Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-03-28
Circuit Court.

When the BEACON went to press last
Wednesday the case Of Joseph Is. Davis VS..
II. II. Garner was before the Court Pend
ing this case the Court adjourned until ~
m, Thursday out of respect 10 memory Of
James I. NJ. Raley and to afford jurors and
officers an opportunity to attend the funer-
al
Thursday, March 81. Court met at p.
m, JUDGES Brooke and Crane on the bench.
Decision in No. 4 civilappeals, Rowland
was announced. Judgment of $44.30 for
appellee.
No Il Trials. Jos. B. Davis VS.. Rich III.
Garner was resumed and continued until
5 p. m, when Court adjourned for the day.
Friday, March %. Court met-Judges
present as Thursday. The Davis Garner
case was resumed and Jury returned yer.
dict for defendant J. F. Morgan, J. N.
Graves and +. b Abel for plaintiff and r
G. Combs and ID. G. Hammett for defen-
dant.
No 6, criminal appeals, George A.
Creighton vs.. State was called Creighton
had been convicted before Justice Vincent
Camalier and sentenced to House Of Cor
rection for twelve months States Attor.
ney moved - dismiss the appeal. After
argument appeal was dismissed.
Saturday, March 90. Court met, Judges
present as yesterday.
First case called was No 12 Trials,
Moses II. Jourdan vs. Francis Russell.
Plea not guilty. Tried before jury. Yer
dict for defendant. N. Graves for plain
tiff and ID. G. Hammett for defendant.
Next case called was No. 4, criminal
appeals, Charlie Miles VS.. State. Charge,
assault and battery. Trial by Jury. Yer
diet Of not guilty. Camalier for State;
Holmes and Ching for Miles
At 3 p. m, the Court adjourned until
Monday at 10. a. m
Monday, March 25. The Court met
Judge Craze on the bench
First case called was No. 0, criminal
appearances, State VS. J. Henry Hall In
dictcd for the larceny Of box of pickles
and preserves from Leonardtown wharf.
Plea OF mot guilty and jury trial claimed.
This case occupied the attention of the
Court for the entire day and at $50 p. m,
was given 10 the jury which retired and at
1870 p. m, brought in q verdict of mot
guilty" Camalier and Holmes for the
State, and ID. G. Hammett for Hall.
Tuesday. March 2s, 1895. The Court
met, Judge Crane on the bench.
The first case called was No. 7, crimi-
nal appeals, John Washington VS.. State.
Charged with assault upon Walter Hayden.
Appeal from Justice Camalier Plea of
not guilty Trial by jury. Verdict of
guilty"
AT $50 p. m, the Grand Jury came into
Court, stated that it had completed its
lab3rs and presented the following report
which was read and the Jury discharged:
THE GRAND JURY REPORT.
To the Honorable, the Judges of the
Giro iii Court for ST. Mary's Co.
We the Grand Jurors for the county of
Saint Mary's beg leave TO submit the fol-
lowing as our report. We have invest.
gated 90 cases and examined 81 witnesses.
We might have concluded on the sixth day
of our session if witnesses summoned 10
appear before US had been promptly sum-
moned.
We think the Sheriff should display more
energy in the matter of summoning wit
nesses to appear before the Grand jury.
We think also the Sheriff should not take
it for granted tia; persons drawn as Jurors
will promptly answer to the call of their
names at the opening OF the Session simply
upon the information derived from the
County Press. We suppose however he
will only charge for the summons actually
served. We would also call the attention
OF the Sheriff to the fact that the Law re-