The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-09-24
Petit Jury.
Grand Jury.

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William 81 Smiths q. orge w. Biies .......4
Arthur Harvey ........-3 George A Lynch....5
Osc-r Humes .........3 Phi ip r. R'ca d ...
James NJ Naudaiu .....3 Edwa d r Williams s
Gabriel M Senderling4 LYMAN Maultiu I'D
Andrew j. Msckey...4 John L. Moore .,
Joseph Hesler .......-..h Samuel w johnson ..5
Edward c. Wilson. ......5 Holiday Kirk......6
Titus ID Algard .......5 w Irving Hill ...-.6
James M Vansant......6 Henry Gather.
Ronald Bond .....-....7 r ii. Aisen ...........6
+. A. Clendenin ,....-.7 Benjamin Briscoe ...6
Maurice Hurford ....9 Daniel l. Krauss.....
JOIN M Clay ton .........9 John Whelan-.........8
Smith H. Rogers "s John Janney .........s
John A. Duncan ......s
Thedockets were called before the
recess. Some twenty Civil cases and
one Appeal were marked for trial and
the rest were continued. No cases
being ready for immediate trial, the
petit jury was discharged for the day
and later Court was adjourned until
go a. m. Tuesday.
TUESDAY.
Court met at o.3o a. IN. with the full
Bench present. The Civil Calendar
was again called and days were set for
trials of various cases. Some set for
trial were continued and others were
reported as in process of settlement
Gilpins Falls Electric Company VS..
The James F. Powers Foundry Com
pany marked for trial wished to have
it taken up, but it was continued,
President Powers, of the defendant
company, as was shown by his phys
clans certificate, being i'll and unable
10 appear as a witness in the case.
There being no cases ready for imme-
diate trial the petit jurors were dis
charged at the recess until Wednesday
earning.
GRAND JURY'S REPORT.
The Grand Jury finished its labors
and was discharged in the afternoon,
with the thanks OF the Court, after re-
porting in substance as follows:
They examined 10 constables and
81 witnesses, made IA presentments,
found "A true bills and ignored one
case. They visited the Insane Asylum
and Aims House by committee. Both
institutions were found in clean and
good condition. In the former there
were g white females and ID white
males; 10 colored females and col
ored males. In the latter there were
I3 white females and II white males;
| colored female and IL colored males.
On the Aims House farm there were
8 horses, IS cows. I bull, 10 hogs, 2S
pigs and 8 shoats. 7So bushels OF
wheat, 7lo bushels OF oats and 70 tons
OF hay.
The Jail was found clean and in
good condition. Sanitary arrangements
need change and improvement and
the Grand Jury would call the atten-
ton OF the Board OF Health to the
matter. The inside walls need re-
pointing as several loose stones were
found in the wall The concrete floor
is in bad condition A change i'll beds
is needed, and new ones could be sup
piled at a cost OF So. so each.
TRUE BILLS FOUND.
The Grand Jury returned the follow
ing indictments Harry O. Moore,
Richard Mccall Harry Blackwell,
Frank Jackson, George Cloak and u.
6. Way, all charged with violating
the ducking laws; Charles II. Johnson
stealing $500 from J. T, Hanna; Spen-
Ger James, colored, burglary at Iron
Hill; Oscar Coates and Charles Tur-
ner, colored, stealing s. and $675
from J. II. Blacks store at Cecilton
w. Hooper Hanna. assault on George
w. Owens; Maurice Larue, colored,
Harrison Boldly, colorcd, James Hall,
colored, each assault with intent to
kill; Daniel f. Worrcll, non-support
Michael Gieim. a native OF Italy,
was examined for naturalization, and
was to bring additional witnesses as
10 his residence here for the period
required.
SEEK SHARES OF SURPLUS.
The Court on Tuesday afternoon
and at a night session heard argument
in proceedings in equity brought by
Mrs, Caroline Updegrai and others
against Mrs. Mary Whitaker and
others, involving the distribution of
the surplus OF the residuary estate OF
the late George p. Whitaker, who died
in 1890. The petitioners filed a bill
in equity, praying tho Court to re-
quire Joseph Couden, Mr.. Whitaker's
surviving executor, to make the dis
tribution, which had been sought for
several times in the Orphans Court,
but had not been obtained, and the
heirs seeking the same had finally APP
piled to the Court in Equity. Messrs
John S, Strahorn and Jalhes NJ. Mum
roe OF Annapolis, appeared for the
petitioners, and Messrs. f. T. Haincs
and George A Blake for the respond
cuts.
George p. Whitaker had made an
ante-nuptia contract with his widow
who was his second wife, by which in
lieu of her share Of his estate she was
to have a house with repairs. insur-
ance, etc, and 5000 a year until her