The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-09-29
CECIL CIRCUIT COURT.
Gases Occupying the September Term

The suit OF Mrs. Annie E. Gamer
on. of Elkton, vs.. Alice G.. Winches-
ter, Administrative of Mrs. Sarah
Brickley, was tried before the Court.
- Mrs. Cameron testified that. Mrs.
Brickley, her aunt, came to ana
stayed at her home in Elkton, off
and on for some years. Her hips
had been injured and she walked
with cane. She became weakened
and needed special attention, which
Mrs: Cameron gave her constantly,
and expected that Mrs. Brickley
would compensate her. She left
Mrs. Cameron's home in the sum-
mer of 1919 to reside with Mrs.
Winchester, her. only granddaughter,
in Rising Sun.
Mrs. Charles H. Gatchell testified
that she had lived on East Main
street, Elkton, near Mrs. Cameron's s
home, where Mrs. Brickley had been
staying. She told Mrs. Gatchell
that she wished Mrs. Cameron to
have 5000 after her death as she
had been good and kind to her dur
ing her illness, which Mrs. Gatchell
knew to be true. She asked Mrs.
Gatchell to make a memorandum of
her wish. Mrs. Gatchell did so but
misplaced the memorandum. She
told Mrs. Cameron of 1t after Mrs.
Brickley's death.
Mrs. Winchester testified that
she was Mrs. Brickley's only direct
heir. She came to her home in
Rising Sun about June 20, 1919,
and remained there until her death
In February, 1921. Mrs. Winches-
ter had receipts for payment of
Mrs. Briekley's board at Mrs. Cam
eron's save for a balance Of SIS.
Mrs. Brickley's estate, which
amounted to $1,000, was settled
soon after her death. There were
no creditors. She first heard of
Mrs. Cameron's claim when she was
given notice of the suit.
The case was argued briefly, and
Judge Adkins, speaking for, the
Court said Mrs. Brickley's intention
to- compensate Mrs. Cameron had
not been sufficiently established by
evidence. There was evidence 'ol
special attention given her by Mrs.
Cameron during her illness for
which the Court would award her
$50. with the SIS balance for her
board, a total of $65.
Elmore Talbot, colored, plead
guilty to stealing bicycle from the
States witness, Curtis Moore, OF
Pleasant Hill. Sentence was sus-
pended and he was paroled in
custody Of his father.
Harry C. Ward, charged with
stealing $3.50 from the cash box of
the FELTON, House, Elkton, telephone
booth, plead guilty and was given
six months in Jail.
Edward Trent, colored, aged II,
charged with assaulting James Jeni-
fer, colored, with intent to kill him,
by shooting him in the back and
stomach ON July 16, on the road
leading across the Steel farm to the
Keystone Quarries, plead guilty and
was tried before jury. Trent was
found guilty by the jury.
John Losslynn, Michael Shaayka
and Antonio Petronogolo were nat
uralized.
The Grand Jury which had found
Is indictments and ignored cases
finished it's work on Thursday after
noon and was discharged with the
thanks of the Court. The indict-
ments found were as follows: John
Coleman, colored, murder; John
Coleman, Edward Trent, colored,
Price Graves, colored, and John H.
Harris, each assault with intent to
kill; Nicholas Orleno alias Frank
Orleno,. biganiy; Elmore Talbot.
colored, Russell Wilmer, colored,
Harry G. Ward and, George Short,
each larceny; John Zalobnik, selling
liquor. three charges; Thomas Nc
Mullin, receiving bets on races, two
charges.
George Short, of. Elkton, charged
with. stealing a watch worth $40,
from John Zalobnik, who lives along
the North East Road, on September
6. chose jury trial. Verdict OF
not guilty returned,
John Zalobnik plead guilty to
selling quart of white liquor" to
Clarence Shivery on September L.
The Court fined Zalobnik 5000 and
costs, warning him and all others
that hereafter prison sentences
would be imposed for like offenses.
Russell Wilmer, colored, was put
on trial for stealing set Of harness
from Mrs. Louise Bradford In Mid
die Neck, on January 8, last. The
jury found him not guilty.
Price Graves, colored, was put on
trial before the Court for stabbing
Nelson jackson, colored, with intent
to kill. on West High street, Elkton,
on May 80. He claimed that he
acted In self-defense.