Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-11-25
Circuit Court.

NACtlt IOuht.
The November term OF the Circuit
Court for Charles County convened
Monday last with Chief Judge Briscoe
and Associate Judge Camalier on the
bench. The time OF the Court was first
taken up with drawing the grand and
petit juries, after which Judge Briscoe
delivered the charge to the grand jury.
The Juries, as drawn, are as follows
GRAND JURY.
Holland Hawkins, Foreman; Jul
Ian Dyer, George A. Wade, John r.
Lomax. Francis H. Hamilton, Lewis J.
Spalding, Charles II. Butler, Francis
A. Thompson, Harry E. Edwards, Nc
Guire Mattingly, j. II. NJ. Dorset,
William f. simpson, Henry T.. Albrit-
tain, William r. Clarke. j. Perry
Poole, Hanson Barnes. George W.
Adams, William J. Swami, Thomas J.
Goldsmith, William L. Cooksey, Geo.
W. Henderson, Edwin X. Robertson,
J. Neale Hamilton.
PETIT JURY.
Thomas Simmons, Frank L. Cook
sey, Sankston w. Jackson, Hilleary
Thomas, Robert X. Sanders, Robert
H. Smoot, Richard Cough, Coma Il.
Wade, Harry Cramer, Samuel b.
Adams, j. Walter st. Clair, John l.
Mudd, Albert +. Elder, Archibald Ro-
hey, y. G. L. Irwin, Harry Cough,
Robert H. Turner, Edward Murphy,
Edward +. Howard, John B. Burch,
Xavier W. Garner.
The dockets we're then gone over,
cases continued and others marked for
trial, aud judgments entered in plain
and uncontested cases.
The first case to occupy the attention
of the court was State vs.. Clifford
Jackson, charged with drunkenness
upon upon public highway; pleaded
guilty. and sentenced to pay fine of 81
and costs.
cooksey for State; Mudd Il Edelen
for defense.
State vs. Robt q. Rowling, charged
with keeping dogs without license; mo-
ton to quash warrant oyerruled;
pleaded guilty, and sentenced to pay
line Of 81 and costs.
. Cooksey for state; Mitchell & Digs
for defense.
State vs.. Francis Boston, charged
with carry ing concealed weapons;
pleaded guilty; held sub euria.
Cooksey for state; Mitchell q Digges
for defense.
Harvey Oil Co. VS.. Simon Sherman:
judgment b. default for plaintiff for
Sl5645
+. Stone Posey for plaintiff.
Dennis Smith VS.. William j. Aug
Justine; judgment by default ior plain
till for o229
Mitchell & Digges for plaintiff.
United States Tire Co. VS.. Henry I.
Ward and John W. jenkins, trading
as Ward & jenkins; Judgment by de-
fault Tor plaintiff for S1s6. 40.
L. Stone Posey for plaintiff.
TUESDAY, Judges y Briscoe, CANA
lier and Beall on the bench.
Grand Jury brought in presentments
and indictments against William Is
tep, JerorDe Ioye. Roy Livers, Frank
Harris and Francis Boston.
First case called was state VS.. Will
liam Thompson, charged with assault,
pleaded not guilIy; submitted toCourt;
adJudged guilty and fined $40 and
costs.
cooksey for State; Mudd & Edelen
for defense.
State VS.. Robert Thompson, charged
with carrying concealed weapon; plead
guilty; lined $40 and costs.
CookSey Tor State; Mudd & Edelen
defense.
State VS.. William Thompson, charg-
ed with carrying concealed weapon;
submitted TO court andAdJudged not
guilty.
Cooksey for State; Mudd & Edelen
for defense.
State VS.. Louis Suite, charged with
bastardy; tried before jury veraiet
guilty. Sentenced to give bond Tor
500 to pay mother So month.
Cooksey Tor State; Mudd q Edelen
for defense.
State vs.. John West, charged with
violating game law. Pleaded guilty I;
lined SO and costs.
CoOksey Tor State; Mitchell & Dfgges
for defense.
State vs.. Mason G. Barkley, charg~
ed with shooting ducks from boat.
Pleaded guilty; fned s25 and costs.
Same attorneys Us in above case.
Slate vs.. Roy Lewis, charged with
assault with intent TO Kill. Arraigned
and pleaded rot guilty.
State vs.. Frank Harris, charged
with assault with intent to rape. AR
raigned and pleaded not guilty..
Grand Jury brought in presentments
and indictments against Grantley
Jameson, Smith Jameson, Eugene
Bennett and EDWARD Farmer, Jr
WEpNEsDAY.-Judges Briscoe, Cam
alier and Beali on the bench.
State vs.. Francis Boston and jerome
Toye, charged with assault with intent
TO kill. Arraigned and pleaded not
guilty.
State VS.. John Jameson, charged
with assault. Tried by jury; verulct
not guilty.
Cooksey for State; Mitchell & Digges
for defense.
Edward s. Williams VS.. Henry Hen
my Judgment affirmed with costs.
Cooksey Tor appellant; Mudd &
Edeien for appellee.
State VS.. Ollie WEIGH charged with
bastardy. Pleaded guilty; sentenced
to give bond for 500 to pay mother 50
month.
CookseY for State; Mitchell & Digges
for defense.