The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-24
CIRCUIT COURT.
Grand Jury Report Miss jenkins
Gets Verdict For $545.75
COURT ADJoURNs FOR HOLIDAYS

CUURI HUJOURNS FOR HULlDhYS
The Grand Jury, which was discharged
on Wednesday of last week, made the
following report:
We the Grand Jury tor December term
of the Circuit Court for Cecil county, in
the year nineteen hundred and nine, re-
spectfully submit our report as follows:
We have carefully investigated and con-
sidered all the business brought to our
attention, and of which we have know
ledge ourselves and have acted on same
as expeditiously as possible. We have
examined eight constables from eight
districts of Cecil county, and we beg to
report that these officers all state they
have no crimes or Irregularities of i'm
portance to submit. We have examined
sixteen witnesses, made five presentments,
found FIVE true bills and ignored one.
Our committee Delphos Price, C. C.
Bayard and ]. H. R. Price on the 18th
visited the Almshouse and Insane Asylum.
In the Almshouse we found IS white
males, IL white females, II colored males
and colored female. We found head
of horses, 20 head cattle and 20 head of
hogs, all in good condition. At the In
sane Asylum we found IL white males
and white females, 2 colored males and
colored females and found everything
clean and in good condition. We visited
the jail in body and made an inspection.
We found the prisoners well cared for
and the premises clean. In the Jail were
IL white males and one white female,
colored males and colored female, a
total of 90. We recommend that heater
be placed in the residence side of the jail
and storm doors be placed at front of en-
trance. also new bedsteads for the cells;
roof on house part of Jail is in bad condi-
ton and new desk should be placed in Jail
office.
Having finished all our business we
respectfully submit our report and ask to
be discharged.
*, I. WAYNE REYNOLDS,
r. B. Foar6, Clerk. Foreman.
The case of H. Jannett Jenkins VS.. Jas.
Boyd which was placed on trial Tuesday
of last week was concluded on Friday.
The suit was an action brought by Miss
H. Jannet jenkins against James Boyd,
both of Lancaster county, Pa, on attach
ment, to recover money claimed to be due
Miss Jenkins for board for three horses
owned by the defendant and meals for
himself as also the price of woodleave and
a calf purchased from her by him which,
after allowing for certain payments made
by him, left balance of $I27o.6 GO. The
defendant, in turn. claimed additional
The defendent was occupied for two years
in cutting timber on the plaintiff S
premises, where he had set up saw mill,
and the claims and counter claims thus
originated.
The jury returned a verdict for Miss
Jenkins, naming $545.75 as the amount
due her.
Charged with extorting $Ioos at the
point Of pistol, from Leon Campbell, his
father.in-law, John Gilpin, when placed
on trial Monday, declared he was given
the check as a bride to keep quiet about
a heinous offense.
Gilpin testified that he upbraided Camp
bell after his wife had told him story
about her father; that next day Campbell
offered him 500 to leave the town and
say nothing. Gilpin's wife told the same
story.
The jury on Monday night returned a
verdict finding Gilpin guilty.
Charged with stealing a lot of sash
from house near Leslie owned by James
B. Russell, Frank Boulen and Frank
Tasker were tried before the Court and
acquitted on Tuesday.
Court adjourned on Wednesday of this
week for the Christmas holidays, and will
reconvene Tuesday, January 4.
The. Elkton Bar held memorial session
in the court house on Wednesday evening
in memory of the late L. Marshall Haines.
Addresses were made and resolutions
passed in eulogy of the deceased member
who was held in the highest esteem by his
associates as well as the wide circle of
friends throughout the county.