The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
CECIL CIRCUIT COURT.
Grand Jury Completes Labors--
Slander Suit On Trial.
(Continued from last week.

Gam AVA CnoOh, k6AOWAA6 OuI "a q
fight that Mrs. Rummings and Mrs.
Lorenson, who are sisters, had on
the public road in front Of the Lo-
renson home near North East on
March Is, 1915, and In which it is
alleged llr. Lorenson took a hand,
was put on trial before the Court.
There were four suits, all tried at
once. The jury rendered verdict
for $602 in favor of the plaintiff
$500 each in two suits, and 81 in
each of the remaining suits. The
counsel in the case were: VIM. t.
Warburton and Henry A. Warbur-
ton, for Mrs. Rummings; James F.
Evans, for Mr.. Lorenson.
The next case placed on trial was
that of William F. Stanley, of Elk
Neck, VS.. John w. Arrants, of the
same place. This is a suit for $780,
900 for slander. VIM. T, Warbur-
ton, and Henry A. Warburton, Esqs.,
counsel for the plaintiff, the defend
ant represented by James F. Evans.
The contention of the plaintiff was
that defendant had circulated a re-
port that he was the father of his
own daughters child, born December
13, 1915, and for whose support
Walter Arrants, son Of the defend
ant, had been put under bond.
The case occupied the Court until
Friday afternoon. It was argued at
length by the attorneys for plaintiff
and defendant, being finally given to
the jury at three o'clock. At ten
o'clock that night the jury reported
they were unable to agree, and were
discharged by the Court.
The Grand Jury completed its
work 1on Friday and was discharged.
The following indictments were
made: Fred Brown, for burglary;
Eric Jones. burglary; Enest Rhodes,
larceny; Charles Larue, stealing;
James Warfield, stealing; Gus
Raisin, stealing; Viola Ivory, as
sault; ! vinico Viccanino, five for
stealing; Calvin Fox, bastardy; Ed
ward Hines, burglary.
Friday afternoon Charles Larue,
the sixteen year old colored boy OF
Port Deposit who stole valuable
horse from Benjamin ]. Aulde and
killed the animal to sell its skin,
was arraigned and pleaded guilty.
The Court sentenced Larue to three
years in the House of Correction.
Eric Jones, one of the fourteen
year old colofed boys who burgar-
lized Harry Kidd's store at Calvert,
pleaded guilty.
In the suit of l.. e. Patterson Co.
VS.. Jefferson D. Young, on claim
for repairs made to defendants
property in Seventh district. judg-
ment was given the Patterson Com
pany, jury assessing the damages
at $221.40 the amount claimed.
Saturday.-Louis A. Grieco plead
ed guilty to bastardy, and was SEN
fenced to pay SIS per month for sup
port Of the child.
vincio Vacarrino, a nineteen-year-
old Italian boy indicted on five
charges of stealing from other en-
ployes of the Keystone Granite Com
pany, near Perryville. entered plea
Of not guilty In the first case and
was tried before q jury. The jury
returned verdict of guilty and
vicarrino then pleaded guilty in the
other four cases. The Court i'm
posed a sentence Of one year in the
House of Correction in each case, but
made the sentences concurrent.
At noon Court adjourned until
Monday.
Monday.-Fred Brown, the other
colored boy who burgarlized the
store of Harry Kidd at Calvert,
pleaded guilty.
James Warfleld. eolored, indicted
for stealing an overcoat and blanket
from the car of Lambert D. Boulden
at the ElktoH station, was found
guilty by jury,
Ernest Rhodes, colored. indicted
for stealing turkeys from John D.
Roulden, Of the First district, was
tried before the Court and found
guilty.
Gus Raisin. the sixteen-year-old
colored boy who took horse be-
longing to william Fears on the
night of December z, was tried be-
for the Court. Verdict Of not guilty.
Eric Jones and Fred Brown, the
,colored boys who broke into Kidd's
store, were committed to the school
for colored boys at Cheltenham until
81 years of age,
Tuesday.-Viola Ivory, colored'
indicted for assault with intent to
kill her husband, Andrew ]. Ivory
on SEPTEMBER 25th last. when she
slashed him down the back with
razor. pleaded guilty to common
assault, and was flned $40,
Z Monday afternoon the case of the
Thomas Roberts Co. VS.. A. Freeborn
Brown, was put on trial before the
iury.