The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-05-29
Court Proceedings.

On Friday the Grand Jury found four true
bills of indictment against William Gilmor,
Fridge Murdoch, Hugh B. Jones, Samuel H.
Crawford, Charles r. McConkey, Findly H. B.
Bullock and Samuel Rae, directors of the Mary
land Central railroad, for causing the death of
John Martin, James A. Dodson, BENJAMIN
Sprucebanks and Charles Watts, at the late
Overshot Treste accident. The Grand Jury also
brought three indictments against the Maryland
Central railroad for maintaining in dangerous
cond ition the Pylesville trestle, Deer Creek and
Winters Run bridges. The Grand Jury then
submitted their report to the Court and asked
to be finally discharged. Judge Waters in dis
charging them said they had performed their
duties in prompt, fearless and satisfactory
manner.
The railroad directors on Monday made their
appearance and gave bail in the sum OF 81 900
apiece in each OF the four cases for their perso.
nal appearance when needed.
The report Of the Grand Jury is as follows:
To The Hon. James D. Waters associate udqe of the
Circuit Court for Hartford County:
The Grand Jurors for the May term, 1891, beg
leave to submit to your Honor the following
report:
We have been in session eleven days, have ex-
amined eighty-six witnesses, found ten present.
ments and the same number of true bills of in
dictment.
In compliance with the law we visited the
jail and found therein one coiored prisoner, a
girl accused OF assault, but in our opinion there
L.
We would therefore recommend her release.
The Jail is clean and from all appearances re-
fleets credit upon its keeper. But we deplore
the fact that this relic of by-gone years is al
lowed to serve the purpose of a more healthful
and humane building.
In obedience to your Honor we have careful
ly weighed all the evidence before US relating
TO the present condition of the trestles, bridges
and culverts on the line of the Maryland Gem
trail railroad, in Hartford county, and though
ind inf
bridges and one trestle in q dangerous condi-
ton, we find by the evidence that all trestles,
bridges and culverts in said county, excepting
the new trestle at the Overshot, require imme-
diate attention and in many cases repair or re-
newal. We beg leave to recommend that the
aforesaid company be Informed at once of the
imminent danger of these structures and that
all necessary steps be taken to insure prompt
action on the part of said company looking to
the safety of the same. We further urge that
said company displace their system of blocking,
with solid stone foundations under each trestle,
and that they employ experienced track walkers,
whose duty 1t shall be to give the road hourly
inspection.
We would call the attention of the County
Commissioners to the present urgent necessity
for private water closet for the use of the
Jurors and other officers OF this Court, there
being no such accommodation for these officers
at present.
Thanking your Honor, the States Attorney
and prompt assistance In our labors, We respect.
fully ask to be discharged.
LRMUEL w. MURPHY, Foreman.
On Monday the appeal docket was taken up.
The case of James A. Mount vs.. Theodore
Deppner, was heard; judgment reversed with
out prejudice with costs. Preston for appel
liant, Davis for appellee.
Christian Bavington VS.. John Chatterton
jury trial, verdict for the defendant. Stump
and Davis for appellant, VIM. Young and 8. A.
Williams for appellee.
Christian s. Bavington vs.. Robert L. Waters.
Judgment reversed and judgment in favor of The
appellee for $1,000, each party to pay his own
costs. Stump for appellant, Young and Will
liams for appellee.
The cases against the directors of the Mary
land Central railroad were continued until the
November term, owing to the absence of Civil
Engineer Reilly and Charles Rae, two witnesses
for the defence.
With regard to the cases against the railroad
company for maintaining defective trestles,
Messrs. Williams and VanBbber, counsel for
the company, stated that large force of work
men is now engaged in repairing all of the tres
ties and bridges on the railroad. No time has
yet been fixed for the trial OF these cases.
The case of Quigley 81 Mullen vs.. Slice & Ken
ly was commenced on Tuesday. James j. Ar
cher and Hope H. Barroll, of Kent county, for
plaintiffs, Williams and VanBibber for defend
ants.
On Monday Judge Waters heard the petitions
of John Howard and Joseph Potter, for release
from jail, charged with the larceny of fish in
tody Of the Sheriff, who delivered them to the
Cecil county authorities yesterday.
Paul Ushner, q native Of Prussia, was natura-
lied BY the Court on THURSDAY. The witnesses
The case Of John B. Leght against the Phila-
delphia. Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
company was removed to the Cecil county Court