The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-12-16
WINTER Term OF COURT
Eight Indictments Found-- Removed
Damage Suit On Trial

as follows:
GRAND JURY.
Andrew Anderson, Fifth district, Fore
man.
First District-Edgar J. Davis, E. H.
Bidde, George w, Padley, ]. H. Clark
Sacond District-,Julus w. Clayton,
Henry George.
Third DistrieSs-R. Day Cantwell.
Fourth pistrict-Henry C. Hess, Wal
ter l. Smith, George w, buchanan, Thos
NJ Bunting, IS. D. Stewart.
Fifth District-W. H. Holden.
Seventh District-Joseph Coudon (of
JO, R. a. Stephenson, w. H. Walker,
John c. Craig, Philip Craig.
Eighth District-Howard Bradley, A.
B. Trimble, E. B. Mcdowell.
Ninth District-Webst Brown.
PETIT JURY.
First District-Thomas P. Dorsey, Jno.
S. Anderson, w. H. Anderson, John R. H.
Price.
Second District-Holden S. Ireland,
William C. Pyle.
Third District-Levi o. Cameron, Jesse
K Shippers, Henry S. Cameron, w. P.
McFadden James L. Stewart, Walter H.
Boulden, Edward Deibert.
Fourth District-H. Howard Mackie,
Gustavus Henderson.
Fifth Distrct-Ernest Wood, W. C.
Cooper, William j. Clark
Sixth District-W. ]. McDougal, Fran
els Bitner.
Seventh District--John ]. Overly, John
P. Kelly George F. Oliver, Cecil C.
squier.
Ninth District-John B. Fassitt.
His Honor Judge Adkins, charged the
Grand Jury briefly on the general scope
of its duties and specially as required
by statute, as to defalcations by public
officials, certain cases of medical NAL
practice, failure of nonresident gunners
to procure county licenses and violations
of the Corrupt Pracaices Act He noted
the sections of the Act defining offenses
which it covered and urged the Grand
Jury to investigate as to any possible
violations of it's provisions at the recent
election. When it became known that
Grand Juries would regularly make such
Investigations, few or no persons would
take chances in the laws violation. The
Grand Jury then retired. and the call of
the dockets proceeded. Ten of the ninety
nine cases on the Civil Calendar were
marked for trial, judgments were entered
in several others but most of the suits
were continued, as were also the FIVE
cases on the Appeal Docket, No cases
being ready for immediate trial, the
petit-jurors and witnesses not summon
ed before the Grand Jury We're disccharg-
ed until Tuesday morning
TUESDAY.
Court met at $50 a. m, with Judge Ad-
kins on the bench. Richard Buddle, of
Cherry Hill, a native of England, was
naturalized.
Lewis & Richards VS.. the Charles A.
Sims Company the first case on the
Civil Calendar, marked for trial, was
called. Messrs. j. J. Archer and w. T.
Warburton, appeared for the plaintiff,
and Messrs. j. H. Fahey, John S. Young
and Albert Constable for the defendant.
The suit was removed from Hartford
county, and was brought to recover
damages for injuries alleged 20 have
been caused to the Bloomsbury mansion,
near Havre de Grace, owned by the plain
tiff, during blasting operations conduct
changed line of the p, B. & W. R. R.
through the outskirts of Havre de Grace.
The house was later destroyed by fire,
caused as alleged by cracks made in a
chimney by jars or concussluls resulting
from the blasting operations. Before a
jury was struck for the trial of the Case,
the defendants witnesses were called
and but two responded His counsel then
offered to show plaintiffs counsel what
they expected to prove by the absent
witnesses, and the forenoon was spent
in preparing the statement After the
recess the case vas put on trial before
the following jury:-W. p. McFadden,
Foreman; W. C. Cooper, w. j. McDou-
gal j. J. Overly, j. L. Stewart, John P.
Kelly, II. S. Ireland, j. r. H. Price, Err
nest Wood, John b. Fassit, Gustavus
Henderson and Francis Bitner Trial Of ,
the case lasted up to adjournment.
WEDNESDAY.
Court met at $50 a. m, with Judges
Adkins and Hopper on the bench, and
trial OF Lewis & Richards vs. the Charles
a. Sims Co, was resumed and lasted
throughout the day. The Grand Jury was
discharged in the afternoon, after re-
porting in substance as follows: They
examined six constables and q witness
es, made seven presentments, found
seven true bills and dismissed one case
They found the Almshouse and Asylum
IN good condition with the inmates well
cared for The former contained 15
white males and white females, Q col
ored males and / colored female and the
latter II white males, white females,
colored males and colored females. The
stock on the farm comprised IS head of
cattle, horses and 80 hogs, all in good
condition. The jail contained 0 white !
and colored prisoners. The floor and
water closets needed attention and the
ce,hns repairs The Grand Jury returned
the fo'ln i0r Indictments: John Harris,
fssHult and carrying concealed weapon;
Samuel Ellis, larceny; Clara NJ. Clifford,
alias Gaunt, bigamy; Frank Foreacre,