Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-05-23
MAY COURT is
NOW IN SESSION
Many Important Cases On The
Dockef---Judge Jones
Opens Court.

"opens IOuH
Judge Robley d. Jones opened the
May term of the Circuit Court for
Worcester County last Monday morning.
He was joined on the Bench in the
afternoon by Judge Holland and later
by Chief Judge w Laird Henry.
Court stenographer, Trader. of Sails
bury, was here at the opening Of Court
and has taken down the proceedings of
the Court as the cases progressed. The
office of Court stenographer was created
by the last Legislature and it will. with
out doubt prove valuable office to
the public.
Mr.. Asher c. Moore. of Bishopville.
was selected as foreman Of the grand
jury. As soon as the grand jury was
drawn by Clerk Oliver d Collins. Judge
Jones delivered his charge in an inn
pressive manner. telling the grand jury
what they should do and what they
should not do The grand jury is COM
posed as follows
Ashur c. Moore, Sidney Trader. Chas.
5. Pilchard, Robert F.. Dryden, Alex
ander D. Pussy, William Scott. Chester
NJ. Gunby. Edward Collins. Elijah j
Parker, William +. Waddy, William
James McAllen. Charles f. Onley, Err
nest West, Greensbury Holloway. James
b. Williams, James r. Devereaux,
Thomas 7. Savage, Benjamin j. John
son, John f. Powell. Claude F. Bassett
Purnell c. Coulbourne, John II. Riley
and Robert II. Clufr
Court has been somewhat upset
this week by the indisposition Of lawyer
John II. Handy, Esq. who was counsel
in the land cases mentioned last week
in this paper as well as other cases.
Mr.. Handy started out Monday to at
tend to his cases, but he had to give
up on Tuesday. and as consequence
this session will be considerably shorten
ed by eases being continued
The States Attorney has had diff
cult week of it with several murder
cases on his hands. which occupied CON
siderable Of his time before the grand
jury, and which because Of the
number of witnesses to be examined,
could not be gotten into Court before
today friday.
A new case developed the first Of the
week, when Deputy Sheriff Gordon
Bowen. arrested Mary Holland, colored,
of Stockton, charged with infanticide.
Deputy Sheriff Campbell also arrested
Willie Selby. as accessory to the crime.
Both were lodged in Jail to await the
action of the grand jury 1t was by
mere accident that the murder of Mary
Hollands infant was discovered. Frank
Spence, while picking wild Strawberries
Sunday morning, noticed that an old
well a short distance from Stockton.
had been covered and in other ways in
terfered with to such an extent. as TO
arouse his curiosity. Upon investiga
ton he found the body of an infant.
He told Of his discovery to County
Commissioner Edwin H. Taylor The
Holland woman says she did not know
the infant was alive when born. and
claims that the Selby woman is re-
sponsible. The Selby woman denies
any knowledge of the affair. When
arrested she was in a strawberry pickers
camp near Selbyville. Del. Deputy
Sheriff Campbell did not know her from
mother Eve, but he walked into the
camp and said. hello Willie Selby
what takes you here r. Willie Selby
was there all right and she revealed
herself when she answered. Boss
how'd you know my name p, Jerry
said he knew her all right. and he
wanted her to 90 to Snow Hill. She
came along without any trouble.
These and other Jail cases will likely
occupy the Court for several days. No
cases of Importance have yet been tried
but the Court has cleaned up consider
able routine work
AS we go to press James Marshall,
who was in the ''free-for-all fight al
st. Pau's Colored Church, in which two
men were fatally shot, is being tried.
He is indicted for assault with intent
to kill Harry Wise. one of the colored
men who died in the Salisbury hospital.
The trial Of the other men implicated
in the shooting will follow in close order.
This affair has already been fully re-
ported in the MESSENGER
The jury found Marshall guilty.