The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-03-19
TUESDAY.

Court met at go, and Judge Pcarcc
i'll the mater OF the appeals oi Jack
son and others, fined for violating the
the warrants for the arrest Insufficient
in that they did not recite that the &C
cused we're licensed gunncrs. lhe
warrants as drawn would lie against
anybody, The Court had no doubt
of the laws nsl.tutionality, but
would not pass upon the question.
Correctly drawn warrants were is
sued for the accused parties who pray
ed a jury trial at the September term
of Court)
Frank Woolford, colred. charged
with stealing chickens, pleaded guilty,
telling the Court that il was his first
ottcnsc, and was given two years in
the Penitent!ary.
State VS.. Emory Tiidcn colored OF
Port Deposit, charged with buying
two quarts oi whiskcv. in Havrc dc
Grace, ior Edward Jews, colored, and
one quart ior Joseph Wallace. colored,
and delivering tbs purchases to them
III Port DcpoSita Vas tried before the
Court. Jews and Wallace told OF ask
my llden 10 get the liquor and his
acting ii for them, they giving him
Is cents to pay for each quart and
Jews giving HIM carfare also on both
occasions. Tilden took the stand and
admitted accommodating Jews and
Wallace. The Court found him guilty
"n the three charges, suspended SEN
cGcc ON two and gave him the alter
native ut paying $Ioo fine with costs
or one year i'll the House OF Correc-
ton on the other charge. The Court
gavc notice. through Judge Pearce,
that no dealer or dealers agent could
solicit or take orders for liquor within
the county, and nobody could do as
Iilden had done without incurring the
prescribed penalty. The law iorbids
he taking or executing oi any order
whatever within the county FOR de
Iivcring liquor With uits limits. As
lilden perhaps did not know he was
violating the law: sentence would be
suspended in two oi the cases proved
against him
Oscar SomerS and Oliver Reed, both
colored, charged the former with sell
ing a pint of whiSkcy to James Haman,
colorcd, at the FELTON, House stables,
in Elkton and the latter with selling a
hall pint to Fred Holland. colored, at
a dance at North East. pleaded guilty
and were each given year in the
House oi Correction
Robert Wilson. colorcd carter. OF
Eikton, pleaded guilty to three
charges oi selling liquor Mcssrs w.
T. Warburton, w. A. Mitchell, NJ. r.
Gilpin and W. H. Salmon testified to
Wilson'S honesty and industry, and hi,
counsel, II. A. Warburton, Esq. asked
Tor suspension of sentences to which
the States Attorney, who also spoke
of Wilson's hitherto good repute, con
sentcd. He promised the Court to
observe all the provisions of the law in
future, and was discharged, after a
thorough warning by Judge Pearce.
The criminal docket having been
cleared. Court next took up the civil
suit OF John w. Barnes VS.. George R.
GraSon, both OF Rising Sun, an action
ior damages for assault and battery, by
the latter on the former, in front of
Snyder's store in that town, on last
Hallowc en-. Tried before jury
Messrs. w. T. and II. A. Warburton
for plaintiff; w. S. Evans and Albert
Constable for defendant. Thc evil
dcnce showed that the parties to the
suit had not been On friendly terms for
a number OF years past. Both run