The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-03
CECIL CIRCUIT COURT
Proceedings Of The September
Term In Session At
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(Continued from last weekly

| CONTINUED from last week.
William P. Carr, of Mt. Zoar,
was tried before a jury for the
sale of intoxicating liquors to
Carl Goodman. The jury
brought in a verdict of guilty.
Roy Howell and John Black
burn were placed on trial for
stealing chickens from Her
man Mitchell, of the First dis
trict. They chose a jury trial.
The verdict was guilty, and
each man was sentenced to
twelve months in the House OF
Correction.
william d. Jackson, Of st.
Michaels, Md, and Chester,
Pa, was placed on trial for
non-support of his wife and
child, before a jury.
The defendant said he had
tried to obtain work in Ches-
ter, Pa, and had sent his wife
money from time to time. YER
dict, guilty. The Court order
ed Jackson to pay a fine Of $500
to his wife. He was not COM
PEELED to make any regular
payments for future support,
because of his inability to OBJ
tain work at the present time.
Edward Gillison, colored,
arrested in Havre de Grace,
after he had assaulted and
attempted to rob Harry Sim
pers, in his restaurant in Per-
ryville August IS, was found
guilty by a jury and was SEN
fenced to five years In the
Maryland Penitentiary.
Mortimer Ford, colored, in
dicted for the murder Of Walter
Williams, colored, was ar
raigned, pleaded not guilty and
elected a jury trial. Williams
was shot by Ford on August
"a, near Fredericktown, and
died Sept. 10.
States Attorney read Will
liams' dying statement, taken
at Union Hospital on Septem-
Der s, that he had had a fight
with Malcolm, knocking him
down, and that Mortimer shot
him. The Court rendered a
verdict of not guilty.
Alton Vernon Duckworth, of
near Warwick, was found
guilty of manslaughter by a
jury and sentenced to eighteen
months in Maryland Peniten-
tiary.
On June 80, at his home near
Warwick, Ducksworth shot and
killed his wife, Mrs. Mary
Ducksworth, and also shot
their infant son, James Albert
Ducksworth, through the leg
while sitting in it's mother lap.
Ducksworth alleged the shoot
ing was accidental.
According to testimony John
Ducksworth, their 14-year-old
son, placed a large firecracker
under his fathers chair while
he was sitting down, causing
the older Ducksworth to be-
come very angry. He ran the
boy into the house and fired his
revolver at him, the ball glanc-
ing and striking the little boy
in his mothers lap and then
penetrating the mothers abb
domen.
The jury gave a verdict of
manslaughter, and the accused
was sentenced to 10 months in
the House of Correction.
The case of State VS.. Harry
Shaw was brought for carrying
concealed weapons. The Court
rendered verdict of not
guilty.
Harry Shaw was then tried
for the sale of intoxicating
liquor, this time selecting
jury trial. John Dixon testi-
fed that on July 10, he went to
Shaw's place and purchased a
pint OF whiskey from him.
The jury returned verdict of
guilty, with recommendation
of mercy. A 5000 fine was
imposed.
George Mailer, charged with
larceny and unauthorized use
OF an automobile, plead guilty
to the charge of unauthorized
use. Inasmuch as he had al
ready been in Jail for six
months, the Court suspended
sentence.
Francis Alexander, colored,
was tried before the Court for