Evening journal., 1921-09-21
SUITS AGAINST
seth DROPPED
Attorney Failed to Give
Bond for Costs in Action
Against Sheriff
CECIL COUNTY
GRAND JURY BUSY
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ELKTON. Md. Sept. a. - The
grand jury for the September term
of Circuit Court for Cecil county has
returned the following Indictments;
Norman Crouch and George Rollin-
son. of Chestertown, on a charge OF
breaking into the garage of Ralph
Reess at Chesapeake City, and steal
ing q new automobile Richard L.
Davis Of Camden. N. j.. on the
charge Of bigamy; Ward Baker.
charged with desertion.
Noah Mannon. aged 20. an en-
ploye on the farm OF WILEY Cecil,
near Battle Swamp. was indicted on
charge of assault and robbery
While Mr. Wiley was away from
home. Mannon is said to have set
fire to a straw stack near the barn
and to have entered and robbed the
house. He then is said to have stole
a shotgun and to have fired twice at
Mrs Wiley while she was carrying
her o-month-old child in her arms.
Gregan Cox and Rufus Roop. both
1e years OF age were indicted on a
charge Of assault with intent to kill.
They had quarreled with John Full
lerton, on whose farm they lived. To-
Gated near Porter's Bridge. and are
alleged TO have fired a gun. a portion
OF the load striking Mrs. Fullerton.
Police Justice Frank Pratt. OF Elk
ton, has had a busy week giving vio-
lators Of the automobile laws hear
ings Walter Blair OF near Town
Point, charged with operating a car
while under the Influence OF liquor.
was fined $3.50 and costs. His license,
II is understood also. will be revoked
Clarence Kennard. Of Chester. Pa.
arrested for not having a registration
card and for operating with another
persons license. was fined s11 and
costs Roger Mains, OF Philadelphia.
was fined $25 and costs for speeding
Harold Eskew. Of Savannah. Ga.
also charged with speeding, was fined
s25 and costs.
The three suits entered IN the Cir
cult Court some weeks ago, by Nor
man Bowles, OF Washington, d. c.,
against Sheriff Lewis A. Seth. for
SIT. 900 damages alleging false arrest
and Imprisonment, were yesterday
dropped from the calendar. because
the plaintiff who Is a nonresident OF
the State failed to give bond for
costs OF the case. Bowles came to
Elkton as counsel for the seven al
legged bootieggers who were arrested
here early last summer, charged with
holding up and robbing James Doo-
little. near West Grove. Pa.
When the alleged criminals re
fused to return to Pennsylvania with
out requisition papers. mandamus
proceedings were instituted to try to
get their release. Reports were sent
here from Washington. local officers
being warned that ii was likely an
effort would be made to get the
prisoners free by force. On the day
for the mandamus proceedings,
Bowies stepped in front OF the Sheriff
and prisoners just as they were en-
tering the side door OF the Court
House building. The act resulted in
Bowles being roughly handled. ar
rested and placed In jail He was
later given a hearing before a local
magistrate and dismissed, claiming
that he accidentally got in the way
Of the officers The suit for damages
was instituted later.
william Johnson. aged 10 years,
and Walter Hawkins. aged IL years.
both Negroes, who were recently
taken into custody by Sheriff Seth.
charged with breaking into three
different stores at North East, this
county. were yesterday sentenced to
the Reform School for Boys until 81
years OF age
Samuel NJ. Tyson died at his home
IN North East yesterday morning
after several weeks illness from kid
ney trouble. aged 20 years. The de-
ceased was member OF the Board
of Trustees Of the Poor and Insane
for Cecil county. In politics he was
a Republican, and was that party's
nominee for Judge Of the Orphans
Court two years ago. He was a vet
eran OF the Civil War, serving in tho
Union Army. Fraternally he was al
odd Fellow, several times represent
ing the North East Lodge at the an,
nual meetings Of the Grand Lodg'
Of Maryland. in Baltimore. He wal
for many years a member and trus
Tee OF the Methodist Episcopa
Church near Union, this county. Fo
more than a quarter Of a century III
was, engaged in the mercantile bust
ness at Mechanics Valley. retirini
about ten years ago. moving to Elk
ton and then to North East Hi
wife survives him.
Cecil Burton Rhoades died at IN
home Of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Rhoades. near Chesapeak
City. early Monday morning. aged
years and months. The funeral wa
held this afternoon. with intermen
in Bethel Cemetery.