The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-01-13

holiday recess. Owing to an accident TO
the New York, Philadelphia and Nor
folk Express, his Honor Judge Brown,
who occupied the Bench, did not arrive
until 12.lG. Court was called about
12.3O. and the trial of cases on the
criminal docket was proceeded with, the
first called being State vs.. George Cohcc,
charged i'll two indictments with assault
and battery upon Mrs. Belle Hcvclow,
and her son, Crawford lIevclow. The
two cases were joined and were tried
before Il jury The trouble happened at
Fredericktcwn in the First District, on
May 9th, last. Cohce was indicted by
the September Grand Jury. States
ton, and y. l.. CrOthcrs appeared for
the defendant.
Mrs. Hevclow took the stand and told
of her son, Crawford'S coming home on
May 9th with his face dishgurcd by
blows which he said COhee had given
him. She StarteG to find Cohcc, and Oh
going to MS home was met by his mo-
Their, VINO talked with her i'll the road
aclv,S the fence. Mrs. licvclow de
clarcd that she had said nothing often
Siye to MIS- COhcc, but George came out
and ordered her OF, and upon her re-
fusa, pushed her into the road and
STRUCK ncr three times with his fists.
Sne said SHE 1elt the effects OF his blows
for several days.
Crawford lIcvclow. II boy Of about IL,
Siuu ne was OH W almslcy harl with
Capt. Wllnam Biggs ami Onvcr Penn
ingtUn, when CUnce alluded to Il hsh
house being Il wni>N"y JOINT. ucvcIoW
said, 1T comes cheap to you, where
upOu Gomez seized MIN ana struck MN
tnree tImt>. lie broke away ana threw
stones at ,CLuc, trying To MT MN ANA
then went home and told ais mother OF
the affair." She went to see Cohcr, ana
witness followed her with Il gun which,
however, he did not use
Is. f. CoAcc and Thomas Hewitt heard
Mrs. Icvr.uw and MIS-. tohcc quarrel
ing and saw George push til" loilHoF
away from the fence. Sne picked up Il
stone or Il ciou and threw II at nm, ANA
he struck at her. she threw another
stone and he struck again. W. If. Hall
heard the women WrangIinS ANA Wheh
George came out turned his head, us
he did not wish to be mixed up in the
matter. lie hvaru Mrs. iicycloW cry,
"IIr struck me" Witness and Il. +.
CVhce said George had been drinking
For the defense Capt. William Blg=s,
now of Sparrow's Point, was called. ell
said that he. Pennington, young llcVc-
low and George were on the Wharl'
Cohcc took umbragc ut Il remark OF the
boys. and called MIN Il little $ of a b.
Hcvclow rctorted in like tenor and pres
entity witness heard him Squcai. When
he cot away from Cohce he began throw
ing stones.
Cohee was next sworn. and denied he
struck Mrs. IIcvclow, but said he ana
push her away from the fence. lie had
been drinking i'll the morning ana was
living down when the womans Ioud
abuse of his mother woke him up, and
he interfcrcd merely on his mother
account.
Mrs. Cohce also testified as to the talk
at the fence and Georges interference.
Sh denied that Gorge struck Mrs. lieve-
low. but simply pushed her into the road
when she would not leave. Mrs. Cohee
said she had kept the first stone which
Mrs. IIevclow threw at George. Mrs.
Cecilia Hewitt Sworc that she heard
Mrs. Hevelow say that George had not
struck her and Mrs. Maui, witness sis
ter. testified likewise. Mrs. lleve.ow
had said that whoever said THAT George
had struck her WAS IL id liar" Strong
arguments were made by counsel on
both sides. and the case was given to the
jury. about / p. m. no in about an hour
returned vcrlicts of not guilty of the as
suu!t upon Mrs. IIcvcl@w. but guilty of
that upon her son. The Court fined Co
hce 81 and costs
State vs.. ms Belle IIcvclow, the
States witness in the previous case,
charged with assault upon Mrs. Cecilia
Hewitt. a witness in Cohcc'S hcnalf,
was next taken up before the jury. This
was another case that came over from
the September term. Squir for State;
Albert Constable for dcfxnGant. The
assault WAS alleged to V" occurred on
the evening of March IS last when Mrs.
Hewitt was about to knock on an cN-
tra long heard from n fence between her
yard aud that Of Capt. Walmsley for
whom Mrs. IIcvclow acts aS house
keeper. She told witness there hard been
enough Of fence building around there
and forbade her removing ,nc board.
Mrs. Hewitt was armed with an axe ANA
was about to tackle the board when Mrs.
Hcyclow picked up Il stone and threw it
Mt witness. who was daZcd by the blow.
George Williams. Mrs. Hcwitt's bro
Their. and Mrs. Maui. her sister. saw
about to throw the stone but did not see