The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-21
CECIL CIRCUIT COURT
December Term Convenes At Elkton

december Term COnvenes AT ElktOn
The December term of the Circuit
Court for Cecil County convened at
Elkton on the 10th. Joseph Cou-
don was selected as foreman of the
Grand jury, and the juries were
constituted as follows:
+ Grand Jury-Joseph Coudo on,
Foreman; James w. Johns, Irwin G..
Griffith, Mercer Terrell, Norval Hull
lyard, Charles S. Biddle, John L.
Stevens, H. Elmer McCardell, E.
Louis Taylor, Murray J. Ewing,
Stanley Frazer, Frank Hutton, John
7. Jones, Edward Anderson, G. For
est Harvey, William A. Reeder, Tay-
lor r. Biles, William A. Matthews,
Richard H. Whiteoak, Henry H. Nit
chell, Elmer C. Janney, George H.
Ulary, James H. Charsha.
Petit Jury-Thomas Dixon, Ed
ward Morgan. Tullard Buekworth,
Harry Howard, Arthur NJ. Morgan,
William F. Karl, Frank Bennett, Lee
roy Spence, William T. Shippers,
Frank Gregg, Howard Ewing, Rus
sell J. Reed, H. Ellsworth Shippers,
Charles Mearns, Famous J.. Hamm,
Charles A. Hutchens, Cecil Craig,
Frank T. Bitner, William P. Mont
gomery, Hugh Falls, William Bris-
coe, Archie B. Trimble, Charles M.
Morris, William N. Holmes, John J.
Sullivan.
In the appeal case of Miss Louise
A. Nottingham VS.. Joseph Perther-
'slsy, an appeal from the docket of
Magistrate Owens, of North East
and the outgrowth of an auto acci-
dent in Sept, at Akin. The jury
gave verdict for Miss Whitingham
Three appeal cases of Herbert Nc
Intyre VS.. State were heard together
before the Court.
& Mr.. Mcintyre, who is veteran of
the World War, in which he was
gassed, resides in Pennsylvania
On charges of driving car without
a license, reckless driving and driv-
ing while Intoxicated, Magistrate
Owens imposed sentence Of nine
months in the House of Correction
Mr.. Mcintyre at first pleaded not
guilty, but changed his plea to gull
ty, and the Court found him guilty
on each of the charges. Sentence.
so days in jail in one case; sentence
suspended in others.
Washington Bryson pleaded not
guilty to selling liquor to w. E.
Creswell and elected trial before the
Court. The verdict of the Court
was guilty, and sentence three
months in the House of Correction /
Garfield Maker, colored boy of
Elk Neck charged with robbery and
sentenced by Magistrate Owens to
year in the House of Correction
pleaded guilty in his appeal case,
and sentence was held under con
sideration.
Edward T. Shippers was tried be-
fore jury on charge of violating
the liquor laws. Verdict. guilty.
Sentence, three months in the House
of Correction.
The Grand Jury made it's final re-
port on Tuesday afternoon and was
discharged. 1t had examined 27
witnesses, considered Z cases, ignor
ed one, found presentments and
indictments. Court adjourned until
Thursday morning, as the Judges
were to attend the celebration of the
150th anniversary of the Maryland
Court of Appeals, at Annapolis. on
Wednesday.
The Grand Jury found the, follow
ing indictments: Henry Sloan,
murder; VIM. Rogers, colored. Muir
der; Albert Wallace, larceny; Ed |
ward Ellis, non-support Of wife and
children; James Shorty Thomp-
son. maintaining q gaming table;
Norman l.. Bakeoven, manslaughter
by automobile.
State VS.. Paul Russell charged
with larceny. A demurrer interpos-
ed to indictment. Leave granted by
the Court to amend indictment. |
Plea not guilty; jury trial. Verdict
not guilty.
State VS.. Albert Wallace charged
with larceny. Court trial. YER
dict guilty. Sentenced to ISL
months in House of Correction.
William Rogers. colored, aged 43,
indicted for the murder of Thomas
Wesley. colored, on Sunday, Decem-
Der 9, at the road house of James
Thompson, also colored, at Octoraro,
pleaded not guilty, and chose trial
before the Court.
The testimony showed that Rog-
ers' shot Wesley following quarrel
over crap game.
Rogers was sworn and stated he
was aged 43. He was in the game.
He meant to kill James Moore for
not giving his money back to him.
He went into his room at the place,
got his shot gun, came back with it.
the gun was fired, the load hitting
Wasley. The case was submitted |
without argument. The Court, aft