The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-12-06
COURT race .:EDINGs.
W. Scott Standiford Found Guilty of Nam
slaughter.
Local Option and o thcr Cases.

tor the defence and DN States Attorney Web
ster and Geo. Y. Maynadicr for the Stale. Ga
Friday morning the jury brought in a verdict
Of equity of mansapghter." i is under
stood that the jury at first stood for acquittal,
! for murder ia the first degree and 3 for man
slaughter. The extreme punishment for this
grade of homicide ID ten years in the penten-
tIary, the limit the other way being almost EN-
tirey in the discretion of the court.
Daniel o. Wood was next tiled on the charge
of kCepug a GIsOrdcrly house at Level. WIN.
Young and Geo. Y. Muyuadier appeared for
Wood, the State beng represented by States
Attorney Webster. The testimony of Mrs. Eta
Hopkins, Edson H. Foard, Albert Fl. Bowman
VIM. l.. Holloway, Clarence II. Holloway and
John b. Bailey went to prove that Wood sells
cider; that drunken persons are frequently
seen about his premises, and on the night of the
Democratic primary election there was quarrel
ing, swearing and shooting in Vim. Gntlith's
yaId, adjoining Words house. Some # the
witnesses had heard distur Dances about WuOd's
pace at other times. Josiah Bal v and John II.
Bowman Jaw or 5 men in Woods cellar, get.
ting der, on the night Of the primary election.
Ole of tn" men, being CisOfdcriy, was ordered
out by Wood, and refusing 10 go was put out.
This created a disturbance. Lawson Ewing,
Richard Gallon. Vim. f. Ewing, Frank Gal
lion, Albert F. Gallon aud Richard Moore,
also witnesses for the State, had never seen or
heard Disturbances about Woods house
No evidence WAS offered for the defence The
case was submitted without argument ard the
jury rendered II verdict Of not guIty.
OnSaturday morning Frank A. Bu.hmar, with
tears in his eyes, pleaded guilty Of taking II
horse, saddle and bride, the properly of Chss.
+. Creswell, OF the Mountain. lie SAID he had
no counsel aud had worked for Mr.. Creswell,
who is his cousin tie rode the horse away
when he was drunk and did not offer il To-
sale and had no intention of selling il. JudLe
Walters said he could not assign counsel In
such cases, aud Mr.. Frank f.. GurrCll Offering
u defend the accused, Judge Waters permit.
ted him 10 withdraw his p,et OF gui ty.
VIM. Dorsey, coured, charged with larceny
Of a watch and cham, tbs property Of Eliza
ab"th Wyr-in; and Allied Jackson, for carry
ing concealed weapon, were both without
counsel or means to employ them Mr. Waiter
". Preston volunteered to defend Dorsey, and
Mr.. Correct, At Judge Waters request, under
took JaCk-un's east.
susan Albums, atlas Ella TrNvcrs, alias Eva
LauGdou, changed with the larceny Of wrarIu.
aqp4ie', etc. belonging - Mrs. Annie s Ga
bent AVID Mis- Mary l.. Gilbert, confe. I'D
guilty OF petty larceny. Judge Walters, IN
sentencing hrg t. three months in Jul, said
hc was glad he dii not have 10 send Tier TO tn.
prniterlitry aud h ped in's would be 4 wan
ng to her 10 90 better VIM Young appeary,!
for her
On Monday morning the case Of Peter Nc
Glnuss, Tor violating the local option law,
was trlrd. The States witness, John +. Llu-
Uau, r-t,fed lhl' It wHs hi practice, at the
a
,, .n,n nrlr rn,.,,,h.r t ,b,. cIrb ,vL, mn, /,
IN. thrr. To h.in MIN III. rIIIt n,t IncniI,.c,
any rartiruIIr nrrnsInn when ,iIrniss wstteI
a., nm mr. tnnL nj. many r. a Anil. H. diJ
not consider he WAS aiding in any violation
Of law. The case was submitted without ar
yrn,.,,, ,ni mo iprv adiutgsd vrGnni,s M.
Sn,Itr lIa vas r.Dres,.,r.d nv W,n yo,r,,
NauBbbcr, Miynadier and Cooley.
The cusr OF George Richardson, Colureh,
charged with assAuIt and battery upon hl4 I'm
irrcd ON Monday h.f,re Jnd.r WntIrr.
Williams upprar,d for The defence
Ir R,Iuh L. WI. rstifird mar ne had ,riv-
en- Richardson prrm;.sion tn rid. a coli M. w..
hre,kiup arnnnd ihr rri, hhorhond a, ~.
An nf I,.t S.n,au,h.r R-,,htrtsn,, tnyl IN
cali mud drove Ia n MIC me- The nr1t mar,
in,, Mr. wilson d MIN Nhv he did if ana
Rfrh.,Is,n b.J,,, in rur-,.,,,d s,y.,,~a az win,
Wines, told nm 10 dr.i,t and Eirhardsnn 40 l.,
he wnnl6 mo-, Witnr.. mrdersd him mty ,h,,
miarr Sill cnrsin,r and SWEARING Rirbord,n,,
went tnwa,d The wool nil. as if tn 20 n
:,i,.E If ,ynnd and VIM. st.,',,.d insr .
hi. none and came out WIN hIs Gun m,
cnlor.d man advanced tow,rd INN vim , LI.,
or, ,tirk mi hi. hand Wines, Inii him i@bmof
yaurrd a slrp nearer he wouiI shnot him -
EIrharJ.on shyi,,r he WAS moi srrnid co,,,''i'i,
In advance vLrn Mr. Wilson n,e.rnt.a ma
yuu at INN and puIlrI the trigprr Tn. c,,,
snarupd The cnjorrd man rushed urnr hJ,i
cnugpt him hy The throat. pushed him tnwm
ana strurk him Two ar ,hrre NM. Mr. Wi
SON tried 10 puII him off and grtfnp H.. ,r M
carried il away. Richardson then let him get
mn He was lady hurt Had meyer t'It nm
h.. v,n,e1 him tn drive th. rnlt wiz H'"'
Mrs. Wilsnm COMMUNICATED her bushard,. t..
tinony.
CieoIye Richardson. the accused tes,fa.d
that Nj. W,l.ou had given him nrrmissinm -,
hoax In. cnIt and ia I'd. mr. drIva AZ bsr,,,ar b.
d,sIrpd IN do ,o The mn-ui,,, tbn diei,.,,irr
occurIrd ne saw Mr. Wilson Wa angry nhnny
snmrrhinm Mr. NfI.nn Tnt a b,nnmS,ink ~,
f,Ik hnnIl,. and Threatened In chm him rhr,,
he rot his rnm and witness went 10 the wood
mo .,,d rtrsrl mn a tim r,-,ir,, ma o,'d ~
"I pCMru gP H., s', G ,G,'g III" ea o.
towards Mr.. Wilson, who came forward and
r,i.,,,,r th,. ,yuu su,unpd n al Nm W.
,h,u tnr.,y hiu dawn and l,.Il INN urtIl IT.
W som gnt The run away ~
Alice Richardson. Groige's wifi. tps,ital +,
the SANE .n.r, A. her hn.n,rd
VIM While. @, icrrd. saw them "srrumhring ~
ard Irrl ,s tsst A. he. rnpld rn
lame. rrrsYru hoard me. Iuud ard erf,rv
tnIkfr,, vlit. walk iu,, nInn, thr ruhIic rn- 4
and " iit.. toId INN tnrv yrrr nghting H.
,y.ri NJ, to house ThS fu.. VS. uy,., and
PirI,,,,i.,r &C.. carr,inI, Air V,Is1,,. ,r,, In.
Ia IiI, own h,u.r Rtrhlrd,uu trirJ th, ram
rod in mo yuu and mind hn,h h.rrrls loo,i,.I
Fn,,,,r Nnr,I.nn tnr whom = ichn,d,,,,
had wnrnrd II Years. los. Eyrrrrt and Rnnnrt
:, G;tIb.rt tp.i. lied TO Richardson's pnod r.nn.
tat on
InJ,r. WAI,trs ,,liuIr,d him ,rriltv and ,c,,
encrG MINI IL, one. ysn, IN me House Of r. G,r,rr.
non.
Srai.vs D,uini 10 Wood E,r VIOLATING th,.
local optinn Inw. John Frrruson trsIitird tl,,
he had hourht cider from Mood IVA. sonrr
when In. VII tb,.r.s,,d dunk whom Tn co,,,.
aw,y III. Admitted he h.df,kr s,.vrrai AIMS
of whisky brt,,re he went 10 Wuud'. rI,rr -
Tr,u,- K.ihla, R,l.v Rr,dr,rd YIN t;,',Ii.r
John A InS KIM. ,J.ry, St,ytus E,rI,rLS n,,I,
nti. kIri,,rd Vh.i,,rri,t,J i Inn Iyrrht t,..tI-
tirl ma Ihny hlI dIurI, Won.'. r'J,rN .rJ T.,
- -, ' '' 80 "''N ~
W az .'"'"s' 80 .'' 70 '"N"' S"'" II
f.. SILVER ,Ir f II. Fn,rd land Tbnn,,. K.i.h.
lev testified ,h"y never heard uuyth,ns against
Fee gusuL's reputation tor lrut!i ana vcrncity-
when YOU Csn catch HIM eOb"r
The ilry rendered A ye,dIct IF NOT ,uiI,v
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WlEu stllihg hrt To the bhIn al her tmPluyrr,
Harvey NJ. Wilkinson, Hs.S lrled.
Nil and Mr., Wt.h.I> u, rr, iurd that SO n I'd
h..,, u,t..,I mud the ,i,I nun ,.,,i,,. 4. ~,
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Muulp leave Sht hWuHN, II ItaNc mere
won't be iuc only one To tctNc.' Being ordered
to fix Il fence she went 10 tine barn Tor buurd-
stfrrw.tds Il, fine hrnk. ON, V,rdIri mi
,,ft, - ',,I ~. 49,, ,.,. y, 80 ''
EuIt'N' I'""S va" way ""n'' W. ''.''S''
AIiltn JACKSON. cOioIcN, LOT carrying con-
ceacd weapon. Not gu!ily. HJirc,l ani ) iltiei
for defence
Frank Rusphmuu T,r larceny of "A h,rsr
s.iIJ n,,,t ,r,,l ,,., ,,.,.,,,.,t, -, iL,.I,,. I,
'.', 'N ,T r. w." Wv t.,PJ''S W "a ", -,
CIesMc'I' Tue 'hh'"Epi lue "'' - va ""Il'lttu
bht the accused declared lie TOOK II Whch drunk,
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