The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-03-27
Got the Verdict Asked For.

unIer TIE courts Instructions. Tae
trial of the suit on the third bond
was then continued units the next
term of court. The continuance was
granted at the requps' of Iha counsel
for the suretieS, AMI after II rather
acrimniOus debate. This di-pUsnS Of
all the bond cases, as far as the Baiti-
more County Court is concerned, un.
til the third Monday in Nay. Tn the
meantime the Court of Appeals will
hear and properly render a decision
on the issue raised in the first SUIT.
No motion for new trial WIS made
in the case in which The verdict was
rendered Wednesday, hut the sure
ties will carry it to the G urt of Alp
paaS.
The jury rendered their verdict
shortly after court opened. Tn V
had been out since 3 O'clock on Tues.
day afternoon. but reached an agree
mpnt about . o'clork Tuesday n ght.
The only controversy between coum-
sal in the case was "a to five ear trust
bonds, of which it Wa- rOnlendad,
the state had not proved ownership.
All the jurors believed from the fist
that the disputed bonds used by
Archer were the states property.
The only contention IN the jury room
was as to the allowance of interest.
Wben the jurors retired there were
81 in favor of the state'+ claim Of
,857 30, and two who wished to
fike off the interest and render a
Wverdict for Sl1,9J0. OnIy five ballo,s
were taken. The Jurors generally
expressed sympathy for the bonds
men.
AS soon as the verdict had been
announced the counsel for the state
said they were ready to proceed witt
the trial of the suit on the tnirl
bond. Two new rppIirationS were
handed the counsel for the aurptipS,
which showed that the state would
I''i'h +'1.'l- 10 On tnP thlfU DDnIl
The repiic 'tiOn1 recitPd Arrhpr'4 spy.
erel appointments "a treasurer, AMI
said that he had embozz'ed sncuri.
ties and money aggrpgariug Sl3; $40
The first trial resulted in a ver,Iirl
for SGT, 900 and the second trial i'm y
verdict for Sl2 S57 80 for the Stat.
The difference between the sum of
the two vpr'licts (S72.S5755) aud the
total amount of Archpr's dAftIcatiOn1
is the amount sued tor on the third
bond.
After examining the paper Mr..
Cans moved for Il continuance of the
case. He said that in the bill of ptr.
tirnlars furnished on the 2llh of April.
1880, the state claimed SO l23 10,
and fhe new move presented au cn-
tirely new case. " 1t -ppnIS to mo il
needs simply the recital of the re-
plicatiOn," continued Mr.. G. vas.
" We are now met by an absolutely
new turn from the bill of particulars.
They present new points of law. ANA
perhaps new pOint+ of evidrnre Oh
which we had absolutely no kn0wl.
edge. 1t is an entire chtnre of front.
1t will take time to examine what
to us are novel propositions. 1t takes
US by surprise, and on that We are
entitled to a continuance"
"Under the rules of the court we
are entitled to fifteen days to reply"
Mr.. Carter SAID. New issues are
raised, and the case cannot he tried
without our consent"
Mr.. Poe said: There is nothing
novel in the point. In view of the
aspiration our friend male on Tues
day, and the ruling of the court that
the first Case was binding on IL, they
need not he surprised when we turn
that ruling on them. We claimed
500 900 on the first bonds. Our
friends disputed it and they got
verdict and judgment for 500 GOO,
whereby we say it has been adjurli-
Gated beyond the power of contIo-
verSS by them that Archer only took
100000 under the first bond. In the
same manner it has been SETTLE d that
he took $12.Sj7.5j under the secoI d
bond.
I'VE put the records of the two
cases in and say Archer took sos
7l2,45 under the last lold. You
have got to overcome thu prpsump-
tiCn by proving he took it at some
other time. | am surprised that they
did not think, when they were urg-
ing the jury to believe that Archer
owned bonds. that what came off one
end would he put on the other end.
1t is bad rule hat won't work Doth
ways. If we are bound, they are
bound. The bill CT PARTICULARS play
no part in this case / am very much
surprised that they are surprised at
ANYTHING. 1t is the prjnciDie they