The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-05-19
Carro,, county aircu,t Cour,.

The May term of the Circuit Court for this
county began on Monday last, and will con-
tinue, most likely, for five or six weeks
Judge Smith presided on the first day. Joseph
Shaeffer was selected as foreman Of the grand
jury, and the balance of the grand jury was
drawn as follows: Noah Peterman, John NJ
Boring, Samuel Gilbert, George Gummel,
John W. Jones, Ernest Rausch, Edward T.
Matthias, George w. Armacost, Hezekiah D.
Mehring, Charles w. Myers, Jacob A. Hum
bert, Charles E. Nusbaum, Jesse Anders, AL
bert Shaeffer, John Hosfelt, l.. C. Myerly,
Ed. NJ. Shipley, VIM. H. McCollum, David
Stoner, Samuel Ogg, James S. Baer and
Ephraim Rowe.
The court delivered the usual charge to the
grand jury, calling their attention to those
acts the court is required to do, and directing
their attention, also, to the incendiary fire here
recently, charged with which there arc four
colored men now in Jail.
The petit jury is as follows: VIM. A. Muir
ray, Thomas Stevenson, Benjamin Reaver,
Noah Kester, Samuel A. Haines, Eden En-
gleman, Michael l.. Wilhelm, John Lester,
John H. Chew, Jacob Brown, Henry War
denfelt, Elisha s. Young, George W. Shipley,
James w. Beacham, Dennis w. Dudrer,
Samuel F. Hess, Jonas Buchanan, Washing
ton Reaver, John Buckingham, Thos. Long
ley, George ?. Panebaker, Benjamin f. Payne,
Nimrod Armstrong, Granville S. Haines and
Henry Sell
On Saturday Judge Smith appointed, from
his own party, subordinate officers of the court
as follows: Charles Myers and Charles W.
Webster, balliffs at the gates, in the places of
George Sheets and Jacob Bankert; Augustus
D. Ensor bailiff to the grand jury, in the place
of Josiah Shilling; John Deitch bailiff to the
petit jury, in the place of Jacob Buchanan;
Perry Rumler messenger. John Murray
1ingling was appointed crier some weeks ago,
in the place of William S. Brown.
On the call of the trial docket IS cases were
disposed of by taking Judgment, entries of
settled and off, paid and satisfied, &c. MI
merous eases were marked for trial and days
fixed, while others were marked to be tried
as they should be reached. On Wednesday
a large number of these cases were called, but
the parties not being ready for trial, a contin-
uance was necessary. Nearly 200 cases were
continued. Upon the suggestion of defend
ants, the cases of Stephen Keys VS.. Jacob ID.
Sellers and Jacob Sellers, action of debt on
replevin bond, was removed to Baltimore
county; Alonzo p. Marsh VS. B. Frank En-
glar, action of debt, and VIM. H. Blizzard VS..
Conrad Mann, replevin, to Frederick county.
In the attachment case of Sarah j. Cape
VS. jeremiah Babylon, tried before the Court,
the attachment was quashed. Maulsby for
plaintiff; McKellip and Hayden for defendant.
In the case of Abraham Trone VS.. Benjamin
Bachman, action of assumpsit, submitted to
be tried before the Court, judgment was
rendered for the plaintiff for S128.47. Bond
for plaintiff and Roberts for defendant.
In the case of Reyburn, Hunter & Co. VS..
Jacob Nearing, action of assumpsit, plaintiffs
attorneys consented to a non pros. Beifsni-
der & Fink for plaintiffs and Maulsby for de-
PENDANT.