The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-12-13
GRAND JURY
PETIT JURY

After the charge to the Grand Jury by
Chief Judge Pearce, the calling of the
docket was taken up and consumed near.
ly the remainder of the day.
The appeal cases of Thomas Maloney
vs.. Mrs. Mary ]. Mellor were called, and
Mr.. Maloney being unable by illness TO
appear, his counsel agreed to the entering
of Judgment affirming decision of the
magistrate in favor of Mrs. Mellor. with
costs.
| Tuesday.-The case of VIM. H. Tam
many VS.. Walter Patten, executor of
Henry I. Lofand, an appeal case, was
tried before jury. L. Marshall Haines,
Esq, for Tammany; William S. Evans,
Esq. for executor.
The case was claim for services in
nursing Mr.. Loflaud during his last ILL
ness. The case was given to the iury at
II O'Clock, and at 100 verdict was re-
turned for the appellee, Mr.. Patten.
The case of the National Bank of
Chesapeake City VS.. the County Com
missioners of Cecil County, for note of
$IIS.5 so with interest, was tried before the
Court, William S. Evans, Esq, repre-.
senting the Bank and Joshua Clayton,
| Esq, the Commissioners.
The case grew out of an assigned claim
against the Commissioners for election
work held by the Messrs. Torbert, pub
fishers of the Cecil Wing. They assigned
the claim to the Chesapeake City Bank,
but $IIS so, the amount of taxes owed
by the Messrs. Torbert, was deducted
from the amount by the then County
Treasurer, William H. Holm, by order of
the President of the County Commits
sioners, Levi E. Patterson. The Bank
sought to recover from Mr.. Holm, but
the decision was against it, and now seeks
to recover from the. Commissioners.
The case of State VS.. Harry H. Wilson,
for assault on his father, Asbury Wilson,
was placed on trial, and was concluded
Wednesday morning, a verdict of mot
guilty" being returned.
Court on Wednesday rendered ver-
dict for the Plaintiff In the case Of The
National Bank of Chesapeake City VS..
the County Commissioners of Cecil
county, for $I32.o6
At noon Wednesday the case of Isaac
S. Lee, of Hartford county, VS.. the Phila-
delphia, Baltimore and Washington Rail-
road Company, for damages to his prop
l.. C.. IL Fr<a-.
removed case from Hartford county and
is expected to occupy the Court for sew.
eral days. Messrs. Archer and Constable
for Lee; Messrs. Robinson and Haines for
the Company.
GRAND JURY REPORT.
The Grand Jury. after being in session
but two days, Tuesday afternoon made a
final report and was discharged with the
thanks of the Court. The report was as
follows =
The Grand Jury tor Cecil County. of the State
of Maryland having finished all business that has
been brought before them beg leave to submit the
following report to the Honorable Court as fol-
lows
We have examined eight constahles, twenty-sIx
witnesses, made eight presentments, found eight
true bills and ignored three complaints
committee of three was appointed to visit the
Aims House and Insane Asylum. They submit
the following report They found the Aims
and the inmates comfortably housed In the
Aims House there were male white. fifteen; female
white, twelve; male colored. nine; female colored,
One-thirty-seven in all. Insane Asylum white
male ten; female white, nine; male colored three:
female colored fye-twenty seven in all. Farm
Products-Eight hundred and five bushels of
wheat seven hundred bushels of corn. twenty
tons of hay for sale. Stock-Ffve head of horses,
twenty head of cattle, thirty-fve head of hogs.
The committee recommends that the meat house
under the summer pavilion be used for a coal
house and the present coal house be turned into
a meat house.
The Grand Jury,visited the Jail in body. They
found the inmates well cared for and everything
in good condition They found fifteen inmates.
They found the spoutng on the jail needed inn
mediate repair on both sides, a portion of the
house needed repairing and the walls OF the Jail
needed painting.
The Grand Jury recommends that the County
Commissioners visit the Grand Jury room and
put such needed repairs on soon as they deem fit
so as to make it more eomfortable: the cracks in
the walls are getting quite large. Also recon-
mended curtains for the windows to keep out the
glare OF the sun; also to refurnish the room.
Having finished all business brought before us
we ask your Honorable Body TO discharge u.s..
ALoNzA L. BARRY, Foreman.