chamberlain; local op-
ton. Jcaob B. Kable testified that he bought
whisky from the traverser and paid him for it,
Verdict guilty Same counsel
State VS.. Herman Startzenbach local option.
Louis Knoner testified that he bought whisky
from the traverser The latter testified that he
Is hired by Louis Cahen, and never had any
whisky of his own. Webster for the State,
Hopkins and Young for defence. Verdict not
guilty.
Thursday, Jan. GGth.-State VS.. Henry Camp.
bell; local option. Louis Knoher, the States
witness, got half pint of whisky from the trav-
erser had an order given to Campbell in Major
Burril's name. Gave Campbell 25 cents, who
got the whisky out of a demjohn, under the
counter Verdict not guilty. Same counsel
. .