The aegis & intelligencer., 1899-03-03

| term than no term at all. l can hardly say,
however, that we can have perfect term OF
| court; we have already been delayed two
! weeks on account OF the impassable condition
Of the roads, and the rosds, now, are In Il very
| had condition, 50 it is d 'flicut for jurymen Ia
get here, and diflicult for witnesses to ge:
| hrle. ] would suggest to yon gentlemen
| that YOU us" wise discretion at this lime par
4 ticuarlv, in the transaction OF your business.
| Al said before, there are some prisoners in
| jail awaiting trial, you should investigate
| their cases, even if, by Investigation, there IL
| some irconveniencG to the witnesses. These
| cases are entitled to investigation. / speak
| especially, gentlemen, in regard to the con
| venitrcr of witnesses because there are a
| gre at many difficulties they hsve to meet in
! getting here Seine of them have no means Of
| getting here, aud it is very inconvenient for
| 1hsm to have to walk i've or ten or fifteen
| miles Ia attend court as witnesses. Now, If
| the case justiiieS that hardship. then take
| such steps as are necessary to get them here.
les a quest that suggests Itself to your
wise discretion; ihat Is. whether you will com
| pei witnesses to come over these roads ut
| great Inconvenience to themselves. There
| are, in my judgment, some cases that could
| very propt rly b.. postponed until the next
| term of court. OF coutse, this is not to be the
| last term VIC will have other terms aud there
are many cases which can be properly post
poned until the May term. do not ask you
| 10 ptblpOE6 any cases WHICH the pubic SDOu
requires should be Investigated now, but, US
| said before, Use a wise discretion and do not
compel witnesses to come at a great personal
Inconvenience when their case might Just as
| well be postponed until May without any
rLhlic Inconvenience.
| would ask yuu gentlemen, in the first
place, To investigate all cases in which per-
sors are in Jail awaiting trial ard dispose Of
all these cases, wiich, in your judgment, you
think the public good will require they should
be disposed Of now, rather than by postponing
them a couple OF months Ifthere are other
cases, do not like to say they are tr;tling
cases because there are no branches OF the
law that are in poiut OF fact trfltng, but some
cases are comparatively triiliug. If there isA
charge Of homicide, that should, by all means
pASsible, be investigated; II there are other
cases, although not trifling In point of fact
lii y may be called triiling in comparison to
The loss Of life of au individual; the most
of these cases might very properly wait for
subsequent term.
| wU.iid ask YOU gentlemen that you inves-
ti.atc all matters presented to you and dis
pose of them as rapidly as possible. II you de-
termine il vestigation ne esSary, and witness
es sh ,u!d be brought before you, unlt s. 1t Is
personal Inconvenience to them and others TO
get them here; but u-e, il this respect, wide
discretion.
Gentlemen, there are IA few Acts of Assem-
bly, which the Legislature has made it incum
bent upon the court to call your special at
t-n'iou to. Your attention will be called to
these by the states Attorney. During your
session, you have Il right, at any time, to call
upon the States Attorney or upon the Court
for Instructions: 1t is your privilege to call
upon them for any Instructions in their power
at any time.
The bailifT will be in attendance to wait
upon you. You may retire
The docket was called and disposition made
of cases as follows:
Charles Broadway Rouss vs.. Alfred Edge.
OF.
First National! Bank of Delta, use of Bar
ton, VS.. AIlgen W. Parker, judgment by de-
fault with leave.
Enterprise Carriage Company VS.. Charles
Z. barnes & Co., jud gnent BY default, with
leave.
Second National Bank o! Bel Air VS.. Geo.
A. Narklaad, Judgment by default.
Same vs.. Daniel W. Hopkins, Judgment
conf, SEED.
Thomas Collins VS.. Richard Dorsey. on.
Willism f.. Robinson VS.. Norris Ii. Ander-
soE. on.
The following cases were set for trial:
Peter l.. Hopper VS.. Joseph Mackin Ell al.
National Bank of Wilmington !G Brandy
wine VS. George Courtney.
Jsmcs j. Archer permanent Trustee vs..
Stephen J. Seneca.
Stephen j. Seneca &c. VS.. James j. Archer,
trustee, of Jarrett G. Ward.
William II. Haughey vs.. Clement G. Butler.
Elizabeth j. Roberts, Ct al. VS.. Edward Z.
Cooke, Ex'r.
Edith $. Hanna VS.. George J.. VanBibber,
Ex'r.
George 7. Sherman vs. A. II. Strasbaugh,
Admir-.
FitzGcrald Wedge Co. VS.. John e. Robin
sou.
Detrick Fertilizer & Chemical Co. VS.. Thos.
Phillips.
Augustus F. Brown admir-. VS.. William u.
Osborn &c.
James j. Archer, permanent trustee VS.. Z.
j. Seneca.
Jacob K. Stevenson VS.. Wm. &. Hopkins,
Ex'r.
VIM. NJ. Barton VS.. Christian WestermaE.
Hanson e Van Wrinkle Co. vs.. Maryland
Brass Manufacturing Co.
VIM. G. Robinson VS.. VIM. Il. Burroughs.
Spencer & McGonuigal VS.. John s. Ward.
Andrew Kinhart, collector, vs.. Beale Il.
Howard & wife.
7. r. Hubbard & Son VS.. Charles w. Baker,
gar.
State use of County Commissioners VS.. FL
elity Deposit Co. OF Baltimore.
& wife.
Lycurgus Keen VS.. Mayor and City Council
OF Havre de Grace.
Second National Bank Of Bel Air VS.. j. r.
Z. Hopkins.
There being no cases ready for trial the
jury was discharged until Wednesday and on
that day was excused for further attendance
until Saturday morning.
The grand jury on Thursday returned the
following presentments:
Elmer Forwood, larceny, cases.
Edgar Youag, larceny.
Robert Robinson, murder.
Forwood plead guilty and was sentenced to
three years confinement in The House of Cor
rection. MIR. Noble l.. Mitchell appeared as
his counsel.
Judge Waters appointed Mr.. John :.
Young as counsel for Robert Robinson, ,charg-
ed with the murder OF James Hill, at Havre
de Grace, 10 December last.
DeI Creek Farmers Club.
The regular monthy meeting of the Deer
Creek Farmers Club was held last Sa, urday
afte: noon and evening, ut "Homelanu," the
residence of Mr.W. reatty Harlan, near Church
Vile. Notwithstanding the bad condition of
the roads. the meeting was unusually well at
tended. After u general talk on farming and
farm work, Mr.. II. Harris Archer, the chair
man, appointed committee to examine and
report on Mr.. Harlan's 'Silo," which is oneof
the largest in the country, ha wing capacity of
200 tons This committee, which finally re-
solved itself into committee of The whole,
visited the barns, stables and silo. Mr. Harlan
has one of the largest cattle farms in the State,
one stable visited containing sixty fine speci-
men of bullock.
After returning to the house Mr.. John ID.
Worthington was called on for report on the
silo and the condi ion OF the cattle Mr.. WORTH
:ugton compared the feeding OF cattle with
ordinary food and that of the silo, and compli-
mented Mr.. Harlan on his methods and fine
condition of his cattle and buildings, ending
his report with saying that it is true thatTillers
of the soil are the backbone of the country"
MIR. Harlan was called on to explpiu his
,nathnds Of fsadiDu nd q arino for which