Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-05-25
Circuit Court.

The May term of the Circuit Court
convened Monday with Chief Judge
Briscoe and Associates Judges Cana
lier and Beall on the benh.
The work of the session began with
the drawing of the Grand and Petit
juries, after which Judge Briscoe de
livered the charge TO the jury in his
usual forceful manner, calling especial
attention 70 the local option law.
The juries are as follows
Grand Jury Richard f.. Hutchins,
Foreman; John r. Marshall, Freder-
lex S. Barber, George A. Carpenter,
Augustus NJ. WEIGH, Napoleon Jane
son, James + Medley, John Bell,
Harry /. Sanders. John W. Adams,
William Coulby, Joseph ID. Gardiner,
George w. Cross, William +. Jane
son, A. Victor Estep, +. Hill Hamil-
ton, Charles Il. Stonestreet, +. Vivian
wheatley, Thomas NJ. Jameson, Car
roll A. Willett, W. Carlyle Turner,
]. Mitchell Simpson, and Charles A,
Bowling.
Petit Jury-Henry Nickfeld, J Hol.
land Adams, George Z. Lloyd, Robert
A. Naylor. John L. Wathen, w w.
Dyson. William Il. Wenk, Frank a.
RIVE. James +. Hodges, p. Noble
Thompson. Charles T. Chandler,
Thomas p. Penn. William f. COoksey,
Jarrett T. Rice, Louis II. Wetherald,
William A. Dyson, J. Edward Car
penter, George S. TrGtter, Robert
Hancock, John d. Montgomery, John
S. Greer; Charles II. st. Clair and
George Lyon.
The following we're excused j..
Sydney Posey. A. Dudley jackson.
Sigel Brown, Edward A. 4. Mcpher-
son, VIM. S. Yates, William II. Al
yey, Xavier W. Garner, Wallace S.
Barnes, Irving II. Willett, p. Henry
Bealle, Robert II. Smoot, Reed a.
Possy, Middleton Shannon and John
w. Cox.
The first case called was State vs..
Charles Whalen; reeognizanee to keep
peace; bond ordered renewed.
State VS.. Perry Swami; recognizanee
TO keep peace; bond ordered renewed.
Price Gray VS. Hattie c. Murphy, ct
al, admrs. Motion to dismiss appeal
upon payment OF costs by appellee.
Motion granted.
F. Stone Posey for appellant; Mitch
ell & Digges for appellee.
Tuesday. Judges Briscoe, Cana
lier and Beall on the bench.
State vs.. Roland Hamilton, assault;
trial by jury; verdict not guilty.
Cooksey for State; Mudd & Edelen
for defense.
Grand Jury brought in presentments
and indictments against Claude Farr
and Harry Butler.
State VS.. Joseph p. Johnson, having
understood fish. Tried by court; yer.
dict guilty; sentenced to pay a fine oil
S25 90 and costs.
Cooksey for State; J. A. Wilmer foi
defense.
State VS.. George Butler, carrying
concealed weapons. Tried by jury,
verdict guilty and sentenced to pay q
fine of s.. 90 and costs.
Cooksey for State; F. Stone Posey
for defense.
Wednesday. Judge Briscoe, Cana,
lier and Besll on the bench.
Grand Jury brought in presentment'
and indictments against John Key
George Key, Eugene Butler, Pau
Buckler, John Roye and George Toye
William L. Posey VS.. Edward c.
Dutton, executor last will and tesla
ment of Mary r. Phillips, deceased
Tried by jury.
State VS.. John Key and George Key
assault with intent to kill; arraigned
Midd g. Edelen assigned COR defense.
State vs.. same, charged with similar
offense; arraigned. Mudd g. Edeler
assigned for defense.
State VS.. John Roye, larceny; ar
raigned and pleaded not guilty. F.
Stone Posey assigned for defense.
State VS.. George Toye, larceny; ar
raigned and pleaded guilty. Sen
fenced to House of Correction fol
twelve months.
Thursday. Judges Briscoe, Cana
lier and Beall on bench.
Pending trial of case OF Posey VS.
Dutton, we 20 to press.