The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-10-14
CECIL CIRCUIT COURT
Numerous Cases Tried Before The
September Term

y Harry e. Richardson, indicted for
having liquor in possession, pleaded
not guilty and chose trial by the
Court, after motions by his counsel,
Mr.. Evans, had been overruled. Of
ficers with a search warrant had
found two part barrels of liquor
buried on the uremises rented by
Richardson near Porter's Bridge.
Richardson denied ownership. The
Court found him guilty and sentenc-
ed him to three months in the House
of Correction, whereupon Mr.. Evans
announced that the case would be ap-
pealed. A number of similar cases
were continued until December.
Harry Tarbert pleaded guilty to
breaking into the station at Row
landville on September 3 and steal
ing $47.71. The Court sentenced
him to eighteen months in the House
of Correction.
In the case of Geo. Meisinger, of
New Bridge, for having liquor for
sale, motions by his counsel, Mr.. Co
bourn, to suppress testimony and
quash were overruled. Trial before
Court. No defense offered. Ver7
dict guilty. Sentence, six months in
the House OF Correction. Notice OF
appeal filed.
James Hilliard and Roy Brown,
colored, were released on their own
recognizance until the Dec. term.
Charles Tome, nineteen year old
Pennsylvania youth indicted together
with William Wilmer, since escaped
from jail, for the larceny Of seven
pairs of shoes from a freight car on
the Pennsylvania Railroad at Como
wingo on April 10, pleaded guilty to
taking three pairs of shoes from the
car Constable Ford told of arrest
ing Tome with the shoes in his pos
session, which he admitted bavnig
stolen. Said Tome was an indus
trious boy with good reputation.
AS Tome had been in jail since his
arrest, his counsel, E. Kirk Brown,
Esq, asked that sentence be sus-
pended, Mr.. Constable offering no
objection. Court suspended sem
tence and advised Tome to return to
his fathers home and keep out OF
bad company.
Amelio Bastilla, indicted for as
sault with intent to kill Benny de
Orconglis at Octoraro on July 4,
pleaded not guilty and chose trial by
the Court.
De Orconglis testified that several
persons were in his place on the
came in and got into a dispute with
Levi Fisher. colored. Bastilla left
and in few minutes returned with
a shot gun and fired one barrel, the
most of the shot striking him in the
leg, infiicting an injury for which
he has been under treatment ever
since. ~
The Court found Bastilla guilty of
common assault and sentenced him
to five months in the House OF Cor
rection.
The civil docket was taken up,
the first case being that of j. Horace
Hawley VS.. The Belt Automobile In
IDENTITY Association, for insurance on
a car burned in the fire that destroy
ed Mr.. Hawley's garage at Rising
Sun on January 3. Trial before
jury.
Mr.. Hawley testified that he had
paid $640 for the car and spent prob
ably $500 on it, and had it insured
for $500. In the policy Willis l..
Ely, agent for the association, had
written the amount of cash paid for
the car as $500 instead of $64O.
On this and other technical grounds
the defense offered prayer to take
the case from the jury, which was
rejected.
During the noon recess counsel
agreed upon verdict for plaintiff
of $3.50 with or without interest, and
the Court instructed the jury accord
ingly. The jury added the interest,
assessing the damages at $465.15.
The case of Homo w. Scott and
wife VS.. Harry Shippers ct al, was
put on trial before the Court.
The plaintiffs claimed that Mr..
Shippers had not vacated their prop
srty at Perryville after proper no
tice, and brought suit on his bond.
The Court ruled that the declaration
was faulty, and the case was continu-
ed until December.
The case of Anna R. Fritz VS.. Gus
Pappas, for damages for personal
injuries received when she was
struck by defendants car on March
last, was put on trial before jury.
The accident occurred about 5:25 p.
m. She was starting to cross the
road to the car of Walter Ayers, of
North East, on the opposite side of
the road. The right front fender
struck her and knocked her down,
the front wheel ran over her, and
The back wheel caught and dragged
her some distance. Her hip was
broken, and she was injured intern
ally.