The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-10-02
SO Years of Cures.
Circuit Court.

Circuit Court.
On Wednesday of last week the
Davis-Tome Institute case was
taken up and occupied the time Of
the court the balance of the week
and was continued on Monday.
The Grand Jury finished it's bus
mess on Thursday, has been in ses.
sion four days, made the following
presentments and submitted its
report:
Presentments.-Geo. Ferguson,
for assault with intent to kill Harry
e. Woodrow; Harvey Rutter, fol
bastardy; Theodore Feehly, for sell
ing intoxicating liquors; Mary
Feehly, same offence; VIM. Turner
and John Nash, breaking into a
freight car on the P, w. & B. rail.
road; Thos. L. Donnelly, five pre-
sentiments, as follows: Sending
threatening letters to r. E. McClen-
ahan, Henry G. Nesbitt, Edwin H.
Rowland, two cases; burning hay
house belonging to Edwin II. Row
land; John Bowling for resisting an
officer; Thomas Walmsley for sell
ing liquor; William Stonehouse for
unlawfully making books upon a
race track; Thomas Dyer, two pre-
sentiments for same offence. The
Grand Jury also submitted the
following report
To tile honorable Judges Of the Circuit
Court for Cecil County, Md.
The Grand Inquest for the State of
Maryland for the body of Cecil County,
sworn in on the 21st inst, have completed
their work to the best of their ability
during four days session. They examined
fifty-three witnesses, made fifteen pre-
sentiments and found fifteen true bills,
dismissing eight cases. Ten Constables
came before them, that being the entire
list reported as holding commissions. All
of them las usual) reported all things in
their respective baliwicks were in keeping
with the law and order and nothing con-
trary to the peace and quietness of the
community. 1t may be suggested that
this class of officers either fail in their
duty to report violations of law, or our
county enjoys condition of perfection
seldom enjoyed in any community and
remarkable to the last degree.
The license book was only examined
by the jury and it was found that some of
the dealers of the county had failed in
procuring the proper license as it so ap-
peared by the lists. We feel that this is
perhaps a matter of neglect rather than
an intentional violation of law and sug-
gest the Clerk of the Court should be re-
quested to look up the cases delinquent
and notify them of their duty.
The jury finds no suggestions for re-
pairs to the county buildings except in
the case of the ceiling of the Court room
which needs repairing. We sent COM
mittee of three to visit the Aims House
and Insane Asylum; also the farm con-
nected Herewith. They reported 80 in
mates in the former institutions, IS white
males and white females, white infant,
colored males and 3 colored females.
Since the last Court deaths have occur
red, I white male and I white female.
They reported 2S inmates in the Asylum
for the Insane, IS white males, 9 white
females, a colored males and 2 colored
females. No deaths since the last term OF
Court adjourned. The farm seems to be
in good condition and yielding good
crops and suggestions were offered as to
any Improvements. The inmates seem to
be we'll cared for in both institutions.
The entire jury visited the Jail and
found therein IA males and female pris-
oners, 10 being colored and S white.
Everything about the institution seemed
to be entirely satisfactory,
The jury feels inclined to call the atten,
ton of the Court to two evils which are a
disgrace to our county and seem to be or
the increase. First, the sale of miser'
able stuff called "Ambrosia" within the
county limits. They are convinced thai
it is a very low grade of beer, and the fac
that many who are engaged in its sale
have gone away beyond the limits of the
county about the time the Grand Jury
convened seems to be good evidence tha
they felt their vocation was violation o
the law. Second, the system of gambling