The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-03-22

The Circuit Court.
The March Term Of the Circuit Court
for Cecil County began On Monday,
Judge Stump presiding.
John w. Bell was named as foreman
of the grand jury. The other grand
jurors are as follows: Joseph I. England
Frank A. Vanzant, Joseph III. ManloVe,
Thomas G. Cruikshank, Alfred Wether-
i'll, Thomas NJ. Tyson, J. Montgomery
Brown, Francis L. Way, T. Bond Brown,
James S. Hopper. John W. Beaver, John
r. Dewitt, William j. Wilson, James L.
Houck, Harry NJ. Larzeiere, Henry
Lindsey, Charles L. Beatty, John W.
McCool, Francis S. Eyerist, James F.
Jackson Henry NJ. Patterson and Chas.
w. Shippers
The petit Jurors are as follows: Rutus
j. Foster, J. Ross Coniey, George W.
Janney, Thomas Ii. Smith, Joseph L.
Kirk, James McClenahan, VIM. T. Coul-
son, Adam Peoples, George Lawson,
John A. Hasson, Alex g. Gibson, Theo-
dore Sharpless, Henry ID. Kerr, Israel X.
Dean, VIM. a. Miller, James Mckeown,
John &. Graham, N Thomas Lackland,
VIM. Reese, VIM. S. Burnite, Edwin Ii.
Gallaber, James Ramsey, Thomas A.
Reese, Robert W. Blackway aud Daniel
A. Jones.
The dockets were called by the clerk.
Only one case on the civil docket was
marked trial and there is every indica-
ton OF short term.
On Monday the case of State VS.. Archi-
bald Trimble. Robert Dempsey and
Lewis Dempsey was taken up. They
were indicted for disturbing religious
meetings held in Bethesda Methodist
Protestant Church, in the Eighth dis
trct, on Christmas morning and New
Years Eve, 1885, The case was given
to tle jury Monday afternoon. W. 5.
Evans for State; VIM. T. Warburtou sid
II. NJ. Davis for defendants.
TUESDAY.
The jury IN the case above stated re-
turned sealed verdict on Tuesday
morning. The Messrs. Dempsey were
acquitted A verdict of guilty was rem
dered in the case of Trimble, with recon-
mendation to the mercy of the Court.
Trimble was fined S. and costs.
George Groves, colored, was tried on
the charge of stealing meat from the
smoke house of James Devine, on Bo-
hernia Manor He was convicted. w.
S. Evans for State; George A. Blake for
prisoner.
The grand jury found several indIct-
ments aud made number of present.
ments. Walter Smith and Charles r sade |
were indicted for stealing jewelry and
money from ladies at a hotel in Della
ware City. They are charged with lar
ceny of gold watch, gold chain, !ocket
and ring belonging to Alice Fahs and |
money belonging to Annie Camden. The |
following presentmants were made:
Charles Veasey, colored, for taking and |
using horse and buggy belonging to
w. P. Howard; Samuel Rice, colored,
for assault with intent To murder Caesar |
Larue; Stephen c. Reagan, for violating |
the prohibitory law by selling to Hyron-
omous Alexander; James Cooper, colored, |
with taking and using horse and wagon |
belonging to Samuel Hessey'
WEDNESDAY.
The case of W. Smith Campbell VS.. Job |
Haines was taken up on Wednesday. !
Campbell asks damages for alleged malic |
ious prosecution. The case grew out of |
! "A Judgment note Campbell, who resides |
| in Chester county, Pa, about three miles |
from Rising Sun, borrowed $50 of Mr.. |
| Haines in August, 1855, giving a note. |
| After paying one years interest he de- |
faulted in the payment of both interest
! and principal. In the meantime a barn
on the farm of Mr.. Whitman, of which
! Campbell was tenant. was burned and be
| lost considerable, having no insurance.
/ The remainder OF bis property was sold
under claims beld by his wife and others. |
| This shut out the CAIN Of Mr.. Hsnes.
| MIR. Haines importuned the plaintiff for
| the money. MIR. Haines afterwards had
a peace warrant issued for Campball on
account OF alleged threats made by him.
Allegations that Mr.. Haines had charged
| Campbell with burning the barn were
enormously denied by Mr.. Haines.
Campbell tainted while giving testimony
on Wednesday afternoon about l 80 p.
M, and the case was not resumed until
the next moruing. Albert Constable,
Esq, represented the plaintiff ana l.. NJ.
Haines and r. G. Thackery, E>qs. the
| defendent.
Case OF Campbell VS.. Haines occupied
the attention of the Court all day.
The grand jury indicted George H.
Queck, of Chesapeake City, for keeping
gambling house; Thomas Delaney for
selling goods without license and Ed
ward Gully for bastardy.
They also submitted the following re-
port after which they were discharged:
To the J1tdges of tie Circuit Court for
Cecil County:
We the Grand Jurors for the March
term of the Circuit Court in asking to be
discharged, respectfully submit the fol-
lowing statement:
We have carefully examined the con
stables of the county and they reported
very few Violations of law.
During our session We examined forty
three witnesses, made twelve present
ments, found eleven true bills, ignored
one and dism Used twelve cases. We Wis
tied the county jail aud found therein
thirteen prisoners all OF whom are well
cared for. We found the jail clean and
the prisoners quarters in good condition.
Permit to thank your Honor and the
States Attorney for the aid given us
when advice was asked for III regard to
our duty and also to bear testimony to
the uniform courtesy shown us By every
official connected with the Court when
we were in session.
Al! of which is respectfully submitted,
JOHN w. BELL,
Foreman.