The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-03-18
MARCH TERM OF COURT
Petition Sent TO Court-Grand Jury
Report

Petition Sent TO Court-Grand Jury
i Report
| The March term of Circuit Court
for Cecil County convened at Elkton
ON the 7th inst.
The Court selected William H.
Holm as foreman Of the Grand Jury,
and the juries were constituted as
follows:
Grand Jury-W William H. Holm,
Foreman; Andrew ]. Schofeld, Edgar
c. Ellison, Fred Lewis, Herman Hill
yard, Edward C. Wilson, ]. Harry
Poist, James 0. Carson, Walter E.
Riley, Charles M. Reisler, Jacob w.
Kirk, Adm Pyle, Herman W. Mezick,
Harry N. johnson, William G. Henry,
George H. Tarbert, William B. Steele,
Charles e. Kirk, Elmer E. Johnson,
]. Harry Marshbank, John Whitehead,
Holiday H. Kirk, Guy Kirk.
| Petit Jury-Roy G. Carpenter,
Frank B. Howard, Roger Witworth,
Howard Ewing, John C. Potts. Will
liam B. Freeman, William A. Giles
pie, Stephen E. Nickle, Charles O.
Hasson, Robert w. Blackway, Noble
P. Benson, ]. Fletcher Wood, Harry
Peterson, Bayard G. Black, David T.
Reed, Joseph P. Wright, Harry S.
Duhamel, w. Herbert Baker, Samuel
L. King, Fred Strickland, Edward T.
Williams, William P. Chick, Hal E.
Rhoades, Walter Blair, Joseph F.
Holt
In the charge to the Grand Jury
Judge Adkins stated that a petition
had been received from citizens of
Elkton asking that an investigation
be made of violations of the prohibi-
tion and anti-gambling laws. Judge
Adkins instructed the Grand Jury to
investigate and informed them that
violations Of the prohibition laws
could be prosecuted under existing
statutes without regard to the Vol
stead Act.
+ When the final call Of the docket
was made, no cases were left for trial
this term, except "a Caroline county
Twill case, removed to Cecil county
from Centreville, which was set for
trial March 14th. The petit jurors
were all excused until March 9th, and
all witnesses in civil cases finally dis
JOn noVn do I. !
Jury made it's final report and was
discharged. Court then adjourned un-
It'll March 18th.
GRAND JURY REPORT
To the Honorable, the Judges of the
Circuit Court for Cecil County,
We, the Grand Jurors for the March
term, 1921, of the Circuit Court for
Cecil county, beg to submit the fol-
lowing report:
We have carefully investigated and
considered all business brought to our
attention, and any of which we have
knowledge ourselves. We have ex-
amined 40 witnesses, made A present.
ments and returned true bills and
ignored case.
The committee of the Grand Jury,
consisting of Herman R. Hillyard,
Harry W. johnson, and C. M. Reisler,
visited the County Aims House, SUBJ
mitted the following report: Inmates
lA9 white males, 6 colored males, 9
white females, / colored female; total
rs. Live stock and other personal
property-8 COWS, 2 heifers, 2 calves,
bull, horses, II shoats, 2 brood
sows, stock pig, $50 bushels of
wheat, 500 bushels oats, rs bushels of
potatoes, 450 bushels of corn. The
buildings are in good condition and
there is plenty of provender on hand.
Live stock all in good condition.
The Grand Jurors visited the Jail in
body and found the cells and inter-
or of the Jail clean and in good san
itary condition. We found 8 inmates,
consisting Of white males and coll
ored males,
We also desire to call attention of
the County Commissioners, State
Road Commission and Pennsylvania
Railroad to the extremely dangerous
condition of the bridges Of the State
road between Elkton and Perryville,
namely Bacon Hill, Heisler's and
Cooper's, that they provide for the
safety of travellers at these points,
also the bridges at North East Greek.
We also recommend that the Coun-
ty Commissioners erect two rooms on
the level with Court room proper, one
for retiring room and toilet for ladies,
and the other one retiring room for
the Judges and members Of Bar and
for library purposes.
w. H. HOLM, Foreman
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