The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-05-19

COURT PRocBEDINGs.-Thec case OF John II.
Hughes VS.. Herman Shocke, Of Havre de
Grace, for damages for assault, began last
Friday. Messrs Cooley and James j. Archer
appeared for the plaintiff, and Messrs. Van
Bibber and Hopper for defendant. The jury
on Tuesday afternoon brought in sealed
verdict On Wednesday morning the plain
tiff's attorneys declined to answer and judg-
ment of non-suit was entered.
On Tuesday George Combs, colored, plead
guilty of the larceny of two silver teaspoons
and gallon of flour, the property of Mrs.
Sarah A. Holloway. Judge Walters sentenced
him to the House of Correction for one year.
Preston for the State, Cooley for defence
Several other cases against Combs were
stetted.
Oscar Warfield, colored, for the larceny OF
clothing, &c, the property of John B. Hanna,
of Bel Air, also plead guilty and was SEN
fenced to the House of Correction for six
months Preston for the State, Jefferson
Dallam for defence.
George Smith, colored, indicted for viola
ting the local option law, was tried before a
jury. The case was given to the jury on
Tuesday and they remained out until We'd
nesday afternoon, when they reported that
they were unable to agree and were discharg-
ed. Preston and Hawkins for the State,
James j. Archer for defence.
Joseph Smith, colored, was tried on the
charge of assaulting his son by beating him
with club. Verdict not guilty. Preston and
Hawkins for the State, Maynadier for de-
fence.
Isaiah Preston, colored, for violating local
option law jury trial verdict guilty. Pres
ton for the State, Maynadier and Sitter for
defence. The cross assaults in the cases of
Charles w. Thompson and Mrs. Minna Nc
Cam were both stetted.
A number of other old cases on the crimi-
nal docket were stetted.
The cases against the Maryland Central
Railroad officials, growing out OF the accident
at Little Gunpowder Falls, were continued.
The case of Henry Tarring VS.. the Commits
sioners of Aberdeen came up yesterday. This
was replevin suit brought by the plaintiff to
recover a horse alleged to have been wrong
fully detained by the town authorities. 1t
appears that under a town ordinance Mr..
Tarring's horse was taken up and impounded.
During the night the horse was removed from
the pound. The fine for the horse running
at large not having been paid, Bailiff Charles
W. Thompson, finding the animal in the hands
of some one to whom Mr.. Tarring had hired
It, took the horse and restored it to the
pound, from whence Mr.. Tarring recovered it
by replevin. James j. Archer and John s.
Young were for the plaintiff, and Willard G.
Rouse and George L. VanBibber for the de-
PENDANTS.
The plaintiff demurred to the defendants
second plea and the validity of the ordinance
was argued. Judge Waters decided that the
ordinance was good in intention but imper
feet in execution, in that under it man
might be deprived of his property without
due process of law. lie sustained the de-
murrer. Mr.. Tarring's attorneys then press
ed the plea for $500 damages which it is al
legged the plaintiff had sustained by the de-
tention of his property, and this point was
tried before jury. After celebrating for
about fifteen minutes the Jury brought in a
verdict for SIS.
GRAND JURY REPoRT.-The Grand Jury, be-
fore adjourning on Monday, submitted the
following report:
| To the Honorable James ID. Waters, Judge of
the Circuit Court for Hdrt0rd County:
| The Grand Jury for the May term, 1898, of
| the Circuit Court for Hartford county, respect
fully submit the following report, and having
disposed of all the business presented to them
| for their consideration, ask to be discharged
While in session, which has comprised eight
| days, they have examined II witnesses, and
| have found ID true bills and ignored two, and
| disposed of II cases for want of proper proof.
We have visited the Jail and found confined
| therein four persons-one for murder, three
| for larceny-whose comfort seems to be ad-
mirably well cared for, considering the dilapi-
dated condition of the building.
| We visited the Almshouse and found 80 in
mates: White-males IL, females q; colored
males 8, females =. Wefeel that it is due to
the present superintendent to say that the
condition of the Almshouse property has
never appeared as good as at the present time.
The sanitary condition of the building is eX-
cellent and the inmates are as happy as their
| physical condition allows.
We beg to call the attention of the court to
the present condition of the Grand Jury room,
| which is damp, dirty and unhealthy, and ask
that before the meeting of another Grand Jury
| a board floor be substituted for the brick, and
also recommend that the table be newly coy
cred.
We tender our thanks to the court and its
officers for their courtesy and valuable assist
ance rendered in the discharge of our import
ant duties.
1 Respectfully submitted