The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-12-23


Verdict of the Court, not guilty.
Eric Jones and Fred Brown, the col
ored boys who broke into Kidd's store,
were committed to the school for col
ored boys at Cheltenham until 81
years of age.
Viola Ivory, colored, indicted for
assault with intent to kill her husband,
Andrew ]. Ivory, on September %
last, when she slashed him down the
back with a razor, pleaded guilty 10
common assault. Tried before the
Court; Mr.. Finley for State; H. A.
Warburton, Esq, for traverser Ver-
dict, guilty of common assault, and
sentence of $40 fine.
In the case of James Warfeld, COL
ored, Court suspended sentence on
account of the good record of the ac-
cused, and paroled him in the custody
of Mr.. Andrew Woodall.
Edward Hines, the II year old white
boy who on Friday pleaded guilty to
robbing Reynolds store at North East,
was sentenced to the Maryland School
for Boys until he reaches the age of
p years
Monday afternoon the case of the
Thomas Roberts Co. VS.. A. Freeborn
Brown, was put on trial, and jury
sworn; but when Court convened on
Tuesday morning counsel agreed to
try the case before the Court, and
the jury was finally discharged, all
other jurors having been discharged
on Monday. The suit was to recover on
note, against which Mr.. Brown
claimed an offset. Robert Archer and
Henry L, Constable, Esqs., for the
Company; Joshua Clayton, ESQ.,, for
Mr.. Brown. This case concluded the
matters before the Court for this term.
Garnd Jury.
The Grand Jury finished it's work
Friday of last week and was discharg-
ed after making the following report:
To the Honorable, the Judges of the
Circuit Court for Ceci lcounty:
We. the Grand Jurors for the De-
cember Term, 1916, of the Circuit
Court for Cecil County, beg to submit
the following report:
We have carefully investigated and
considered all business brought to our
attention and any of which we have
knowledge ourselves.
We have examined three Constables.
one from the First district, one from
the Fifth district. and one from the
Seventh district. none of whom re-
ported anything We considered of suffi-
cient Importance to present to you.
We have examined "a witnesses,
made ten presentments, returned ten
true bills and ignored one present
ment,
A committee of the Grand Jury con-
sisting of j. Albert Watts, William
K. Bird, Frank Hessey and Tullard
Buckworth. visited the County Aims
House and have submitted the follow
ing report:
Inmates of the Aims House consist
of 13 white females, 2 colored females,
lU "blle - tplOItu HldleS, UOIdl
of 30, all of which seemed well cared
for.
Live stock and other personal prop
erty: Seven hundred bushels of corn
in crib. 500 bushels of oats in granary,
8 fattening hogs to kill, 10 shoats to
keep over, brood sows, l boar, 5
horses. II cows, 2 heifers, l bull. all in
good condition.
In the barn We found 25 hundred
bundles of fodder, 35 tons of hay and
plenty of straw. Farming implements
stored and in good order. Also 100
bushels of potatoes and 25 hundred
pounds of meat stored in cellar. 26
acres of wheat in ground.
The Grand Jury visited the jail in q
body and found three white male and
II colored male prisoners. The fol-
owing repairs needed: New linoleum
in Sheriff's office and in hall, four sec
ond story rooms painted and papered,
bath room a coat of alabastine, a por-
ton of the electric wiring new mould
ing and rear basement a general
cleaning. All the other rooms and
front basement We're clean and in ex-
cellent order.
W Z ISNpiIiilSub LIidJ lIOu COIS DE
attached to the walls in all cells. and
a coat of alabastine or whitewash be
applied. More blankets be furnished
for the prisoners.
We recommend that an extension
from the phone below be placed up
stairs.
SAMUEL Z SHIPPERS,
Foreman.
W. c. MARTINDELL, Secretary.
True Bills Found.
The true bills returned by the
Grand Jury were as follows: Fred
Brown. colored, and Eric jones' color
ed. burglary; Ernest Rhodes, co!ored,
larceny; Charles Larue, colored. steal
ing horse; James Warfield, colored,
larceny; Gus Raisin, colored. stealing
horse; Viola Ivory, colored. assault
with intent to kill; Vincio Vicarrino,
larceny, > cases; Calvin Fox, bastardy
and Edward Hines. burglary.
Farmers ard Dairymen's Associa-
t!on will postpone meeting of Satur-
dav on srpOupt nf tho HOIidavc t;II