The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-12-21
DECEMBER TERM
OF COURT
Cases Disposed OF At Session
Grand Jury Report

Elkton, has disposed of the follow
ing cases;
The appeal of odell Goad, who had
been convicted by Justice of the
Peace j. Albert Roney, of North
East, On charges of driving car
while intoxicated and reckless driv-
ing tried before the Court, and
found guilty. Goad was fined $50
and costs.
The appeal of Melvin w. Jackson
on four charges of drunken driving,
reckless driving, driving without
tags and driving without registra-
ton card. Tried before the Court
and verdict of guilty returned on all
four charges.
Appeal of j. L. Ward, from decis-
ion of Police Justice Cecil E. Ewing,
at Rising Sun, was tried before the
Court. The charges were driving a
car after license had been revoked,
failing to stop after an accident and
failing to report an accident. Yer
dict of the Court, guilty.
Michael Maksyn and Ferdinando
Capparuccinia were examined and
admitted to citizen hip
The appeal case III Charles Van
Dyke VS.. William H. Tome was put
on trial before a jury. This was a
landlord and tenant dispute about
milk sold, an appeal from Justice of
the Peace R. j. Roe. The jury re-
turned a verdict for the appellant,
Mr. Van Dyke.
The appeals of Ann Mason and
Roger Mason from decision of JUS
tice of the Peace ]. Albert Roney, of
North East, finding them guilty of
assault on George Purcell and Marie
Purcell, two yunger children, put on
trial before the Court, and found
guilty. Sentence was suspended,
Judge Shehan delivering a severe
lecture to the offenders, warning
them never again to abuse younger
children.
Joseph Vignault, aged so, employ
ed as a gardener by Clarence Cole,
a retired merchant of Perryville, who
early last October shot Conley
Wheeler, aged 16, pupil at the
Perryville High School, when he at
tempted to pick up pear on the
Cole property, was sentenced to six
months in Maryland House of Cor
rection for his rash act. He was
placed on trial, found guilty of as
sault and later sentenced.
Vignault used shot gun loaded
with bird shot, to pepper the boy.
Eleven grains of shot struck The lad,
one of which was in his right
temple. The boy fully recovered
from his wounds.
Clemon Morris, aged Is years, one
of the two young negro men, who on
the evening of October 18th last,
stopped at the filing station of the
Green Hill property, just on the out
skirts of North East, and ordered
the proprietor, William R. Spann, to
hold up his hands, and at The same
time stuck pistol against the pro-
prietor's side, pleaded guilty and
was sentenced by the Court to two
years in Maryland House of Correc-
ton. Morris partner, who was said
to be from Baltimore, was never APP
pretended.
Found guilty by jury on the
charge of shooting with intent to
xiii william Burke, Negro of Port
Deposit, Lorraine Dennison, Negro,
also of Port Deposit, was sentenced
to serve two years and six months in
Maryland House of Correction.
The Grand Jury completed its
labors on Wednesday and was dis
charged. The Jury reported 80
witnesses examined, presentmepts
found, 9 true bills returned, and four
cases ignored.
A visit to the Aims House showed
verything about the buildings, both
inside and outside were neatly kept.
The farm work very satisfactory,
stock well cared for and implements
housed
There are 20 inmates, 20 males,
IL white and colored; 8 females. s
white and colored.
During the past year, extensive
improvements have been made at
the County Aims House property.
These improvements consis. of thor
ough renovation of all the farm
buildings, and were made possible by
the Federal Emergency Relief Ad-
ADMINISTRATION activities in the county.
= total cost to date Of this improve
ment is $2O,239.00 of which SILL
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