The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-10-01
CECIL CIRCUIT COURT.
Grand Jury Makes Twenty-Five
Presentments.

Grand jury Makes Twenty-Nins
Presentments.
The Grand Jury brought in its
final report on Thursday morning
Sept. 23, and was discharged. The
report stated:
We have carefully investigated
and considered all business brought
to our attention and any of which
we have knowledge ourselves.
We have examined 46 witnesses,
| made 29 presentments and returned
81 true bills and ignored 5 cases.
A committee of the Grand Jury, con-
sisting of VIM. Blake and Joseph w
Miller, visited the Aims House.
The Grand Jurors visited the Jail
in body and found 10 inmates, s
white males and colored males
The shed at barn is in very bad con-
dition, also the outside cellar doors,
and we recommend that the County
Commissioners have same repaired
at once.
We found the cells and toilet of
the Jail very dirty, also pile of
garbage in corner Of Jail yard, which
should be removed at once.
The road from Gathers Corner to
Rising Sun is reported in bad condi-
tion from barrels of tar and piles of
stone being placed at side of road,
and we recommend that County
Commissioners have same removed
unless they are able to use the ma
terials this fall.
GEO. X. HOUCK, Foreman.
G. c.. BROKAW, Secretary.
The following indictments were
returned by the Grand Jury:
+ Norman Luce, larceny, four
charges; Wilfred D. Carney, alias
Robert D. Carney, bigamy; George
Edward Pratt, larceny: Adolphus
Pratt, larceny; Elmer Ruth, Jr., lar
ceny; Garrett Steele, bastardy; Die
derrick Ferrick, concealed weapons:
Marshall Janifer, bastardy; Frank
Piner, bastardy; Ernest Boldly, lar.
ceny; Nelson Fitchner, bigamy;
Riley j. Smith, larceny; Diederick
Ferrick, fraud; VIM. G.. Graybeal
assault; John Dunlap, bastardy; Will
liam H. Hall, selling intoxicating
liquor; Warren Taylor, assault; Jos
Shivery, larceny; VIM. H. Hall, con.
cealed weapons; Eric Johnson, as
sault; Aaron X. Taylor, bastardy;
Mollie Allen, receiving stolen prop
erty; John May, larceny; Charles j.
Bingnear, statutory burning.
VIM. X. Boyer, a storekeeper OF
Chesapeake City, sued w. H. John
son a farmer of that section, for
$138.37, the amount of his charges
against Johnson, for goods secured
from his store by Ella Warwick
Johnson's housekeeper. The Court
rendered verdict in behalf of the
defendant, saying that there had
been no sufficient proof that Ella
Warwick was contracting the bill on
the authority or with the consent OF
the defendant.
Ellsworth NJ Sweet, of Elkton
sued Thomas H. Harlan for $11O,
charges on repairs to Mr.. Harlan's
Overland car. in winter of 1888.
The defendant objected to the charge
of LOG hours of time contained in
Mr.. Sweets bill, contending that
same was utterly unreasonable. Had
offered to pay him for all materials
and $50 for his work, but refused to
pay more. The case was submitted
to the Court without argument. The
Court reserved it's decision.
Elmer Ruth, Jr., Dephos Pratt and
George e. Pratt were charged with
stealing certain automobile tools and
parts from Miss Isabel Scott, of Fair
Hill, on July or 10 last. The boys
all plead guilty and the Court held
the case under advisement before i'm
posing sentence.
Garrett Steele plead guilty on a
charge of bastardy and was put
under $500 bail to pay SIS per
month to Olive Morgan. the mother
of the child, until the child should
reach IL years of age.
Marshall Jenifer, colored, plead
guilty to same charge and was put
under $500 bail to pay SIS per month
to mother of child for it's support.
Ernest Boldly, colored, was ar.
! raigned for stealing watch from
John Ray on March 25. Plead
guilty and was sentenced to six
months in House of Correction.
Charles Scott, colored, charged
with bastardy, plead guilty and the
Court sentenced him to pay $5 pei
month to mother of child for its sup
port until IL years of age,
John May. colored, charged with
stealing linens, etc., to the value OF
$3.50 from the Tome Institute on
September 6. The first witness, Mr..
A. j. Ford, Asst. Manager of Tome