The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-04-19
The Circuit Court.

morrow. At any rate, the jury will no
be needed next week. The following
cases have been tried since our last re
port
The case of Andrew Brown against eN
Congressman Charles f. Coffin, for SEQ,
600 damages, began last Thursday morn
ing before Judge Merrick. The claim was
based on letter written by Mr.. Coffin to
Murray Nandiver, Esq, Chairman Demo
kcratic State Central Committee in 1899, il
which Coffin denounced Brown as having
violated certain laws, and accused him OF
dishonesty in very emphatic language
The letter was afterwards published and
distributed Brown had, shortly before
the letter to Nandiver, been appointed one
of the Election Supervisors of this county
which appointment, judging from the let
ter, was distasteful to offin. Counsel fo1
defendant, after the presentation of the
letter in evidence, moved to take the case
from the jury on the grounds that the let
ter was privileged one by law. Judge
| Merrick held that the letter did not come
within the meaning of the law as to priv
LEGGED communications. Whereupon Mr..
Marbury, of defendants counsel, stated
that they would go to the jury on the case
made out by the plaintiff, to which propo-
sition Mr.. Rogers, of plaintiffs counsel
very readily acquesced. The jury brought
in verdict of 50, 800 for plaintiff. James
c. Rogers and Joseph c. Mattingly for
Brown, and F. Snowden Hill and William
L. Marbury for Coffin.
On Saturday the civil appeal case of
Daniel King against Perkins and Vincent,
which was tried before the Court, was de-
cided in favor of the appellant for $50,
being reversal of the decision in the trial
before the magistrate. Maloy for appel
liant, White for appellee.
| Mrs Walter S. Barnes against Richard
| L. N. Hayes, civil appeal, tried by jury,
and verdict for appellant, being reversal
| of the decision below. Wells and Rogers
for appellant, White for appellee.
State VS.. Charles Reinerson; Indictment
for larceny; plead guilty, and sentenced
| to the Penitentiary for 10 years.
State VS.. Luigi Rapa; Indictment for
| larceny; trial by Court; We Diet guilty,
and sent to the House of Correction for IS
| months. Levin for State, Roberts for
| prisoner.
State vs. Richard A Pnkney; indict-
ment for larceny; trial by jury; verdict
guilty, and sent to the House of Correc
ton for years.
State vs. W. W. Sisson; indictment for
selling liquor on Sunday; trial by jury;
verdict not guilty. Levin for State, Mer-
rick for Sisson.
State VS. Richard Randall, Marshall
Randall and Thomas D. Randall; indict-
ment for assault with intent to kill; trial
by jury, and acquitted. Levin and Rob
erts for State, Wilson, Clagett and Mer
lick for pris oners.
State VS.. James Pinkney, james 81.
Fletcher and Edward Henson; indictment
for malicious destruction of property; tried
| by jury, and acquitted. Levin for State,
Clagett for prisoners.
Henry Stretney vs.. George I. Mister, ct
al; action for recovery of catt.e levied on;
trial by jury, and judgment for plaintiff
| for the cattle and costs. Wilson & Clagett
and Merrick for plaintiff, Stanley & Rob
erts and Messrs. Mister, Kaufman and
| Smith for defendants.
State VS.. John Lewis; indictment for
| assault with intent to murder; trial by
| jury; found guilty, and sentenced to the
| Penitentiary for years. Levin for State
| Clagett and Merrick for prisoner.
State VS.. Matthew Jackson; indictment
for assault with intent to murder; trial by
| jury; found guilty, and sentenced to the
| Penitentiary for years. Levin for State,
| Clagett and Merrick for prisoner
| The following is the Grand Jury report:
The Honorable Judges Of he Circuit Court
| for Prince Geo ge'S County, Nd:
| The Grand Jurors of the April term
| Q9O1) of this Court beg leave to submit
the following report:
The Grand Jury has been in session
| days and have examined 43 cases, 100 wit
nesses, made % presentments and have
| found 90 true bills A number of charges
of various kinds were brought to the at
| tention of the Jury, but the evidence not
warranting presentments, they were ig-
nored
A large pat of the time of the Jury has
been taken up in investigating the liquor
traffic in the county. Presentments have
! been made in number of cases, but OWN G
to the extreme difficulty in obtaining suf-
ficient evidence to make presentments on
account of witnesses not being able to
| give exact dates of Sundays on which
liquor was bought, as they testified that
| they bought liquor on so many Sundays,
IA number of cases had to be dropped.
This Jury, from the evidence adduced,
is confident that the law is being constant
ly violated in many sections of the county
and would respectfully recommend that
liquor licenses be not granted tC the fol
lowing persons, as we are satisfied that
they are constantly violators of the Sun
day Law: Andrew Beach, James G. God
frey, Bernard Rupert, William J. Cox
w. H. Rynus, Jacob Mass and William
II. Sisson.
The Jury as a body visited the Jail and
found Is persons therein. The Jail was
found remarkably neat and clean and IN
excellent condition with the exception OF
one of the cells from which number OF
bricks had been removed from the wal
during the past week in an endeavor OF
i. one of the prisoners to escape. The SAM
tary arrangements of the Jail are eXecra
BILE. There is no sewerage system what
ever and the existing conditions are {
menace to the health of the inmates. W.
J call the attention of the Court to Creviou:
, reports by Grand Jurys in this matter
The Jury found two insane prisoners con
fined in the Jail, and not considering the
Jail proper place for their detention, WI
would recommend that the County Com
| missioners make suitable arrangements t
have them removed to an institution TO
the insane.
The last Grand Jury recommended an,
l the present Jury indorscs the recommend
/ alton that the railroad companies be re
quired to take action to protect the live
and property of our citizens at the man.
: dangerous railroad crossings, especial
4 the one at the PRIESTS House"
The thanks of this body are due and ar
, hereby rendered to the Court, the State
Attorney and other officers for assistin
I in performing the many duties devolvln
upon US.
f Having finished all the business calle
!, to our attention. in a manaer satisfactory
y as We hope, to the Court and to the satl:
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