The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-23
CIRCUIT COURT PROCEED
INGS
Grand Jury Completes Labors
and Makes Report


completed it's work and was
discharged by the Court.
True bills of Indictment were
returned as follows: Lloyd
Alexander, Negro, breaking
and entering Scarborough
store at Childs; Graston Kel-
lesky, breaking and entering;.
Blaine Swami, Negro, robbery;
Glenn Boyle, assault on minor
son; Preston Swami, colored,
robbery; Elmer Nickle, statu-
tory charge.
The Jury examined 40 wit
nesses, found eight present.
ments and eight true bills, and
! ignored three cases.
The inmates at the Aims
House were found well cared
for, their home nicely heated,
and nice and clean.
In the County Jail are Is col
ored males, one colored female,
and eight white. males. Pris-
oners all we'll cared for, and
jail clean and in good con-
dition.
In the appeal of Grover Rice
VS.. State, for violating motor
vehicle law, a plea OF guilty
was entered but sentence was
suspended on payment of costs,
owing to appellants large de-
pendent family.
In the case of Harold b. Gar
rett VS.. State, the Court render
ed a verdict of not guilty. Gar
rett had been found guilty of
having a dog run at large, but
the animal had not been chas-
ing game or destroying nests,
and the matter was heard as a
test case! The Court ruled that
dogs must be chasing or HARM
ing game to come under the
law in regard to running at
large.
In the appeal case of Ru-
dolph Gregg VS.. Ralph Smith,
over sale of COW which Sn.ith
bought at Gregg's sale, Smith
claimed the COW was not as
represented, the jury returned
a verdict of $40 for Gregg.
In the appeal case of Marie
Angelette and Joe Vannozi
versus Grievanune Lucienni,
twelve witnesses were heard
and the jury rendered a verdict
for the Appellee for $50.
In the trial case Of Samuel
Alshemier versus Harry Smith
the jury rendered a decision for
personal damages in the auto
accident of $4,000 for Alshe-
mier.
Blame Swami and his cousin,
Preston Swami, alleged MEM
bers of the "Black Shirt" gang
of Southern Maryland. pleaded
/ guilty to the general indict-
ment on highway robbery
charges in the Circuit Court on
Monday.
Each received sentence to
terms in the Maryland Peni-
Tertiary. Blame Swami was
given five years and Preston
Swami four years.
I Blame Swami was captured
in Rising Sun on the night of
October %, following a gun
fight with Motorcycle officers
A. F. Anderson and c. E. Min
lick.
The two Swans had held up
a car driven by Willard 5. Yea
KEEL, accompanied by a lady, of
Norristown, Pa, and robbed
them of $27 that night. Mr..
Yeakel notified the Police Sub
station at Conowingo, and the
Eofficers were Immediately dis
i patched to the scene.
The highwaymen were trac-
ed to Rising Sun where Blame
Swami was captured after an
exchange of pistol shots, but
Preston Swami made his es-
cape in the darkness. Later
he held up and robbed Everett
F. johnson, at his home here,
and drove off with Mr.. john
sons car, only to be surround
ed at Conowingo by officers
who were on the lookout for
him, but he again made his es-
cape, after abandoning the car.
Later that night Swami
stole the car of S. A. May, of
Kilby's Corner, and driving to
Fair Hill, heldup, robbed and
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