Imogene West v. Harry West
Davis represented the plaintiff, Mrs. West. Suit for divorce,
grounds of adultery. Filed before November 16, 1921 in Circuit Court
No. 1, Judge Heiusler. Trial stated before Nov. 25, was supposed to start
Nov. 16. Judgment for Defendant, January 6, 1922. No trial records
found, not listed in docket index. Second case, divorce for abandonment,
filed in Circuit Court No. 2, January 7, 1922. Judgment for defendant,
no decree issued.
Newspaper articles from:
Nov. 18, 1921
Nov. 25, 1921
Dec. 16, 1921
Jan. 6. 1922
Jan. 13, 1922
W.W. Colbert v. James A. Briscoe and Baltimore Conference of the
AME Church
Represented plaintiff
Suit alleging libel, damages of $50,000
Filed in City Court February 9, 1922
Judgment, for defendant, January 3, 1925
Newspaper articles:
Feb. 2, 1922
Mar. 2, 1923
BALTIMORE CITY COURT (Court Papers): Colbert v. Briscoe, et al, 1924, Box 1187 [T545-278, 3/32/8/9]
Elizabeth Green, executrix in the estate of Richard P. Green v.
Mary Sanks and the Savings Bank of Baltimore
Davis for plaintiff. Filed March 22, 1922. Richard lived with
Sanks prior to his death, and had a joint bank account with her. Plaintiff
maintained that Richard (her father) lived there as a lodged and held the
account with her as a convenience. Sanks wanted to withdraw the money in
the account. Agreed and settled, March 27, 1922. Reported in the Afro
on March 24, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket A) Green v. Sanks and Savings Bank of Baltimore, 1922, 61A, p. 97, case no. A11500 [T55-63 0/64/4/2]
Kelly Lewis v. Martha Lewis and Provident Savings Bank of Baltimore
Davis for plaintiff. Filed March 29, 1922. Kelly alleged that she gave
Martha $600 to hold for him, but that Martha put it into an account at
Provident Savings Bank. Suit asking for injunction against Martha from
using the money for her own purposes. Evidently Kelly could not read or
write and had Martha (his wife?) manage their money. Filing by the bank
indicates that there was never that much money involved. Bill of complaint
dismissed, injunction dissolved, February 2, 1923. Reported in the
Afro
on April 7, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket A) Lewis v. Lewis and Provident Savings Bank of Baltimore, 1922, 61A, p. 111, case no. A11514 [T55-63 0/64/4/2]
Mary Stepney v. Edward Allison
Davis for defendant. Filed March 3, 1922. Petition to allow sale of
jointly-owned property to be sold by one owner. Defendant filed demurrer,
March 20, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2 (Equity Docket A) Stepney v. Allison, 1922, 31A, p. 114, case no. 13393A [T996-31 0/62/14/2]
Jane Beale v. Fletcher Beale
Davis for defendant. Suit for divorce, filed January 28, 1922. Grounds
of adultery. Defendant ordered to pay $9.00 per week for support; evidently
he didn't pay because two attachments in equity were issued
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2 (Equity Docket B) Beale v. Beale, 1922, 31B, pps. 56, 674, case no. 21233B [T997-31, 3/18/7/25]
Mary A. Woodyard v. Uriah Woodyard
Davis for defendant. Suit for divorce, filed March 9, 1922. Allegation
of abandonment. Decree issued May 17, 1922, defendant ordered to pay $6.00
per week for child support.
Afro coverage possibly on May 17, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2 (Equity Docket B) Woodyard v. Woodyard, 1922, 31B, p. 125, case no. 21367B [T997-31, 3/18/7/25]
Janie I. Ford, sometimes called Etta Ford v. Otho J. Ford, sometimes
called James Ford
Davis for defendant. Suit for divorce, filed March 18, 1922.
Defendant accused of adultery. In addition, there were a number of multiple
marriages involved. Rather confusing, really.
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2 (Equity Docket B) Ford v. Ford, 1922, 31B, p. 148, case no. 21412B [T997-31, 3/18/7/25]
Sumina B. Quill v. Nathaniel J. Quill
Davis for defendant. Suit for divorce, filed September 21, 1922.
Allegation of adultery. Defendant ordered to pay $6.00 per week for child
support, December 19, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2 (Equity Docket B) Quill v. Quill, 1922, 31B, p. 462, case no. 22020B [T997-31, 3/18/7/25]
Harry E. Thomas v. Fannie Thomas
Davis for defendant. Suit for divorce, filed November 3, 1922. Grounds
of desertion.
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2 (Equity Docket B) Thomas v. Thomas, 1922, 31B, p. 545, case no. 22173B [T997-31, 3/18/7/25]
BALTIMORE
CITY CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2 (Equity Papers B) Thomas v. Thomas, 1922, box
no. 644, case no. 22173B [T57-677, 3/18/14/86]
Geneva R. Taylor v. William M. Taylor
Davis for defendant. Suit for divorce, filed November 4, 1922. Allegation
of cruelty and adultery. Decree issued in a 1925
case, in which Davis also represented William.
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2 (Equity Docket B) Taylor v. Taylor, 1922, 31B, p. 547, case no. 22178B [T997-31, 3/18/7/25]
Marian Hunter v. George Hunter
Davis for plaintiff. Suit for divorce, filed January 3, 1922. Grounds
of abandonment; husband said to be in Nassau, West Indies. Decree issued
December 7, 1925.
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket B) Hunter v. Hunter, 1922, 62B, p. 3, case no. B23287 [T464-48, 3/4/2/48]
Austina Pinkney v. Rufus Pinkney
Davis for plaintiff. Suit for divorce, filed January 26, 1922. Grounds
of abandonment. Decree issued, July 12, 1923.
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket B) Pinkney v. Pinkney, 1922, 62B, p. 37, case no. B23356 [T464-48, 3/4/2/48]
Pearl Galloway v. James N. Galloway
Davis for plaintiff. Suit for divorce, filed February 24, 1922.
Grounds of adultery. Decree issued April 20, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket B) Galloway v. Galloway, 1922, 62B, p. 94, case no. B23469 [T464-48, 3/4/2/48]
James C. Gibson v. Isabella Gibson
Davis for plaintiff. Suit for divorce, filed March 2, 1922. Grounds
of .adultery Defendant non est.
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket B) Gibson v. Gibson , 1922, 62B, p. 108, case no. B23497 [T464-48, 3/4/2/48]
Clara Baker v. Frank Baker
Davis for plaintiff. Suit for divorce, filed April 10, 1922. Grounds
of abandonment. Decree issued January 22, 1923.
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket B) Baker v. Baker, 1922, 62B, p. 177, case no. B23633 [T464-48, 3/4/2/48]
Paul A. Bundy v. Esther Bundy
Davis for plaintiff. Suit for divorce, filed June 8, 1922. Grounds
of abandonment. Decree issued November 14, 1923.
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket B) Bundy v. Bundy, 1922, 62B, p. 310, case no. B23891 [T464-48, 3/4/2/48]
Emily Williams v. Richard Williams
Davis for plaintiff. Suit for divorce, filed June 27, 1922. Grounds
of abandonment. Decree issued October 16, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket B) Williams v. Williams, 1922, 62B, p. 353, case no. B23973 [T464-48, 3/4/2/48]
John C. Welling v. Cornelia Welling
Davis for defendant. Suit for divorce, filed July 18, 1922. Grounds
of .adultery Case dismissed by plaintiff, September 11, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket B) Welling v. Welling, 1922, 62B, p. 396, case no. B24052 [T464-48, 3/4/2/48]
Jerome Reed v. Martha Reed
Davis for plaintiff. Suit for divorce, filed August 28, 1922. Grounds
of abandonment. Decree issued February 1, 1923.
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket B) Reed v. Reed, 1922, 62B, p. 484, case no. B24222 [T464-48, 3/4/2/48]
Floyd Hawkins v. Ada Hawkins
Davis for plaintiff. Suit for divorce, filed October 2, 1922.
Plaintiff claiming desertion. Cross-bill filed January 20, 1923, claiming
that Floyd had committed adultery. Decree issued February 8, 1923
in cross-bill.
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket B) Hawkins v. Hawkins, 1922, 62B, pps. 561, 753, case no. B24369 [T464-48, 3/4/2/48]
Ernest R. Berry v. Dorothy Berry
Davis for plaintiff. Suit for divorce, filed October 10, 1922. Plaintiff
claiming adultery. Cross-bill filed December 8, 1922. Decree issued March
12, 1925 in cross-bill.
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket B) Berry v. Berry, 1922, 62B, p. 584, case no. B24416 [T464-48, 3/4/2/48]
John A. Baker v. Lottie Baker
Davis for defendant, also Lewis S. Flagg, Jr. Suit for divorce, filed
November 2, 1922. Grounds of desertion. Decree issued April 28, 1923.
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket B) Baker v. Baker, 1922, 62B, pps. 635, 756, case no. B24510 [T464-48, 3/4/2/48]
Robert Ridely v. Rebecca Ridely
Davis for plaintiff. Suit for divorce, filed November 16, 1922. Grounds
of adultery. Defendant non est.
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket B) Ridely v. Ridely, 1922, 62B, p. 663, case no. B24560 [T464-48, 3/4/2/48]
Leroy Cooper v. Maude Cooper
Davis for plaintiff. Suit for divorce, filed December 11, 1922. Grounds
of adultery.
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket B) Cooper v. Cooper, 1922, 62B, p. 717, case no. B24662 [T464-48, 3/4/2/48]
Pennsylvania Ave. Permanent Building & Loan Association v.
Otho J. Ford and Janie I. Ford
Davis for defendant. Petition for foreclosure, filed December
18, 1922. Defendants same as parties in divorce case the same year in Circuit
Court No. 2 where Davis represented Otho Ford (case no. 21412B). Defendants
owed $1950 on their mortgage. Property sold January 11, 1923 for $2250.
Jennie Ford filed an exception to the sale February 10, 1923, claiming
that by selling theproperty, the B&L was violating the agreement
was contrary to the agreement reached as part of the divorce case to establish
a receivership. The court dismissed the exception, and ratified the sale.
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket B) Pennsylvania Ave. Permanent B&L v. Ford, 1922, 62B, p. 728, case no. B24684 [T464-48, 3/4/2/48]
George W. Brown v. William H. Booker
Davis represented plaintiff in a suit over injuries from an car accident,
damages of $10,000. Suit filed December 20, 1921. Marked "Agreed
and Settled," June 30, 1922. Reported in the Afro on December 30,
1921.
BALTIMORE CITY COURT (Court Papers): Brown v. Booker, 1922, Box 1036, [T545-221, 3/32/4/3]
Anita Addison v. Lizzie Thompson
Davis for plaintiff. Suit filed December 30, 1921. Suit for writ of
replevin, to recover property from the defendant. Property appears to be
home furnishings: bed, furniture, etc. Court ruled for plaintiff, property
repleved, with damages of one cent, June 27, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY COURT (Cases Instituted) Addison v. Thompson, 1922, 52A, Jan RD 189, p. 95, "box 1038" [T556-43, 3/34/3/1]
Ida Cornish, by her father and next friend John Cornish v. Benjamin
Kavanaugh
Davis for plaintiff. Titling filed March 2, 1922. Defendant non
est. Reported in the Afro on March 10, 1922. According to the Afro,
Cornish was a servant at Kavanaugh's parents' house, and accused him of
making "improper advances," rather persistently. Her charges were dismissed
by a police magistrate at the Northeastern Police Station, but she filed
suit in City Court for $10,000 to pursue the matter.
BALTIMORE CITY COURT (Cases Instituted) Cornish v. Kavanaugh, 1922, 52A, Mar RD 184, p. 303, "box 1032" [T556-43, 3/34/3/1]
Annie Edwards v. Eugene Conaway
Davis for plaintiff. Titling filed April 27, 1922, claiming $10,000.
Plaintiff default, non pros, judgment for defendant, May 24, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY COURT (Cases Instituted) Edwards v. Conaway, 1922, 52B, May RD 128, p. 594, "box 1032" [T556-44, 3/34/3/2]
Vernon Suggs, an infant, by his father and next friend Charles
Suggs v. Benjamin Freedman Spiro and Rosa Freedman
Davis for plaintiff. Suit filed April 13, 1922, claiming $10,000. Defendant
alledged to have wrongfully accused plaintiff of larceny. Plaintiff default,
non pros, jujudgmentor defendant, February 13, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY COURT (Cases Instituted) Suggs v. Spiro and Freedman, 1922, 52B, May RD 36, p. 562, "box 1076" [T556-44, 3/34/3/2]
Ethel Williams v. Daniel Easton
Davis for plaintiff. Suit filed June 22, 1922. Plaintiff claimed defendant
stole a check for $160.00 from her. Plaintiff default, non pros, judgment
for defendant, February 26, 1923.
BALTIMORE CITY COURT (Cases Instituted) Williams v. Easton, 1922, 52B, July RD 103, p. 800, "box 1080" [T556-44, 3/34/3/2]
Lillie Pue v. Brager's
Davis for plaintiff. Suit filed October 18, 1922, claiming $5,000 in
damages. Plaintiff was accused of stealing an umbrella from Brager's. Plaintiff
default, non pros, judgment for defendant, May 22, 1923.
BALTIMORE CITY COURT (Cases Instituted) Pue v. Brager's, 1922, 52C, Nov RD 69, p. 1233, "box 1097" [T556-45, 3/34/3/3]
Mary Breckenridge v. The Home Friendly Society
Davis for plaintiff. Suit filed by titling, March 20, 1922, claiming
$10,000. Plaintiff default, non pros, judgment for defendant, April
26, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY SUPERIOR COURT (Cases Instituted) Breckenridge v. The Home Friendly Society, 1922, SCL no. 1, Apr RD 62, p. 282, "box 2221" [C1497-100, 2/16/12/37]
Kasimir Gregleski v. Isiah Dixon
Davis for defendant. Filed August 17, 1922. Plaintiff was hit by car
while driving his wagon in town, and claimed $5,000 in damages. Jury found
for plaintiff and awarded $600, September 24, 1923. Fi fa was issued, September
18, 1926. Case marked satisfied, January 8, 1927. Davis represented Dixon
in a 1929 lawsuit as well.
BALTIMORE CITY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (Cases Instituted) Gregleski v. Dixon, 1922, Sep RD 48, p. 301 [T511-69, 3/2/11/24]
State v. Herbert Woodland
Indicted for desertion, January 23, 1922. Stet entered by state, ordered
to pay $4.00 per week in support, January 26, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Woodland, 1922, case no. 86, p. 15 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Ellsworth Powell
Indicted for rape, January 30, 1922. Initially pleaded not guilty;
plea withdrawn and pleaded guilty to one count, received suspended sentence,
February 9, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Powell, 1922, case no. 170, p. 29 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Raymond Powell
Indicted for rape, January 30, 1922. Acquitted, February 9, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Powell, 1922, case no. 171, p. 29 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Jefferson Powell
Indicted for rape, January 30, 1922. Pleaded not guilty, found guilty
one count: unlawful carnal knowledge under 14, received suspended sentence
and ordered to pay costs $19.10, February 9, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Powell, 1922, case no. 172, p. 29 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Lloyd Butler
Indicted for burglary, January 30, 1922. Pleaded not guilty, convicted
and sentenced to five years in prison, to be served concurrently, February
6, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Butler, 1922, case no. 191, p. 32 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Lloyd Butler
Indicted for burglary, January 30, 1922. Pleaded not guilty, convicted
and sentenced to five years in prison, to be served concurrently, February
6, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Butler, 1922, case no. 192, p. 32 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Lloyd Butler
Indicted for assault with intent to murder, January 30, 1922. Pleaded
not guilty, convicted and sentenced to five years in prison, to be served
concurrently, February 6, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Butler, 1922, case no. 193, p. 33 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Lloyd Butler
Indicted for assault with a deadly weapon, January 30, 1922. Pleaded
not guilty, convicted; sentence suspended indefinitely, February 6, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Butler, 1922, case no. 194, p. 33 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Robert Bennett
Indicted for desertion, February 2, 1922. Acquitted, March 16.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Bennett, 1922, case no. 292, p. 49 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Willie Tyler
Indicted for prostitution, February 14, 1922. Pleaded not guilty, convicted,
fined $1.00 plus costs (total $19.00), February 23, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Tyler, 1922, case no. 434, p. 73 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Harry Johnson
Indicted for larceny, goods worth $13.00, February 24, 1922. Pleaded
guilty to one count, sentence suspended and ordered to pay costs of $26.70,
March 1, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Johnson, 1922, case no. 523, p. 88 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Isaac Bannister
Indicted for carnal knowledge, February 27, 1922. Pleaded not guilty,
convicted and sentenced to 6 months in prison, March 15, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Bannister, 1922, case no. 523, p. 88 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Robert Edmonds
Indicted for pick-pocketing, March 13, 1922. Pleaded not guilty,
convicted and sentenced to one day in jail, March 13, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Edmonds, 1922, case no. 707, p. 118 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Bertha Rich
Indicted for prostitution, March 20, 1922. Acquitted, March 23, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Rich, 1922, case no. 793, p. 133 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Pearl Howard
Indicted for larceny, March 22, 1922. Acquitted, March 28, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Howard, 1922, case no. 829, p. 139 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. William Smith
Indicted for larceny, laundry, 10 cases, March 30. Pleaded not guilty
to each charge, convicted, and sentenced to two years in prison, to be
served concurrently, April 4, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Smith, 1922, case no. 914, p. 153 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Smith, 1922, case no. 915, p. 153 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Smith, 1922, case no. 916, p. 153 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Smith, 1922, case no. 917, p. 153 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Smith, 1922, case no. 918, p. 153 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Smith, 1922, case no. 919, p. 154 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Smith, 1922, case no. 920, p. 154 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Smith, 1922, case no. 974, p. 163 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Smith, 1922, case no. 975, p. 163 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Smith, 1922, case no. 976, p. 163 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Robert G. Bailey
Indicted for disturbing a public place, April 6, 1922. Stet entered
by state, April 11, 1922. Reported in the Afro, April 14, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Bailey, case no. 1016, p. 170 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Lelia Smith
Indicted for disorderly house, April 17, 1922. Stet entered, April
21, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Smith, 1922, case no. 1061, p. 177 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Etta Miles
Indicted for disorderly house, April 10, 1922. Stet entered, April
18, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Miles, 1922, case no. 1068, p. 178 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Spaniel S. Jackson, alias Big Mitt
Indicted for larceny, pocket book, April 13, 1922. Stet entered, April
18, 1922. Reported in the Afro, April 28, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Jackson, 1922, case no. 1102, p. 184 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Spaniel S. Jackson, alias Big Mitt
Indicted for larceny, pocket book, April 13, 1922. Pleaded not guilty,
convicted of one count, sentence suspended indefinitely, April 22, 1922.
Reported in the Afro, April 28, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Jackson, 1922, case no. 1103, p. 184 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Spaniel S. Jackson, alias Big Mitt
Indicted for larceny, pocket book, April 13, 1922. Pleaded not guilty,
convicted of one count, sentenced to 5 years in prison; sentence suspended,
paroled, April 22, 1922. Reported in the Afro, April 28, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Jackson, 1922, case no. 1104, p. 184 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Spaniel S. Jackson, alias Big Mitt
Indicted for being common thief, April 13, 1922. Acquitted, April 22,
1922. Reported in the Afro, April 28, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Jackson, 1922, case no. 1105, p. 185 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Elizabeth Brown
Indicted for assault with intent to kill, April 21, 1922. Appearances
by Davis and Roy S. Bond. Pleaded not guilty, convicted on one count, suspended
sentence, ordered to pay costs $20.10, October 22, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Brown, 1922, case no. 1182, p. 198 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. William Smith
Indicted, April 24, 1922, for larceny. Acquitted, April 26, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Smith, 1922, case no. 1192, p. 199 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. William Smith
Indicted, April 24, 1922, for being common thief. Acquitted, April
26, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Smith, 1922, case no. 1192, p. 199 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Thomas Yates and Jacob Muck
Indicted for larceny, $137, April 21, 1922. Both pleaded no guilty,
convicted on one count, and sentenced to one year in prison, June 19, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Yates and Muck, 1922, case no. 1200, p. 200 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Olin Ellington
Indicted for larceny, $1,000, May 1, 1922. Pleaded not guilty,
found guilty one count, sentenced to 2 years in prison, September 7, 1922;
motion for new trial overruled.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Ellington, 1922, case no. 1237, p. 207 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Elmer Jolson
Indicted for rape, April 28, 1922. Acquitted, May 25, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Jolson, 1922, case no. 1275, p. 213 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Susan Snead
Indicted for larceny, watch and chain, $25.00, May 16, 1922. Stet entered
May 19, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Snead, 1922, case no. 1352, p. 226 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. John Lloyd
Indicted for larceny, $15.00, May 17, 1922. Pleaded not guilty, convicted
on one count, sentenced to 3 years in prison, June 19, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Lloyd, 1922, case no. 1368, p. 228 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Howard Julius
Indicted for burglary, May 19, 1922. Pleaded not guilty, convicted,
sentenced to one year in jail, May 22, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Julius, 1922, case no. 1378, p. 230 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Henry Hollins and Willie Lindsay
Indicted for larceny, good worth $37.00, May 26, 1922. Stet entered,
May 29, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Hollins and Lindsay, 1922, case no. 1470, p. 245 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Charles C. Townsen
Indicted for larceny, $14.00, May 29, 1922. Acquitted, June 7,
1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Townsen, 1922, case no. 1491, p. 249 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Edgar White
Indicted for disorderly conduct, May 29, 1922. Acquitted, June 22,
1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. White, 1922, case no. 1510, p. 252 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Henry Fass, Frank Jackson and James Martin
Indicted for larceny, car tires worth $265, May 29, 1922. Appearances
by Davis and Louis S. Flagg. Fass pleaded guilty to one count, Jackson
and Martin pleaded not guilty; all three convicted of one count, Fass sentenced
to 2 years in prison, Jackson and Martin sentenced to 6 months, June 22,
1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Fass, Jackson, and Martin, 1922, case no. 1516, p. 253 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Joseph Rochester and Isiah Dixon
Indicted for violation a city ordinance, June 15, 1922. Acquitted,
June 29, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Rochester and Dixon, 1922, case no. 1637, p. 273 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Lena Kess
Indicted for prostitution, June 12, 1922. Not guilty confessed by state,
June 15, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Kess, 1922, case no. 1650, p. 275 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Gilbert Hill, alias Babe Hill
Indicted for robbery, watch worth $175, June 13, 1922. Pleaded guilty
to one count, sentenced to three years in prison, July 7, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Hill, 1922, case no. 1668, p. 278 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Gumersindo Castiloo, Felix Ramos and Raymond Mendoza
Indicted on four larceny charges, June 14, 1922. Appearances of Davis
and H.B. Wolf. All three pleaded not guilty to each, and was convicted
of one count in each case; Castiloo was sentenced to 5 years in prison,
Ramos 3 years, and Mendoza 4 years, June 29, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Castiloo, Ramos, and Mendoza, 1922, case no. 1699, p. 284 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Castiloo, Ramos, and Mendoza, 1922, case no. 1700, p. 284 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Castiloo, Ramos, and Mendoza, 1922, case no. 1701, p. 284 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Castiloo, Ramos, and Mendoza, 1922, case no. 1702, p. 284 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Leon Harrison and Arthur Johnson
Indicted for larceny four times, June 26, 1922. Harrison pleaded not
guilty to each charge, and Johnson pleaded guilty to one count in each;
both convicted of one count in each indictment, Harrison sentenced to 18
months in prison, Johnson sentenced to 2 years, June 29, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Harrison and Johnson, 1922, case no. 1738, p. 290 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Harrison and Johnson, 1922, case no. 1739, p. 290 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Harrison and Johnson, 1922, case no. 1740, p. 290 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Harrison and Johnson, 1922, case no. 1741, p. 291 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]]
State v. Arthur Johnson
Indicted for assault with a deadly weapon, June 22, 1922. Pleaded guilty,
sentenced to 2 years in prison, to be served concurrent with cases 1738-1741,
June 29, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Johnson, 1922, case no. 1742, p. 291 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Richard Gaines and Thomas Robinson, alias Smith
Three burglary indictment, June 29, 1922. Appearances of Davis and
L. S. Flagg, Jr.; Davis probably represented Gaines, as Flagg represented
Robinson in an additional case. Robinson pleaded guilty to one count and
was sentenced to one year in prison, Gaines was acquitted in each, July
12, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Gaines and Robinson, 1922, case no. 1805, p. 301 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Gaines and Robinson, 1922, case no. 1806, p. 301 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Gaines and Robinson, 1922, case no. 1807, p. 302 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Lemuel Richardson
Indicted for robbery, handbag worth $12.68, June 29, 1922. Found guilty
on one count, sentenced to 3 years in prison, July 12, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Richardson, 1922, case no. 1838, p. 307 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Lilian Hill
Indicted for vagrancy, July 10, 1922. Pleaded not guilty, found guilty
one count, sentenced to 30 days in jail, September 13, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Hill, 1922, case no. 1844, p. 308 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. William Brown and Mary Wilson
Indicted for robbery, $145, July 13, 1922. Davis probably only represented
Wilson; not listed in a separate case against Brown. Both acquitted, July
26, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Brown and Wilson, 1922, case no. 1938, p. 323 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Mary Wilson
Indicted for disorderly house, July 13, 1922. Acquitted, July 26, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Wilson, 1922, case no. 1950, p. 325 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Mary Wilson
Indicted for disorderly life and vagrancy, July 13, 1922. Acquitted,
July 26, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Wilson, 1922, case no. 1951, p. 326 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Harry Pitts
Indicted for burglary, July 13, 1922. Pleaded guilty to one count,
sentenced to 6 years in prison, to be served concurrently with cases 2679-2683,
October 3, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Pitts, 1922, case no. 1985, p. 331 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Mary Bordley
Indicted for larceny, dress worth $8.75, July 18, 1922. Acquitted,
September 14, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Bordley, 1922, case no. 1988, p. 332 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. John Chavis
Indicted for burglary, July 31, 1922. Acquitted, August 9, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Chavis, 1922, case no. 2098, p. 350 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. John Chavis
Indicted for burglary, July 31, 1922. Pleaded not guilty, found guilty
one count, sentenced to 60 days in jail, August 9, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Chavis, 1922, case no. 2099, p. 350 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Rosie Jones
Indicted for disorderly house, July 31, 1922. Pleaded not guilty, convicted
and received a suspended sentence, September 18, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Jones, 1922, case no. 2115, p. 353 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Ernest Francis
Indicted for desertion and non-support, August 2, 1922. Pleaded guilty,
received suspended sentence, September 11, 1922. Arrested for violation
of parole (non-payment of support), November 3, 1922, February 20, 1923.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Francis, 1922, case no. 2139, p. 357 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Ray Robinson, alias Davis
Indicted twice for larceny, August 7, 1922. Pleaded not guilty to both,
convicted of one count in each indictment, sentenced to one year in prison,
August 23, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Robinson, 1922, case no. 2159, p. 360 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Robinson, 1922, case no. 2160, p. 360 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Irene Hauley
Indicted for vagrancy and prostitution, August 14, 1922. Pleaded
not guilty, convicted and fined $25.00 plus costs (total $43.25), September
18, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Hauley, 1922, case no. 2197, p. 367 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Alfred Griffin
Indicted for larceny, $150, August 14, 1922. Pleaded not guilty,
convicted one count, sentenced to one year in prison, September 18, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Griffen, 1922, case no. 2210, p. 369 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Curtis Grey
Indicted for desertion and non-support, August 14, 1922. Pleaded not
guilty, convicted and received a suspended sentence, paroled to pay $4.00
per week in child support, September 11, 1922. Arrested for violation
of parole (non-payment), June 11, 1923, and sentenced to 6 months in jail
the next day.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Grey, 1922, case no. 2218, p. 370 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Jefferson Coater
Indicted as common thief, attempted larceny, August 21, 1922. Pleaded
not guilty, convicted and sentenced to 18 months in prison, September 22,
1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Coater, 1922, case no. 2247, p. 375 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Alelio Steiner and Ray Stuck
Indicted for burglary, August 21, 1922. Both acquitted, September 6,
1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Steiner and Stuck, 1922, case no. 2265, p. 378 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Percy E. Shorter
Indicted for manslaughter, August 23, 1922. Appearances by Davis, H.B.
Wolf, and W.C. Suttle. Acquitted, September 30, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Shorter, 1922, case no. 2283, p. 381 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Rayford Nelson and Josephine Nelson
Indicted for disorderly house, August 21, 1922. Both pleaded not guilty;
Rayford acquitted, Josephine convicted and fined $25.00 plus costs ($47.30),
October 19, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Nelson and Nelson, 1922, case no. 2318, p. 387 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Josephine Nelson
Indicted for prostitution, August 21, 1922. Pleaded not guilty, convicted
and ordered to pay costs $21.30, October 19, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Nelson, 1922, case no. 2319, p. 387 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Mase Johnson
Indicted for larceny, sheets worth $26.23, August 23, 1922. Pleaded
guilty to one count, sentenced to 6 months in jail, October 16, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Johnson, 1922, case no. 2343, p. 391 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. William Forrester
Indicted for bastardy, August 24, 1922. Acquitted, September
11, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Forrester, 1922, case no. 2377, p. 397 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Beverly Edley
Indicted for malicious destruction of property, August 30, 1922. Appearances
of Davis and Karr, Hammebe & Darnall. Stet entered by state, February
6, 1923.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Edley, 1922, case no. 2396, p. 400 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Kinnes Price
Indicted for burglary, $15.00, September 1, 1922. Pleaded not
guilty, convicted of one count, sentence suspended, paroled to pay costs
$40.15, September 15, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Price, 1922, case no. 2461, p. 411 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. William Walker
Indicted for assault with intent to kill, September 1, 1922. Pleaded
nolle contendre, sentenced to 5 years in prison, September 7, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Walker, 1922, case no. 2471, p. 412 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. William Walker
Indicted for assault with a deadly weapon, September 1, 1922. Pleaded
guilty, sentence suspended indefinitely, September 7, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Walker, 1922, case no. 2472, p. 412 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. William Walker
Indicted for violating a city ordinance, September 1, 1922. Pleaded
guilty, sentence suspended indefinitely, September 7, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Walker, 1922, case no. 2473, p. 413 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Jacob Fowles
Indicted for assault, September 1, 1922. Pleaded not guilty, convicted
of one count, sentenced to 3 months in jail, September 19, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Fowles, 1922, case no. 2476, p. 413 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Dorothy Scatt
Indicted for larceny, watch worth $85.00, September 5, 1922.
Pleaded not guilty, convicted of one count, sentenced to 6 months in jail,
September 14, 1922. Sentenced reconsidered and reduced to 4 months, December
22, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Scatt, 1922, case no. 2492, p. 416 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Willie Johnson
Indicted for murder, September 6, 1922. Acquitted, October 2, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Johnson, 1922, case no. 2495, p. 417 [C1849-132, 3/30
State v. Jacob Fowles
Indicted for assault with a deadly weapon, September 1, 1922. Acquitted,
September 19, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Fowles, 1922, case no. 2509, p. 419 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. John Holt
Indicted for bastardy, September 19, 1922. Pleaded not guilty, convicted,
and paroled to pay $10.00 per week in child support, September 22, 1922.
Arrested for violation of parole (non-payment), March 23, 1923; parole
restored with payment of costs $4.20. Arrested, sentenced to one year in
prison, December 3, 1926.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Holt, 1922, case no. 2544, p. 424 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Lawrence Mason
Indicted for rape, September 19, 1922. Acquitted, September 27,
1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Mason, 1922, case no. 2548, p. 425 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Haywood Pope
Indicted for assault with intent to rob, September 19, 1922.
Pleaded not guilty, convicted and sentenced to 10 months in prison, September
22, 1922. Sentence reconsidered, paroled to leave the state, October 5,
1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Pope, 1922, case no. 2550, p. 425 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Luke Lee
Indicted for rape, September 21, 1922. Acquitted, October 13, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Pope, 1922, case no. 2564, p. 428 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Lillian Fowler
Indicted for disturbing the public peace, September 20, 1922.
Pleaded not guilty, convicted and fined $50.00 plus costs (total $76.25),
October 18, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Fowler, 1922, case no. 2568, p. 428 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Mabel Barnes
Indicted for bigamy, September 22, 1922. Appearance of Davis and H.R.
Brooke. Pleaded not guilty, convicted and paroled to leave the state, September
26, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Barnes, 1922, case no. 2576, p. 430 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Harry Pitts
Five burglary indictments, September 27, 1922. Pleaded guilty to one
count each case, sentenced to 6 years in prison, to be served concurrently
with case no. 1985, October 3, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Pitts, 1922, case no. 2679, p. 447 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Pitts, 1922, case no. 2680, p. 447 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Pitts, 1922, case no. 2681, p. 447 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Pitts, 1922, case no. 2682, p. 447 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Pitts, 1922, case no. 2683, p. 448 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Artiella Steiner
Indicted as rouge and vagabond, October 10, 1922. Appearence of Davis
and S.S. Kirkley. Stet entered, October 22, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Steiner, 1922, case no. 2715, p. 453 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Lawrence Bowman and Charles Hawkins
Indicted for larceny, bag of sugar worth $6.70, September 29, 1922.
Both pleaded not guilty, both convicted on one count; Hawkins sentenced
to one year in prison, Bowman paroled to pay costs $20.60, October 16,
1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Bowman and Hawkins, 1922, case no. 2722, p. 454 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Edward Walker
Indicted for attempted pickpocketing and being a common thief, September
29, 1922. Acquitted, October 6, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Walker, 1922, case no. 2752, p. 459 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Charles White
Indicted for attempted pickpocketing and being a common thief, September
29, 1922. Acquitted, October 6, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. White, 1922, case no. 2753, p. 459 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Walter Tyler and Howard Butler
Indicted for false pretense, October 6, 1922. Appearances of Davis
and J. Lichtenberg. Both pleaded not guilty and were convicted of one count;
both sentenced to one year in prison, October 17, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Tyler and Butler, 1922, case no. 2799, p. 467 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Henry Howard
Indicted for assault and shooting with intent to kill, October 6, 1922.
Pleaded not guilty, convicted of one count and sentenced to 3 years in
prison, October 27, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Howard, 1922, case no. 2820, p. 470 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Alexander Brown
Indicted for larceny, cloth worth $150, October 6, 1922. Pleaded guilty
to one count, received suspended sentence, November 8, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Brown, 1922, case no. 2823, p. 471 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Henry Howard
Indicted for assault with a deadly weapon, October 6, 1922. Stet entered,
October 23, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Howard, 1922, case no. 2856, p. 476 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. William Smith
Indicted for attempted larceny, October 17, 1922. Appearances of Davis,
E. Jackson, and S. Levin. Acquitted, October 19, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Smith, 1922, case no. 2907, p. 485 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. John Sullivan
Indicted for larceny, October 17, 1922. Acquitted, October 19, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Smith, 1922, case no. 2912, p. 486 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. William Clock
Indicted for rape, October 24, 1922. Acquitted, December 8, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Clock, 1922, case no. 2934, p. 489 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Beatrice Carroll
Indicted for prostitution, October 18, 1922. Pleaded guilty, sentenced
to one day in jail, October 25, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Carroll, 1922, case no. 2943, p. 491 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Connie Hayden
Indicted for mayhem, October 20, 1922. Pleaded not guilty, convicted
and received suspended sentence, October 26, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Hayden, 1922, case no. 2969, p. 495 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Joseph Guthrie
Indicted for desertion and non-support, October 31, 1922. Appearence
by Davis and G.L. Pendleton. Pleaded not guilty, convicted and paroled
to pay $10.00 per week in support. Warrant issued for violation of parole,
January 15, 1923.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Guthrie, 1922, case no. 3090, p. 515 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Cornelius Yancey
Indicted for larceny, $14.00, November 2, 1922. Pleaded not guilty,
convicted on one count and sentenced to one year in prison, December 4,
1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Yancey, 1922, case no. 3142, p. 524 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Thomas Taylor
Indicted for felonious entry, November 8, 1922. Acquitted, November
22, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Taylor, 1922, case no. 3198, p. 533 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. William Freeland
Indicted for rape, November 8, 1922. Pleaded not guilty, convicted
and sentenced to 10 years in prison, January 4, 1923.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Freeland, 1922, case no. 3203, p. 534 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Frank Baker
Indicted as common thief, November 8, 1922. Pleaded not guilty, convicted
and sentenced to 5 years in prison; paroled to leave state, November 22,
1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Baker, 1922, case no. 3208, p. 535 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Beatrice Taylor
Indicted for larceny, $76.00, November 10, 1922. Pleaded not
guilty, convicted of one count, sentenced to 6 months in jail, December
8, 1922. Sentence reconsidered and paroled, January 4, 1923. Arrested
for violation of parole, October 15, 1923, and sentenced to 6 months jail,
October 19.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Taylor, 1922, case no. 3239, p. 540 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. William E. Smith, Hudson Wannamaker, and Harry Watson
Indicted for robbery, $118, November 14, 1922. Appearances of Davis,
M.G. Kenny, and U.G. Tyler. All three acquitted, November 28, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Smith, Wannamaker, and Watson, 1922, case no. 3278, p. 547 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. William A. Adams, alias Allen Adams
Indicted for bigamy, November 21, 1922. Pleaded not guilty, convicted
and sentenced to 3 years in prison, February 15, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Adams, 1922, case no. 3380, p. 564 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. William Lee, Etta Miles, Nelson Smith, Willie Tyler,
and Emma Washington
Indicted for robbery, $64.00, November 24, 1922. Tyler pleaded guilty
to one count and received a suspended sentence, 3 years probation, and
pay costs $26.50; the other four pleaded not guilty and were acquitted,
December 4, 1922. Tyler was arrested September 18, 1923 for violation of
parole, sentenced to 6 months in jail.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Lee, Miles, Smith, Tyler, and Washington, 1922, case no. 3390, p. 565 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Hattie Cole
Indicted for disorderly conduct, December 7, 1922. Pleaded not guilty,
December 13, 1922; not outcome recorded.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Cole, 1922, case no. 3541, p. 591 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Annie Lim
Indicted for larceny, leather bag worth $1.29, December 7, 1922. Pleaded
not guilty, convicted of one count and sentenced to 6 months in prison,
December 13, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Lim, 1922, case no. 3545, p. 591 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Ida Braxton
Indicted for prostitution, December 8, 1922. Acquitted, December 18,
1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Braxton, 1922, case no. 3561, p. 594 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Hattie Cole
Indicted for assault, December 7, 1922. Pleaded guilty and sentenced
to 3 months in prison, December 13, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Cole, 1922, case no. 3588, p. 598 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Edward Sanders
Indicted for attempting to obstruct justice, December 12, 1922. Stet
entered February 27, 1923.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Sanders, 1922, case no. 3605, p. 601 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Samuel Bryant, James Brooks, and Harry Brooks
Indicted for assault and robbery, December 15, 1922. James Brooks
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 3 years in prison, the other two were
acquitted, December 19, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Bryant, Brooks and Brooks, 1922, case no. 3631, p. 606 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Milton Chalk
Indicted for assault and robbery, December 15, 1922. Pleaded guilty
to one count and sentenced to one year in jail, December 19, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Chalk, 1922, case no. 3633, p. 606 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Howard Spencer
Indicted for perverted practice, December 15, 1922. Stet entered December
20, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Spencer, 1922, case no. 3654, p. 609 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Walter Brown, William J.S. Clark, alias William Ford,
and Frank Scott
Indicted for larceny, chickens worth $10.00, December 20, 1922.
All four pleaded not guilty and were convicted on one count; Clark sentenced
to 90 days in jail, the others sentenced to 60 days.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Brown, Clark, Scott, 1922, case no. 3673, p. 613 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. John Addison
Indicted three times for burglary, December 26, 1922. Acquitted of
all charges, January 15, 1923.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Addison, 1922, case no. 3730, p. 622 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Addison, 1922, case no. 3731, p. 622 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Addison, 1922, case no. 3732, p. 622 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. U.S. Grant
Indicted for larceny, clothing worth $15.12, December 22, 1922. Pleaded
guilty one count and sentenced to 6 months in prison, January 15, 1923.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Grant, 1922, case no. 3740, p. 624 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Lucy Craig, Milton White, and Lizzie Wilson
Indicted for robbery, $45.00, December 27, 1922. Charge dropped, nolle
prosequi, January 25, 1923.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Craig, White, and Wilson, 1922, case no. 3797, p. 633 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Ruth Stewart
Indicted for larceny, dress worth $14.50, December 27, 1922. Pleaded
not guilty, convicted one count, sentenced to 30 days in jail, January
12, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Stewart, 1922, case no. 3809, p. 635 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Edna Floyd
Indicted for running a disorderly house, December 29, 1922. Pleaded
not guilty, convicted and fined $25.00 plus costs (total $51.50), January
19, 1923.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Floyd, 1922, case no. 3828, p. 638 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. William E. Whittington
Indicted for larceny, jewelry worth $1050, December 29, 1922. Charge
dropped, nolle prosequi, January 19, 1923.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Whittington, 1922, case no. 3834, p. 639 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Thomas Bundy and William E. Smith
Indicted for assault and attempted robbery, December 29, 1922. Both
pleaded not guilty but were convicted and sentenced to 3 years in prison,
January 17, 1923.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Bundy and Smith, 1922, case no. 3837, p. 640 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. William Smith
Indicted for larceny, coat worth $40.00, December 29, 1922. Pleaded
not guilty, found guilty one count sentenced to 2 months in jail, January
15, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Smith, 1922, case no. 3852, p. 642 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State v. Joseph Heller
Indicted for embezzlement, January 2, 1923. Acquitted, January 24,
1923.
BALTIMORE CITY CRIMINAL COURT (Criminal Docket) State v. Heller, 1922, case no. 3891, p. 649 [C1849-132, 3/30/4/17]
State Ex Rel Hortense Berkely v. Warden, Baltimore City Jail
Davis for plaintiff. Suit for writ of habeas corpus filed August 7,
1922. Released the next day.
BALTIMORE CITY COURT (Habeas Corpus Docket) State ex rel Berkley v. Warden, Baltimore City Jail, 1922, GCL 10, p. 7, case no. 3858 [T550-4, 3/34/13/18]
State Ex Rel Hattie White on behalf of Thomas Johnson v. Emma
Agullis
Davis for plaintiff. Suit for writ of habeas corpus filed October 4,
1922; dismissed, October 6, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY COURT (Habeas Corpus Docket) State ex rel Johnson v. Agullis, 1922, GCL 10, p. 31, case no. 3907 [T550-4, 3/34/13/18]
State Ex Rel William Ballard on behalf of Myrtle Ballard v. Henry
Watson Aid Society
Davis for plaintiff. Suit for writ of habeas corpus filed October 16,
1922; issued the same day.
BALTIMORE CITY COURT (Habeas Corpus Docket) State ex rel Ballard v. Henry Watson Aid Society, 1922, GCL 10, p. 36, case no. 3916 [T550-4, 3/34/13/18]
State Ex Rel David Gray on behalf of Gladys Gray v. W. C. Hudnell
Davis for plaintiff. Suit for writ of habeas corpus filed November
14, 1922. Petition and writ dismissed by court, November 21, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY COURT (Habeas Corpus Docket) State ex rel Gray v. Hudnell, 1922, GCL 10, p. 46, case no. 3937 [T550-4, 3/34/13/18]
State Ex Rel J. Steward Davis on behalf of Lonnie Lindsey v. Superentendant
of Cheltenham
Davis for plaintiff. Suit for writ of habeas corpus filed December
11, 1922. Released December 15, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY COURT (Habeas Corpus Docket) State ex rel Lindsey v. Superentendent of Cheltenham, 1922, GCL 10, p. 54, case no. 3952 [T550-4, 3/34/13/18]
State ex rel Julius Preston v. Warden, Baltimore City Jail
Davis for plaintiff, suit for writ of habeas corpus, filed March 23,
1922. Released next day.
BALTIMORE CITY COURT (Habeas Corpus Docket) State ex rel Preston v. Warden, Baltimore City Jail, 1922, GCL 9, p. 449, case no. 3756 [T550-3, 3/34/13/17]
State ex rel Lottie Dempsey on behalf of Lottie Dempsey v. Warden,
Baltimore City Jail
Davis for plaintiff, suit for writ of habeas corpus, filed April 4,
1922. Released April 6.
BALTIMORE CITY COURT (Habeas Corpus Docket) State ex rel Dempsey v. Warden, Baltimore City Jail, 1922, GCL 9, p. 454, case no. 3769 [T550-3, 3/34/13/17]
State ex rel Robert Reines v. Warden, Maryland House of Correction
Davis for plaintiff, suit for writ of habeas corpus, filed May 2, 1922.
Released May 19.
BALTIMORE CITY COURT (Habeas Corpus Docket) State ex rel Reines v. Warden, Maryland House of Correction, 1922, GCL 9, p. 462, case no. 3782 [T550-3, 3/34/13/17]
State ex rel Jeff Carter v. Warden, Baltimore City Jail
Davis for plaintiff, suit for writ of habeas corpus, filed May 16,
1922. Released next day.
BALTIMORE CITY COURT (Habeas Corpus Docket) State ex rel Carter v. Warden, Baltimore City Jail, 1922, GCL 9, p. 465, case no. 3789 [T550-3, 3/34/13/17]
State ex rel Gumesindo Castello v. Warden, Baltimore City Jail
Davis for plaintiff, suit for writ of habeas corpus, filed May 18,
1922. Released May 24.
BALTIMORE CITY COURT (Habeas Corpus Docket) State ex rel Castello v. Warden, Baltimore City Jail, 1922, GCL 9, p. 468, case no. 3795 [T550-3, 3/34/13/17]
State ex rel Andrew Cruz v. Warden, Baltimore City Jail
Davis for plaintiff, suit for writ of habeas corpus, filed May 18,
1922. Released May 24.
BALTIMORE CITY COURT (Habeas Corpus Docket) State ex rel Cruz v. Warden, Baltimore City Jail, 1922, GCL 9, p. 469, case no. 3796 [T550-3, 3/34/13/17]
State ex rel Delmar Nelson v. House of Reformation for Colored
Boys
Davis for plaintiff, suit for writ of habeas corpus, filed May 26,
1922. Remanded to custody of respondant, June 2; released October 14, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY COURT (Habeas Corpus Docket) State ex rel Nelson v. House of Reformation for Colored Boys, 1922, GCL 9, p. 472, case no. 3803 [T550-3, 3/34/13/17]
State ex rel Sally Mayfield on behalf of Richard Morrison v. Superintendent
of Cheltenham
Davis for plaintiff, suit for writ of habeas corpus, filed June 28,
1922. Released July 6.
BALTIMORE CITY COURT (Habeas Corpus Docket) State ex rel Morrison v. Superintendent of Cheltenham, 1922, GCL 9, p. 485, case no. 3829 [T550-3, 3/34/13/17]
State ex rel Joseph Manuel v. Warden, Baltimore City Jail
Davis for plaintiff, suit for writ of habeas corpus, filed June 28,
1922. Released July 6.
BALTIMORE CITY COURT (Habeas Corpus Docket) State ex rel Manuel v. Warden, Baltimore City Jail, 1922, GCL 9, p. 486, case no. 3830 [T550-3, 3/34/13/17]
Universal Negro Improvement Association, Incorperation
Charter approved, August 12, 1922. Reported in Afro, June 23, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY SUPERIOR COURT (Charter Record) Universal Negro Improvement Association, 1922, SCL 89, p. 33, no. 20 [T2357-90 0/68/11/64]
East End Pleasure Club, Incopreration
Charter approved, July 31, 1922. Reported in Afro, July 21, 1922.
BALTIMORE CITY SUPERIOR COURT (Charter Record) East End Pleasure Club, 1922, SCL 85, p. 219, no. 107 [T2357-86 0/68/11/60]
Apostles Faith Baptist Church of the P.A. of W., Incorperation
Charter approved, November 1, 1922. Reported in the Afro, July 28,
1922.
BALTIMORE CITY SUPERIOR COURT (Charter Record) Apostles Faith Baptist
Church of the P.A. of W., 1922, SCL 88, p. 353, no. 178 [T2357-89, 0/68/11/63]