The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-12-13
Petit Jury.
Grand Jury.

John NJ Reed. John B. Atkinson, JOS
eph Schaefer and Edward Gather. mem
hers of the Petit Jury, were excused
from service.
Judge Constable delivered the charge
10 the Grand Jury, attention being called
TO statutory offenses and to the Corrupt
Practices Act.
The call of the dockets occupied the
attention of Court until the noon recess.
The appeal case of the Deland Milling
and Mining Co. VS. Albert Gallaher was
placed on trial Monday afternoon, before
the following jury:-Byron Bouchefe'
Ernest br4ckley, NJ. Herbert Paul, Will
liam j. SINNERS, Joan Is. Holt, Edwin l..
Spear, William II. Campoell, Howard
Scott, Reese George, I. J. Thornton'
Richard Beers and s,ephen j. Mearns NJ
Z. 1ydlngs, Esq, Tor the Deland Com
pany; Frederick / haInes, ESD, Tor Mr..
Gallaher.
Mr.. Gallaher had been employed by
the Deland Company, and when set
Element was made when ne severed his
connection tnerewlrh alleges ne was NOT
gwen credit tor $50 he had paid as rent
owingo. He sued for this amount before
a magistrate and obtained verdict. Vne
Company appealed from the magistrates
decision. The only Witnesses were Mr..
Gallaher and Hilton }. Doggett, Presi-
dent of the DelanI Company. The case
was given to the jury at $3.50 p. m, and
at AIS a verdict was returned for Mr..
Gallaher in the sum of $50.
Monday afternoon the Grand Jury re-
turned the following true bills:
Walter Dixon, colored, for bastardy;
William G. Ober for larceny cases;
Taylor W Mckinney for assault.
Walter Dixon, colored, pleaded guilty
before the Court to bastardy and was
sentenced to pay 50 per month for the
maintenance of the child.
Court reconvened Tuesday morning
with all members of Bench present and
all officers in attendance, but as no cases
were ready there were no trials during
the day
The cases OF Pierce vs.. Akin, VS.
Pierce and Pearce VS.. Preston Il Pass
more, were removed to Queen Anne S
county for trial.
In the case OF the Alfred Clegg Co. vs..
the Felt Paper Co, u Judgment was en-
tered for $75O.11.
In the case OF Charles A. Andrew VS..
the Deland Milling and Mining Co, a
settlement was effected out of Court the
Company to pay full amount of claim
with half interest, and each side paying
half the costs.
William Pepper Constable, Esq, was
admitted to practice at this Bar.
The Grand Jury returned two true bills
against Ernest Boldly, colored, for lar
Geny
At $3.50 p. m, all witnesses and petit
jurors We're discharged until Wednesday
morning.
STATE VS.. TAYLOR MCKINNEY.
Court convened Wednesday morning TO
try Taylor Mckinney, charged with as
saulting James Hart, a driver of stone
wagon on the road from Elkton to Chesa-
peake City. Omar n. Crothers, Esq
counsel for Mckinney, entered plea of
self-defense, and the case was heard be-
fore the following jury: Ernest Brick
Foreman William Castle, Lawson Love,
W j. SINNERS, Reese George, Harry Re-
gan, VI. Herbert Paul, T. J. Thornton,
stephen J. Mearns. Hampton Johns, VIM.
Campbell, Richard Beers.
Affair occurred on the morning of No
yomber 3, 1913. First witness was James
Hart, who said he was having some trou-
Bile with some boys at the stone car,
when Mckinney came up and said, xiii
the s of a b and | will pay the fine"
McKenney came at him with round
pointed heavy shovel and struck at him.
Just then some one hit witness from be-
hind. Witness was backing back with
his pick in his hand. Turned round
when hit from behind; just then McKen-
hey struck him Over eve with shovel
Witness threw up hand end Mckinney
hit him again, breaking two of his fin
gers; also hit him the third time in the
back with shovel. Witness fell. When
came to, heard woman (Mrs. McKenney
he thnks) hollering Taylor. Taylor