The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-30
CIRCUIT COURT.
Cases Tried-True Bills Found
Grand Jury Report.

Cases Tried-True Bills Found
Grand Jury Report.
When arraigned on the charge of
larceny of an automobile from Ralnh
Rees, dealer, at Chesapeake CITY
Norman Crouch and George Rolli-
son, the two young white men who
were indicted by the Grand Jury,
both plead guilty. Counsel for the
defendants sought to have the Young
men, who heretofore had borne good
regulations, paroled, claiming that
they were intoxicated when thew
committed the theft. The Court de-
ferred sentence on larceny charge,
but sentenced each one to six
months in the county Jail for opera
ting an automobile while intoxica-
ted, giving notice that such acts
could not be tolerated in this county.
Noah Mannon, the young white,
man Of the Eighth district, indicted
for setting fire to the hay stacks on
the farm of Wiley Cecil, near Bat
tie Swamp on morning of August
18th last, robbing the residence and
nr1ng twice with gun at Mrs. Cecil
while she was carrying her 9-month-
old infant in her arms, was found
guilty, and sentenced to two years
in Maryland House of Correction,
Joseph Shivery, of Elkton, arrest
ed several weeks ago, charged with
larceny of $S5 from Isaac Solomon
OF that town, was sentenced to three
years in Maryland House of Correc-
tion for violating his parole, he hay
ing been tried last spring in the
Circuit Court on a petty larceny
charge. He was not tried on the
charge of larceny of money from
Solomon.
Willard Matthews, of Perryville,
plead guilty to larceny of pay
checks from the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Co., and was paroled on ac-
count of his previous good character.
The Grand Jury returned the fol-
lowing indictments: Norman Crouch
and George Robinson, larceny:
Richard L. Davis, bigamy; Graydon
Cox and Rufus Roop, against each
for assault; Noah Mannon, firing
straw stack, larceny and assault;
Joseph shivery, larceny; Marshall
Purner, selling liquor; Dorah
Vaughan, selling liquor; Charles J.
Bingnear, embezzlement; Ward
Baker, desertion and non-support;
Alfred Vaughan, colored, larceny
and assault; Willard Matthews, lar
ceny; Lonnie Lindsay, colored, lar
ceny.
The Grand Jury made its final re-
port on Wednesday and was dis
charged with the thanks of Court.
Grand Jury's Repot.
To the Honorable, the Judges Of
the Circuit Court for Cecil County:
We, the Grand Jurors for the Sep
tember Term, of 1921, of the Circuit
Court of Cecil County, beg to sub
NIT the following report:
We have carefully Investigated
and considered all business brought
to our attention and any of which
we have knowledge ourselves. We
have examined one constable from
the Fifth district, who has reported
nothing we considered of sufficient
Importance to present to you. We
have examined So witnesses, made
22 presentments and returned 20
true bills. A committee of the
Grand Jury, consisting Of Peter Ott,
Harry Arrants, Howard Mackie, Wis
tied the County Almshouse and have
submitted the following report:-In-
mates of Almshouse: white males,
colored males, 8 white females, 1
colored female. Total %. Seven
head Of cows, calves, bull, Is
head of hogs to kill, 2 brood sows.
stock hog, 3 head of horses, $50
bu. oats, Is bu. corn, 126 bu. pota-
toes, 40 tons Of hay, 25 acres Of
wheat to SOW, 20 acres Of corn,
partly cut; so tons of coal. The
buildings are all in good repair ex-
cept the front steps.
The Grand Jurors visited the Jail
in body and found the cells and in
terror of the Jail in good condition.
We found inmates, consisting of
four white males and four colored
males.
Wilmer ]. Falls, Foreman.
H. w. Green, Secretary.