The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-09-22
Circuit Court Held A Special Session
Last Night With Exercises In Men,
ory OF Judges Brown And Martin

convened ON NblludA ll' lllli'S' WIZ
Chief Judge James Alfred Pcarcc and
Associate Judge Austin l.. Cr"thcrN
ON the Bench. 1t looks as II the term
would be long one. as there are III
civil cases @ nthc docket and quite d
number oi appealed and CRIMINAL
cases. The jurieS were drawn as i"l-
lows:
Grand Jury-Alonzo l.. Barry OF
Port Deposit. foreman; Russell !
Reed. Caleb c. Brokaw. William J.
k,arncy. Harry l.. Woodrow. VII
laIr +. Patton, john W: Anthony jas
+. Murray. William Clifford. AMOS +.
Davidson. Elmer Mayberrv. PmIIp
Craig. William ABRAMS, Gabriel NJ,
Sendcring. Robert b. FOard. ANDREW
T. Wiley. Alfred Kirk, Thomas Gar
vine. Edward r. Hill, John NJ. I, Car
hart. W. Harry Jones. John Reagan
and Guy r. Biddle. a,.,.
Petit Jury-Elis +. March. Philip
OFT. George Derrickson, Samuel T.,
Cooper. c. F. Kirk. William H. i"hn,
William H. Hughes, F. t. LacEiand'
George +. l.. Hess. \. Ruttcr. l.. ".
Brown. Robert b. Marshall, Robert X.
Gibson. Fri c. Clendenin. l.. ! Gear
borough. Frank McCheSney. l.. +.
Foute, w. c. Bouchrlle, 7. Taylor Key
nolds. W. Reese Mahan. Charles X.
Biles, Thomas ]. Hudson, Clayton l..
Ellison and j. Taylor Reynolds,
Ater the oath had been administered
to the Grand Jury Judge CruthcrN sol
cmnlv impressed upon the Jurors the
meaning "i their oath and the rcNp"n-
>ibc character ni their position. a re
>p"n,lblllty So hlgh and sacred 'iI'l "
man should tulhl II with cht'rt "'H'e-
gard at circumstances or Consequences
lie reminded the Jury that their Iu,''-
tI"n i not solely cNtcullNe' II. 'hI'
they are merely, t" take h"llce "l ,uv"
matters as are brought to tnclr a''e'i,
tlun, but they are the Htand irq"THI
oi the people, 1t Is tnelr h!unath au'H
t. inquire int" and take ac''"n np',, an
violations ul the law "' WH'''' l!'eN
have any Information or Nh""'cuS''
1t is not their t. try-that comes pc
lore jury which hears the defense pc
lore coming t" a c"ncluN'"n' hu' i
theirs I" present and to present upon
such information a leads them t" re-
a-unablc belief that there has bccn
violation oi the law f1S Honor thcn
called the Jury attention. I" cIaHS "'
cases winch cry Loudly l"r InFeHtsa-
ti"n t. the fullest extent OF their abiI-
itv viZ:-yl"IatlonS "t the I"caI license
law. Nmle such cases: 'aih the Nourl'
may be especially diihcuIt' thc Jury
none the less are t" spare n" ennrt |"
bring them to light; tor the violation
OF this particular law there Is lar less
excuse and much lever paIl'atinE CIR
cumStanceS, than can be found III cases
OF assault III the neat "I paSHr"'' ana
parties guilty oi deIiDcrate ana pre-
medltated violations "i TINS law actuat-
ed by the S"rdid and debaSed greco i"r
gam at the expense OF the m"ral ana
physical degredatinn OF thelr reno"
beings. are entitled to less cohH'dera-
ton and clemency than almost al!
other class n1 Offenders
he grand Jury when Is reported 10
be an eXceptionaIiy strong one tneh
retired and the dncEetS were Sai,tu' e',
inc N"uat !,!lr app"'hlyu nttIl",,'''' In. " II
TIA &. n p r c. v: Ellsworth
c;,,nors and AL,ir { Russell was mt
80 tr;o1 beinre the ioIInw;ng ;urv.
Cas.;,,, = XII Fnreman. George
Derr;,l.s,, William II Hughes sam
vel ! Rnrrnlds r Tavlnr REYNOLDS.
7 eednm Srarbnronch w Reese
NaI,on r Frank Enote Robert B
Warshau Ceorge f I Hess William
II unhn pb;l;n on
W;t,n.ses for ,he A,nellee were n
E1iswnr,h c;mners Ai,;n z Russell
Amo,,.t Corlsnp Ren;am;n T I.oqan
Inhn { Rm.scu Far Anne1la,t Pob.
N Con,arnn Samuel NJ Iobr.on
r L Dar;s EIl;s Isaars and w \
nano;,an ~ ',"' - '''''' '''>''' "'''
Tl,n case v.,s =, on,eoI from = de-
c;s;ar u" b,. Irst;ce 81 81 ,ha hp Peace W;l,;am
II NIo,. ,,,rd;no S;mnars and Russell
g. vi The r,ase tS ,,,,s r;ren tn the ;rrv
20 ~ o,d ~ % :, verd;ct w,s re-
a. y Fl ",,' ,,,t;,;,', n' t,,o ,,o,r;str,tn'. do
o;n; o;'.,lr" osass;,, osa"", .ha dnn,aes ~ C..
rnt Aihort C"nstarI. @,' nnd 0mar y co 20,
., h'ne' i,,'"prI a,raa". ".'I y;Il;a, r Va
h,-, ,'v " d ,''IJ. H.. II Warh,rtor fnr
.,,a w., ~; n;,.a "'.'l on ,m,. - '' NV ''''
''e n".,l,"" t.''i,""H.
CESDAl' SEE EN- hEk l"'
Court convened at o.3o. Judges