The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-11-29

mark and the other struck Mr.. Hipkins
in the back near the shoulder blade, III
flicting an ugly wound. The case was
argued late Friday night and given to
the jury shortly before midnight. They
returned a verdict of guilty of assault
with intent to kill, which is a peniten-
tiary offense.
On Saturday the case of Andrew J.
Street,, charged with assaulting little
Polish girl near the canning house of
Mr.. William E. Robinson, of Vale, was
called for trial After consultation
States Attorney James w. McNabb an
nounced that with the consent OF the
prosecuting witnesses, he had decided to
accept the plea of not guilty on the first
count. The traverser then plead guilty
of common assault and was fined 500.
and costs. The prosecution was repre-
sented by McNabb and Hopkins, the de-
tense by VanBibber and Carver.
On Monday the first of the Milk Pro-
ducers' Association cases was tried in
Court. The plaintiff in the case was the
Penn National Bank of Philadelphia.
They recovered Judgment against Will
liam H. Michael, who with number of
other farmers of this county are being
sued as endorsers on notes given as
collateral for $4,000 loaned the Milk
Producers Association in 1900. The
case was tried before Judge Waters and
a Jury. Messrs. Thomas H. Robinson
and w. Burns Trundle, ofBaltimore City
appeared for the plaintiff, Messrs. Harlan
and Webster and S. A. Williams appear
ing for the defendant. Mr.. Trundle
counsel for the bank in his opening state
lnent said that the loan had been recon-
tnended to the cashier of the Penn Bank
by Theodore F. Wilcox, who was then
cashier of the Old Town Bank of Balti-
more. Mr.. Wilcox he said, wrote letter
saving that the Milk Producers Associa-
ton desired loan and would give as
security notes of the individual stock
holders aggregating $24,o 900, and that
the Association was in prosperous con-
dition making over Sc, 900 month. The
directors of the bank took the matter
under advisement and agreed to discount
this note along with another, the pro-
,eeds of them all being placed to the credit
of the Old Town Bank of Baltimore and
drawn by them in five drafts. The
plaintiff called one witness to prove the |
signature and endorsements and rested
It's case. The defense offered prayer to
take the case from the jury, which was
refused by the Court. The defense SUBJ
mitted no testimony and thejury brought |
n a verdict against Mr.. Michael for the
,ull amount of the note and interest.
Another jury was Immediately empaneled
with the same plaintiff and Mr.. R. E. |
Duvall, defendant. The case was on
trial all day Tuesday and resulted in a
verdict for the plaintifffor the full amount
claimed. Both of these suits will now be
carried to the Court of Appeals to de- |
ternine several law points that are in
volved. They were raised on the prayers
BY the defendants attorneys. They |
claimed that the charter of the Penn |
National Bank had not been sufficiently |
proved; that the amended charter of the
Milk Producers Association was not in |
Tue form inasmuch as eleven stockholders |
S55 of the original stock of
81 900 voted to increase the capitaliza-
ton to $3.50, 900 without the proper legal
notice having been given; that the said
had not paid the required |
bonus to the State, that,,the plaintiff had |
purchased the note outright whereas
hey claimed it had been discounted on |
The recommendation of the Old Town
Bank of Baltimore. Objection was also |
made to the ruling of the Court which |
lid not allow the defendant to show the
manner in which the signature to the
1ote had been obtained.
On Wednesday, the removed case OF
Alexander A. Croft against the United
Railways and Electric Company, of Bal
imore, was taken up for trial. This is a
suit to recover So, 500 damages by the
plaintiff for being elected from a car
between Baltimore and Towson. S. A.
and F. R. Williams appear for the plain
:iff and George L. VanBibber for the de-
endant.
On motion of Mr.. Thomas H. Robin |
son, Mr.. w. Burns Trundle, of the Balti- |
more City Bar, was admitted as men,
Der of the Hartford county bar, on Mon |