The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-01-09
Circuit Court for Baltimore County.
DECEMBER TERM, 1874.
MONDAY, January 4

MONDAY January
In the Circuit Court to day the removed GRIM
inal cases from Baltimore city were called tor
trial VIM. Mitchell, larceny of a bride; ad-
judged guilty. VIM. Fl Dorsey, larceny of four
razors, silver watch and gold ring, the proper
ty of Andrew Reid. The traverser having no
counsel, and being unable to employ any, Wm.
Grason was assigned by the court, and stated
that his client not ready for trial, OF his
witnesses having been summoned. The States
Attorney explained that be had notified the pris-
oners three weeks previously when their cases
fixed for trial, aud that if any OF them were
without counsel they should give list OF their
witnesses to the Sheriff, who wonld summon
them. Under the circumstances the court refused
to grant "a continuance, saying it was the trayer-
ser's own laches that his witnesses were not sam
moned. Verdict Of guilty.
Edward Watson, alias Lake, and Edward b
Foster, "banco cases - out on bail with William
Clarke as surety; recognizance forfeited bench
warrants ordered andissued. Amos Barnes, vo-
lating lottery law, three cases; plea OF guilty
confessed in two aud fined in each $200 and
costs; the third stetted. John Sidney, sale of
liquor to minors, two cases; plea OF guilty con-
fessed in one and fined $50 and COSTS and license
suppressed the other stetted. Charles Kelley,
larceny of gas from the Peoples Gas Company
OF Baltimore city adjudged guilty.
The case of Catherine Higgins, for shop lifting.
was called, and traverser made default. Mr.. Tai
bolt asked for a forfeiture of recognizance. His
honor, Judge Yellott, said there was some diff
Guilty about the case, owing to the action OF the
| city authorities that Catherine Higgins never
was released on bail by the court. A party Re
becca Schultze) was accepted as bail for her, and
catered into a recognizance. The recognizance
would be forfeited so far as that party was con.
cerned but not as against Catherine Higgins =
She was released by some mistake on the part of
the Baltimore city authorities, and no; by order
OF this court, the court not intending she should
J lie released until she had been brought here and
into The recognizaace berFslt.
+ His honor also stated that the difficulty doubt.
less originated in the act of Assembly, which al.
| lowed the record in a removed case to be sent 10
another jurisdiction on application for the 70
moval but made no provision for the removal oil
prisoner until the first day of the term of the
court to which the record had been sent. In the
case in question the record was in this court and
the prisoner in Baltimore city Jail. The proper
plan would have been to apply for writ Of
| habeas corpus to this court. RecognzaHce for
feited as to surety. Bench warrant ordered and
issued for traverser. Alexander Chapman, as
saulting George A. Galloway, conductor on the
TOwsontown railroad released on 5000 bail
with Chas Hamilton as surety.
| TUESDAY,. January
The county criminal docket was taken up fo
trial to-day John Ii. Zouck, common assault
stetted on payment of costs. Henry Gable auc
Emma Semminger, assault and battery ; stetied
George and Conrad Reinhold larceny ; stetted
These parties were indicted and convicted of as
sault aud battery at the last term Of court, anC
II seems the bill for larceny was inadvertently
found VIM. Anderson, common assault stet
ted. Peter Reitz, selling lager beer on Sunday
adjudged not guilty. Andrew j Wisner, selling
liquor to minors adjudged not guilty. Same
selling liquor on Sunday; plea of guilty confess
ed, and fined $40 and costs. Mary Hail. colored
larceny; plea of guilty of petit larceny confessed
and traverser sentenced to confinement in tn
county Jail for one month, having already beer
| imprisoned one month. Wn. Todd, common
assault plea Of guilty confessed, and traverse
| fined S. aud costs.
WEDNESDAY, January 6.
George Boulder, assault and battery adjudgel
guilty. Same, assaulting officer Weinhold, plei
of guilty confessed sentenced to confinement il
the Baltimore county Jail for one year from dale
James Sinclair, larceny Of a horse from John E
Owens; removed for trial to the Criminal Cour
of Baltimore city. Noah Wisner, assaulting Jno
Il. Wisner plea of guilty confessed and fms
| $40 and costs. In the case of Thomas Butler
colored, indicted for the larceny OF harness. re
moved from Baltimore city, a stet was entered
on the represen tatiou Of Dr. Jarrett that the ira
verser was seriously i'll, and in all probabilit
would never recover.