The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28
CECIL CIRCUIT COURT
CONTINUED from first paeg.)

AOAlOWAAS AGROAts
We found the following: IL
male inmates (white); 2 male In
mates (colored); 5 remale inmates
(white); female inmate (colored);
6 tons of coal; 1S hogs g. brood
sows); small bull; milk cows;
8 heifers; work horses; colt; 40
tons of baled hay; 4 tons OF loose
hay; 80 bushels wheat; SO bushels
old corn; SO head chickens; Is turk
eys; S ducks; Is tons Of loose straw;
2 buildings painted.
The barn needs painting, also the
wash-house needs repairing, there
are also outbuildings that should
either be torn down or repaired, as
they are in a bad condition.
The Grand Jury found the follow
ing indictments:
Murder-Edmund Howery, Joseph
Greg, Palmer G. alias Paul Rakes.
Assault with intent to kill-Mirris
La Rue, colored.
Assault-Robert Mullen, on deser-
ton and non-support- Pat
terson.
Larceny-Henry q. Spart, N. C..
Cameron, Paul Russell, Harry s..
Love, George R. Bidwell, Grover G..
Rhodes, William H. Mousley, Will
liam A. Hamilton, colored, James
Cooper, colored, William U. Beadle,
Charles Rhoads, Lloyd Alexander,
colored, James Vernon.
Removing and secreting two Hol-
stein COWS Samuel Nickerson 1.-TWO
Selling liquor Wharton,
Frank Rowan, Washington Bryson.
Bastardy-Philip Edwards, color
ed, Larry A. Nicholson.
Possessing liquor for sale-Earl
Suter.
Breaking and entering-James
Vernon.
The appeal case of John Powell,
of Elkton VS.. State of Maryland, was
placed ON trial before jury. The
case grew out of three alleged VIOLA
lions of the motorvehicle law. Mr..
Powell struck a child on May Sth
last, while turning from Main street
to Landing Lane.
He was charged with failing to
render assistance after the accident,
failure to report the accident, and
failure to keep to the right.
The jury returned verdict OF
guilty on the charge of failure to
keep to right of road, also for not
reporting the accident, but not guilty
of failure to stop and render assist
ance. Court imposed a fine of $25
and costs in each of the two cases.
Albert White, colored sentenced
by Police, Justice Scotch for beating
up an aged prisoner at Elkton jail,
had taken an appeal and the case
was heard next. Verdict, guilty.
Sentence, six months in the House OF
Correction.
y, N. Scott Hornberger VS.. President
and Commissioners of Elkton. Mr..
,Hornberger had been fined by JUS
tice Scotch for starting to erect oil
tanks on the property of William
Crawford, without a permit, and
took an appeal. Verdict, guilty, and
the Court fined Hornberger $40 and
costs.
John D. Scheuch VS.. State. Fined
by Justice Owens for driving a car
while intoxicated, and for reckless
driving. The two appeals tried to-
gether before the Court. The YER
dict was not guilty.
Stella Wesley, colored, Of Perry
vile, was tried before jury for vio-
lation of the local option law. Yer
dict, guilty.
Tony Seaman, charged with sell
ling liquor, elected trial before the
Court. Verdict, not guilty.
william Henry Mousley pleaded
guilty to charge Of larceny and was
sentenced to the House of Correc-
ton for eight months.
Earl Suter pleaded guilty to hav-
ing liquor for sale at 1.-The Red On
ion" near Rising Sun when the place
was raided. Verdict of the Court,
guilty.
Morris Larue, colored, indicted
for assault with intent to kill Will
liam Harding, colored, by stabbing
him with a penknife on August IL
last at Larue's home near Canal Sta
ton, pleaded not guilty and elected
trial by jury.
The jury returned verdict OF
guilty, and the Court sentenced La
rue to the House of Correction for
fifteen months.
James Cooper, colored, pleaded
guilty to the larceny of three chick
ems from William Pyle, near Cecil
ton. First district farmers gave
him a good name as worker, and
Court suspended sentence.
William Alfred Hamilton, colored,
indicted for larceny, pleaded not
guilty and elected trial before the
Court. Goods stolen from Mrs,
Foard's home in Chesapeake City,
were found at Hamilton's home. but
he declared they had been brought