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


and was finally given, without arRu-
ment. to the jury. which under instruc-
iion oi the Court. found for the plain
tiff in the sum OF SIo55 6s. including
balance due on contract. with interest
on same.
SATURDAY.
Court convened at the usual hour
and proceeded with the trial OF the suit
of Michael Stumpa, an Italian, OF
Perryville, VS. the r., b. & w. X. X.
and Hugh G.. House. a special police
man commissioned by the State and
employed by the railroad company for
10000 damages for i'll treatment by
House, who arrested him in March last
in Perryville. Readers OF the WING
are familiar with the main features of
the case which were detailed at the
time OF Stumpa's arrest He was
brought to Elkton and fined by Justice
Gilpin for carrying deadly weapons
II was reported that Stumpa had
threatened TO kill Mr.. Harman, n rail
road employe, and carried gun for
the purpose He claimed 10 have used
il 10 shoot birds. and to have been
reading an Italian book when approach
ed by House He rctrcatcd up the
railroad. and crowd headed by House
pursued him House fired AT him as
did also another party named Richard
son Stumpa held the crowd off with
his gun, but did not shoot. He was
finally ovcrtaken and. making a motion
as il To draw pistol, was black lacked
by House. plaintiffs witnesses said
several times. and defendants but
once or twice lie was handculfcd and
taken to Pcrryyillc and later to Elkton.
Fully fifty witnesses. residents OF Perry
vile. testified in the case. fatty con
tradictng each other as To the treat
mcnt oi Stumpa by House.
At the close oi plaintiffs evidence,
defendants counsel wished the Court
To take the case from the jury. but the
Court refused The main reliance OF
the defendant company was that
Stumpa had no ground OF claim
against the company. as House arrested
him by virtue oi hrs authority as
State constable and not in the scope
pi his employment by the company.
Stumpa might have n remedy, il was
urged. against House for matrcat-
mcnt when arrested for carrying dead
" weapons, but none against the com.
pany. whose agents did not seek and
could not have prevented his arrest.
The case occupied all OF Saturdays.
Mondays and Tuesdays sessions and
was given, n Gas p m on Tuesday. To
the jury which found for Stumpa as
against both defendants. setting his
damages at STaoo CLAYTON for plain
tin: L. NJ ard f T. Haincs for de-
PENDANTS
TUESDAYS NIGHT SESSION.
Court took up State VS.. Abe Andcr-
son. colored, charged with violating
the county Prohibition law. The three
indictments contained six counts, five
the usual ones, and the fourth charg
ing Anderson with Soliciting or re-
ceiying orders for liquor" upon which
the States Attorney relied in the three
cases which were tried together before
a single jury sworn IN each case,
Frank Ferguson Swnrc that he met
Anderson at the loot oi Bells Lane
on Sunday, November 4, and asked
him ANYTHING domg;' Anderson
said he would see and told him To- meet
him on the railrqa5gcar Wright's col
urcd church Ferguson gave him a
dollar. and IN about twenty minutes
anderson returned with a quart oi
wh. >kcy ui which he took a drink and
which Ferguson. Earl Dixon. EnoCh
Ferguson, VIII Cameron and Joe Cor
ridcu sampled Earl Dixon testified
that he got Anderson to get aim
quart oi the same stuff. giving him a
Il. nft hVt,,
ing Ferguson, bottle. Dixon also
told ui being u Fred Holland, house
nn December 3. aud asking Anderson.
wh" was present. II he could get any
Thing Anderson said NO and Dixon
went out and met q party coming from
the station with liquor. which hc would
not sell him Olson asked Anderson
tu try. and gave him quarter. and he
returned with a hall pint Anderson
admitted getting all the bottles OF
liquor. hut said he got them from a
Wilmington negro named Jones who
pcddlcd liquor here in a basket, bu,
got away \lhcrt White. colorcd, said
he saw the pcdllcr on the night after
lhankSpiv;ng w. II Mackall w II.
Smith. John s Lee and Frank Nc
Chcsncy testified that Andcrsons rcpu-
tation for vcraci,y was good so far as
they knew it MIR Constable argued
that Anderson IVES runner" who re-
ccivcd orders for liquor, and on his
own admission h; violated the sec
ton oi the law on which the fourth
counts were based Mr. Clayton for
the defense. maintained that the section
did NOT apnlv as to receive orders one
must have the voads 20 coll or deliver
and !, w?s not shown that he had sold
the liquor or gotten any profit for its
delivery The iurv. after = short ah-
scnrc found anderson guilty undcr the
fourth cornt 90 the Indictment IN each