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Thomas Galley vs Richard Fowkes, Charles Co., MD



Charles County Court, Liber E, Folio 580
Thomas Galley plt Richard Fowkes Deft
In an accon of trespas
And whereupon the Said Thomas Galley Complaineth that whereas the Said Richard Fowke on the Last day of march in the xxxviiith yeare of the dominion of Caecilius &c by force & armes the Close of him the Said Tho. Galley at St Barbaras mannor did breake & the Fence thereupon & one Sixty foot tobaccoe house did burne & with fire Consume to the ground & & other Enormities to him did there doe against the peace &c whereupon the Said Thomas Saith he is worse & hath Lost to the vallew of three thousand pounds of tobaccoe & thereupon he bringeth his Suite
And the deft Came & defended the force & injury when &c & Saith he is in nowise guilty of the Said trespas here alledged agst him & of this he putts himself & on the Country & the Sd Plt in Like manner wherefore a venire facias was directed to the Sheriff who returned a pannell of twelve men whose names are hereunder written by the oathes of whom the truth Should be tryed in the accon aforesaid vizt
John wheeler Humphry warren Kellam Magloghlin
John Thomkinson Gerrard Browne Philip Browne
George Godfrey Jno Morris Robert Downes
Tho Corker Daniel Mathena Francis Wine
who being all Sworne in open Court And having heard the Evidences
Charles County Court, Liber E, Folio 581
on both parts Say & for their verdict doe deliver, That they cannot finde any Cause of accon agt the Sd Richd Fowkes. whereupon the Court grant a nonsuite agt the plt wth Costs of Suite


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