The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-04-23
THURSTON DISCHARGED.


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The Rev. T. W. Thurston, of the
Bethel 4. NJ. Z. Church, EIkton, who
was arrested on Thursday OF last week
on The charge of forgery, full account
o! which appeared i'll the last issue OF
the WING, had a hearing before Justice
A j. Scott on Saturday morning at II
O'Clock, The case being dismissed.
M-ssrs. w. T. WarburGon aud Clinton
McCulougu appeared for tbs prisoner,
aud {. C. CroIneIs for the State.
Much interest had 5sen manifested in
this case aud accordingly the room OF
Justice was DIVIDED, the most of those
present being Iii sympathy with Thurs
ION whom they believed to be falsely
and mallciousiy accused. Deputy Sheriff
McHale OF Talbot county was the first
witness called by the state, whose testi
mony was III reference TO the issuing
# the warrants Mr.. McHale
seemed interested, and his zeal and
-.rues ness in the case eclpsed that
generally shown by an officer. He
lated that it was his custom III Talbot
county To have variants issued
gpJn his recognition, IRON iniorma
on given him, and that be always
.on.i.:sred such information 70 be true,
#. the party ar paEtIes stated So, but Oi
curse II he personally knew IT, the con
r,ry Ja6 case VA d.lfere II. NJ. Ne
dale !isJ was oi the opinion mat 1t was
squire SCOTS legal and bunden duty To
summon the Talbot county witnesses.
he evidently was strongly biased III the
case. Jones the important witness, was
iat present. only James II. Dickinson
aad Peter K pber,S being sworn, both Of
wa1tu we're aJtestiug witnesses and not
r. pousiO!e as endorserS on the nOte.
The Tote was produced by Mr.. McHale
ana winch was drawn Tor eight months
tor the sum of 500. the terms of the
note were according to the agreement
Published III the WIG OF last week.
Fhe end0rseIs were George Newman and
Isaac Valley, Jr., now deceased. with
James n Dickinson aud Peter Roberts
he respective aJtesting witnesses
Tnurston had upon authority written
the above signatures, the names OF
! Waiiey aud Roberts being III lead pencil.
| Upon examination it was found that the
| latter signatures had eeen traced IN ink
! aud JaaC the wUId witness had been
| erased from the signature ot Dickinson,
! thereby making him an endoiser. BY
! the use OF magnilylug glass the FAINT
! out liuc OF several letters OF tue word
! could be noticed. From sworn testi-
/ rluuv il Was proven that Dickinson was
! the only property holder among the
/ CuGoTselS and witnesses, anG uence the
object OF making him an endofser Is
apparent The note was held by Samuel
! W Jones, the ilvevymth who had oeguh
suit against Dickinson week or So ago,
the latter had therefore Issued warrant
for the arrest of Thurst0n GA the charge
I of forgery. Dickinson WAS called upon
the stand, y hose testimony ard appear
auce pIt we'd Imaginable, 10! he was u
typical odd FTgiUy" negro Of rather
tan proportions aJtl-cd III prince
Albert OF early history, red nee KITE
I with bis hair specked with grey aud
parted III the middle. lie euergetlcally
stated aud iastated dat he had neooer
seed dat note til he Was sued iur t. an
pabner nut mark out. He admitted
that he had been asked bat elnphatlcally
ypfnsad. stating that Tho neb5sr dorsed
30 notes, for ne come out de trusteeshlp
of Bethel. TO dar wur too many notes ''tC
dorse." Peter Roberts was then duly
sworn. lud informed the Justice that he
u ICSltGAt ti p'J W. -
county. Md, and that he never did wit
ness that note. In fact Mr. Robert
vsruacuIsr seemed sIdly restricted to the
nhr.se Il nab nothin fer to do wild dat
upts''-,or in spite of any other question
r ,bsrts would always spring his stcreo
typed reply.
Both witnesses to all appearances
/ had one sole d6sire-to get out OF II
tpnk the stand Anl
repeated substantially what was pub
lishsd in the WING last week, to TIT
effect that he had written the signatures
upon being authorized.
| After argument by the counsel o
both sides Squire Scott dismissed tn
charge.