The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-09-27
SEPTEMBER COURT.
SUIT OF KEEN VS.. CITY COUNCIL OF
HAvRE DE GRACE ON TRIAL.
The Morrison Sisters Acquitted Of the
Charge of Assault With Intent to Kill
Their Sister-Verdict For Defendant
In Tarbert-POist Case Other Notes.

As the Cecil Wing goes to press
this afternoon. O'riday) the suit of heen
VS.. City Council of lIavre de Grace, IS
on trial. After this case is concluded,
Court will adjourn. All jurors not on
this case were discharged OH WedneS-
dov. The proceedings of the past week.
JURY FAILED TO AGREE.
The jury in the suit of Mrs. Beuiah
w. Mutt, of Brooklyn, y. y, vs. Jesse
West. Executor of the estate Oh MS
mother, Mrs. Martha c. West, Of North
East. failed to agree. and were ms
charged on Friday afternoon, just after
the Cecil Wing went to press. y run
report of the case was reported i'll last
weeks issue of the Cecil Wing.
VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT.
The suit of Mrs. Mary l.. Tarbert vs..
George II. Poist Executor of the estate
of the late George W. poist of the Sev-
enth district. (of which brief mention
was made in the last issue of the "Cecil
Whig''I was concluded ut ten clock on
Monday night. The jury after about
two hours dcliberation, rendered YER
dict in favor of the defendant. MIS-
Tarbert brought suit to recover Sgt. Tor
furniture which was sold by tn" ENecu-
for. She alleged that the property was
given to her by her father previous 10
his death. Albert Constable. ST., ana
Henry l.. Constable for plaintiff; y. l..
Crothers and VIM. :. Evans for defend
ant. The case occupied the attention OF
the Court all of Saturday and until late
MonInv night Witnesses We're exam
ined as follOwS:-
For Plaintiff-Mrs. Mary +. Tarbert,
Thomas T. Tnrbert. James II. Tarbert,
Myrtle Il. Tarbcrt. Maud Nannort, VIM.
Boyd.
For Dcfcndant-Mrs. Charles PoiSt,
George PoiSt. John II. Kimble. Il. b.
Marshall. John Ilindman, James White,
Mrs. George poist. Harry PoiSt, Charles
ID. Poist. Rufus ID. Rowland. Joseph
Poist.
The Jury was rs folowS:-William III.
Simcoe. Harry Il. Richardson. Joseph
Clay. Joshua NJ. ASH William 7. Clark,
Thomas III. Harlan. John 7. Reynolds,
Enoch Mccullough. Isaac S. Dcford,
William II. Sprinkle, Manly Bremen.
II. Day Cantwell.
CONVICTED OF LARCENY.
George Anderson, colorcd, was placed
on trial before Il jury. on Tuesday.
charged with stealing Il silver watch
from John Robinson. colorrd. y verdict
of guilty was rendered by the jury, and
the Court sentenced Anderson to six
months in the Maryland Penitcntiary.
SUITS SETTLED.
NesSrS, Charles r. FoArd and John
Gipin, of Elkton, have settled their suits
against MesSrS. Reitcr. Curtis and Hill,
contractors These suits We're brought
to procure $500 each for damaG" to
woodland which, it was alleged. was set
on fire by sparks from an engine owned
by the defendants.
MORRISON SISTERS ACQUITTED.
The case of State VS.. Misses Hannah
j. Morrison and Margaret l.. Morrison,
indicted by the Grand jury on the
charge of assault with intent to Kill
their sister. Miss Mary Jeanette Nor
rison. was put on trial before the fol
lowing jury on Tuesday:-W. Don Price.
John IL. Husfclt. Joshua NJ. Ash. James
r. Clark. William r. Clark Richard IL.
Lodge. Samuel j. Keys. Charles ;. ELI
son, Harry Il. Richards. r. Bayard Con-
rev. James f. Crothers and William III.
Simcoe The evidence showed that tie
sisters resided on Il farm i'll the Eighth
district. near Rowlandvillc. and that for
several years there has been bad blood
existing between them. Several weeks
ago n quarrel arose between the sisters,
during the progress of which Mary Jean
nette Morrison was beaten. The testi-
mony was very conflicting, and the jury
rendered verdict of not guilty after Il
short delberation. The witnesses in the
case were: For State-Mary j. Morrl'
son. Elizabeth Morrison, William Boyd
and DR.. Ernest Rowland. For Defend
ant-Margaret l.. Morrison and Hannah
]. Morrison.
CONVICTED OF ASSAULT.
The case of State VS.. Joseph Peters
colored. charged with assault with in
tent to kill James HILL colored at Port
Deposit, was tried on Tuesday, and con
victed of assault The Court sentenced
Peters to one year in the Maryland
House of Correction. The jury was com
posed of the following gcntlemen:-Jos
Is. Fryer, JOHn H. lcIrcll, JoStpH Nids
j. Cecil Biles, William Il. Boulder, Wal
ter f. Black William Il. Jenness, S
Teakle Wallis, Manly Drenncn. Edwin
II. Hill Isaac s. Deford and Roger
Feehly.
SUIT AGAINST HANRE DE GRACE
The suit of Lycurgus Keen. which wa,
removed here from the Hartford County
Circuit Court, against the Mayor anC
City Council of Havrc de Grace, fo
$1,000, was put on trial in the Circu
Court for Cecil county. on Wednesday
before the following jury:-.Joseph b
Fryer II. Bayard Conrey, William II
Jenness. John II. Husfelt, John Il
Crothers, Walter Il. Black, William I