The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-05-20

WIN. II. Jones, of Baltimore, was also tried
for selling whisky at the Bel Air Club House.
The States witness testified that he went into
the club house, bought whisky, paid for it and
treated some friends. Verdict guilty. Preston
for the State, Maynadier and Cooley for de-
fence.
George W. Chenworth, charged with violat-
ing the local option law, was tried on Tues
day The State abandoned the case for want
of evidence. Preston for the State, Magma
dier and Cooley for the defence.
The cases of the State VS.. Frank G. Fell,
for perjury, and William Smith Campbell, for
perjury and for subornation of perjury, which
were removed here from Cecil county, came
up on Wednesday, but on account of the alb
sence of large number of witnesses were
postponed until next Wednesday. The in
dictment in Fell's case charges him with hav-
ing falsely testified in case wherein Camp
bell was plaintiff and Job Haines, President
of Rising sun National Bank, defendant, that
he, the said Fell, heard liaines say: 81 threw
the burning of William Whitman's barn into
Campbell's face" The case was on trial for
twelve days at Elkton but the jury disagreed
One Indictment in Campbell's case charges
that he ''unlawfully, corruptly and maliciously
did solicit, suborn, instigate and endeavor to
persuade one Frank G. Fell to be and appear
as witness in the trial of the said issue on
and in behalf of him the said William Smith
Campbell the plaintiff in said issue, and upon
the said trial falsely to swear and give in evil
dence to and before the jurors which were
sworn to try the issue aforesaid"
Another indictment charges Campbell with
perjury in swearing before the Circuit Court
of Cecil county that he had never been accused
of burning Whitman's barn by any person
other than Job Haines, whereas he had been
SO accused by persons other than JOB Halnes.
Thirty-nine witnesses have been summoned
for the State and 26 for the defense in the
Fell case, and IA for the State in each of the
Campbell cases. These cases excite consider
able interest in Cecil county.
The State was represented in them by
Mr. Charles C. Crothers, States Attorney for
Cecil county, and Mr.. Walter w. Preston,
States Attorney for Hartford county. Messrs.
Albert Constable, of Elkton, S. A. Williams
and James j. Archer, of Bel Air, appeared for
the defendants. Messrs Campbell and Fell
are respectfully connected and their friends
declare that they are being prosecuted.
Edward Barrett, colored, charged with the
larceny of two turkeys from John A. Porter,
of Emmorton, plead guilty, on Wednesday,
and was sentenced to 60 days in jail. Preston
for State, John A. w. Richardson for defense.
Charles w. Worthen, indicted for the muir
der of Asel Singleton, was arraigned on We'd
nesday. The court assigned Mr.. George Y.
Maynadier to defend him. His case was set
for trial on Monday next.
Charles K Blaney, charged with violating
the local option law by selling whisky to
Alex. Rice, colored, was tried before a jury
Thursday Verdict guilty. Preston for State,
Maynadier and Cooley for defense.
Samuel Anderson, colored, charged with
keeping a disorderly house in Bel Air, was
tried before jury, Thursday.