The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-18
sun, CECIL COUNTY, MD. FRIDAY, MARCH ls 1910
CIRCUIT COURT
Liquor vlolators Convicted DAM
ages Awarded For Assault.

The Circuit Court reconvened Friday
morning, when the suit OF John A. Kline
VS.. the President and Commissioners of
the town of North East, was put on trial
The suit was for damages for personal
injuries sustained by the plaintiff by fall
ing into a gutter in North East, on the
night Of September 81, 1905. The jury
On Saturday morning awarded the plain
tiff $50 damages.
The Grand Jury was discharged Friday
afternoon.
A. B. Lake of Havre de Grace, charged
with selling goods from wagon without
having license, pleaded guilty on Mon
day and was fined $25 and costs.
State VS.. Carrie Hawkins, colored,
charged with shooting John Oyerton, COL,
at Perryville, with intent to kill, on Feb.
10, was put on trial, and found guilty.
State vs.. Victor Rhodes. col, who with
Frank Woolford. col, was charged with
stealing nine chickens from Fitz Disha-
room, of Middle Neck, on the night of Feb.
9, was tried before the Court and found
guilty. Woolford on Tuesday morning
pleaded guilty and was given two years
in the Penitentiary.
Tuesday. State vs.. Emory Tilden, COL,
three cases charging him with buying
liquor on order, in Havre de Grace, for
Edward Jews and Joseph Wallace. COL, of
Port Deposit was tried before the Court
and found guilty on all the charges. Sem
tence was suspended in two cases and the
Court gave him the alternate of $Ioo fine
with costs or one year in the House of
Correction. In announcing judgment the
Court said no dealers in the State could
solicit or take orders for liquor within the
county. nor was any resident privileged
to do SO, and anyone doing so hereafter
would, apon proof, incur the prescribed
penalty.
Oscar Summers and Oliver Reed both
.colored, were tried before the Court for
selling liquor. They were found guilty,
and each was given year in the House
h
Of Correction.
Robert Wilson, COL, of Elkton, pleaded
guilty to three charges of selling liquor,
and his counsel asked for suspension of
sentence, to which the State consented.
Wilson promised the Court to obey the
law in every respect hereafter and was
discharged after warning by the Court.
Thecriminal docket having been clear
ed, Court took up the civil suit of John
w. Barnes VS.. Geo. R. Grason, for dam
ages for assault and battery by the latter
upon the former in front of Snyder's store,
lin Rising Sun. on last Halloween. Tried
before jury. w. T. and H. A. Warbur-
ton for plaintiff. w. S. Evans and Albert
Constable for defendant. The evidence
showed that the parties had not been
friendly for years past. The plaintiff
swore that the defendant jostled him often
on the street. On Halloween night Gra-
son brushed Barnes and H. M. Duyck-
inck on entering Snyder's and coming out
brushed or jostled Barnes. Barnes called
Grason "a drunken son of -" Gra-
son demanded he take it back. but Barnes
said he would not, whereupon Grason
struck him on the jaw with his fst, knock
ing him down. Barnes later entered suit
for damages for injuries due to the
assault.
Testimony in the case was concluded
Wednesday morning and after argument
it was given to the jury which returned
verdict in favor of Barnes for $15o and
costs.