The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-10-01
CECIL CIRCUIT COURT
September Term In Session A,
EIktOn

September Term In Session AT
ElIkton
The September term of Circuit
Court for Cecil County convened at
Elkton Sept. 20.
The Court selected Abel c. Cam
eron as Foreman of the Grand Jury,
and the juries were constituted as
follows:
Grand Jury-Abel c. Cameron,
foreman; James w. Johns, Clifford
D. Whiteoak, Joseph B. Conner,
Harry L. Bunting, Thomas A..
Crouch, Lewis e. Martindale, Henry
G. Burroughs, John Garvin, William
Wilson, ]. Stanley Frazer, W. Harry
Jones, John H. Pounds, Jarrett
Mackey, Cecil M. Armour, Cecil
Kirk, Harry K. Taylor, Fielden l..
hindamood, Jefferson D. Mccoy, j.
Haines McCauley, Edward Ander-
son, William A. Grubb and Grant
Lawrence.
Petit Jury-William Hanifee, Wal
ter Blair, Fred Lewis, John G. Cam,
Jonathan j. Graham, Albert N. Nc
Nance, Herman Jackson, Rutledge
Clifford, Fred Hoover, Nathan II.
Mccoy, w. Sterling Evans, George
I. Peterson, Robert B. Gibson, Will
liam ]. Sterrett, Clifton l.. Miller,
Stanley A. Bowlsby, William H.
Boulden, John T. Warner, John S.
Sanner, Harry Trimble, John L.
Stephens, Charles w. Ward, Howard
B. Manlove, John w. Sartin and
John N. Clark.
In the appeal case of The New
Connaught Manor Company, Inc,
VS.. A. Harding, the appelle failed to
answer and judgment was reversed
by the Court.
James Roe VS.. State, plea of not.
guilty was entered. Verdict of the
Court, not guilty.
w. j. Stenger VS.. State. Appeal
WITHDRAWN by appellant.
Corbin Jackson VS.. State. Plea of
not guilty confessed by State.
James Edward Bell, colored, VS..
State. Traverser failed to answer
and appeal was dismissed.
Charles Irwin VS.. State. Plea of
not guilty confessed by State.
F. S. Shelor VS.. State. Traverser
failed to answer and appeal was
dismissed. -
John Helmes VS.. State. ,Traverser
failed to answer and appeal was
dismissed. 9asas
Henry Taylor VS.. State. Plea OF
not guilty and trial by jury. Motion
by States Attorney to quash war
rant was granted.
Jack De Mar VS. State. Pleaded
not guilty to driving car while under
influence of liquor, elected jury trial.
A verdict of guilty was returned.
William M. Howell VS.. State.
Plea of not guilty confessed by State.
Marshall Farms of Maryland, Inc,
VS.. Louis A. Hellershon. Tried be-
fore Court. Verdict for Mr.. Heller
shon for $4,000.
Andrew Duren, colored, VS.. Ed
ward Rock. Claim for damages fol-
lowing automobile collision. Verdict
for Mr.. Rock for $49.95.
The following were naturalized:
Benjamin Dubansky, Alexan der
Shestak, James Waragais, Nicholas
Hutrlz, Anthony Fontaine, John
Hrabec, Peter Misimas and Leon A.
Schwajka. The petition Of Michael
Lichowid was dismissed.
George Short VS.. Staate placed on
trial before jury. Short was tried
before Magistrate Scotten, of Elkton,
on the charge of assault upon
Magistrate George w. Owens, OF
North East, and sentenced to one
year in Maryland House Of Correc-
tion. He took an appeal. The jury
in the case rendered a verdict of
guilty Counsel for the traverser
made motion for new trial.
James Goodyear, of Elkton, was
placed on trial. charged with violat-
ing the Local Option Law. Verdict
guilty Sentenced to one year in
House of Correction. Two other
cases stetted.
Henry Short, of Elkton, who was
one Of the trio, charged with as
sauulting Magistrate George w.
Owens, of North East, was tried be-
fore the Court. He was acquitted.
Alvin Downham, Elk Mills, plead
ed guilty to the charge of destroying
property owend by the Baldwin
Manufacturing Company in Elk
Mills, and was sentenced to four
months in the House of Correction.
Downham was tried in Centreville
last May on the charge of numbering
Franklin Edwin Yeamens, taxicab
driver of North East, but was
acquitted of the charge.