The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-09-20
The September Term Of Court.

The September Term Of Court.
The CircuIt Court convened for the
September Term on Monday, Judge Stump
Presiding.
The grand jury was drawn as follows
Aaron j. MIchener, foreman; James T..
I Clark, Samuel l.. Stewart, Thomas w.
George, VIM. G. Pyle, James Curry,
Ambrose c. Richardson, John ]. Heck
art, j. Polk Scott. j. Stancrt Smith,
Ruius b. White, Theo. ]. Abrams, John
5. Beaver, John j. Bennett, George w.
Clifford, Frank II Scott, John S. Green,
Joseph II. England, john Boyd. Henry
Ii. Gilpin, VIM. G. Cooper, Thomas p.
Jones, Jr
| The petit jurors are Wilmer Janney,
j. Harry Clark, Harry Hathaway, Fred
l.. Sicbbing, Thomas J. Cambell, George
". Twins, Lewis Logan, George w.
| HIriS Alex. II. George, William Sitchie,
| Barney Moore, Charles Covington, J. Z.
| Finley, John T. Ward, Geo. f. Harlin,
Edwin Spear, Thomas J kincaid, Joseph
~ ''''N1A1 Ni'iI ICS ~ A'ull'iN, -AiSA' -.
Short, II. ). Duhamel, Harry Budd,
Arthur Johus, Johu +. Wilson.
Judge Stump in charging the grand
jury advised them 10 only bring in in
dictments in cases where if they were ON
the petit jury they would find a convic-
ton on the evidence offered. 1t was
better for public morals to have a few
| indictmt hts followed by conviction rather
than many indictments and few convic-
tons. Indictments should be found only
III cases that were for TIE public good.
The appearance docket numbered 70
cases. There were II judgments marked
by confession and default Nine civil cases
were marked for trial this tenn and 60
continued. There were Is appeal cases;
) were marked for trial.
The first case taken up was an appeal
from Justice Partrid .e'S docket, VIM. J .
Smith VS.. Philip II. Groves. Mr.. Smith
had horse in Philip Groves possession
attached, and it was claimed that the
horse was not his property but belonged
to his brother Richard Groves. The case
w,S aiuon +o t,,a inv ., T,osdov and
scaled vard,o, in f,vor Of Croves was 70
turned "Wednesday morning. Albert
Constable and Reuben uaines for plain.
titfs and L. NJ. Halnes and X c. Thack-
cry for defendants.
Samuel Rice, colored, was placed on
trial on the CHARGE of assaultipp with IN
tent tn Liu C;r.ar Iarpe also colored.
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and !. was c,ainod that Rioe strrol tho
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