The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-03-07
HON. MERRITT S. McNAMEE

HON. MERRITT S. McNAMEE
Chief Judge of the Orphans
Court of Cecil County.
II. st. Clair, William Baker, Jacob Clay,
William Il. Pratt, Henry Lewis. John
II. Holt and Samuel Akin. The case
originated in Chester Pa, where the
plaintiff was run down by train several
years ago. sustained injuries for which
he has sought to recover damages in two
previous suits brought in the Circuit
Court for Cecil county against the de
PENDANT Railroad Company. In the first
trial, the plaintiff by advice of counsel.
took Il uon-Suit. and in the second trial
TIL" jury failed to agree after protractcI
delihrrati"n. Albert ConStHhc Sr.. and
Albert Constable, .Ir.. represent Ross
and Austin l.. Crothcrs ana l.. Marshal
Iian"> the Railroad Company After
th" features Of the ease had been stated
~ ''Hp'''N' '"'''N'I' ''U' H'ilO'ih''!
i"f 'hr 'laN.
~" Grand jury was discharged sub
j"c1 r' any special call after having sub
W''l"I rh" following report E
4" Tar i'ouonh'., the Judges of t,,
WV
la.' IS" A"Nc examined { tou>tahIn". and
W'"">+'~. made GA" prcS"Hlm"uL
'"ual "l" iil" hlii, ANA ignored ON" cast.
y '"IiHl''r visited the NInH ll"ilS" aud
l"uA" therein >" inmates. of which 81
were hlaI'~' ANA > females. ~ white,
ahI '"i"frd / lr institution wl> i"uui
re dh' clean. ANA the inmates we'll
raiFi l"r In" stock on III" farm WAS
I"ilhd wei! cared for, ani n" buildings
III E"oi condition. The Grand Jury ais"
visited til" iu~HM" Asylum, ANA found
th"r"ln ~ inmates, - white and 'ol-
nr'i' - whit" males, 10 whit" females,
! ""ior"i males and > c"l"rrd females.
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maDc~. The Grand Jury visited the Jail
in body. and found therein 10 prisou-
rr>. & ro"rrd and / white. all males.
The prisoners were found clean and an
rHrrully we'll cared for. Thry rnrrtl ihr
bull rg> in Il fair state of rrnlir. with
the exception Of Suuutfng. tu which thn
Jury recommends immediate attention.
MI Of which i rr%pr,trnlly SulnritrrI
TEDS. II. WARHURTON.
Foreman.
HI it"n"r Judge l'"arc" then dismiss
u IN" ',fal'i jury. SUBJECT t" ANY pos
Nl''i' can lhdi hl@hl arlS" Tor ltS ser
yI'>, ne TOOK occasion I" say that III"
jury h'l"i session only confirmed ms
previous 'NP'r'hr" rs /" such sessions
!" ecu county since ne ma" taken ms
n''' "I|n 't'' ''''"' me 'rnllu Jnflr'
,'''r h''l >h"rt"F sessions ANA ha" less
l'',lN'H, IMAM 'iNr bodies anywhere els"
~ tue 'i''''''' All 'l'N spoke wen Tor IN"
rh'tart"r "l IN" pr"pl" OF '"cll who
N'F, apparently lh' most IaW-Ahlrilh&
III II, 'h' circuit anu possibly, III III" "ntIr"
3'"'''
NED\ESD,N
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Ross V. F.. B. X w. II. r.. was rcSum-
rd' Mr.. h">S AMI several witnesses who
t"Nllil"d III ms h"half were examined.
"heh III thr suggestion "l the Court.
counsel got together ana sought to agree
upon II ph>lS OF compromise. After som"
c"iS'lta'l"ll' II was announced. that an
aEreeillr"' htd pe'h reachtu. ANA iurthcr
proceedings were suspended until coun-
SCI Tor the Rallr"ad Company had Srcllr-
eu consent from headquarters. shortly
alt"f O'Clock MeSSrS. linincS ami
'r"therS came into Count, and. after Il
brief talk with tn" McssrS. Constable. it
was announced, that the case had been