The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-25
Circuit Court.

A>e VNAJ OSuARAOSON Ato
work on Wednesday. submitted its
report and was discharged. The
report in part was as follows
Examined the Constables from the several dis
tricts. and the Constables Of the First Election
district were instructed to notify all cattle and
stock dealers to take out proper licenses. II they
have not done so, and all the Constables of the
county were instructed to strictly enforce the law
requiring all traders to take out licenses If they
were without same Examined 81 witnesses and
made 16 presentments and found. 16 true billss
Dismissed three cases for lack of sufficient evi'
dence Committees visited the almshouse and
insane asylum and found the inmates we'll cared
for We regret TO learn of three cases of typhoid
| fever in the insane asylum, one of whom was the
matron, but the County Health Officer has the
condition we'll in hand and no serious outbreak
is feared. We request the attention of the Board
of County Commissioners to the unsanitary con-
dition of the Court House, and we respectfully
request said Board to provide toilets the third
floor of Court House for theuse jurors, witnesses
and others who are obliged to be in attendance
at Court. We recommend to the Cecil county
members of next Maryland Assembly to enact
law prohibiting the bringing into Cecil county Of
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torney to notify all persons in Port Deposit and
throughout the county to stop selling cider
Illegally. We visited the Elkton JAIL found the
prisoners well cared for and premises kept in good
order. We recommend and insist thatthe County
Commissioners empower the Board of Health to
take immediate action to remedy the unsanitary
condition now existing at the jail and provide
flush closets inside the jail, connecting with the
North street sewer SO as to do away with the very
Objectionable closet in the jail yard.
JAS. o. CARSON, RICKETTS, NELSON,
| Clerk. Foreman.
| Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day of last week, were consumed in
the trial of Livers vs. The Rumsey
Electrical Manufacturers Com.
pany, in which John l.. Livers,
| (the electrician who installed the
Gilpins' Falls plant, claimed that
money was due him for work done
for the defendant company at Boil
var, Pa, F., and falling to secure
settlement he attached the rights
and credits of the company in the
hands Of John Stump and Clarence
L. Cole, of Perryville, for whom
the company had recently installed
an electric plant. The case was
concluded on Friday afternoon and
Submitted to the jury without
argument. A verdict was returned
for Mr.. Livdrs, assessing the DANA
ges at 81, ,O55. .65.
Saturday morning the case Of
Michael Stumpo, of FrenchtOwn,
vs. the Philadelphia, Baltimore
& Washington Railroad Company,
for damages for arrest and assault
by Hugh G. House, special rail
road officer, was placed on trial.
Michael Stumpo, a naturalized
Italian citizen, was employed by
the railroad company, but was laid
off about March II last by Foreman
Edward Harmon. On March 26
Stumpo was seen on the streets of
Perryville with a shot gun and a
revolver, and the report spread that
he was making threats to kill
Harmon. A crowd collected, head.
ed by House, and gave chase to
Stumpo, who threatened them with
a loaded gun. Detective House
and others fired at him, and StnmpO
entered the home of VIM. Keesey,
where he left his weapons. On re.
appearing on the porch Stumpo
was seized by House and several
members of the crowd and roughly
handled, being brutally beaten, it
is charged, after the handouts had
been placed on his wrists. This
was denied by House and others.
The case occupied the Court until
Tuesday evening, being given to
the jury at 6:35 o'clock. At 8:45
p. m. a verdict was returned for
the plaintiff, Stumpo, assessing the
damages at 81, 200.
At the evening session Tuesday
Abraham Anderson colored, was
tried for selling liquor, three cases
being tried together before one
jury. States Attorney Constable
for State; Joshua Clayton, Esq,
for defense.
The case was given to the jury at $
1915 p. m., and half an hour later
a verdict was returned of "guilty
on the fourth count" (taking orders
for and delivering liquor.)
On Wednesday morning Oscar
Boldly, indicted for stealing jewelry
from Mrs. Edwin f. Schively,
pleaded guilty, but on request of
Mrs. Schiyely sentence was sus-
pended. Jerome Bayard, colored,
indicted for stealing a suit case,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced
| to two wears in the MARYLAND Pani-