The midland journal., 1917-09-28
CECIL CIRCUIT COURT.
Cases Disposed OF At Present Term
Grand Jury Discharged.
CONTINUED from last week J

peal case of Sheriff R. K. Barnes VS..
Mrs. John Mellor. In Septem Der
last Mrs. Mellor had issued a dis
traint for rent against Walter Akin,
for $50, which Sheriff Barnes was
unable to serve. Mrs. Mellor brought
suit against the Sheriff before Magis-
trate Jenkins, on claim of dere-
LECTION of duty, and obtained YER
dict for $50. The case was appealed
by the Sheriff and tried before Court,
| judgment of the Magistrate being re-
vised, and a verdict returned for
Barnes.
The appeal case of Edward e.
Pierson VS.. State was tried before
jury. Mr.. Pierson had been found
guilty before magistrate Of run
ming traction engine with cleats
on State improved road, and ap.
pealed to Court. A verdict of not
guilty was returned.
Following this case, the State con-
fessed verdicts of not guilty in SINH
lar cases against Frank Burns, Jr.,
and John Sollars.
The case of Rowland Blackway VS..
the P, B. & w. Railroad Company,
for damages for personal injuries,
was removed to Caroline County for
trial.
The next case placed on trial was
the suit of James Stanley Frazer VS..
Robert B. Frazer, on claim for
money for wheat sold. Tried before
jury, which rendered verdict for
$6O0.89 in favor of the plaintiff.
The test suit of Clerk of the Court
| Charles S. Peacock VS.. the County
Commissioners, for bill for Court
and miscellaneous work, was tried
before the Court, which rendered a
verdict in favor of plaintiff for
$769.5O.
Matte Clark, colored, was indicted
for stealing. $50 from Miss Alice
Scarborough, Pleasant Hill, on June
13, 1917. The defendant was clean
ing house for Miss Scarborough and
took the money from purse in a
bureau drawer. Plead guilty and
sentenced.
Dean Lindsey, 14-year-old white
boy, indicted for larceny, plead
guilty. The Court suspended SEN
tence in order to hear from the boys
parents, who are said to be promi-
nent residents of New Jersey.
Kathryn Guessford plead guilty to
common assault on Alice Hall, of
Fredericktown. The Court imposed
a fine of $25 and costs.
Sherman Boyer, colored, was in
dicted for-stealing pair of automo-
bile chains and a jack from his en-
ployer, Luther Richards, of Porter's
Bridge, on August 16 last. Plead
guilty and paroled for one year in
custody of Frank E. Williams.
Richard J. Boldly, colored, was in
dicted for receiving the goods stolen
as above by Sherman Boyer. Plead
guilty and paroled for one year in
custody of Frank E. Williams.
Washington Holt was charged
with bastardy under the statue, as
the alleged father of child born to
Ellen Demond, of North East. The
jury found Holt guilty and the Court
sentenced him to pay SIS per month
for the support of the child until it
should be IL years of age, unless it
shall die in the meantime, also to pay
$25 as costs of confinement.
State VS.. George D. Prittard,
resident of Georgetown, Del, charg-
ed with obtaining money under false
pretenses in the sale last April of
stock in the United Oil and Gas Co.
to Edward Mollitor, Thomas D. Muse,
Uric Conner and various other cit
izens of this county. Verdict of not
guilty found.
The Grand Jury completed It's
labors Friday afternoon and was dis
charged. Forty-three witnesses were
examined by the body, % present
ments made, 21 true bills returned
and three cases ignored.
True bills were found against
Sherman Boyer, colored, for larceny;
Richard L. Boldly, colored, receiving
stolen goods; Matte Clark, colored,
larceny; Dean Lindsey, larceny;
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money under false pretense; Kath-
ryn Guessford, assault; Mrs. Mary
Seller, for false pretense; Samuel,
for false pretense; Allen Nadeau,
larceny; Washington Holt, bastardy;
G. H. B. English, manslaughter,
three counts; Malachi Raftery, man
slaughter, three counts; John Lot
man, manslaughter, three counts.
When the cases of the state VS.. G.
H. English, supervisor of the P. B..
and w. Railroad, M. Rafferty,, section
foreman of the same railroad at
Elkton, and John Lothian, gateman
at Bridge street grade crossing, Elk
ton, all indicted for manslaughter in
connection with the killing OF Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Simmons, their son,