The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-23
CECIL CIRCUIT COURT.
Criminal Cases Tried-Indictmen

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returned by the Grand Jury:--Harr.
Davis, larceny; David Burney, as
sault; Frank Anderson, assault
Thomas Maningly, larceny; Johr
Mulligan, larceny; Paul c. Peters
marriage with white woman; Pau
Peters, false swearing; James B
Russell, false statements; James B
Russell, defaced motor; Ward
Baker, desertion; Howard Brown
gambling.
The case of State VS.. Mrs. Dora
Vaughn, Of near Cowentown, fndict-
ed for selling liquor in violation OF
the Local Option laws, was placed
on trial before jury. The State
alleged that Mrs. Vaughn sold liquor
to Allen Downham, of Elk Mills.
The defendant alleged that the
whiskey was left there for Down
ham, and she merely got it for him.
The jury rendered verdict of not
guilty.
The case Of State VS.. George
Peterson, indicted for fornication
with Elizabeth Gallo, tried before
the Court. Verdict guilty.
Trial of State VS.. Rufus Roop, in
dicted, with Graydon Cox, at the
September term for shooting Mrs.
Eula Fullerton, July 18, last, when
charge of shot, fired by one or the
other of the pair at her husband,
with whom they had quarreled dur
ing the day, wounded her severely.
at her home near Porter's Bridge.
Roop and Cox testified that the gun,
which Roop had rested on his arm
was exploded when Fullerton made
blow at him with a club. The case
was given to the jury, who found
Roop guilty on the second count of
the indictment, assault and battery
John Mulligan. charged with
Thos. Manigly with larceny of the
Cleveland touring car of H. Corbit
Jones, real estate dealer of Elk
ton, on October 8, which Mr.. Jones
had left standing on the driveway
to the old brick plant, near Bacon
Hill, plead guilty. The pair were
caught in less than an hour at Els
mere Junction, Del. Manigly took
and drove the car, and Mulligan,
who had tramped with him from
Baltimore, rode with him, heading
for Wilmington.
Harry Davis, of Elkton, aged 10,
charged with larceny of pocket
book containing $3.50 from the cabin
or cottage, in the Keys & Miller
Lumber Company's lumber yard,
occupied by William Morfleet, a
carter, on October 26, also plead
guilty. The pocketbook, containing
500, was found hidden at the home
of Davis, who was suspected when
he began spending money.
Frank Anderson and David Birney
plead not guilty to assault upon
Frank Brown, near Brewster's, in
the Fourth district, on September Z,
and their trial occupied the Court
on Friday.
Both cases were tried together
and the jury rendered a verdict of
guilty in both cases. The Court i'm
posed a fine of $50 on Birney and
$40 on Anderson.
Alfred Vaughn, colored, indicted
for assault on Isaac Washington,
colored, pleaded not guilty and
elected jury trial, The jury found
Vaughn guilty, and the Court sem
fenced him to six months in the
House of Correction.
Gregan Cox, indicted for assault
with intent to murder John Fuller
ton, pleaded not guilty and elected
jury trial. The jury rendered YER
dict of guilty, with recommendation
to mercy. The Court parolled Cox
in the custody of William M. Roop.
Ward Baker, indicted for deser-
ton and non-support of his wife,
Letitia OFT Baker, and his minor
children, pleaded not guilty and
elected trial by the Court. Verdict
of guilty; Baker to pay So per week
to his wife and 81 per week for the
support of his children, and pay all
costs.
Court sentenced Harry Davis,
convicted Of larceny. to return the
$3.50 stolen and serve months in
the House Of Correction; and i'm
posed on Rufus Roop a fine of $40
and costs.
Monday,-James B. Russell, in
dicted for false statement in secur-
ing title for Dodge roadster, SINH
lar charge in titling Franklin car,
and for having in his possession a
car with motor number defaced,
pleaded not guilty in all three cases,
which were tried together before a
jury.
The jury returned verdict of
guilty in the first case, with recon-
mendation to the mercy of the