The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-03-08
MARCH TERM OF COURT

There being no business from the De-
cember term, requiring attentio, said
term was formally adjourned sine die
and the March term called The Court
selected George NJ. Christie as foreman
OF the Grand Jury, and the Grand Jury
drawn as follows:-George NJ. Christie,
Goreman), John NJ Rowan, Thomas T..
Howard, Walter T. MaxweIr, John W.
Oliver, Charles R. Ulary, Sr., Harry E..
Fisher, Martin L. Thompson, Stephen C.
Regan, VIM. ]. Boyle, Harry D. Budd,
John w. McCool, ]. Harry Marshbank,
James A. Holland, VIM. Guiberson, R..
H. Akin, Guy Kirk, Philip r. West, Will
liam Perry, James Keithley, Wilmer c.
BoucheHe, Robert B. Gibson, Walter
Buck.
After the usual charge to Grand Jury
by Chief Judge Constable, it retired to
its labors.
The trial docket was then called, after
which Court took a recess until 80 p. m
Upon Courts reassembling, States At
torney Henry l.. Constable offered mo-
tion for warrants for the arrest of Sam
uel Moore and Charles Arthur Moore as
being minors without proper care and
guardianship. Samuel Moore is the lad
who shot and killed one H. H. Dorsey,
of the Eihth district, last winter.
PETITION OF COUNSEL FOR BIG FEE.
The Court then heard argument OF
counsel in matter of claim of Messrs.
James NJ Monroe and John S. Strahorn
for a counsel fee of $4,000 for services in
securing a distribution of the residuary
estate of the late George p. Whitaker.
This distribution was ordered by the
Court on the petition of Carrie NJ Upde-
graft ct al, who was entitled to 1-5 in
terest in that residuary estate; those
entitled to As of the estate resisted the
petition, claiming that it would be more
beneficial to the estate to have no dis
tributpn of the same, until the death of
Mrs. Geo. p. Whitaker, widow of the tes-
tator After the plaintiff had won her
case and the distribution was ordered by
the Court, her attorneys, Messrs. Mum
roe and StrayhOrn, advanced a ciaim for
$4,000 to be paid by the estate, claim
ing that defendants as well as plaintiff
had been benefited by said distribution
Fred T. Haines, counsel for the defend
ants, argued that Messrs. Monroe and
plaintiff, that the defendants mad not
desired their services, had not benefited
by their services, indeed had not want
d any distribution of the estate at this
. lime; and that therefore they should not
be called upon to pay any part of the fee
asked for by plaintiffs counsel; counsel
further claimed that the amount of the
fee claimed was altogether in excess OF
work performed by Messrs. Monroe and
Strahorn. and in excess of any value de-
fiVed by the benefciaries of the resid-
uary estate, as said estate would neces-
5arily be distributed anyhow in a very
few years, upon the death of Mrs. George
?. Whitaker, who is now at least 80
years of age.
John S. Strahorn, Esq, argued ror the
claim of Monroe and tSrahorn, that de-
PENDANTS were benefited by the distribu-
tion, that indeed the estate was protect
and recovered by the action of plaintiffs
in securing the order of distribution he
submitted certificates from a number OF
prominent members of the bar affirming
that the fee claimed was perfectly fair
James NJ. Monroe, Esq, continued the
argument, for the fee claimed by his
firm, contending strongly that the estate
has been protected and therefore de-
tendants benefited by having the estate
distributed under the order of a Cour,
Of Equity, after it had languished for 20
years in the Orphans Court, wIthou,
any bond or accounting. Court reserv-
ed its decision
GRAND JURY REPORT.
The Grand Jury found indictments
against William j. Wilson for bastardy
and against Edgar Johnson, (colored)
for carrying concealed deadly weapons
and for assault with intent to kill. 1t
further reported not finding present
ment or true bill against Samuel Moore
charged with the killing of Henry Her.
bert Dorsey on January 10. 1913, at Pilot,
Cecil county, because of his extreme
youth, and recommends that the said
Samuel Moore be proceeded against in
the Circuit Court for said county under
Article IL, Section IS, entitled a Pro-
cedure in Relation to Minors, whereby
the said Court is empowered to commit
minors without proper care and guar
dianshp' to some juvenile institution
incorporated under the laws of the State
pf Il years. And further this said jury
most emphatically condemns the prac-
tice of carrying of guns, rifles and air
rifles by boys and would most earnestly
nrge all parents to see that their child
rem do not do so.
THE GRAND JURY ALSO RECON-
MENDED THAT THE P, B & w. r. r.
90. MAKE PROVISION FOR PROTECT
ING THE PUBLIC AT GRADE CROSS
lNGS.
LOGAN vs. LEWIS.
The case of Alice Y. Logan and Mary
A. Logan VS.. Joseph W. Lewis was put
Dn trial Tuesday afternoon before the
following jury:-Alfred Davis, Samuel T..
Othoson, Andrew w. Holt, William A
Hill, Robert T. Gallaher, w. Harry
Jones. Harry Buckwortn, j. Frank Fra
ger, Charles A. Heatzig, Henry H. Nit
chell, j. Alfred Taylor and Herbert d.
Litzenberg. Frederick T. Haines, Esq,
for plaintiffs; William T. Warburton,