The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-12-16
GRAND JURY.
PETIT JURY.

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The Grand Jury after being sworn and
reeeiying lis charge from Judge stump
retired at half past ten O'CLOCK III cnais0
of Bailiff Thomas.
THE DOCKET,
The court docket for the term con-
tanned 95 trials; Is petitions; IL appeals;
IA appearances; II judiolals'
At the calling of the civil calendar II
cases we're marked for trial, as follows:
Elliott vs.. Davis; Roche s. Co., VS.. Spit.
tie and McKelvey; Keys & Miller VS..
Thackery; Boulder VS., Town Commits
sioners of Chesapeake City; Deckman vs.
Russell and Bayard; Catsforth VS.. T. w.
s. B. R. R. Co; Pierce vs.. Reynolds; +.
and R. R. R. Co., VS.. Hopper, Admrs.;
| National Bank of Newark VS.. Clark;
Brewing Co., VS.. McKelvey; Templeton
| VS.. Hardcastle; White. Hentz u Co., vs.
| Oueck and Jones; Kimble VS.. Briscoe;
Gillespie Trustees VS.. Gillespie; Klein vs..
lP. W. s. B. R. R. Co; Van Bell " Co.,
vs.. Queok and Jones; Mearns Vs. MoCul-
Tough.
THE CASES IN ORDER.
Appeal No. 4-John A. Hall vs.. Geo.
A. Atkinson, was the first case called
| for trial, Albert Constable, Esq, appear
ing for appellant aud Joshua Z. McCay
and John s. Writ for appellee. The case
which was an appeal from tie decision
of Squire B. T. Caldwell, of Port De-
post, was suit for damages brought by
Atkinson against Hall who did not
comply with a contract made to deliver
a certain number of hogs to the appellee.
The damages asked were about $50. The
case was tried before jury which re-
turned a sealed verdict on Tuesday
morning for $50 in favor of the appellee.
Appellee's witnesses: George A. Atkin-
son, William Atkinson. Witnesses for
appellant: John A. Hall and L. b.
Gillespie,
The Grand Jury returned indictments
against Henry Krause for the shooting
of Frank j. Bryson in September last,
near Elkton; and Rudulph Bennett for
the larceny of a watch from Henry Gal
laher of Childs.
Amanda Rich of the Second district,
and William Brown of the Eighth dis
trict were declared insane by juries of
inquisition and were committed to the
county asylum,
TUESDAY.
Judge Stump presided at Tuesdays
session of Court.
The case of State VS.. John Nogland
indicted for assault and battery upon W.
A. Kirk of Chesapeake City. was tried
before the Court. &C. Crothers coun-
sell for prisoner and States Attorney
Crothers for the prosecution. lie
defendant was found guilty and sen
|
The criminal case of State VS.. Richard
Allen was also tried before the Court the
prisoner being acquitted of the charge of
assault and battery upon George Ber-
gein on Sept. 10, 1898. The witnesses
for the State were George W. BERGEN
and for the defendant, R. Allen, Annie
Cooper, George L. Cooper, Samuel Haw-
kins, Louisa Wilson.
Case, State VS.. Alfred Filter. Defen-
dant tried before Court and acquitted of
charge of assault and battery upon Mrs.
Aunie Clark.
The Grand Jury found the following
indictments: Alex. War6eld, David
Glass, Arthur Wallace. and Walter
Bond, colored boys ranging in age from
16 to 20 years, indicted for breaking into
the store of Robert L. Seedlings in Port
Deposit on Nov. 10, 1898, and stealing
goods valued at SIS. A second iudict-
ment was found against Alex. Warfeld
and David Glass for robbing I. W. Lit.
ties restaurant in the same town of
goods valued at S12.
The witnesses in criminal cases were
discharged until Monday next.
WEDNESDAY.
Judges Wickes and Stump occupied
| the bench at the opening of court on
| Wednesday.
Trial No. 10, Levi F. Boulder vs.
President and Commissioners of Chesa
peake City was called and was on trial
the entire day, being continued. Consta
BILE and Hess attorneys for plaintiff, and
case is suit for damages for injuries
received by plaintiff who fell while walk
ing along the sidewalk in Chesapeake
City, owing, it is alleged, to the bad and
dangerous condition of the walk.
Joshua P. McCay was appointed by
the Court examiner in chancery.
The Grand Jury having completed its
labors made the following report at half
past ten o'clock and was discha rged:
To the Honorable Judges Of the Circuit
Court for Cecil County, Maryland.
The Grand Jury for the December
term of the Circuit Court would report
that they have examined the constables
of the different districts; that they exam
ined twenty three witnesses and have
made eleven presentments, and found
eleven true bills of indictment. We
visited the jail and found it in good and
| nIeanIv condition We w0uld recOmme nd
that doors be placed on the outside
water closets at the Jail in order to make
them more private. We have visited the
Almshouse and Insane Asylum and find
them in good condition and we'll kept
and the inmates to be happy and we'll
contented. We would further recommend
that the clerk of the circuit court
be requested to publish in two papers in
Cecil county the names of all persons
who obtain licenses from said clerk and
that the clerk be particular as to The
bonds given by applicants for liquor
, licenses. GEO W. LOCKWOOD, Foreman
THE recommendation of the jury
respecting the publication of the names
of all persons obtaining licenses from
the Clerk of the Court was also made
a in the report of the last grand jury ant
i which is impracticable for the reason
that no fund exists to defray the expens
t of publishing the names. The count.
commissioners are not empowered t.
make levy for this purpose and til
@ only way it can be accomplished
I, through the proper legislation Ed.