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tory call Of the Trial Docket was com.
menced today and the cases on that Dock.
ct disposed of until No. IS Trials was
reached, which was tried as follows: Mo.
ses Kramer VS.. Leo M. Wathen, Sheriff
Action of replevin. Submitted 10 the Court
and judgment for the defendant for $5 50
Messrs. Hammett and Ching for plaintiff
and Combs and Camalier for defendant
This case occupied the entire session Of
the Court today.
Thursday, March 10Th. The Coart was
engaged today in the trial of No. % Trials,
John w. Graves VS.. Bennett r. Abel. Ac-
ton for SANDER and trial by jury. Messrs.
ID. z. Graves and Ching for plaintiff and
Combs and Camalier for defendant. Al
$50 o'clock, p. IN, the Court adjourned
with this case still pending.
Friday, March 10th. The trial Of the
case Of John w. Graves vs.. Bennett r.
Abel was resumed and resulted in q yer.
dict for the defendant. This case conclud-
ed the trial Docket, and the case ofthe APP.
peal Docket was then resumed until No
8 Appeals was reached, which was tried
before jury as follows: Frank T. Price
assignee, VS.. Ernest N. Mattingly and Jos
Z. Morgan. Appeal from Justice John +,
Duke. Messrs. Hammett and Camalier fol
appellant and Morgan and Combs for APP
pellees. This case was not concluded when
the Court adjourned for the day.
Saturday, March 21st. The case pend.
ing when the Court adjourned yesterday
was resumed this morning as follows
No. Appeals, Frank T. Price. assignee
VS.. Ernest N. Mattingly and Jos. +. Nor.
gan. Appeal from Justice John F. Duke
Verdict for appellant for $33.70. The next
case called was No. II Criminal Appeals
State VS.. L. ]. Wise. Attachment for con-
tempt of Court. Attachment discharged
The case No. 8 Appeals was next called
and tried before jury as follows: John
w. Graves vs.. George +. Wathen. Ap-
peal from Justice John +. Duke. Messrs.
Ching and Holmes for appellant and Ham
NETT for appellee. After impanelling the
jury the Court adjourned until Monday
morning. The grand jury today submit
ted their report and asked to be discharged.
The following is the report:
We, Grand Jurors of the State of Mary
land for the body of St Mary's county,
sitting during the March Term, 1891, beg
leave 10 offer the following report:
We have carefully examined into all in
fractions of the law reported to our body,
and have found presentments in all cases
where the evidence before US would war
rant the opinion that our action would be
sustained and sanctioned by the Honora-
BILE Court and Jury in the final trial.
We visited the County Jail, found the
building clean and comfortable, and the
surroundings in good condition. We in
vite the attention of the Levy Court to the
ceiling in the Court and Grand Jury
rooms, and recommend that the necessary
repairs be made at once.
We believe il to be great convenience
and at times necessity to have bridge
over the head of st. Clements Bay and re
ency of placing one there at q reasonable
cost.
In our opinion a bounty for hawk
heads, thereby decreasing the number Of
hawks, is of serious importance to house
wives, and we respectfully ask the Levy
Court that the bounty for such be reinsta-
ted.
We are firmly convinced and invite the
careful attention OF the Levy Court to the
advisability of having a dog tax in our
county-say one dollar for a male and two
dollars for female dog-the moneys &C
cruing therefrom TO be paid to the owners
of sheep at q reasonable price in compen-
sation for the loss of said stock, when
proven to have been killed by dogs A,
the expiration Of each year all funds re.
naming be turned over to the public school
authorities.
We have examined the county expenses
as reported upon by the last Grand Jury
and fail TO find any inaccuracies in the
charges; but note the large amount paid
out for pensions and recommend to the
taxpayers the advisability of signing for
needy pensioners only.
There is one question your Honors which
seems to be a general grievance through.
out the county, namely, the selling and
disposal of liquors at many public places
on the Sabbath. We unanimously and
unquestionably condemn the violation Of
the law as debasing TO the morals of the
people, and outrageous in q civilized com.
munitY, and unhesitatingly state. that had
il been in our power 10 procure sufficient
evidence to warrant the belief that our &C.
ton would have been sustained and sane
toned by the Honorable Court and Jury
in the final trial, il would have afforded US
pleasure to have presented any party trans
crossing the law.
We recognize the custom OF Grand Ju.
ries in framing their reports to mention the
condition Of the public roads, but as the
bottom seems TO have dropped through and
we can find no road-beds To report upon
we are compelled to ignore this custom ol
our predecessors.
We close this, our report, by extending
10 your Honorable Court, the States At.
torney and Clerk our sincere thanks for the
many courtisies of which we have been the
recipients.
We respectfully ask our discharge.
JAMES Il. PARSONS, Foreman,
and % others
The Court ordered the report to be en-
tered upon the minutes of the proceedings
of the Court and a copy Of the same 10 be
sent to the County Commissioners, and
then after thanking them for their prompt
and punctual attendance, and the efficient
and expeditions manner with which they
had performed their duties, discharged
them. Mr.. Walter b. Dorsey, SON Of
Philip II. Dorsey, Esq, upon motion of B.
Harris Camalier, Esq. was admitted to the
bar, after having been examined by com.
mittee composed Of Messrs. Camalier, Nor
gan and ID. E. Graves.
Monday, March 23rd. The case No.
Appeals, of John w. Graves vs. George F.
Wathen was concluded today and resulted
in a verdict for the appellee. The next
case disposed Of was No. 6 Criminal APP
pearanccs. State VS. A. G.. Sanner. Indict
ed for Bastardy and submitted to the
Court Judgment Of not guilty. Messrs
Hammett for State and Camalier, Bohanau
and Combs Ior traverser. The case No.
Criminal Appeals was then called and pro
eeeded with as follows: State vs. Alfred
q. Sanner. Indicted for Bastardy and
submitted 10 the Court Judgment of moi
guilty. The same counsel were engaged
In this case as in Nc. Q Criminal Apps
At the conclusion Of this case Court ad
journed for the day.