Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-09-22


Circuit Court convened Monday, Eeptem-
Der 18th instant, with all the Judges and
officers in attendance.
Mr.. =. Oscar Morgan. Of Leonardtovn.
was selected a. Foreman Of the Gfand
Jury and she juries were then drawn in
accordance with the requirements Of the
Act Of 1893. Henry G. Clarke. George
Thomas and Nehemiah Price--drawn for
the Grand Jury-being absent. and John
Harris, junior, not having been summoned
~ John Harris, junior, the Court eirecf-
ed the Clerk 20 al the vacancies thereby
occasioned and complete the quota Of the
Grand Jury from the first four names drawn
for the Petit Jury. The Grand Jurors are:
r. Oscar Morgan, Foreman ]. Samuel
Spalding. William r Saxton, Thomas p
Guy, William Bean, William F Ford.
L NOta Redmond, J Benz Bond, John T
johnson. Washington Wilkinson, T Ed
ward Loker, Samuel Hayden, James C
Robertson. Frederick Feawick, Edward g.
Burch. James II Jordon, J Donatus Thomp-
son, William d woodburn, James F Abel.
Joseph Lathroum, James A Stephens, Jas
5 Posey, Leo n Wsthen.
The Grand Jury having been sworn in.
His Honor, Chief Judge Briscoe, delivered
the charge, which was a clear, concise and
able exposition Of the duty Of Grand Ju-
rors and Of the nature of the crimes this
body would likely be called upon TO inves-
tigate
After the Grand Jury had retired TO its
room States Attorney Camalier stated that
he wanted TO avoid running the county to
any unnecessary expense and asked the
Court what was TO be done about the in
dictments found by the last Grand Jury,
which jury, being drawn after the Act of
1892 went into effect, but before the re
quirements of the said Act had come to
the knowledge Of the Court. was improp
erly constituted. The States Attorney was
told that the proper proceeding was TO move
10 quash the indictments and that the cases
could then come up dc noUO. Mr.. CANA
lier then moved, and the motion was grant
ed, TO quash indictments as follows: State
ysGeorge A Wise same VS. George Parks;
same vs. William + Williams; same vs.
Alfred Chapman same vs. Lewis b Stone;
same VS. Wood Chase Re casesl
The dockets were next called and judg
ments entered in plain and uncontested
cases.
The first cause tried was No. Appeals.
John Fl. Parsons VS. Dudley & Carpenter;
appeal from Justice William T. Bailey.
Combs and Morgan for appellant; Ham
NETT and Wilmer for appellee. Pending
this case the Court adjourned for the day
Tuesday, 90. The case, pending which
the Court adjourned Monday, was argued.
Held sub curia
The next cases called were Nos. and 8,
criminal appeals. Motion to quash writs
and motion granted.
At 2p. m, the Court took up lunacy
case of Elsie Kane. colored. Jury impan-
neled. Inquisition returned finding her to
be lunatic and pauper.
The Lunacy case of John Walter Tip
petit was next tried Jury impanneled.
Inquisition returned adjudging him lu-
matte and a pauper.
The Court, at $50 p. m, adjourned for
the day.
Wednesday, 81. Court met, pursuant to
adjournment. The call of the criminal
docket was proceeded with and cases there
on disposed of.
Jury dc Iunatico inquirendo impanneled
in CAGE of Rebecca Adams, colored, and in
QUESTION returned, finding her to be luna
bic and and pauper.
II was ordered by the Court that John
Walter Tippett, adjudged insane, be CON-
United TO the custody Of Oscar G. Hayden
and that the county pay $50 per annum
for the care and custody of the said Tip
pett.
1t was also ordered by the Court that
the Clerk issue certificates to constables at
tending as witnesses before the Grand Jury
in same amount as allowed other witnesses
before that body.