Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-03-29
Circuit Court Proceedings.

Wednesday, March 81. The Court met,
all the Judges present. First case called
was No. 5 criminal continuances, State VS..
Levi J. Wise. Proceedings quashed and
attachments issued for Wise.
No. 3 trials next called as follows:
Charles w. Small VS.. Alice Tyler and AL
len 9. Tyler, her husband. Plea of not
guilty and trial by jury. Applegarth and
Camalier for plaintiff and X. g. Combs and
ID. @. Hammett for defendant
Levi J. Wise brought into Court on at
tachment for contempt and Thursday at
12 o'clock SET for hearing.
At 4 p. m. the Court adjourned for the
day.
Thursday, March o. Court met, all the
Judges present as yesterday. Small VS..
Tyler case resumed and day occupied in
hearing testimony and listening to srgu
ments of attorneys.
Alta m. Court up took attachment for con-
tempt against Levi J. Wise for not remov-
ing fence from public highway as ordered
by Court. Mr.. Combs, attorney for traver-
ser, made statement, and the Court then
passed the following order
Ordered by the Court this 22nd day of
March, A. D., 1894, that the defendant,
Levi ]. Wise, be and he is hereby ordered
and directed to abate the nuisance in this
case by removing the fence back on the
original line from which he removed it
within thirty days from the date hereof
along the schOle line. And it is hereby fur
Their ordered, that if the said Levi ]. Wise
shall fail TO remove the same as directed
within thirty days, then the sheriff of st.
Mary's county is hereby ordered to proceed
to the place, remove the same ard report
to this Court on or before the LIST Monday
in June, 1894. And it is further ordered,
that the attachment be and il is hereby con-
tinued to the first Monday of June, 1894.
JOHN p. BRIscoE, G. J..
JOHN B. Brooke, A. J.
The jury in the Small vs.. Tyler case at
8 p. m. brought in verdict for plaintiff and
fixed damages at 800.
The next day being Good Friday the
Court adjourned until Saturday, and the
grand jury adjourned until Monday.
Saturday, March "a Court met, Asso.
ciate Judge j. p. Crane on the bench. The
death of Robert ]. Cation, bailiff, was an.
nounced by States Attorney Camaiier and
resolutions of respect submitted, ordered TO
spread upon the minutes of the Court and
a copy sent TO the family Of the deceased.
No 4 trials was called as follows Reed
VS.. Tyler. Action for debt Trial by jury.
Joseph III. Ching, B. H. Camalier and F.
N. Holmes for plaintiff and r G. Combs
and 10. T. Morgan for defendant. Case
occupied the attention of Court during the
entire day and at night jnry rendered a
verdict tor plaintiff for $1o5. Defendants
attorney excepted to the verdict, which
was at first $50 with interest.
Monday, March g. Court met, Associ.
ate Judge Crane on the bench. The per.
emptory call Of the trial docket was pso.
ceeded with ani several cases thereon dis
posed OF. No s trials was taken up as fol.
lows: George w. Goddard vs.. Margare,
j. Williams. Jury Trial r. g. Combs
and Jo +. Morgan for Goddard and ID. G.
Hammett for Williams.
This case occupied the attention of the
Court its entire session. The Court, at {
p. m, adjourned for the day.
Tuesday, March %. The Court met
Judge Crane on the bench. The cass
pending, which the Court adjourned yes
terday, was resumed at $50 a. m. and ar
gued before the jury. At II a m. the JURY
returned verdict for Miss Williams witt
cent damages.
Zach Vail. Spinoza, subject of the Kins
Spain, came into Court and made ap
. piicasion to be naturaiized as citizen O
the United States.
No. Is Trials, John Arid vs. Igns v
Mckay, was next taken up. Plea of MOI
assumpsit. Tried before the Court at
p. m, evidence all in and argument wa
postponed gill some other day of the term
No. Q Criminal appearances State vs.
William Biscoe was the next case Indicf
ment for cutting and taking away seyera
trees, the property of Nettie ]. Gray. PIE
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