Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-05-20
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Some Very Interesting Cases
Tried This Week.

Tried This Week.
The May term of the Circuit Court
convened i'll Snow Hill Monday with
Chief Judge Henry Page ON the bench
He was joined in the afternoon by
Associate Judges Holland and Lloyd.
Judge Page drew the Grand Jury. and
Mr.. Alfred Childs. Of Stockton. was
made foreman. His colleagues are
Levin ). Nelson, Baldwin +. Williams,
William 4. Taylor. Levi G. Dennis.
Levi j. Brimer. Levin Il. DiSharoon.
Ephriam fIillman. John L. Keas. Edwin
II. Benson. Henry Pcnncwell. Adam J.
Casper. James $ Burroughs. James ii
Hickman. William A. Disharoon. Joshua
III. Phillips. Daniel L. Sooy, Isaac
Bassitt. Levin J. Houston. Elijah +.
Birmingham. Thomas H. Powell
The case of Charles Davis for assault
ing John Nelson was an appeal from
Justice of the Peace The Court held
i tItdA iHt JuNtitt ItD III
the Case States Attorney Jones then
asked for Bench warrant for Davis
re.arrcst which was granted and he was
put in Jail
The case of Ernest Hearn vs. William
III. Jones, appeal from Justice Peace, was
To rcplevy a mule Jones failed To ap-
pear and judgment was reversed. So
Mr.. Hearn gets his mule. Kcrbin q
Wilson for Hcarn.
In the appeal case of Laws & Hamb-
lin VS. James c. Pruitt and John T.
Bowen. for the recovery of horse and
pair of steers, the Court affirmed the
Judgment of Justice ID. 4. Massey, in
both eases awarding the horse to Pruitt
and the oxen to Bowen. This case was
one Of much interest to Berlin people.
Laws & Hamblin were represented by
Toadvin & Bell and G. B. Taylor Bow
en- and Pruitt were represented by Col
Inns & Jones
John Purnell was tried and found
guilty of larceny Of $50 from Henry
Williams and was given two years i'll
the penitentiary.
Lewis Thompson Young. Colbourn
& Co. this was and old ease in which
the question of member of firm TO
sue co partners was raised.
The case of the State VS.. Edward
Lane, charged with assaulting Clifford
Chapman with intent Ia kill. at camp
meeting last Fall. occupied the atten-
ton Of the Court nearly all day We'd
nesday and resulted I'M verdict of guilty
after the jury had been ont for about
two hours. He was sentenced to six
years in the penitcntiary. Kcrbin &
Wilson for prisoner, Jones for State
Wilmer Mills, colored, charged with
shooting AT number of young men near
Girdletree. with intent to kill was de
clared not guilty. The Court said that
there was no evidence to show that
Mills had shot AT any Of the party. or
that he had fired other than blank
cartridge Therefore he was adiudged
not guilty, and was discharged
John I. Keas vs. Robert a. Keas
I'm March John T. Keas attached funds
in the BiShupville Manufacturing Co.
audited to Robert 4. Kcas. f. A. jeff
cries of Chincoteague Island claimed
the fund under assignment from r. A.
Kcas Court gave Ieifcries judgment
Purnell & johnson and Barnes for Keas
& Jeffcrics and Handy and Taylor for
John T. Keas
Alice Turner, Samuel Morris. John
FELTON, and Dude Field. all colored.
of Pocomoke City, were arraigned in
Court "Wednesday afternoon under
an indictment charging them with the
murder Of John Turner. the aged hus-
band of the first named prisoner.
Court has dismissed the petition Of
Miss Emma Tapman against Hiram j.
Lewis. by which it was sought To re-
quire Mr.. Lewis to produce some tangi
cd should be- liable To execution on
Judgment in her favor against him for
breach of promise.
Henry Smith. the colored man from
Accomac County, was put on trial Tues
day afternoon for abortion. The entire
list OF jurors were turned down without
jury being secured and twenty tails
men had to be summoned before the
twelve men required to try the case
were secured. the last one being Mr..
Thomas Dunlap the Snow Hill baker.
who said he had formed no opinion i'll
the matter. As we go To press the case
is still before the jury.
II looks now aS if Court will con
tinue all of next week