The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-09-30
CECIL CIRCUIT COURT

trict of the Wilmington M. e. Con-
ference, preferred charges which
were tried by committee in Will
mington and he was ordered to sur
render his papers as a minister OF
the Methodist Episcopal church,
which he refused to do. 1t is claim
led that he stopped performing mar
/ riageceremonies for time but about
the first of the year returned to Elk
ton where he resumed performing
marriages and continued to do SO
until charges were made by DR..
Colona.
Western claims that the Methodist
Episcopal church has mo right to
compel him to surrender his papers,
that he has never surrendered them
and that since that time he has con-
tinued to preach, to administer to the
poor and sick and to bury the dead.
The laws of Maryland require that
marriage ceremonies must be per-
formed by minister of the gospel
and Western claims that he is still a
MINISTER OIL IHe SOSpel.
Grand Jury Report
| The Grand Jury reported finally,
on Thursday evening and was dis
charged, subject to recall, should
need arise, with the thanks of the
Court for their prompt handling OF
the many cases brought to their at
tentioa
We, the Grand Jurors for the
September Term, 1927, for the Cir
cult Court have finished all it's work,
and beg leave to submit the follow
ing report
We examined 1873 witnesses; found
Sc Presentments; True Bills 81.
The Grand Jury visited the Jail
in body; found 80 prisonres; IT
males, white; 1S males, colored;
females, colored. We recommend
that the interior of the walls of cells
and main corridors be white washed.
The sanitary conditions at the Jail
are in a filthy condition. Tin cans
and trash in the Jail yard should be
cleaned up and kept clean. We also
concur in the Report of March Term
that the floors of balcony be
repaired.
Committee visiting Aims House
John F. McCray, Herbert R. Price,
Wayne Stradley and found the
following:
A ton hay baled, 10 tons looose
straw, 10 tons loose hay, horses,
mich cows, 8 heifers, / bull, II
shoats, breed sows. rs chickens,
G ducks, 80 turkeys.
white females, colored female,
white males, 3 colored males.
SO tons Goals, 100 blu. potatoes,
1000 head cabbages, $50 Id. salt
meat, IA acre fturnips in ground,
80 blu. wheat. 500 blu. oats.
They found the buildings and
grounds in good condition.
We unanimously commend the
Sheriff and States Attorney for their
efforts to suppress crime in this
County.
JOHN H. TERRELL,
LEWIS A. KIRK, Foreman.
Secretary.
| Murder-James Collins, colored;
Howard Wilson, colored; Raymond
Longer, colored, one each; Oliver
Haines, colored, two. Assault with
intention to kill-Emilio Bastilla,
Clarence Burris, colored. Obtaining
money under false pretences-E
G.. Mitchell. Larceny-Frank p.
Jennings, Harry Tarbert, William
Moneymaker, Jacob Hollingsworth,
John F. Ringgold, both colored;
Charles Tome, William Wilmer.
Samuel Policite, James Lentin. Bas-
tardy-Milton Wroten, Elwood
Wheedleton. Unlawfully celebrating
the rite of marriage-Richard T..
Western. Possessing liquor for pur-
pose of sale-Stella Wesley, Marion
Ray, Roy Brown, colored, Charles
Messenger, Samuel Ploff (2), Marg-
aret Messenger, Emory Tilden, COL
ored, James Turner, Rose Guthrie,
Wesley L. Shipley, Ralph Philips,
Nicholas Cochetti, Henry De Haas,
Dominic De Malo, George w. John
son, Jacob Hilliard, Maurice Davis,
Frank C. Pierce, Louis Vellotti, Rose
Cochetti, Alvin Downham, Alex Will
son, colored, Luke Goodyear, John
Davis, colored, Mike Kelly, Harry T..
Richardson, Anthony ]. Seaman, w.
G. Reynolds.