Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1919-11-28

Grand Jury brought In presentmenti
and indictments against Edward Her.
bert, George Thomas, Thomas Ship
ley, Amos Smith, Walter Gibbons
Daniel Lamb, Samuel Allen and Ada
Brown.
State VS.. William II. .Tayman,
charged with rape, continued from
Tuesday. Verdict. guilty Of assault,
Cooksey for State. Mitchell and
Digges for defense.
Earl Morse vs.. Sylvia Fields. suit
on accent Tried before Jury. Verdict
for plaintiff for the sum OF s62. rs.
Mitchell and Diages for plaintiff.
Cooksey for defendant.
State Va. Earl Simmons and Harry
Simmons, pleaded guilty to charge Of
simple assault. Earl Simmons SEN
fenced 10 pay a fine of $l25.O0 and
costs and Harry Simmons to pay
fine OF $500 and costs. Cooksey for
State. Mitchell and Diggs for defense
Louis NJ. Taylor use OF William II
Lyons VS.. Lester Beasterly Powell
Demurrer to plea. Demurrer over
ruled F. Stone Posey for plaintiff.
Mitchell and Digges for defendant.
State VS.. Amos Smith, charged with
larceny. Arraigned and pleaded gull
ty. Sentenced to Penitentiary for per
iod Of FIVE years.
State vs.. George Thomas, charged
with larceny. Pleaded guilty and sen
fenced to Penitentiary for period OF
four years.
State VS.. Samuel Allen. charged with
larceny Arraigned and pleaded not
guilty. w. H. Gray assigned for de-
tense.
State VS.. Thomas Shipley. charged
with larceny. Arraigned and pleaded
not guilty.
Friday.
Judges Camalier and Beall on the
bench.
Grand Jury brought in presentments
and indictments against Ethelbert
Chase and Elmer Washington, James
H. Catcher, George w. Huber, Stan
ley K. Butch, Morton Monroe, Rich
ard jenkins and Roosevelt Hawkins.
State VS.. Robert Kerney, charged
with assault with intent to kill. Tried
by jury. Verdict guilty. Sentenced to
Penitentiary for period of ten years
Cooksey for State. Digges and Viii
ner for defense.
Grand Jury brought in presentments
and indictments against Roy Livers
and Shafter Butler.
The Grand Jury brought in the fol-
lowing report and was dismissed sub
ject to further order Of Court.
La Plata, Maryland,
November s1st, 1910.
To the Honorable, the Judges OF the
Circuit Court for Charles County,
Maryland;
We, the Members of the Grand Jury
Tor the November Term OF Court, |
1919, respectfully submit the follow
ing report;
We have been in session FIVE days, |
have Investigated thirty-two cases,
examined sixty-nine witnesses, dis
missed two cases, which in our judg- |
ment did not warrant indictment, and |
found thirty True Bills.
We have examined the Jail andI
found it in fairly sanitary condition,
but would urge its immediate COM
pletion to make It more Secure for the |
retention of prisoners and especially |
the repair of the hole in the roof |
made by an escaped prisoner. We |
would also recommend the repair of |
the interior OF the Court House that |
Dur Temple of Justice be more slightly |
and better preserved; the replacing OF |
the old window shades with some |
more tidy will be greatly appreciated |
by all concerned.
We further recommend that the at |
lention OF the County Health Officer
be called to the unsanitary conditions
as reported to exist in and around |
the outbuildingS in the Town Of La
Plata.
The Constables of the County, with
one exception, have been before us
and report no disorders OF. violations
of the law in their respective juris-
iictions.
We desire to thank our able States
Attorney for the valuable assistance
US, and also commend the
Sheriff and his deputies for having the
witnesses promptly on hand.
Having examined all matters that
nave come before us, we respectfully
ask to be discharged.
JAMES T. ESTEP,
Foreman.
John G. CHAPMAN.
Clerk. 2.
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