The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-12-21
CECIL CIRCUIT COURT
DECEMBER TERM CoNvENEs AT
ELKTON

were constituted as follows:
Grand Jury-Edward c.. Wilson,
Foreman; William H. Jones, Edgar
G. Ellison, Arthur M. Rambo, Alfred
7. Kay, Wilmer ]. Falls, Arthur C.
Nickle, George H. Buck, James w.
Maxwell, Clinton j. Yerkes, Hal H.
Rhodes, Harry H. Griffin, j.. Will
Perkins, Edward Anderson, Clayton
Mcdowell, William ]. McDougal,
Samuel w. Fitzgerald, Clifton r.
Miller, John F. Coppage, Fitz L
Disharoon, William P. Dean, S. Wills
LusbE Elmer E. Campbell.
Petit Jury-Roy c. Carpenter,
Irwin G., Griffith, ]. Fletcher Wood,
Curtis Reynolds, Hiram w. Shall
cross, Holiday H. Kirk, Levi E. Pat
terson, Howard H. Reynolds, Stan
ley A.. Bowlsby, Thomas B. Vineyard,
George Benson, George Kirk, Law
renee Burns, Bayard G.. Black, E..
Wilmer McVey,. John T. Warner,
Manly Drennen, Andrew Angle,
Edward T. William, William ]. Ster-
rett, John Stump, J. Frank Frazer.
The appeal case of Ralph Jones.
colored, VS.. State, was heard before
the Court. Magistrate Cobourn had
sentenced Jones to six months in
the House of Correction for cutting
George Jones, colored with razor.
Verdict guilty; sentence six months
in the House of Correction.
w. B. Walker vs.. State, fined for
violation of automogile laws. Plea
of not guilty confessed by State.
On similar cases, John S. Afford,
R. W. L, Hommedieu, Luke Good
year, O., H. Steen, Charles Goodel-
man and Abe Cohen were called, and
failing to answer, the Judgment of
Magistrate was affirmed in each case.
In the case of Enoch George, plea Of
not guilty was confessed by the
State.
Case Of Mary Gardner VS.. William
H. Garrison ct al, argument to
strike out judgment. Case held.
,ander advisement.
In the appeal cases of Samuel r.
Haines'v VS.. State, Mayfield Holmes VS..
State, Clarence Smith VS.. State,
Edward Cromwell VS.. State, Maria
Haines and Katie Brown VS.. State,
motion by States Attorney to quasn
the writs was granted.
In the appeal case of Robert X.
Shippers VS.. Collins williams, judg.
ment below was affirmed. In the
appeal ease of Rowland W. Bates VS..
State, the appeal was ordered dis
missed.
Case of State VS.. Robert William
son, indicted for statutory rape, was
removed to Queen Anne's County for
trial.
State VS.. John w. Webb, indicted
for murder, was removed to Kent
County for trial !.
State VS.. Charles Kassing, indict-
ed for murder, continued until after
trail of John w. Webb.
State VS.. Dora Vaughn, indicted
for murder, continued until after
trail of John W, Webb.
The case of George H. Atkinson
VS.. e. Ward Brown was put on trial
before jury The case was to re-
cover balance alleged to be due
Mr.. Atkinson ON a partnership con-
tract for building a concrete road
between North East and Elkton.
Council for defendant offered a
prayer to take the case from the jury,
which was granted. Plaintiff then
moved for a non pros, which was
granted, and Judgment of non pros.
was entered.
The case of the First National
Bank of Wapakaneta, Ohio, VS.. John
O'Connor, was put on trial before a |
jury.
Suit was to recover amount of d
note alleged to have been given by
Mr.. O'Connor in payment for al
lighting plant, and which he claimed |
he never either signed or authorized.
Affidavit of bank was held by the
Court as not admissible as evidence,
and judgment of non pros. was
William A. Eager, of Camden, N.
T., soldier of the U. s. Army, who
was married in Elkton on September |
%, to Miss Harrfet C. Peterson, of
Westville, N. j.. without first having
obtained divorce from his first wife,
plead guilty, he having been indict-
I'D by the Grand Jury on the charge
If bfgamy. Sentence has not been
passed by the Court.
The suit Of the Otto Motor and
Sales Company of Wilmington, Del,
against the Newton-Mitchell Com
,any, of Elkton, to recover a claim of
s389.72 for repairs to an automobile
ruck, was tried before a jury. YER
iict of $187.50 in favor of plaintiff.
The Grand Jury completed it's
work on Dec, IL, and was discharged.
FOUR indictments were found, as fol-
ows: William A. Eager. for bigamy;
Henry Dixon, non-support Of
wife; Peyton Traveller. for selling
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