The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-09-25

Verdlcts for the appellees, allowing
Kobylanski $82 and Alkoski S12 dam
ages. The second and the nthe final
cal of the Trial docket was made.
Several cases were continued, judg
ments were entered in others and but
one remained for trial at this term
Jurors were discharged for the day.
Thursday.
State VS.. Thomas Longer, co!ored,
was put on trial before jury. W. S.
Evans for defendant. Longer was in
dicted for assault with intent to kill.
Amos Young ard his wife, Katie, the
State witnesses, were returning in a
carriage from the colored camp meet
ing, near Fredericktown, on Sunday
evening, August %. At Sand Bottom
Hill, near Cecilton, they passed
dearborn in which Longer's mother
and sister, Sadie Ford, his "girl", and
Richard Reed were riding. Longer
and several other colored men met the
teams. Young testified that Sadie,
with whom he had some words at the
camp. said something to Longer, who
pulled pistol and fired at him. The
bullet wounded his wife in the back
below the right shoulder Young's
wife testified that Sadie called to Lon
ger, "You ought to have been at the
camp to take my part Amos Young
beat me all up. There he goes"
Thereupon, Longer fired and shot her
in the back. Longer, his mother adm
sister and Reed all swore that Sadie
did not call out to Longer, who did not
shoot and that the shot was fired
ahead of them, as Longer was getting
into their dearborn. Longer left
Cecilton the next dav adm went to his
cousins. near Reybold's Wharf, where
he was arrested. Mr.. Evans contend
ed that Longer wa snot guilty as
chargedand made strong plea for ac-
uuittal, as there was doubt as to whe-
ther he fired the shot. The jury, after
celebrating for several hours, found
him guilty.
Howard Sewell, colored, charged
with carrying a weapon openly with
intent to injure," was next tried be-
fore the Court. Howard Morris. the
Sewell on August %, the day of the
colored camp meeting, near Frederick
town, and a lot of women STRUGGLING
in the lane near the church. They
cried, Howard, don't do that. Put it
III your pocket" Sewell broke away
from them, flourishing a pistol above
his head, fired several shots and ran
off with a crowd after him. Morris,
was about thirty yards distant from
SeWel! and the women. Mr. Mackey,
SeWeiPs counsel, contended that the
indictment charged intent to injure,
but it did not specify whom he intend
ed to injure or that he intended to in
jure any human being. 1t also had
not been proved that he fired at any
one. The majority OF the Court,
Judges Adkins and Hopper found
SeWeIl not guilty.
The Grand Jury reported at 4:30 D.
m., that it had finished its work. after
examining GA witnesses, making II
Dresentments and finding 10 true bills.
they recommended legislation for eff
fective police regulation of colored
camp-meetings and that the State
Road Commissions attention be called
to the dangerous situations at the
Heis.er and Cooper bridges on the
Eikton-Perryville road. They were
discharged with the thanks of the
Court for their prompt and efficient
work.
The Grand Jury found the following
Indictments: Tony Marino. murder;
Chris Taylor, colored, murder, carry
ing weapon with intent to injure. and
carrying concealed weapon; Arthur
Larue, colored, rape; joseph Curtis,
colored, attempted rape: James Wat
son, Samuel Lorenson and Eldora Lor-
ensen, George Moore, colored, and
Thomas Longer, colored, assault with
intent to kill; Howard Sewe!l, colored,
carrying weapon with intent to iniure;
George Cox. colored,, bastardy; Geo.
Hurd and Wilbur Peterson, larceny;
John Friday, killing and Staying.