The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
CECIL CIRCUIT COURT.
September Term AdjOurns After
Short Session.
Continued from last week)

Continued from last weekly
The case of State VS.. Harry Moli-
tor indicted for larcency of Red
Cross jar from James Kareganis'
store, Elkton, was called Wednesday
morning, Molitor plead guilty. Jas.
F. Evans, Esq, counsel for the ac-
cused, claimed that the taking OF
the jar was lark due to drinking,
rather than intentional crime, which
was corroborated by the accused
States Attorney Clayton asked fo1
clemency, owing to the accuser's pre-
vious good record. The Court rend'
cred verdict of guilty and sus
pended sentence.
The next case called for trial was
that of the State VS.. Lew Wallace
Kenney, of North East, for non-sup-
port of his wife, formerly Miss Nellie
Neese, daughter of Rev. G. R. Neese,
of the Wilmington M. E. Confer
ence. Mr. Kenney elected to be
tried by the Court, whereupon the
Court excused the jurors subject to
recall should the necessity therefore
arise. The Kenney case consumed
the rest of Wednesday and all of
Thursday morning, when it was
submitted to the Court without
argument by counsel. Joshua Clay
ton, Esq, for State; VIM. T. War
burton for defense. The Court
found the defendant guilty and or
dered that he pay $40 per week to
his wife and $40 per month addi-
tional to her for the support Of their
child, for one year, at which time
the Court would again consider the
circumstances Of the defendant.
Mrs. Kenney now makes her home
with her parents at Greensboro, Md.
On Thursday afternoon, upon the
conclusion of the Kenney case, the
Grand Jury brought in several more
indictments, which necessitated the
call for the Petit Jury to return on
Monday, Sept. %, to which time the
Court recessed.
At the same time the Grand Jury
submitted it's report and was dis:
charged with the thanks of the
Court.
William Baker, colored, indicted
for selling liquor, pleaded guilty
and was fined $1O0 and costs, to be
committed Elkton Jail until paid.
~ Hondoxy uaorv uol1 colOrod
of Philadelphia, indicted for selling
whiskey at Perryville, was tried and
found not guilty.
Arthur Johnson, tried last week
for larceny of money and an auto
from E. M. Pitcock, of Havre de
Grace, was sentenced to three years
in the Maryland Penitentiary.
Ernest A. Houston, a soldier from
Camp Meade, implicated in the same
case, was paroled in custody of his
commanding officer.
Custer X. Brown, of near Colora,
was arraigned on an indictment for
an operation to procure an abortion.
Miss Ruth E. Conner testified that
the accused had come to see her at
the solicitation of Drew Nickle, who
was the author of her trouble, and
that he performed an illegal opera
'tion that resulted in an abortion.
The case was given to the jury
about three O'Clock, and four hours
later a verdict Of guilty was return
ed, with a recommendation to the
mercy of the Court. Judge Con-
stable stated that the Court was con-
vinced that the accused was guilty
and that had trial been before the
Court the sentence would have been
the limit of three years, but in view
of the recommendation of the jury
the accused was sentenced to
eighteen months In the Maryland
Penitentiary.
The September term then ad-
journed.