The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-05-31

Court pRocEEDINGs.-The case of Robert
e. Richardson vs.. Emma L. Barnes, admins
tratrix, which was taken up on Thursday Of
last week, was finished on Friday by verdict
for the defendant.
On Saturday the appeal cases were resumed.
The attachment case of j. Winslow Jones
Company VS.. Charles A. Rutledge, agent,
was first taken up and tried before the Court.
The judgment of $40 in favor of appellee was
affirmed. Cooley and Robinson for appel
lants, Rutledge and 8. A. Williams for appel
lee. Another case between the same parties
involving the amount of $75 was terminated
in like manner.
On Monday morning the case Of NJ. Louisa
Stockham and William H. Harlan, administra-
tors of John Q. Stockham VS.. Clara f. Stock
ham ct al, was taken up and tried before a
jury. Verdict for defendants. Harlan &
Webster for plaintiffs, Van ibber for lefen-
dants. The case of Grant Stockham VS.. The
Agricultural Insurance Company, of Water
town, N. Y, was settled on terms to be hled.
Afternoon, the case of Hopkins and far-
Ian, trustees, of James X. Hamilton vs.. The
Agricultural Insurance Company Of Water
town, n. Y, was taken up and tried before a
Jury. This case was brought 10 recover the
amount of Sl,25l.37 on policy of insurance
Oh a building and contents belonging to Mr..
Hamilton which were burned on the night Of
December %, 1898. The company resisted
payment on the ground that the building was
unoccuped at the time Of burning and that
the contents were encumbered by chattel
mortgage of which the Insurance Company
had no notice. There were clauses in the pol
icy rendering it null and void in either of
these events. The case was tried by Messrs.
8. A. Williams, W. ii. Harlan and Hopkins
for the plaintiffs, and Robinson and Gorrell
| for defendant. About noon Wednesday the
| jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff for
| the full amount claimed.
On Wednesday the criminal cases of State
| VS.. Lemuel Gibbons, for larceny of SO from
Mrs. Annie Reynolds, and Sadie Jones, for
larceny of S. from William NJ. Cross, were
| tried. Both the delinquents are colored both
| from Havre de Craze and the jury said both
were guilty Preston for State and Cooley for
defense.
On Thursday the case of State vs.. J. Milton
Warner, for violation Of the local option
| law, was first taken up. William ii. II.
| Whiteford was the chief witness for the State.
| He testified to having bought ambrosia from
Warner and paid for 1t, but could not say II
| was intoxicating. A number of witnesses for
the defense testified to having bought ambro-
\ aia from Warmer and said IL was mot in IN xino
ting. Verdict not guilty Preston for State
Young for defense.
When the verdict was announced several
/ spectators in the court room began to ap
plaud. Judge Waters sternly commanded
silence and ordered the offending parties to bt
arrested. David r. Warner, brother of tn.
traverser,w was apprehended and brought before
the bar. He said he had never been in a cour
room before and was ignorant of the rules IL
be observed. Judge Waters then dismissed
him with a warning.
Another case against j. Milton Warner, TO
keeping disorderly house was then taken VI
and jury sworn. There being no evidence
sufficient to justify conviction the State
Attorney confessed not guilty. A similar
case against Sidney G. Day was None orOsse'
by the State.
| A jury was then empanelled in local op
ton case against Sidney G. Day This wa
for selling ambrosis and the jury returned
verdict of not guilty without leaving the box
As the remaining cases. against these parties
Day and Warner, were all of the same charae
ter they were abandoned by the State.