The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-03-13
COURT ADJOURNS

case of McGready VS.. the p, B. & w.
2 p. m, with a verdict of $500 dam
ages for McGready.
Fisher VS.. County Commissioners.
The caseof Woodward A. Fisher VS..
the County Commissioners of Cecil
County, for $500 damages for backing
water on the plaintiffs land in the
Sixth district, was put on trial Friday
afternoon. The plaintiffs witnesses
were Woodward A. Fisher, d. Frank
Clendenin, Harry Poist and j. Frank
Reynolds; the defendants witnesses,
who were examined Saturday morn
ing, were William A. Boyd, Luther
Hindman, William r. Cameron, +.
Wilmer jackson and Charles H. Cat
chell
The testimony was to the effect that
the work done on the road greatly i'm
proved general conditions, and that if
any water was backed up on Mr. Fis-
hers meadow the work of half an
hour would have opened a ditch to let
it off. The jury returned a verdict for
the Commissioners
James Wilson Squier. Esq, was
counsel for Fisher and Joshua Clayton
ESQ, for the County commissioners.
State VS.. Arthur Clemons.
Saturday afternoon the case of
State VS., Arthur d. Clemons, for
stealing a horse, suit of clothes and
other property from Thomas c. Price,
by whom he was employed, was put on
trial The State witnesses We're Mr..
and Mrs Price, Officer Apsley, of
Newark. Del, and Thomas c. Young,
of the same town. The accused was
the only witness for the defense.
Mr.. Price testified to the lad having
ridden off on a horse, after having
donned his employers best suit, hat,
etc, and with the check he had gotten
at the creamery. Mrs. Price testified
that she had asked Clemons if he got
letter at the creamery. to which
question he shook his head no. Officer
Apsley told of having arrested the ac-
cused at Newark after receiving a
telephone message to look out for him,
and Mr. Young told of the !ad'S want
ing to buy saddle from him, and
that he said he was a cattle dealer
from Middletown, and that he owned
the horse he was riding.
In his defense, ClemonS said he
merely rode the horse to Newark to
look over the town; that he wanted the
saddle to send to his frother to keep
for his sister; that he had forgotten
about the check when Mrs. Price ask
ed for it; that he told Mr.. Young lies
because he thought it was none Of his
business; that he was about to return
to Mr.. Prices when he was arrested.
The case was given to the jury at
$40 p. m. and one hour later the Ver-
dict was returned, not guilty
States Attorney Henry l.. Cons table
for the State f. Kirk Brown, Esq,
for the defendant.
State vs.. Roy Milman.
Saturday Afternoon the case of
State VS.. Roy Miman, a Ii year old
boy indicted for holding up and rob-
bind Charles Henry Seller of $27, was
put on trial.
Charles Henry Seller testified that
on January II about noon as he was
driving out of his brothers farm in
Elk Neck, he was held up by a masked
boy with a rifle and compelled to
throw down his pocket-book, contain
ing $27. Jerry Lipscomb, colored who
was ahead of Mr.. Seller with another
team, testified that the boy pointed
the rifle at him, and he thought Mil
man was the boy. He could not, how
ever, tell anything about how he was
dressed
After these witnesses were eXamin-
ed, Court adjourned until Monday
morning, when the case was resumed.
Henry Lockard testified that on the
morning in question boy that he did
not know came over to where he was
working in Mr. Sellers field, carving
rifle, which he offered to sell to wit
ness. When he saw Mr.. Sellers teams
coming the boy said he must go home
before Seller got there. Miman look
ed like the boy but he could not iden-
tify him positively.
For the defense Milman said he had
been out after muskrats, and that
after he left Mr.. Lockard he went on
up through the woods to the home of
Theodore Kirkpatrick, his uncle. with
whom he was staying. He absolutely
denied any hold-up. Mr.. Kirkpatrick
and Sheriff John A. Morgan testified
to there having been no teams on the
road when they passed the Seller
farm at the time of the alleged hold
up. The jury returned verdint of
not guilty.
States Attorney Constable for the
state, H. NJ. Mccullough, Esq. for
defendant.
Court Pronounces Sentences.
Abraham Johnson, colored, indicted
for violation of the gallon a month
law, pleaded guilty. Sentence was
deferred until next Monday.
In the case of George Myers, con-
victed of horse stealing, sentence was
suspended, as Myers had served
term in Pennsylvania in connection
with this offense.
In pronouncing the Courts SEN
t.ence in the Mitchell and Sykes cases
for violation of the gambling laws,