Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-12-02


The court, which adjourned over 70
Thanksgiving, continued It's session on Frida
with Judges Brooke snd.Urain on The bench
The following cases were tried, A. Posey vs.
County Commissioners. This was a suit 10
trial fees in unacy cases which the Commits
siouers refused to allow. Tse claim was fo
$lGO, being $40 ia each case. Before th'
court. judgment was giveA for $50 and
costs. $40 in each eNse. Posey for plain.
tiff, Pennington Tor Commissioners. State
VS.. James Ford charged with larceny. Before
the court. Not guilty. Mitchell and Posey
for defense, Matthews for State. r. l.. Tip
petit failing to appear as witness
in this case when. summoned was
brought in on attachment, and failing to give
a satisfactory reason for bis failure to sppear,
was fined S. and costs. State vs.. james Ford /,
charged with larceny. By the court not
guilty. Posey for prisoner, Matthews for
State
SATURDAY.. - State VS.. Wat Hawkins, charged
with assault With intent to kill Benjsnin
Marsball. Before jury. Not guilty. Pen
nington for prisoner, Matthews for State
State VS.. D. ]. Bragunier assaslt on VIM. +.
Neale. By the court. Guilty and fined $40
and costs. frasFye 44 Il.
Monday.-State VS.. Alice Reeves. By the
court. Not guilty ysdd aud Wilmer for
prisoner, Matthews for State. State vs.. An
drew jackson, charged with adultery. Gull
~ and fined $40 and costs. Posey for prise
ner, end Matthews for State. State VS.. Nellie
Stewart and Rose Curtis. Receiving stolen
money. Before the court. Notguilty. Will
msr and M1dd for prisoners, Matthews for
State. State VS.. Andrew Jackson and'Nartha
Thomas. Lewd cohabitation Before the
court. Not guilty. Posey for prisoners,
Matthews for State. State VS.. Benz. Ford,
with larceny Not guilty. Wilmer for de-
Tense, Matthews for State.
Tuesday Judges Brooke and Grain. on the
bench. State vs.. John, Wills, Wslter Garnet
and Richard johnson, assault with intent TO
rob Josephus s. Pattison. Before the. court.
Not gully. Wilmer for, defense, Matthews
for 'sta,e. WIN. Gray aud John Butler were
discharged, the grad jury failiog tdssnd in
dfctmeut, against then. State vs., Benz.
Fcrd, assault with intent to kill Miss Mary
Dsws. Before the court. Tbs grand and
petit juries were discharged with thanks by
the court for prompt attendance.
Wednesday .-Argunenis were made in the
case Of Benz Ford, charged with assault with
intent to kill Before the court, Judge
Brooke Verdict of guilty rende ed, and
prisoner sent to House Correction for 2reafs.
State vs.. Ernes, w..kcrson, charged with yot-
iug illegally. Before court. Motion TO qn+'h
the Indictment. Motion sustained and defeu-
dant discharged Posey for defendant and
Maithews for State. Aouza Dotson, CHARGED
with assault William and Henry F7rrest
With selling liquor without license. and Rose
Lancaster, with perjury, we're released on bail
for their appearance at the February term
j. Fl Luckett of Hughesville, Was sent to
the court by Justice Rufus Rooy, charged
with setting FIRE to his dseliine house, and
disorderly conduc. and assndl on his ife.-
Toe grand jury having been disrh@rgea
Lnckeit gave .ail in the sum of 800 for his
appearance at the May term. The enuri ad-
journed to meet on the l2th of this month TO
hear argum mis- in the eqti', cases q Zn' ;
Lancaster IS Virginia { d Wis, and Dent Va
Dent
The following is the report Of TIE grand
jury:
To the Honorable the Judges Of ths Giro i'
Court:
We, the grand Jurors of Charles county, re-
specially submit the fllosins Fep9rt. We
have bern il session seven days. have IN I'd II
presentu,eats. found II true bills and have
dismissed 6 cases for waEt OF sufficient rsi
dence and h-vs examined IS witnesses. In
our visit to the Jail we fad its sanitary cor d.
ton in MS good form as cfcumstanc-s would
ADM, due to the large number OF prisoners
confined there and the contracted qua lers
they occupy.
We deem it ineyp'dcnt at this time TIC maxi
or suggest ans .,nsnge IN regsrt the SD
keeping OF the pu lie records, r= Vt fnd them
veil kept and all necessary precautlou taken
for heir safety sf
We ommenced our investigation of the
burning of the court house, By having the de
teciive, Mr.. Lyon, hstore US, aad-carefnly ex
amined him aud his report. We further pur-
sued our investigation by sammonlng every
witness that we thought could throw an,
1 light on the subject and We would recommend
further investigation ty the next grand
jury as something might turn up 10 the mean
time to throw greater light on the matter, Ms
we are convinced from the evidence
that the burning Of the court house vas tn
act of an iucendiary. Having no more busi
mesa before US We respectfully ask 10 be dis
charged. ALBERT B PosEY, Foreman.
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