Saint Mary's beacon., 1902-04-10

EaRk William e. Maddox. egs &c,
Bessie Jones took before Justice z.
Johnson Cotton, on Thursday. April
2rd, instant. Glarence Matsiaglv and
pseph v sall. charging sssh' tish
having in his possession oysters
containing more than five per cent.
OF small and understandable oys-
ters. vTheeaceused waived ssheir
right = ! isfy trial aud elecssd 3
be tried By me Justice. : The sre
tried, adiudged guilty and sentenced
toypay o fine e $40 and -eosts~ The
fines aud costs were paid On he
4tb. ne same officer brought hefofe
Justice Cotton. Jet Russell, charged
with having small oysters. He too
paid fine Of SO and costs.
CArcalSo 4 TAssAn
Last week, Capt. Fletcher Russell.
Of Somerset county, was overhauled
near the middle OF the Potomac riv-
Tef. RUSSELL refassd to7t'lay t0y and
80 runliing atjoard his schooner
c. NalldoxsI doFy' was day1aged
captain received an involun-
Oath. After the oyster police
sJeople got aboard. Capt. Russell re-
fused 20 open bis antelles OF alIow,
themto be opened. . kfter cdasitiers
able discussion be was prevailed
upon to look at the matter in diff
ferent light and his vessel was tax
On into the Wicomico- river Her&
Capt aiaddexaeft the prize inchargs
of one Of his crew. Eugene Morgan,
and yeHt to find o magistrate - hear.
the case. After Capt. Maddox left,
Capt Russell proceeded to weigh
anchor and loosen sail, and cooily'
informed Mr. Morgan that he would
land him in James river or on Cobb
PoidtS o. fgsoma 0slIewuia p0int. 0f
course this program was not at All
f, to Mr. Morgan's liking and he asked
the captain to kindly put him on the
Bessie Jones: Capt Russell finally
agreed tegthis,I and ordering the
ya@l lowered, seGeh his mate and a
man TO transfer Mr.. Morgan to the
Jonesnoi When the Jones was reach
ed, Morgan sprang aboard holding
onto the yawi's ''painters' q Reach.
in the deck, he turned, and drawing
his revolver, suggested to the afore-
said mate and man that it was advis-
able for them 90 come up <aiso.ASaAs
Morgan persistently kept his gun
pointing straight at them and was
very neRyously fpgsripgits triggsD
Dir. Mate. and nNr.T Man concluded
to take the hlntand tnirIaeal " Climb
ed over the Jones Arail&. THis ma
pomvre4eft4hed edongBty Capt FEegcb
er Russell s6Orao Of bands and asahie
to work biscraft,aoThqrI THideHts
alongo theaWicomic1 caught Ilschses
Of the piece Capt Russeff spoke zlit
we have met none who viii tell -Tus
what weretho wild waves saying. Il
Afterinteryiewing JusticsiG George
r. Slye, Gupt Russell deposited rs
and costs for having small U3seers
on.board, and then Set saiif for tlia
James riSsr1 q but Eugene sldFGl6s
of the oyster police schoanevNR Bessie
Jones, did not accompany him.
Capt, White, of the 80. was tried
by Jlissiee Slye'for haking nnmef-
ehantable oysters and paid fine of
$25 and costs. Capt. Tyler. of the
Carrie 4, paid the same Justice a
like assessment for similar ofTense.
Some Legislation.-Th LeaIs-
lature recently adjourned, accord
ing to the Suns report, passed the
following local laws efprISt, Maryis
eountys~ ~su bHs bnsd no sYsw
Authorizing St. Mary's'countyl 10
Issue bonds to pay for the erection
Of Court House, lG sesfs9H s9rdT
To re-establish the line between
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