The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-02-26


Sadie Hartzell, of Boothby Hill, have return
ed home after long visit to Baltimore and
Washington.
DR.. o. B. Carcaud, of the Hickory, has
been in attendance upon his sick brother-in-
law, Senator Talbot, in Annapolis.
Hon. Herman Stump and Mrs. Leroy were
in the congressional excursion party which
left Washington for Chicago, last Friday.
Miss Bessie Lewis, of Philadelphia, who
has been visiting relatives and friends in Har-
ford, has returned home. Miss Retta Jones,
of Bel Air, accompanied her.
Mr.. r. Hillen Jenkins, of Long Green
Valley, was in Towsontown on Tuesday and
called to see us. He is a member of one of
the Oldest families of Maryland and the farm
on which he resides was owned by his ances-
tors nearly two hundred years ago. Mr.. Jen-
kins is in the field for Register of Wills and
will be candidate for that Office before the
Democratic convention in 1898. He is clev
er gentleman and well qualified to discharge
the duties of that office.-UniOn.
Mr.. George j. Kirk relief agent on the Nor
folk and Western Railroad has been visiting
his sister, Mrs. VIM. Dilworth, of Kingsville,
Baltimore county. He is a son of Mr.. George
w. Kirk, of Fallston. Upon his return to
duty Mr.. Kirk expects to be promoted to the
position of travelling auditor on the same road
Mrs. Hugh A. Jones, of Castleton, visited
Port Deposit, Claymont and Philadelphia, last
week. Mr. C. NJ. Touchstone, the only
brother of Mrs. Jones, has been appointed
agent of the P, w. and B. Railroad Company
at Moore, Pa.
Mr.. C. Sheridan, of Bel Air, paid visit to
Robert L. Baldwin, at Carrcroft, Del, on
Washington's Birthday. Mr.. Baldwin, who
moved from VanBibber, Abingdon district,
on the LIST of February, is managing 800
acre farm at Carrcroft, for Hon. j. Edward
Addicks, President of the Boston Gas Light
Company of Boston, Mass. Mr.. Addicks
owns considerable amount of property in
Delaware, which was his former residence.
Misses Emma and Libbie Norris of wilma,
have been summoned to Waterford, Va, on
account of the illness and subsequent death
of their uncle, Mr.. John B. Dutton.
Mr. Josiah Scarborough, who has been
partially paralyzed for some time, is still
very i'll.
COURT PRocEEDINGs-The motion by the
State to dismiss the appeal in the case OF
Isaiah Preston colored, convicted before JUS
tice Proctor of violating the local option law,
three years ago, was argued before Judge
Walters ON Tuesday. The motion was over
ruled, Judge Walters deciding that there is
the right of appeal from any decision of
magistrate. The prosecuting witness failing
to appear the court reversed the judgment of
the magistrate sentencing the traverser to pay
a fine of 500 and costs, and Preston declared
not guilty.
joint. Gordon, indicted for an assault upon
Miss Kate Chambers, teacher of Hartford Fur
mace School, plead guilty and was fined 81 and
costs The statement is that Gordon, being
incensed because his children were kept in,
went to the school house and used violent
language to Miss Chambers.
The case of Robert Clayton, Thomas Brown,
Harry Williams and Thomas Williams, charg-
ed with robbing James c. Young's store, last
December, was called for trial on Wednesday.
The counsel for the defense, Messrs. William
Young and George Y. Maynadier, asked that
each be tried separately, which was refused
by the court. A plea in abatement was then
filed, alleging that the Indictment did not
contain the true names of two of the prisoners
and disclosing that Robert Clayton's true
name is w. R. Clayton Merrick, and that Thos
Browns name is Henry Briscoe.
The court ordered the indictment to be
amended accordingly.
Al, a.
night of the 18th of last December Mr.. James
c. Young's store in Bel Air, was entered and
robbed. The prisoners were caught near Tow
son, with Mr.. Young's goods in their posses
sion.
After examining one or two witnesses for
the defense, Thomas Williams, who says his
real name is Thomas Williams Hubbard, and
Harry Williams, both plead guilty and the
trial proceeded against the other two prison
ers
Hubbard was call to the stand. He testified
that he and Harry Williams robbed Mr..
Young's store and that they met Briscoe and
Merrick near Baldwin station, from whom
they had parted few hours before, and they
all proceeded towards Towson, walking and
carrying the stolen booty.
Hubbard also testified that he had been in
the Penitentiary. The records of Hartford
county court show that on the 10Th of March,
1889, he plead guilty to the charge of stealing
a horse from j. Morgan Street, and was SEN
fenced by Judge Walters to fifteen months in
the Penitentiary.
The other prisoners testified to substantially
the same thing and the defense closed
The State proved that Hubbard was seen
about half-past six o'clock on the morning
after the robbery, with two other persons,
driving a stolen team, which belonged to Mr..
Goodwin, of Baltimore county, going toward
Upper Cross Roads, and that they enquired
the way to Towson of Mr.. Thomas Ford, who
directed them. The team was afterwards
found at Baldwin.
The case was argued Thursday afternoon,
and given to the jury the same evening.
The Grand Jury have made the following
presentments and indictments:
Charles Draine, assault. Christopher
Young, local option. Walter S. Maxwell, sell
ing liquor to minors.
OBITUARY.
At his residence in Waterford, Loudoun