The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-09-28
CECIL CIRCUIT
COURT
Proceedings OF September
Term In Session At Elkton


L. Frank Bryson was made fore
man of the Grand Jury, and the
juries were constituted as follows:
Grand Jury-L. Frank Bryson,
| foreman; Merritt B. Smith, Herbert
R. Price, Fred Alfree, Frank B. Car
penter, Zachary T. Loveless, George
w. McCool, George D. Vaggi, John
Lawrence, Alfred H. Davis, Guy
Kirk, John P. Logan, Alan Carlson,
j. Earl Tyson, Levi Balderston, Ar
thur A. Armour, Howard G. Barnes,
Joseph E. Gillespie, John R. Nesbitt,
William A. Hill, Charles w. Bryant,
David B. Mcdowell, P. jerks Smith.
Petit Jury-Merritt S. Loller, VIM.
Luthringer, John D. Boulder, Jr.,
George Peterson, David P. Film
game, Harry Griffin, Walter Sapp,
George K. Houck, William ]. Fenton,
Fred D. Racine, Robert L. Gonce,
Geo. Mccormick, James H. Warning
ton, William S. Wood, Jr., E. M.
Clark, Jacob Dixon (colored), Clar-
ence T. Dare, Jos. H. Gorrell, E.
Kurtz Taylor, Grover c. Richie,
William D. Ewing.
The Grand Jury completed its la
bors and was discharged on Tuesday.
The true bills found by the jury
were: Larceny-Hal ~ Johnson and
Donald Redmon; Morris Creger,
Lester K. Daniels and John H. Peter
Ison.
Assault-Hol1y Whalen.
Forgery-William Murphy, two
cases; Robert Lawson, two cases.
Rape-William Hudson.
Assault with intent to kill-Mary
Wise, colored.
The jury reported Al witnesses ex-
amined, IA presentments made, 10
true bills found, and four cases ig.
nored.
Report of committee on Alnns-
house: White inmates, Is male, fe-
male 7, colored male 4, and colore
females. On the farm there were
cows, 3 heifers, rorses, IA shoats,
brood sows, 10 pigs, 125 chickens.
turkeys, 80 ducks, 100 bushels po-
tatoes in cellar, 2 acres of potatoes
in ground. On hand for supplies,
Dbl. fish, Dbl. molasses, $50 BUSH
els oats in barn, rs tons hay, IL tons
straw baled, 10 tons loose straw, IS
acres in corn. Implements: l trac-
tor new, l pillow, binder good, 1
drill, l corn planter, mower, side
delivery rake, and all implements
that we needful on farm, also 80
tons coal in cellar. The COMMITTEES
composed of Arthur Armour, z. T.
Loveless, jerks Smith, and they
found everything satisfactory, both
in building and houses and OUT
buildings. The inmates were clean
and well cared for. The farm work
was in satisfactory shape and the
stock was well cared for and all inn
plements housed.
Report on condition Of Jail: The
Grand Jury visited the County Jail
There were IA white men, 8 colored
men and / colored woman in same.
We recommend that all waste water
be connected with the sewer. The
outside water in yard, on account of
heavy rains, has made this look bad
ly. In the Jail we find that all cells
look clearly, prisoners well fed and
the Grand Jury feel that conditions
could not be bettered under existing
circumstances.
In the case of Charles E. Pearce,
who had been adjudged guilty by a
magistrate of driving car while un-
der the influence of liquor, and ap-
pealed, the jury returned a verdict of
not guilty.
John E. Hill, colored, who had
been given year in the House of
Correction. by Police Justice Manly
Drennen when he pleaded guilty to
assault on his foreman on railroad
work in Elkton, had appealed on the
ground that he had pleaded guilty
with the qualification of selfdefense,
but the Court dismissed the appeal.
Charles Andrichryn and Mariana
Cecchini were naturalized. The ap-
plication of Michael Maksyn was
held over.
Mary Wise, colored, indicted for
assault with intent to kill Lewis
Smith, colored, was placed on trial
before jury. After hearing testi-
money of several witnesses, the jury
rendered verdict of guilty. She
was sentenced to two and one-haIf
years in Maryland House of Correc-
ton.
Donald Redmon, 10, of Decateur,
ILL.,, and Harold Johnson. 90 of FL.