The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-03-10
CIRCUIT COURT.


Petit Juries.
The March term OF the Circuit
Court for Cecil County convened at
Elkton Monday with Associate Judge
Levin w. wickes on the bench.
Albert NJ. McNamee was selected
by the Court as foreman Of the
Grand Jury, and the juries were
constituted as foIlows:--
Grand Jury-Albert NJ. McNamee.
william Luthringer. Harry Morgan.
john II. Pounds. Washington PEN
nington. Theodore p. Holden. Will
liam T. Jenness. Leslie b. Roberts,
J. M. Atkinson. J. Cecil .Biles. Lam
bert b. Manlove. Robert b. Foard.
John T. Moore, Charles M. Kitchens,
William Stanley. George II. Lynch.
Samuel Akin. John Garvine. J.
Frank Guthrie. T. Allie Pierce. Uric
Conner. Robert H. Jaquette, Carroll
e. Tyson.
Petit yury-Lambert d. Boulden.
John Harris, Alden p. Peterman.
Reuben J. Willis, Philip Ricardo.
VIM. M. Pogue, Martin L. Thompson.
VIM. M. Fulton. J. Edmund Croth-
ers, VIM. J. Manlove, John Mckee
own, Henry M. Biddie. George W.
Biles, VIM. s. Wood. Robt. B. Marsh
all, Edward C. williams. Charles
H. Crawford, John Blair. William J.
Davis, Joseph w. Zebley. Ernest w.
Wood, e. Kurtz Taylor. Edward w.
Taylor. William E. Owens. Philip
Craig.
After the noon recess the appeal
case Of Morton Neumyer vs.. State of
Maryland was put on trial before a
jury. Plea, not guilty. Neumyer
was found guilty before Magistrate
Pratt of shooting water fowl from q
power boat and appealed to Court.
The verdict was guilty and Court
imposed fine of 500 and costs.
amounting to $122.s6.
Adam Cooper and Aloysius Her
genrother pleaded guilty before the
Court ON similar charges, and a fine
Of 500 and costs. a total Of $119.3o
was imposed In each case. They
also pleaded guilty to cunning with
out license, and SIS and costs. a
total Of $3.50. was imposed in each
case.
Tuesday-Three appeal cases of
Thomas ]. Murray and Marian H.
Brown VS.. J. Wesley McAllister
were tried together before the Court
The claims were for amounts paid
for taxes. The Court struck out Mr.
Murray as an appellant and render
ed verdicts for the appellee. Mr.. Me-
Allister, for $40.1d. s47.S5 and
$48.55 respectively.
The case Of Andrew w. Nickle VS.,
James H. Evans was tried before the
Court. Mr.. Nickle had put In ser-
tain crops on Mr.. Evans farm In
1918, and they were unable to reach
a settlement, Mr.. Nickle claiming
that he was entitled to 500 bundles
of fodder and tons of hay that he
did not receive. The Court return
ed verdict of $50 for the plaintiff.
The Grand Jury finished their
business and made report at $3.50
p. m. Tuesday, and were discharged
with the thanks of the Court.
The true bills found were as fol-
lows:-Oscar Coates, colored. mur
der; Clarence Burris, colored. steal
ing chickens, two cases: ]. Wilmer
Russell, colored, stealing chickens.
two cases; James w. Jeeter, color
ed, stealing chickens, two cases.
John DiPaola, Of Elkton. q native
of Italy, was naturalized.
Joseph Pethersky, of Port De-
posit, native Of Russia. was nat
uralized.
Wednesday-Clarence Burris, col
ored, pleaded guilty to stealing
chickens, and was found guilty by
the Court. The other case against
him was settled.
The docket was called, and M
case being ready for trial, Court a;
1880 a. m. adjourned until Thurs
day morning, when the criminal
docket will be taken up. There will
be no more civil trials this term ex-
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