The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-24
CECIL CIRCUIT COURT
December Term Occupied With
Various Cases

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The December term of Circuit
Court for Cecil County in session at
Elkotn disposed of various cases
!. that were before it. In the appeal
docket the cases taken up were:
Thomas Wood VS.. State, appeal
dismissed by counsel for appellant.
Victor Gore VS.. State, appeal
dismissed by counsel for appellant.
1 Rutter H. Tennis VS.. State, plea
of not guilty confessed by State.
Joseph Warfield VS.. State, appel
liant failed to answer and appeal
dismissed.
James Petty VS.. State, plea of not
fguilty confessed by State.
Lydia Bailey VS.. State, bond
ordered forfeited and case continued.
Jesse Howell VS.. State, plea of
guilty entered and fine of 500 and
costs imposed.
Everett Moran VS.. State, appeal
dismissed by counsel for appellant.
Thomas Moran VS.. State, appeal
dismissed by counsel for appellant.
In>the suit of William B. Steel VS..
The Anglers Fishing and Cunning
Club, Court ordered Judgment en-
tered for plaintiff for $405.
In the suit of Fred M. Kipp VS..
Dante Flabbi, Court ordered judg-
ment entered for plaintiff for
$2SS.52.
In the suit of Mary Walls VS..
Charles Rhoades, Court ordered
judgment entered for $168.0S.
Mrs. Clara Wharton, of Chesa-
peake City. indicted in September
1925, for selling liquor, pleaded mot
guilty and elected a jury trial.
The verdict was guilty, with rec
ommendation to the mercy of the
Court.
Testimony was heard in the case
of Wharton T. Lafferty VS.. John b..
Baxter, which had been begun in
September. Court held the matter
lnder consideration.
Argument was heard on demurrer
in the case of Maryland Casualty
Company VS.. Samuel L. Leitheizer.
The demurrer was sustained.
Alfred Lee Coffin plead guilty to
,harge of bigamy.
The Court, after consulting the
States Attorney, and Mr.. Brown,
Cofin's counsel, held the case under
consideration.
Mrs. Clara Wharton, of Chesa-
peake City, was placed on trial on
another charge of violating the
Local Option law. The jury render
ed verdict of not guilty.
The jury in the suit of James E.
O'Brien VS.. Ruther H. Tennis, of
Port Deposit, rendered a verdict for
$1,000 in favor of the plaintiff.
OBrien was injured while riding
motorcycle near Bacon Hill, last
summer, the result, he alleged, of
being side-swiped by an auto-truck
owned by Mr.. Tennis.
In State VS.. John McMullen.
charged with maintaining a gaming
table, Ga slQs~ machine having been
found in his possession, Mr.. Co
bourn, his counsel. demurred to the |
indictment as not covering an Of
tense forbidden by law, holding that |
the mere possession of the machine |
was not declared illegal, and it was
not alleged that it was in operation.
Fhe Court, after consulting, over
ruled the demurred, and ruled like
wise as to several similar suits
pending.
The suit of ]. Horace .Hawley, of
Rising Sun, VS.. the, Farmers 4
Mechanics Mutual Insurance Asso-
citation of Cecil County, to recover
on two policies covering losses on
buildings burned on PLAINTIFFS farm,
near West Nottingham, was placed
on trial Friday.
The jury rendered verdict of
$4,O81 in favor of Mr.. Hawley.
The insurance company alleged the
plaintiff violated the conditions of
his policy by keeping gasoline in or
near the buildings.
The Grand Jury returned the fol-
lowing indictments: Wallace Young, !
colored, murder James Foley, as
sault with intent to kill. Alfred Lee
Coffin, Daniel Hoffman and Joseph |
F. alias John f, Barry, each for
bigamy, Schofield Pace, selling
liquor. Curtis Berry and Fred
Cianelli, each maintaining a gaming
table, William Grady, possessing
liquor for sale. Joseph Ginger,
possessing liquor for sale (2). |
Dominic Dimato, maintaining a gam