Saint Mary's beacon., 1894-09-27
Circuit Court Proceedings, Continued.

Circuit Court Proceedings, Continued.
Wednesday September 10Th 1894. After
disPosing of the Dent case, No. criminal
appeals, Joshua Miles VS. State, appeal from
Justice Readmond, was called. Charge,
assault upon wife. Motion by States At
torney to quash granted. No 2 criminal
appeals, same vs. same; charge. beating
a child, was tried before court held sub
curih.
No. IS Trials, was next case. Joseph
b. Davis VS.. r. H. Garner, guardian
Blanche Wood Garner. Amended mar
filed. Demurrer to mar and demurrer sus
tanned. Second amended nar filed and
demurred to by defendants attorneys and
demurrer again sustained. Enoch b. Abel
and John N. Graves for plaintiff non pros
by order plaintiffs attorneys r G. Combs
and ID. e Hammett for defendant. At 3
p. m, Court adjourned for the day.
Thursday, September 20. Court met
pursuant to adjournment, Judges and Off
GERS present as of yesterday. In No. 2,
criminal appeals. Joshua Miles was adjudg.
ed guilty of assault upon child and fine of
80 and costs imposed. Holmes and Ching
for traverser; Camalier for State.
No. criminal continuances was the
next case called. State vs.. Allie Higgs.
Indicted for feloniOusly entering store of
Charles r. Brewer. Plea Of not guilty
and trial by jury. Verdict of jury, mot
guilty of burglary but guilty of larceny"
Camalier for State; Morgan. Holmes and
Ching for prisoner.
No. 3 criminal appeals Charles Tull VS..
State; appeal from Justice Roach; charge
assault, was tried before Court and judg.
ment of not guilty rendered. At 8 o'clock
court adjourned for the day
Friday, September 81. Court met with
a full bench, Associate Judge Brooke hav.
ing arrived since previous adjournment.
There being no case ready for trial, the
Court at IL o'clock, adjourned for the day.
Saturday, September 90. Court met
with a full bench and all officers present
First case called was No. 6, criminal ap-
pearapces, State vs. Levi j. Wise. Indicted
for assault with intent to kill William E.
Goddard. Plea OF not guilty and jury trial
claimed. jury was empanneied as follows:
Josiah II. Hancock, foreman, Samuel 4.
Jones, II. II. ]. Magill, Robert T. Barber,
Thomas II. Fowler, Alfred G.. Sanner, w.
B. Herbert, J. Robert Yates, Duncan n.
Turner, Jackson B. Abel, Isaiah Canter,
French II. Abel. The evidence in this
case was substantially as has been hereto
fore reported in the paper. Pending this
case, the Court at 4 p. m. adjourned until
Monday at 10 o'clock.
Monday, September "a. The Court met
Associate Judges Brooke and Crane ON
the bench. No. 6 criminal appears, pend
ing which the Court adjourned Saturday,
was resumed. This case consumed the en-.
tire day and was argued for the State by
Mr.. Camalier and for the defense by Messrs.
Duke Bond, Daniel G. Hammett and Robt.
C. Col;.hs. At 6 p. m. the case was given
to Jury which was out until 1890 when it
came into Court and rendered verdict of
"guilty of assault with intent to kill"
Tuesday, Sept 25, 1894. The Court met
present as yesterday. First case was
No. 4, criminal appeals; appeal from JUS
tice Readmond. Trie! before jury as fol-
lows: III. Duncan Burroughs vs.. F. N.
Holmes and Jos. II. Ching, attorneys for
W. F. Chesley. Jury by instructions from
Court returned verdict for appellant. Cam
alier for appellant; Holmes and Ching for
appellee.
The next case called was No. 5 criminal
appears. State vs. William Thompson.
Indicted for assault with intent to kill
VIM. Miles. Tried before jury and verdict
of not guilty. Camalier for State; Holmes
and Ching for defendant.
Levi J. Wise was brought into Court
and Associate Judge Brooke sentenced him
to four years in the Maryland penitentiary
James II. Sewell, colored, was appointed
Bailiff to Grand Jury as per order of Court
filed. The Court at 4:30 p. m, adjourned
for the day.
Wednesday, September &c, 1894. Court
met, Associate Judge Crane on the bench.
In the case of Aloysius Higgs, convicted of
larceny. prisoners attorney withdrew mo-
tor in arrest of Judgment and asked the
benefit of the Act Of 1894 which allows the
Court il its discretion TO permit first often
ders to go upon probation. Under The
circumstances the Court thought the pris-
-eT entitled to the benefit of the Act and
,,-,D,o il. telling him that he must pay the
g.. - -, 'vteTiy instalments and furnish
a bona in the ,"ualty OF $500 for his ap-
nearanee before the Court for sentence
at any time during the ne1. 'meiVe months
if information upon oath should 'e iufE'sn'
ed that he had violated his "tic"e' Oh
leave" In the case Of Hamp Lee, indicted
for wife weating, the wife did not appear,
and the State asked that the care be sietted
so that should Lee again maltrea. his wife
itcould again be called. The Court ordered
the stet to be entered.
AS we 90 TO press, John Young, colored,
charged with the larceny of money from
, Henry Price, also colored, Is being tried
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