Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-11-21
cirsui, Court

The November term 81 the Circuit
Court for Charles county convened
Monday last with Chief Judge Digges
and Associate Judge Mattingly on The
bench
The time Of the Court was first taken
M with drawing the Grand and Petit
Jurics, after which Judge Digges de-
livered brief and forceful charge TO
the Grand Jury.
The Juries as drawn, are as follows ;
Grand Jury-Bernard A. Howard,
Foreman, william W. Toye, Walter
Thomas. Bernard L. Perry, John J.
Kemp, Eugene A. jenkins, Arthur NJ.
Scott, William +. HUNT. James +.
Farrall, George &. Hackerson, Lewis
J. Spalding, Hugh c. Gardiner, Fran
els X. Stonestreet, John Z. Gray, Rob
ert O'Keefe, William G.. Turner, Will
liam p. Cooksey, Richard 2. Murphy,
John T. Hindle, Thomas d. Stone, a.
Frank Vacchiano, Wilson G. Bow
ling, Jens Rasmussen.
Petit Jury Samuel b. Adams, Ed
ward L. Sanders. Philip Z. Hunt, j.
Neale Hamilton. John T. Il. WEIGH,
Walter g. Schwab, G. Sylvester Long,
Raymond Rnwens, T. Henry Medley,
Uriah s. Farrall, Bernace A. South
ecland, John 4. Matingly, John II.
Lomax, Jesse L. Rowe, William 7.
Drinkard Elisha d. Jones, Joseph II.
Gardiner, James McCluskey, John +.
Chapman, William F. Cooksey, Wal
ter NJ. Page, J. Frank Mattingly, W.
Worthington Milstead, John M. Coch-
rane, Ira Milstead.
The dockets were gone over, judg-
meuts entered in plain and uncontested
cases, and others marked for trial or
continuance, after which the Court
proceeded with the trial of cases.
The first case called was State VS..
John Boswell, violating local option
law; non pros by State.
Posey for State; Gooksey for defend
ant.
State vs.. Olivia Cole, violation of
vital statistics act Motion to quash
warrant granted.
Posey for State: Mudd & Edelen for
defendant.
State VS.. Thomas C. Restifo, fraud;
pleaded guilty; sentence suspended for
two years upon payment OF costs.
State vs.. Same, fraud, in giving bad
check; pleaded guilty and sentence
suspended upon payment OF costs.
State VS.. Joseph w, Long, violation
of Section 1852, subsection A, of the
Motor Vehicle laws; tried by jury, adj
not guilty.
Posey and Cooksey for State; W. j.
Mitchell for defendant.
State VS.. same, disorderly conduct;
appeal dismissed by defendant,
Tuesday.-Jpdges Digges, Loker and
Mattingly on fine beuch.
Grand Jury brought in presentments
and indictments against Michael Tenn
pleman, Frank Hanson, Edward V.
Richards, Walter Middleton and Eliz-
abeth SimmJ
State VS.. John S. Gross, assault;
tried by jury; verdict guilty,
Posey and Edelen Cor State; Cook
sey for defendant.
Wednesday. = Judges Digges, Loker
and Mattingly on the bench.
Grand Jury brought in presentments
and indictments against Paul I. Buck
Ter and John Boswell.
Francis Peit VS.. August Arnold; ac-
tion damages; removed from Prince
Georges county; tried by jury ver-
dict for plaintiff and damages assessed
at $500.
L. Van Clagett, T. Howard Duckett
and Mitchell for plaintiff; Joseph X.
Roberts and Cooksey for defendant.
Grand Jury brought in presentments
and indictments against John I. Ed
munds, Harry N. Penny, J. Philip
Duckett and Frank Hanson.
Harry r. Bowling VS.. Peter G. Her.
bert; submitted to Court; verdict for
plaintiff for Sl03.3 80.
Mndd & Edelen for plaintiff. Mitch
ell for defendant.
State VS.. John Francis Maddox. vio-
lating local option law; tried by jury
verdict not guilty.
Posey for State; Mitchell and Cook
sey for defendant.
Grand Jury came into Court, sub
miGted their report and were dis
charged.
Thursday.-Judges Digges, Loker
and Mattingly on the bench.