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

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GRAND JURY. PETIT JURY.
Il. ii. Warburton 81 Ohm Anderson. q. |
Foreman. Harry c. Aiken. 4
Geo. w. Padley. Thomas Pierce. 4
Geo. w. Jones. If. Ambrose Price |
Daniel NJ. Loller. 4 Edward o. Spear. .
w. Harry Jones. 3 VIM. ii. Baker. .
Thos. II. Harlan. q Henry Lewis. =. 3
Isaac NJ. Dean. 2 Joshua NJ. Ash. 3
Geo. w. Kibler.. 2 Jacob Clay. 3
Geo. McQuilkin.. 3 j.. Frank Blake. 3
Chas. B. Parker. 81 Walter H. Boudcn3
Harry NJ. Taylor Walter l. Smith 4
Henry NJ. Borland4| wv. w. Benjamin. )
David McNIaster 4 Jas. w. Abrahams5
J. Frank McCleary4I William T. Pratt y
VIM. *. Blake. 5 John 7. Holt. -. ;
John NJ. Sterrett f. B. Lakeland =
Charles j. Davis. .6IThomaS Burns. =
John S. Bevan. Z Robt. j. Rowland 6
r. Kurtz Taylor. I John w. Burns 6
Adam Peoples. -. I Samuel Akin. ....1
Clarence l.. Cole. al Reuben Bond. d.....T
A. II. Reynolds. s John j. Buck. E. =
Ellis l.. Duyckinck9l lSaml II. st. Clair.T
Isaac II. England. -
His Honor. Judge Martin. briefly
charged the Grand Jury. which then IT,
fired To its room.
His Honor, Judge Brown. took orca-
sion to observe that the Court had adopt
ed til" uniform custom throughout the
cirrut, Of selecting counsel for pNltin>
CHARGED with criminal offcnscs who lack
ed means to employ legal assistance.
Hereafter, he said. the Court would r-
serve 10 itself the right to appoint cuuu-
sci in such caSoS. ana that counsel APP
proncari in such eases hy parties ac-
cusrd. would not necessarily he assigned
for their defense. a> they had been ON
previous occHsiUn>
The call Of the duckrts was then pro-
cecdcd with when an attachment suit
brought by y. w. Clnpp"r against John
j. Ryan K Co., owners of the ElktoM
Stock Farm. growing out of the recent
Turf Investment craze. was with
drawn.
The case of the State vs. Charles H.,
and Owen Murphy. assault and battery
upon j. Morgan Hcvcl'n was then tried
before the Court with Judgment of
guilty" as to both. and Il fine imposed
of S1.OO and costs. The trouble grew
out of some dissatisfaction arising from
street repairs in ChHrlcStown. whcr" Mr..
Hcvcrin is Town Commissioner. The
assault consisted in Mr.. llrvrrin being
pushed through Il window and otherwise
roughly treated by the defendants. The
States witnrsScs-J. Morgan Hcvrrin.
Joseph IIrislcr. John IL. Mctrackrn. w.
Harry AbrahamS. Charles johnson. De
fendant's witncSScs-Andrcw j. Jones.
nliN,p | I i,,.r,r, nv, h.,-
Murphy and Owen Murphy. Evans for
State: Warburton for defendants.
The trial of State vs.. James IL. Fuard.
assault ana battery upon John Iearn,
was then begun before the following
jury f. Ambrose Price. Foreman;
John Anderson. Thomas Burns. Edward
O. Spear. Joshua NJ. Ash. John W.
Barnes, w. ii. Baker. w. W. benjamin,
Jacob Clay. J. Frank Blake, John 7.
Holt and Henry Lewis. The trouble
grew out of cattle trcSpaSSing upon land
of defendants, near BarkSdale, which
led to II wordy quarrel between the part
les and the pursuit of and assault upon
the plaintiff by the defendant and his
son. Charles X. Foard. Ir. aS charged
by Hcarn. There was much contradic-
tory evidence Charles X. F0ard. .!r.,
was joined as defendant before the
case went to the jury States witnesses
John Hearn. Edward Brney. William
Birncy. Defendants witneSSeS-JameS
II. Foard. Philip NJ. Groves. Mary l..
Foard, Charles II. Foard. Jr.. Martha
Foard and +. Bowen AIilburn. Evans
and Henry l.. Constable for State; \. l..
Crothers and Joshua Clayton for defend
ants. The case occupied the rest of the
day
The Grand Jury found true bill
against Bert Bond. colored. for the lar
ceny Of chickens from Mrs. Sarah Fisher
who lives near Aiken. At 4.45 p. m,
Court adjourned for the day.
TUESDAY.
Court met at 9.3O Il. IN. His Honor.
Chief Judge James \. Pearcc joined his
colleagues upon the bench. The trial of
State VS.. Foard was resumed and con
cluded at 1l.4S Il. m. when the jury re-
tired. The jury later, brought in Il YER
dict Of guilty as to both defendants. Mr..
Clayton thereupon entered motion for
Il new trial.
1t was proposed to take up the suit of
James Ross, of Chester, Pa, VS.. the p,
b. w. r. r., for damages, but after
some discussion it was passed, and
Roucy use Of State VS.. f. Z. Price, suit
on an attachment bond was next called
and IA jury was about to be sworn, when
counsel for plaintiff asked for time to
examine pleas of defendant just filed
Finally, the case of Ross VS.. p, b. &
w. X. r., was taken up before the fol
lowing jury Isaac II. England, Fore
man: Thomas Burns, John Anderson, j
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