The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-03-15

Personal MENTIoH-Mr. Abel j. Durham.
OF Cvolda county, Texas. is paying u visit TO
his cousin, Mr., Abel d. Wilson, Forest Ilil.
Mr. Durham is son of David Durham He
left Harford county twelve years ago. He
brought cargo Texas mules with him for
sale.
Mr.. E. N. Baldwin, of Claymont, Del, and
Mr. Geo. +. Baldwin, of 1Iavre de Grace, on
Sunday yislted their brother Mr.. Edward A.
Baldwin, of Level who has been sick for several
weeks. Mr.. Baldwin is now improving
DIR. Hiram Hill, with his niece, Miss Clara
Cram and Miss Jennie Hackett, of Manchester,
~ H., spent few days last week with Mrs.
Hattie L. Cooley, at the residence of Mr. J. r.
Ely in Darlington. DR.. Hill is brother.in.
law Of Mrs. Cooley aud Miss Cram a niece
They were on their return from the naugurs-
ton.
Miss Jennie Cooley, who formerly resided
with her aunt, Mrs. Hattie l.. Cooley, Darling.
ton, is now at Kcnnett Square, Pa, with her
aunt, Mrs. DIR. Hutchinson.
Mr.. Richard Holloway. near Glenvlle, is re-
ported to be in very feeble health. He i. al.
tended by Dr.. Roberts.
Mrs. X. {. s. jackson, of Darlington. VIII,
has been quite i'll for several weeks, is out
again.
Mrs. Archer Hopkins Of Darlington, has re.
turned home from a visit to her parents and
friends at Ridley Park, Pa.
Miss Berthe b. Hopkins, of Darlington, is
visiting her cousins, Rev. and Mrs. Tagg at
Eason.
Mr.. L. NJ. Gilmore, Of Darlington, expects to
leave the couaiy, about The last OF March, and
pitch his tent in Lancaster county, Pa. Mr.,
Gilmore and his family will be greatly missed,
when they are gone, by their many friends
Mr.. Beujs Silver, DR., was very III, on
tuesday, with M attack of cramp cholic. lie
was much better the next day.
Mr.. Samuel Forsythe, near Dubl in, is seri.
ously i'll, with consumption.
PRISONERS SENTENCED On Tuesday Mr.. VIM.
Young, counsel for Henry Tlldou, Jr., coorcd,
convicted of granddaughter for shooting VIM
Lee, Dr., cOlored, in Bush River Neck Oh the
10th of January last, made a motion in court in
arrest OF judgment, on the ground that the Jury,
IN the absence Of the court and out of the pres.
ence OF the pris oner and his counsel examined
testimony. M. Young said he was sure the
jury meant 10 do no wrong. What Mr.. Young
complained of waS the examination Of tie gun
by The jury, during the recess OF the court. Mr..
Young Afterwards withdrew his motion, asking
the court to deal Ieniently with the prisoner
Judge Walters said If there had been cunvic.
ton OF murder in the first or cond degree, no
matter how well Satisfied lie was of
the justice OF it he would feel like
setting the verdict aside. la cases of
felony nothing can be done in the absence of
the prisoner. In this case the verdict would
no doubt have been the saule If the run had not
been produced. The verdict was probably on
the ground ofgross negligence on the part of
the prisoner aud the jury were not willing TO
Say II should pass unpublished. 81 paid close at.
tention TO the evidence" continued Judge Wat
tiers, "and am sati.frd there was no malice or
deliberatiou. | will therefore sentence the
prisoner TO six months in the House of Correc.
ton"
Samuel Hill, colored, who pleaded guilty of
stealing lot of harness from Robert F. McGaw,
near liavre de Grace, was sentenced 10 IS
months in the Maryland Penitentary.
Thomas Hubbard, who pleaded guilty ofstesl.
ing horse from Morgan Street, near Cooptown,
upon being asked ifhe had anything to say be.
fore sentence was pronounced, replied
Your Honor, this is the first time have
been guilty of any charge of this kind, and it
would not have happened if l had mol been in
liquor"
"Taking all the fects into consideration"
said Judge Walters, 81 will give you the lightest
sentence the law allows in such cases, which ia
not a very light one, however. l sentence you
to ID months In the Maryland Penitentiary."
"Your Honor" queriea the prisoner,
couldn't you make it lighter?'
"No. Fifteen mouths"
Harris Landa, convicted OF stealing sos from
his aunt, Mrs. NJ. Hamburg. of IIavre dc Grace,
was sentenced to the Maryland Psntentiary for
Is months.
The prisoners were taken to their respective
destinations by Sheriff Hughes, on Thursday