Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-10-13
CIRCUIT COURT
DOWN To WORK
Judges Bailey And Johnson On
Bench For First Time In
Worcester Court.

The October term of the Circuit Court
for Worcester County convened Monday
morning with associate Judges William
+. Johnson. Of Worcester County, and
Joseph l.. Bailey. of Wicomico County.
on the bench.
Judge johnson delivered the address
to the Grand Jury. which was composed
of the following representative men:
Ernest +. Burbage. Foreman. VIM
Taylor. John T. Smullin. Jr. Clerk, Gillis
Rayne. David Johnson. John T. Hick.
man. John n. Mumford. Edward E.
Mock. Walter j. Hudson. Samuel p
Carey. Vim. S. Godfrey. Henry Parker.
George H. Bratten. Vim. S. Schoolfeld. 4.
Handy K. Shockley. John S. Crisp.
George f. Henry. Daniel f.. Sooy.
Humphrey II. Bailey. Charlton A. Dry.
den. Horace Fooks. George c. Dukes.
Cyrus Birmingham.
The first case to occupy the attention
Of the Court was No. 3. Civil Appeals.
n. Y. +. & ~ Railroad Company W
Peninsula Produce Exchange OF Mary.
land. This was case for damages sus.
tanned by the Produce Exchange on &C.
count of failure Of Railroad Company
TO make prompt shipment Of 22i crates
of strawberries Trial by jury Yer.
dict for appellant.
No. Is. Trials ne;; occupied the at.
ton Of the Court This was an eject
ment suit in the case of Charles l.. Hall
Va. Salie {. Hall. Trial by jury. Yer
dict for plaintiff. awarding all the land
contained in the declaration. and one
cent damages and costs
State vs. Dewey Waters for bastardy
Jury trial Not Guilty
Several cases were carried over
next Court. Two cases for selli'
whiskey illegally we're tried. as follows
State Va. Wade H. Crawson. Pie
not guilty. and travers before the Court d,
Court finds party not guilty.
State vs. Wesley Sturgis. Plea not
guilty. and travers before the Court
Case held sub curia
The Grand Jury. OF which Ernest E.
Bubage was the foreman, completed
its work Wednesday. and reported
its findings to the Court in the after
noon Their report embodied 2; pre-
sentiments. az follows: Z for assault. 3
for assault with intent to kill. I for lar
ceny. ; for carrying concealed weapons.
{ for non-support, for bastardy. 70
for intent TO sell spirituous liquors.
for perjury.
The Committee 10 visit the Aims
House was composed of w. S. School
field. George T.. Henry. William Taylor
and II. II Bailey. Their report states
that the committee found the farm
under good state OF cultivation. and
producing fine crops. Outbuildings and
fences in fair state of preservation
The Superintendent house in fairly
good condition.
The sanitation conditions Of Inmate
house were passable. Some repa;
needed The institution is accomn
dating nine inmates. Committee su
gests that farm be put on paying bs,.
and advises that steps be taken TO in.
vestigate and promote that end
The committee to investigate the jail
was composed of David l.. johnson,
John T. Hickman. Cyrus 7. Drifting.
ham, and John ~ Mumford. The com
mittee suggested number of {. "a.
ments plumbing needed attention
work IN need of paint. cells dark. II
need trimming. etc. Committee recoI
mends that special hours be named
visitors; also to disallow visitors to
man in cells with prisoners over nj
The Court House Committee was
posed of S. r, Carey, II. r. Foo
T. Parker. and II. X. Shockley.
recommended number of inn
ments on the exterior and in
Toilets were found to be in a depl
state, and basement in a sta;. of'
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