The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-02
SEPTEMBER TERM OF CECIL
CIRCUIT COURT IA
.(Continued from last weekly

The Grand Jury was discharged ON
Wednesday afternoon, with the
thanks OF the Court for the prompt
performance of it's duties. The fol-
lowing indictments were found:
Moses D. Jones, colored, murder;
John T. Willis, larceny; John Col-
bert, colored, larceny; Thomas Boul-
den, selling liquor; Charles R. Whar-
ton, selling liquor, three true bills;
Clara Wharton, selling liquor, two;
Gust A. Wedman, selling liquor;
Norris Jackson, selling liquor; Eliz-
abeth Hashem, transporting liquor;
Harvey M. Crew, selling LIQUOR:
Kate johnson, selling liquor; James
Hemphill, selling liquor; Felix Bay
ard, colored, breaking and entering;
Collins Williams, colored, assault
and battery; Alfred Boyer, co'ored,
selling liquor, two. 4.
In the case of Moses Jones, col
ored, who had shot and killed his
wife and wounded himself at Como
wlngo, early in the summer, the
State accepted plea of murder in
the Second degree.
Jones was sentenced to seven
years in the Penitentiary.
The suit of w. Evans Frazer, of
Earleville, against the Home In
surance Company, of New York, to
recover damages to his residence
sustained under a tornado policy.
terminated in a non pros.
Mrs. Lizzie Hassan, of 1915 South
Eleventh street, Philadelphia, plead
guilty to the charge of transporting
liquors from Philadelphia into Elk
ton. She was fined $25 and costs.
MRS. Hassan was arrested one eve
nlng last May, at the Elkton depot
as she alighted from a train. The
liquor was found in her possession.
She had been coming to Elkton, sell
ing needle work and women's
undergarments.
The suit of Murray L. Colds
borough VS.. The Exchange OPERA
tors' Inc, removed here from Kent
county was placed on trial. Thurs
day. before the Court. The suit
was to receive commissions alleged
to1 pc due on a sale. The Court
granted prayer to take the. suit.
rom the Court sitting as a jury.
round guilty on the charge Of
breaking into the summer home OF
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hale, near
howfandville, and attacking their
granddaughter, Miss Elsie Diederick.
last June, Felix Bayard, a negro.
was sentenced to four years in the
Penitentiary.
MISS Diederick discovered the
negro concealed under her bed when
sne was about to retire for the
nignt. After struggle with her
ene negro escaped by jumping from
a window. Miss Diederick identi-
fed Bayard.
On Friday the case of william
Johnson, North East, VS.. The Green
WOO engineering Co., Inc, was
called. The suit was for a claim of
s'S1 for work done for the Com
pany at Perry Point. The defendant
claimed the work was not COM
pieted. The Court returned YER
olct OF $3.50 for the plaintiff.
Monday morning a removed Grim
maj case from Caroline county was
'aken up, that of James Stanley.
coiored' of fredericksburg, for statu-
.ory rape on Myrtle Briggs, colored
MS step-daughter, who was under
fourteen years of age. Verdict Of
not guilty returned.
Iuesday-Charles r. Wharton. of
chesapeake City, indicated for sell
ing liquor, pleaded guilty in all
three cases.
Alfred Boyer, colored. of Chesa.
peake City. indicted for selling
nquor, pleaded guilty in both cases.
boyer was sentenced to three months
IN the House of Correction In one
case and sentence suspended in the
other.
Gust. A. Wedman, indicated for
selling liquor, pleaded guilty.
Ihomas P. Boulden, indicted for
selling liquor. pleaded. guilty ON the
second count.
tii.a a.