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COURT TO COMPLETE
FALL SESSIONS TODAY
Believed That The Stanton Will Case
VIII Be The Last One On The Doc
ket. Three HOmocide Cases Tried

Unless something very unexpected
should develop it is believed that the
Fall term OF the Circuit Court for
Dorchester county will complete its
| session today, practically all OF the
| cases to be tried having been COM
pleted with the exception of the Stan
| ton Will Case which is now on trial.
The trial of cases resulting from
| the indictments found by the Grand
Jury at this session began following
the Pilchard case and resulted as
follows:
State VS.. Roland Wangus charged
with the murder of Wesley Downs,
tried by States Attorney Marine for
the State and V. Calvin Trice for the
defendant, resulted in a verdict OF
not guilty.
State vs.. Victor ElZey. charged
with stealing an automobile from
Crockett Elzey, tried by States At
torney Marine for the State and Har-
rington, Harrington and Wallace Tor
the defendant, verdict not guilty.
State VS.. Margie Brown, alias Mil
bred Mills. colored, indicted for the
murder of Oscar Smith alias James
Mills, colored, tried by States At
torney Marine for the State and V.
Calvin Trice for the defendant re-
suited in a verdict of guilty of muir
der in the second degree.
State VS.. Walter Meekins. colored,
charged with larceny, not guilty.
State VS.. George Lee, charged with
larceny, tried by States Attorney
Marine for State and Y. Calvin Trice
for defendant, verdict OF guilty.
State vs.. Elmer Dodson, not
guilty.
State VS.. Dennis Milton, Marine for
State and v Calvin Trice for defen-
dant, tried before Court without jury
and found guilty.
State VS.. Isaac Miles, not guilty.
State VS.. Hazel Lee, Marine for
State and V. Calvin Trice for defend
mt, not guilty.
State VS.. John DENLY, Jr., charged
with larceny. Marine for State and V.
Calvin Trice for defendant resulted
in disagreement of Jury.
State VS.. Raymond Perry, chal ged
with stealing automobile tire, etc,
tried before Court without interyen-
ton OF jury, Marine for State, Haf-
rington, Harrington & Wallace for
defendant, Court found defendant
guilty but suspended sentence for
four years.
State VS.. Harry D. McNaney,
charged fifth forging name of Ezekiel
Landlord to check upon the Peoples
Loan, Saving and Deposit Bank, Ma
rine for State, V. Calvin Trice for de-
PENDANT. demurrer to indictment sus-
tanned.
State VS.. Harley TiIghman, charg-
ed with larceny, Marine for State and
Harrington, Harrington & Wallace
for defendant; tried before Court
without jury, found guilty and sem
fenced to two years in Maryland Pen
intentiary.
State VS.. George Cornish, charged
with larceny, Marine for State V.
Calvin Trice for defendant, verdict
of guilty, motion made for new trial.
State VS.. Albert Bell not guilty.
State VS.. Will Hollis, tried without
Jury, Marine for State, and Trice for
defendant. Verdict of not guilty.
The case of Vernon w. Stanton
an dothers against Charles Lee Kelly
and others, known as the Stanton
Will case, is now on trial. The suit
is brought to have set aside the will
of the late Charles Stanton, of Fork
district, bachelor who died some
time ago and left his property to
Charles Lee Kelly, son of a deceas-
ed sister who had married Mr.. Lee
Kelly, of Vienna. The plaintiffs al
lege undue influence and that Mr..
Stanton was of unsound mind and IN
CAPABLE OF making will.