The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-09-20
PETIT JURY.
GRAND JURY.

William H. Salmon =. q George X. Houck ...2
Amos +. Davidson 2 William G. Brogan. 3
George W. Merritt . 2 William R. Witwor h. g
William T. Bowen .... 3 James Maloney. ....3
Thomas d. News ......3 John Fl. Davis .........3
Ely Wright .......... 3 George Jamison. ......4
Joseph A. Crockett, a Robert McCleary....4
Daniel T. Arbuckle . A Hugh j. Montgomery a
Walter Black ,........ 5 George Forrest Harvey.5
Charles P. BARLEY go 5 John S. Mcdowell ....5
J. Earle Maloy ....... 6 William Heverin. .....5
Elwood Balderston. . 6 Charles T. Nesbitt. ....5
R. c. Hopkins .........7II. p. Reynolds .........6
Elmer McCarde 4 Charles M. Keilholtz. g
John T. Abrams. Z William p Chick. ......1
Henry Schofield ...... 8 Cornelius Tome ........7
Charles p Dempsey 8 Levi Evans Taylor. ....7
Howard England. 49,. 9 Carroll Tyson .........7
A. Lincoln Clifford -. 9 William l.. Gross. ......S
Clinton j. Yerkes ....9
OF the 1871 cases on the Civil Calendar
80 were suits OF employees against tn,
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company and
the American Bridge Company. The
were all marked for trial, hingeing on
the first one decided Fifteen other cas-
es were also marked for trial, and the
rest of those on the calendar were con-
tinued except a few in which judgments
were taken. Eleven cases on the APP
peal Docket were marked for trial, sew
en- were continued and in one judgment
was affirmed.
After the noon recess Hammond VS..
the State, from the Appeal Docket, was
put on trial before jury as follows
George X. Houck, foreman; R. j. Nc
Cleary. H. G. Montgomery, Carroll Ty-
son, George Jamison. ". R. Witworth,
b B. Craycroft, George +. Harvey, w.
Manlove. Kenneth Price. John II Davis
and John S. Mcdowell.
Otis Hammond. colored. of Elkton, the
plaintiff was charged with assault and
battery upon Cornelius Storks, colored,
in Paradise Alley" or Collins avenue,
Elkton, on March 80 last.
George Ray and John Boulden testi-
fed for the State and Hammond, Ra-
chel, his wife, Ann McCabe. Hynson An
derson and Ida Potts for the defense.
The jury after arguments by the States
Attorney and Roman r. Crothers, Esq,
for Hammond, found him guilty.
TUESDAY.
Court met with Judges Constable ana
Adkins on the bench and took up the
appeal case of Jim Hammond, colored,
VS. the State, before a jury as follows
W. r. WitwOr,h, foreman; W. c. Brogan,
George + Harvey r. J. McCleary, Vim.
J.. Chick, Wroth Manlovc, {. y. Nes-
btt, Kenneth Price, George Jam.son,
William Hever!n, Carroll Tyson and
s. Scotten. Hammond was charged, as
Vas his brother, otis, on Monday, with
ASSAULT and battery upon Cornelius
Storks, colorei, in Paradise Alley" i'll
Elkton, on March 80 last.
Messrs. X. R. and Omar d. Crothers,
Hammonds counsel, contended that
Storks was the aggrressor. The jury
found verdict of not guilty.
In the appeal case Of Walter or Jelly
Moo 3, also charged with assaulting
StOrks on March 80 the State had a vel-
diet OF not guilty entered without trial
The case of Lewis Smetzer, of Fren-
chtown, charged with ha5itual disorder,
ana Fred Holland, colored. of Elkton,
charged with assault, We're dismissed,
George :. Dorbert, native of Ger
many, was naturalized.
motion for new trial for Otis
Hammond was overrulcd.
After the recess another appeal, that
OF William Clark, of Elkton. was put on
trial before jury as follows---R j. Nc
tleary, foreman; Kenneth Price, George
F, Harvey, w. c. Brogan, William j
Chick, {. y. Nesbitt Wroth Manlove.
Carroll Tyson, William. Heverin W l.
Witworth, Cornelius Tome and Robert
d. Brown, Clark was arrested in Juune
last on the charge of habitual disorder
ly conduct, which the State con,ended
was shown by enticing the wife OF Chas
Shippers to leave her home on Water
street, ElktOn, at frequent intervals
and neglecting her children. Shippers
testified that he had taken Clark as =
0oarder after securing his release from
Jail. Later Clark induced his wife t.
leave home but he let her return. But
she renewed her absences at times 70
several weeks. On May 81, last. he
heard Clark ask his wife ii she was sat
ished with the bargain he had made.
He then accused Clark OF enticing ii 9
wife TO leave home. Clark said he Il
not want her. She left home that night
he got warrant for Clark's arrest OF
June , His wife left her home whi
Clark was in Jail and he had her ar-
rested for neglecting her children. Pre-
Y!ous to Clarks stay in the house h.
and his wife lived happily. He h
Kicked her once when angry but never
beat her. Robert Goodyear, father
RS. Shippers, lived beside her for some
time and told of her frequent absences
from home. Shippers had kicked he
when she told him she would rather liy
on bread and water with Clark than on
tull and plenty with him. Neither Good
year nor Shippers knew of any intimacy
between Clark and Mrs Shippers or no
ticed any disorderly conduct on Clark
part. Mrs. Shippers testified that she
left home only when her husband beat
her and that she spent the time with
relatives. He was jealous of Clark and
other men. Clark's counsel Messrs R.
r. and Omar D. Crothers, contended that
he was wrongly charged with habitual
disorderly conduct of which no proof
had been offered. Counsel for the State
Messrs Constable and James F. Evans.
maintained that his relations with Mrs
Simpers warranted the charge. The iu' :
found a verdict of not guilty.
WEDNESDAY.
McNatt VS.. Lechler. another case frorl
The Appeal Docket was put on trial b
fore jury as fOllows-George X Houch.