The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-12-26

for a new trial.
WEDNESDAY.
Court met at the usual hour and pro-
ceeded with the trials OF criminal cases.
Edward Boldly, colored, pleaded guilty
TO the charge OF stealing a diamond
forced from a brooch owned by Mrs.
Edwin f, Shively, OF the Eighth dis
trct, which he had set, in a plated ring
and was caught attempting to pawn it
in Philadelphia. Mr.. Shively told OF
the occurrence and gave Boldly good
character save for his one serious bad
break and with the approval OF the
States Attorney asked the Court to
suspend sentence, promising to look
after Boldly and see that he kept
straight il given another chance. The
Court then suspended sentence with
the understanding that Boldly leave
the State his Honor Judge Pearcc
warning him to be watchiul OF his con
duct an dthat the sentence would be
imposed, il he should again be brought
before the Court Constable for State:
II. A. Warburton for defendant
Jerome Bayard, colored, pleaded
guilty 10 the charge OF stealing a suit
case filled with chinaware samples.
from John H. Nagcl. a Baltimore
drummer, from the s:sI p m. south
bound train, al Elkton station. on De
cember Il Mr.. Nagel and Capt. Grant
Smith, a railroad special officer. told
oi the loss OF the suit case and its re-
covery bv Bayard from a well into
which he had thrown it. on a farm near
arl d..
ard to two years service in the Pcnitcn-
t'ary.
Court next took up the case Of State
vs. Thomas L. Krauss. charged with
selling liquor on July to Orion Cal
vert at his home near Woodlawn Camp
Grounds. Tried before the following
jury. II. Itrahorn. foreman: Rob
crt Register, f. r. Elill Joseph Can
non, T. IT, Bddlc. T. C. McCrackcu.
Robert Jaquette. Jacob Clay, S +.
Wallis, J J., Zcbcy. C. A. Ilcatzig and
Harry O George. Calvert sworc that
he and William McFaddcn went to
krauss about ~ a m. on the Fourth
ni July. Ia get something to drink. He
asked krausS for quart oi whiskey
and got IT, paying him a dollar. They
and krauSS drank from the bottle. He
stuck 1t IN his ovcrallS and they left,
passing George TySon'S house He
did not ask krauSS to get the whiskcy
for him before his visit He thought
he could get some from him as he had
gottcn il before Calvert was sum
moncd before the September Grand
Jury. but did not appear. as he was too
drunk. and went 10 llavrc de Grace
He was fined by the Court for failing
To- obey the summons and had been
under $3.50 bail in attachment. He said
he did not appear partly because he
was too drunk and partly because he
did not wish TO testify against KrauSs
We had been drunk AZ KrarsS' and or
dcrcd to keep away hy Mrs Krauss,
but always returned when he wished
Ia do so- He denied sending n mes
sage by Frank Kelly SAYING that il
would cost Mrs Krauss 5000 or she
would go to the Cut" and that
Dutch S Of 4 b. too" He said he
offered To go out oi the State. II they
would pay his expenses. going first to
Erie, Pa 10 work in 4 stove foundry
there lie met Mrs KrausS. and she
said she had got his message. He did
not threaten her nor demand Sroo or
say the States Attorney would save
his fine for failing to appear before the
Grand Jury, II he testified against the
krauSscs. tie had not told three pris
uucrs ~ the jail that he had never
bought wh'>kcy from the KrauSscs.
William Mcladden. OF Frcnchtown
told al Calvcrt'S getting the whiskcy
from krauS> on the Fourth ui July.
krauSS said he had none but Mrs
krauSS had She wanted s. 20 Il quart
iur il. Calvert had a dollar only and
McFaddcn offered 10 pay the 20 cents
when he got paid of Krauss said he
would take a couple oi drinks and then
take the dollar He testified at the
hearing before Justice G'lpin that he
had bought whiskcy from KrausS in
September. 1907. and also as to the
purchase ou July I, last by Calvert.
but did not see Calvert pass the money
over
George Tyson saw Calvert and Me
Faddcn leaving KrauSses on the Fourth
of Iulv and saw the neck OF the bottle
sticking ont oi Cavcrt's overalls.
Witness had seen men coming from
KrnuSs' drunk.
Joseph SINNERS. 81 Woodawn. tes-
tiiicd to having seen men. giving
names oi five who had left Krauss'
place drunk he had picked un ono
man dead drunk on the road Krauss
nod rrn "sncak-caSy" for years.
Witness would ltavc proceeded AGAINST
trauss hut for his (witrcss0 hrother's
"lcadiug Krauss was n good neigh
hor s-vc Tor the plncc he kent
Dcurtv Sheriff Nc Nllistrr told oi
~" arrest ~ KrausS and his wife in
N""us' last and finding v.hiSkcv in
BOTTLES ir ? room next To their he'd
room which were shown in Court.
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