The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-09-25
COURT CONVENES.
Judge Stump Addresses the Grand
Jury on Racing in Cecil County.

dOckets are full-there being 136
cases on the appearance docket and
26 on the appeal docket.
The Grand Jury was drawn as
follows:
w T Patten 7lEdward H Strahorn a
Foreman Abner w Gathers d
VIM H Anderson iii E Abrams S
L D Boulder 2Samuel Scotch S
Levi Dickinson 2 Geo w McCardell
Edward o Spear 2 H H Haines 6
Clinton L Ellison 2 James M Tosh, Jr 6
D Work 3John J Wright 7
Geo R Howard 3John V Atkison 7
Roger Witworth 3Samuel A Vannort 7
Whitman Perry 4Joseph T Jackson 7
H G Cook 4Robt A Stephenson 7
Judge Stump delivered an able
and impressive address to the
Grand Jury in which he referred
to the numerous race tracks in Cecil
county. He read to them the act
of 1894 passed by the Maryland
Legislature, which forbids book
making, pool selling, &C., except
once a year for thirty days on the
tracks of agricultural fairs and
driving parks, naming Pimlico,
BALTIC. county, for example. He
said under the act passed book
making, &C., had been held for
thirty days in the fall of 1895 and
in the spring Of 1896 on the track
of the Cecil County Agricultural
Society at Elkton, which were law
full. That afterward an association
had applied for incorporation and
had been incorporated, in which
the purpose Of the corporation was
stated to be "for the creation and
maintenance of exhibitions of trials
of speed for the purpose of encour-
aging the breeding of superior
class of horses" and nothing was
said about pool selling or book
making.
In conclusion, Judge Stump re-
ferred the matter to the grand jury
for action under the advice and
discretion of the States Attorney.
AT this point Chief Judge Geo.
M. Russum arrived and occupied
the bench with Judge Stump.
The first case taken up was that
of John Whyte VS.. John Dougherty.
Whyte sold Dougherty a corn
planter valued at $2S, which
Dougherty refused to pay, alleging
the machine was not as represented.
VIM. S. Evans, attorney for Whyte,
and Albert Constable, attorney for
Dougherty. Verdict for appellee.
Appellants witnesses: Jon Whyte
and Henry Gather. Appellee's
witnesses: John Dougherty, G. NJ.
Childs, VIM. Culbertson and Mrs.
John Dougherty.
Michael Spain, a native of Russia,
was naturalized.
Joseph and Frederick Smith, ma
tives of England, were naturalized.
Court adjourned at p. m.
Tuesday.-Court met at 10 o'clk.
a. m. Judges Russum and Stump
on the bench.
The first case called was that of
Falls VS.. Samuel Gather. Albert
Constable appeared for Falls and
VIM. S. Evans for Gather. Suit to
recover wages; tried before magis-
trate and appeal taken to a higher
court. Witness for appellee
Gather. Witnesses for APP
pellant-Henry Barr, John Falls
and Mrs. John Falls. Tried before
a jury, who rendered a verdict for
The next case called was that of
Nathaniel Kildare VS.. Samuel Hart.
Suit for wages; taken from a magis-
trate to a higher court. Appellants
witnesses: Nathaniel Kildare, John
N. Donald. Appellee's witnesses:
VIM. Cooper, VIM. Mosly, James
j. Hart. Tried before jury and
sealed verdict returned.
James Fitzgerald. a native of Ire
land, and William Zolper, a native
of Germany, were naturalized.
Observation-Disclosures Russum
and Stump on the bench.
The verdict of the jury in the
case of Kildare VS.. Hart was re-
ceived and found to be for the
appellee.
The case of Davis VS.. the Tome
Institute was called. Hon. Jacob
Tome did not arrive at the court
room until nearly eleven O'Clock
and was mildly lectured by Judge
Stump for delaying the Court. This
case is a suit concerning the ground
on which the Tome Institute stands,
the heirs of the late James A. Davis
claiming the building encroaches on
their property. w. T. Warburton
and Albert Constable for Davis; l..
Marshall Haines for the Institute.
Trial before jury, j. Wesley Falls
and A. L. Crothers.
The grand jury has made the fol
lowing presentments: George Fer
guson, for assault with intent to kill
Harry E. Woodrow; Harvey Rut-
ter, for bastardy; Theodore Feehly,
for selling intoxicating liquors;
NTorv EaahIv CANA Offanca. William