The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-03-28
Circuit Court.
The grand jury submitted the
following report and was discharg-
ed on Wednesday of last week:

IOllOW1nS report ana was ulScnafg-
ed on Wednesday of last week:
To the Honorable Judges Of the Circuit Cour
| Of Cecil County, Maryland:
! TIE Grand Inquest of the State of Maryland fol-
Cecil county, respectfully report that we have
amiDed the Constables OF the several districts;
have examined thirty witnesses, found eleven
presentments and nine true bis and ignored
| two presentments.
We have visited the County Jail which we
found in good condition We recommend that IA
bath tub be allowed for the use of the prisoners
and new oil cloth be furnished for the main
| hall
We found 16 prisoners confined in the Jail,
consisting of six white males; two white females
and eight colored males.
A committee of three, appointed to visit the
Aims House and Insane Asylum, report build
lngs in good condition and under good care and
attention. Stock and farm property in good
condition and under good care and attention;
the growing wheat merits special mention.
The inmates of the Aims House consist of
% white males white females and colored
| females. In the Asylum there are Is white
males, white females, colOred males and 3
colored females.
We have completed all business brought
before us and therefore respectfully asked our
THos. P. DORSEY, Foreman.
GEO. A, M. JOHNSON, Secretary.
In the case of Joseph Hedrick,
of Hartford county, VS.. the Como
wingo Bridge Co., for $4,000
damages, the jury on Thursday
returned verdict of 81, 900 for the
plaintiff.
The case of Ross VS.. the P. W.
q B. Railroad Company was taken
up Friday. Ross sues for $4,000
damages, alleging that he was
injured at Chester, Pa, through
the negligence of the defendant
company. While driving across the
railroad tracks he was struck by
locomotive and badly injured.
Albert Constable and Albert Con
stable, Jr., represent Ross; L. M.
Haines and A. L. Crothers the
railroad company. The case &C.
cupied the court Saturday, but was
suspended on Monday morning,
owing to the illness ofjuror Willard
f. Mcdowell, until Wednesday
morning.
The only business transacted on
Monday was the adjustment of the
suits of George M. Peck, Robert r.
Truitt and Wyatt w. Randall
against the Jacob Tome Institute
for breach of contract. The suit of
DR.. James Mckenzie against the
Institute, for 100000 has been
continued until the September term
of court. A. L. Crothers, Esq,
represents the Institute and Albert
Constable and John S. Writ, ESQ.,,
the plaintiffs.
On Tuesday morning the crimi-
nal docket was taken up. The
first case was that of of Robert Pen
mock, colored youth accused of
setting fire to wheat stacks on the
farm of Mrs. Stats, near Warwick.
Albert Constable, Jr. and II. L.
Constable for Pennock; VIM. S.
Evans, for State. The jury rem
dered a verdict of not guilty.
Charles Anderson, known as
"Oxey," indicted for stealing a
pair of shoes from in front of the
store of Thos. j. Murray, was tried,
found guilty and sentenced by the
court to three years in the Mary
land Penitentiary. The last case
tried on Tuesday was that of
William Wayne, accused of burning
fences on the farm of John Stump
at Perryville. Albert Constable,
for Wayne, VIM. S. Evans for the
State. A verdict of not guilty was
returned by the jury.
At an evening session Tuesday
William Wayne was put on trial
before a jury on charge of incest.
His sister, Mary Wayne, on whose
information the case was grounded,
denied on the witness stand her
whole previous statements made
in the presence of witnesses. The
prisoner was discharged, and Mary
Wayne arrested ON q warrant
sworn out by States Attorney
Evans, charging her with perjury
and placed in Jail.
The case of Ross VS.. the p, W.
q B. railroad company was given
to the jury on Wednesday after
noon and after being out until $3.50
O'Clock Thursday afternoon and
reaching no agreement the jury
was discharged.
Court adjourned ON Thursday
afternoon.