The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-15

The December term of the Circuit
Court for Cecil county opened Monday
morning, Judge Frederick Stump on the
bench Thomas Drennen was appointed
foreman of the grand jury. The other
members of the grand inquest" are
Geo. w. Oldham, Joseph T. Reed, Daniel
H. Loller, Robert Mackey, John w.
Davis, William Grason, VIM. } Nesbitt,
Alexander Craig, Edmund l.. Whitaker,
Charles Bennett, Walter Ii. Armstrong,
William Lyle, Joseph Benjamin, Harry
Bouchelle, Joseph II. Lincoln, William
Boyd, R)bert B. Frazer, Alfred Cameron,
George N. Bennett, John S. Green, Will
liam L. Mearns, and Joseph Ii. Steele.
After the call of the dockets the case
of James Graham VS.. Hamilton Disston.
the Philadelphia millionaire, on the ap-
peal docket was taken up, Graham was
allowed the SIS wages for service on
Disstou boat which he alleged to be due
him.
The appeal case of Elmer Owens VS..
James McCiintock, was tried before a
count. Owens claimed s30.33 and was
allowed SIS by the jury. Henry NJ. Nc
CullOugh for Owels', Constable for Nc
Clintock.
Sam'l Mandy, colored, was indicted for
assault with intent to kill Hugh Thomp
son, a we'll known farmer residing near
Pivot Bridge. Nanny who worked for
Thompson wanted some of his paw in the
middle of the week contrary to the GUS
tom of his employer. He was refused
and after some words 1t was alleged
attacked Mr.. Thompson with an axe.
The jury on Wednesday morning rem
dered a sealed verdict OF guilty of COM
mon assault. Sentence was deferred.
George E. Jackson was tried for assault
on John Mahau at Rising Sun. His coun-
sci pleaded limitations. The court held
the matter under advisement. The case
of Hugh Scarborough VS.. executors of
VIM. Section, which has been tried twice
previously in this court and with the
facts of which our readers are familiar,
was taken up. Albert Constable and
VIM. T. Warburton appear for Scotch;
l.. M. Haines and r. c. Thackery for
Scarborough.
All criminal cases were postponed until
the second Monday in January.
The grand jury found the following
indictments: Zachariah Taylor Hynson
for intimidating by threats and inter-
fering with Parker Price, colored, at
the polls in Elkton last election day;
John Kennedy for wife beating; Samuel
Short for violating the prohibitory law;
Howard Mahearty and VIM. Evans, col
ored, for larceny of horse and harness;
the same for larceny OF carriage;
John Carter for larceny of 1926 from
Capt. VIM. B. Realey; VIM. F. Riley for
bastardy in being the father of the lille
ultimate child of Lulu Tyson of the
Eighth district. The grand jury pre-
sented William D. Bradford, Samuel P.
Wood, Irwin G. Griffith, judges of the
last election in Second or Chesapeake
City district, for receiving an illegal vote.
1t is charged that when Edward Angus
tus Rowland Brown attempted to vote
the judges erased the name of Edward T.
Blown from the list furnished by the
Register and wrote in pencil that of
Edward Augustus Rowland Brown and
allowed the latter to vote. The grand
jury ignored the indictment the follow
ing day. 1t was evident that no fraud
had been intended. The register marked
off the wrong name and the judges cor
rected it without authority.
Indictments were found against
Richard and Kitty Green for aggravated
assault and battery on Armstead Green
a cripple; Richard Sewall assault and
battery on Elizabeth Gardner; James
Moore for selling whisky to J. X. Polk
R icine; Mrs Hannah Whelan assault Cd
R,cheal Boulder; Asbury Cole for the
willful and deliberate killing of Samuel
J. Young.