The midland journal., 1908-10-02
Circuit Court.
Report OF Grand Jury-LoCaI Op-
tion VioIators Sentenced.
SEPTEMBER TERM ADJoURNs.


last week and was discharged,
brought in fifteen indictments, four
teen of which were against illicit
liquor sellers. The following are
1.-THE indictments found:
Four against Arthur Diggs, col
ored, four against Samuel Biddle,
colored, two against James Holland,
colored, one against Thos. Krauss,
one against Alfred Bender, one
against Harry F. Stewart, one
against Mary G.. Stewart, all for
violating the Local Option Law;
one against John Bartlett, colored,
for assault with intent to kill
Joseph Wallace, colored, of Port
Deposit.
GRAND JURY'S REPORT.
To the Honorable Judges Of the Circuit Court Of Cecil
County. Maryland:
We, the Grand Jurors for the September term of
Circuit Court tor Cecil county 1908, respectfully
submit our report as follows
we have carefully considered all business
stables. So witnesses, made 10 presentments found
| 15 true bills, ignored IL.
We appointed a committee to visit the Aims
| house and Insane Asylum, composed of Messrs.
Ross R. Smith, Samuel Arbuckle and George B.
Davis. They report Almshouse inmates AZ; white
males. u; White white females, 16; coored males, 9:
white females 10: colored males O. colored females
2. On the farm they report horses IA cows and
heifers, 25 hogs. Wheat raised $50 bushels; oats
440 bushels everything in complete order
We visited the jail in body, found 15 prisoners,
white and coored. We recommend that the
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| the Jail be cemented. The inside of the Jail is
well cared for. Respectfully submitted.
l. WAYNE REYNOLDS, Foreman.
The Court, which had taken
recess since last Wednesday, recon
vened Monday morning with
Judges Pearce, Adkins and Hooper
all on the Bench and the Court
officers all in attendance.
Mary G. Stewart, indicted for
selling liquor, forfeited bail in $3.50,
Charles @. Bayard being her bonds
man.
The case of State VS.. John Bart
lett, colored, indicted for assault
with intent to kill Joseph Wallace,
also colored, on a boat near Port
Deposit last summer, was tried be-
fore the Court, and plea of not
guilty entered. States Attorney
Albert Constable for State; Joshua
Clayton, Esq, for defense.
The case was submitted without
argument. The Court rendered
verdict of not guilty of assault with
intent to kill, but guilty of common
assault, and Bartlett was sentenced
to three years in the House of Cor
rection.
Arthur Diggs, colored, of the
First district, arraigned on four
charges of selling liquor, pleaded
guilty in each case and threw him.
self upon the mercy of the Court.
Samuel Biddle, colored, of Elkton,
also pleaded guilty in four similar
cases, and James Holland, colored,
of Elkton, pleaded guilty in one
similar case, and not guilty in the
second case against him.
After the noon recess States At
torney Constable called the re-
spective witnesses in these nine
cases where pleas of guilty had been
entered. All testified to having
bought liquor.
The States Attorney recommend
ed that as Diggs was an old man
and it was his first offense, that
sentence be imposed in one case and
suspended in the other three; that
Biddle be sentenced in two cases
and sentence be suspended in two
cases; that Holland, who was an
old offender, be given the limit.
The case against Holland, in
which he pleaded not guilty, was
tried before the Court, Holland
pleading his own case. Verdict,
guilty.
The Court sentenced Holland to
one year in the House of Correction
in each of the two cases; Biddle re-
ceived one year in each of two cases,
and in two cases sentence was sus.
pended; Diggs received one year in
one case, and in three cases sentence
was suspended.
The case of State vs.. Thomas
Krauas, for selling liquor, was con-
tinued, bail being fixed at 5000.
The case of State VS.. Harry +.
Stewart was continued.
Tuesday morning the appeal case
of LeClare Green VS.. State was
placed on trial before the Court.
Green was sentenced by Magis-
trate Gilpin to two years in the
House of Correction on a charge of
carrying concealed deadly weapons,
and took an appeal to Court.
The case was submitted without