The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-09-25
Busy With Appeals And Criminal Cases.
Fifteen Indictments Found No Civil
Suits To Be Tried

Cecil circuit court was Openeu Moi
day morning with Chief Judge Albert
Constable and Associate Judge Will
liam II. Adkins on the bench, and the
regular Court officials in attendance.
The iuries were constituted as follows:
Grand Jury.
George NJ. Campbell, Foreman;
Charles H. Crawford, Richard Smith,
Daniel Harvey, George 7. Peterson,
John b. Holt, J. Harry Poist, Frank
NJ. Jones, W. j. Sterrett, Andrew E.
Barber. Clifford Hoover, George N
Bennett, George F. Juergens, Elwood
Janney, John A. Tobin, Harry A. Pitt,
H. E. Mcdowell, John A. Mccullough,
w. J. SINNERS, Jr., j. w. Arrison,
Henry a. Walter, Joseph Couden (of
H. ard William Campbell.
Petit Jury.
Walter w. Akin, William Slicer,
W. NJ. Fulton, William B. Davis, W. /.
Harriott, Warren j. Haines, Charles
Holt, Cyrus Ferguson, W. Ashley Tay-
Lor, George Lum, Adam B. Keen, John
c. Craig, Pickron Smith, Walter
Wood, George f. Dean, w. S. Benja-
min. Cecil c. SQuier, Jacob M. Biddle
and Edwin Burlin.
Messrs. John NJ. Brown, John 7.
Brown, Charles Reisler, James ii.
Evans, John r. Davidson and George
n. Davis, members of the original
panel, We're excused.
Chief Judge Constable charged the
Grand Jury, telling them that they
would have number Of serious cases
to consider, including homicides and
felonious assault. He also charged
the body, as required by statute, as to
defalcations by public officials, violat-
ions of the game law and corrupt
practice at Elections. lie referred also
to the disorder, often resulting in
crime, attending colored camp meet
ings. There was imperative need of
more stringent local or general police
regulation of such gatherings, and it
would be proper for the Grand Jury to
recommend appropriate legislation.
The Grand Jury then retired, and the
call of the dockets proceeded. Twenty
cases on the Civil calendar and seven
appeals were marked for trial.
After the noon recess S. G.. Eng
land & Son VS.. George c. Logan, from
the Appeal docket, was put on trial
before a jury. Warburton q War
burton for the appellants; W. S. and
J. f. Evans for the appellee. Mr.. Lo-
gan had obtained judgment from a
magistrate for $50 for milk supplied
to the England creamery near Zion,
and the Englands took an appeal on
the ground the milk was really sup
ali diamond
Company Of Wilmington, which had
rented the England plant from July,
1911, till September, 1913, and re-
ceived and paid for the milk delivered
there. The company, of which Harry
X. England became treasurer, became
involved in September, 1913, and }. NJ.
Frere, of Wilmington, was appointed
receiver. In December. 1913, the
Dairy Products Company took over
the business and conducted it till
March, 1914.
S. G. England testified that he had
nothing to do with the creamery bust
ness of S. G. England & Son after
July, 1911. Harry R. England testi-
fled that until December. 1912, milk
received at the creamery was paid for
with checks of S. G.. England g. Son
and after that time with checks of the
Diamond Sanitary Milk Company.
England & Sons checks were not is
sued after December Is, 1912. From
September to December, 1913. Mr..
England gave his personal checks for
milk brought to the creamery in re-
turn for the receivers checks, which
ne (England) cashed. The Diamond
Sanitary Milk Company's checks bore
its title, We're drawn upon the Secur-
ity Trust and Deposit Company of
Wilmington, and were signed Harry
r. England, Treasurer. Envelopes of
S. G.. England & Son, it was shown.
were used in mailing checks to farm
ers supplying milk, and their tags
were used on cans shipped from Leslie
to Wilmington and returned thence to
the creamery.
J. r. Slicer, Vice president of the
Diamond Sanitary Milk Company. tes-
titled that in December, 1912, he told
Cecil Dennison, who hauled Logan's
milk to the Eng and creamery. that
thereafter all milk brought there
would be paid for by checks of the
company. He also testified that the
plates of the company were soldered
on the cans shipped from and to the
creamery.
The appellants England & SOM
witnesses were Harry R., Samuel G.,
Clifford, Howard, and Cloud England,
W. J. Simemrs, J. R. Slicer, vice
president, Stephen Parker, manager,
adm Miss Theresa Owens, bookkeeper
Of the Diamond Sanitary Milk Com
pany. Those for the appellee. (Mr.
Logan were Cecil Dennison, George
c. Logan, Earl Ward, Ross R. Smith.
Alfred Churchman, John Stewart and
Abel T. Mearns. For Mr.. Logan it
was contended that he and other milk
sellers had not had due notice of Eng
land e. Sons dissolution, which had
never been advertised, while for the
latter it was maintained that Slicer's
notice to Dennison, Logan's agent. in
December, 1912, that milk delivered at
the creamery thereafter would be paid
for with the Diamond Sanitary Milk
Company's checks and the receipt of
such checks by Logan and his fellow