The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-10-16
Court Proceedings.

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Circuit Court of this county
opened on Monday pursuant to ad-
journment the week previous. The
first case taken up was State VS..
Thomas L. Donnelly, aged eighteen
years, charged with attempting to
burn the hay house of Edward H.
Rowland near Port Deposit, on
May 7, was tried. He was tried
before the court. A letter to Row
land, which was posted on tree
near the Rowland premises, threat
ening to destroy his buildings un-
less he would send q large sum of
money, was read to the court, as
were several others of a similar
nature. They were proved to have
been written by the prisoner. 1t
was shown that the prisoner had
been great reader of dime novels.
Judge Stump found him guilty, and
said that, owing to the prisoners
age, he would only give him five
years in the Maryland penitentiary.
There were four other indictments
against Donnelly, charged with
writing threatening letters to H. G.
Nesbitt, R. E. McClenahan and
Edward III. Rowland, but they
were placed ON the stet docket.
The case of State VS.. Thomas
Dyer and Frank Stonehouse, in
dicted for un awfully making books
ON races being run at the Keystone
Racing Association, at Iron Hill,
came up Monday.
These indictments were found by
the grand jury to test the law under
which races are being run in this
county. The States attorney, w.
s. Evans, contended that under the
act of 1894 bookmaking is only law
full on races on the track of an
agricultural society, and is there
limited to thirty days.
The counsel for the defense con-
tended the law permitted racing ON
any track for thirty days and
demurred to the indictments.
After argument the court ruled the
demurrers good, and decided that
the law permitted bookmaking and
pool selling on any race track for
thirty days and declared the pris-
oners not guilty.
w. 7. Warburton and c. c. crothers,
counsel for Keystone Racing Association,
filed demurrer to the indictment which
was sustained. Judge Stump in his
opinion on the demurrer said that he had
given this matter a great deal of study
and thought and was of the opinion that
the only way to break up racing at Iron
Hill and elsewhere was through the next
Legislature. He also advised Mr.. Evans.
for State, to appeal from his decision,
hoping that the Court of Appeals would
reverse his decision.
The next case called was the State VS..
John Bowling, colored, charged with as
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From the evidence it appeared that Bond,
without warrant, attempted to arrest
Bowling, who resisted. Trial before the
Court. w. S. Evans for State, c. c.
Crothers for Bowling. Verdict, not
guilty.
An appeal case from Justice Groves
docket was called next. State VS.. Sallie
Davis, colored, charged with assault.
Trial before the Court. w. S. Evans for
State, c. c. Crothers for Davis. Verdict,
guilty. Sentenced to six months in the
House of Correction.
The last case upon the docket was the
State VS.. John Nash and Vim. Turner,
both colored, charged with breaking into
a freight car at Perryville for the pur-
pose of stealing. Tried before the Court.
w. S. Evans for State, A. L. Crothers for
defence. Verdict, not guilty.
Court then adjourned until the second
Monday in December.