The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-05-30
procse,ines or fhe flreuit court..

Proceedings Of the Circuit Court.
Since our last report the Court has been
occupied with the following:
Charles Mourer, who was convicted of lar
ceny, was sentenced to confinement in the
county Jail for sixty days. on Saturday.
In the case of James w. Jordansvs. James
Ocker, motion to strike out a Judgment;
motion to strike out overruled. Maulsby for
0cker; Reifsnider & Fink and McSherry, of
Gettysburg, for Jordan.
State vs. Philip Blizzard, larceny of trunk
and contents from Mrs. Wayson, of Annapo
lis, who at the time of the robbery was Miss
Hurley, and resided in this county; tried be-
fore jury; verdict, guilty. Henning for
State; Seabrook for traverser.
State VS.. John G. Hess, of Emmittsburg,
larceny of buggy from Vim. I. Haugh, of
Taneytown; tried before the Court. The
facts showed that Mr.. Hess had sold buggy
to Haugh, and not having received payment
for it, he went to laughs house and took the
buggy away He was acquitted, because in
taking the buggy he had no felonious intent,
but supposed he had right to take it, the
purchase money not having been paid. Hen
ming for Stat; Bond and McSherry for ira
verser.
State vs. James Otto, selling liquor to
minors; plea Of guilty confessed; fined $50
and costs and license suppressed. Hennlng
for State; McKellip & Clabaugh for traverser.
State VS.. John Burlington, assault and bat
terry; plea of guilty confessed; fined 10 cents.
Henning for State; McKellip & Clabaugh for
traverser.
State VS.. George Ambrose, selling liquor
without license; plea of guilty confessed; fined
$50 and costs Henning for State; McKelllip
& Clabaugh for traverser.
State VS.. John Williams, colored, larceny;
tried before the Court; guilty. Henning for
State; Seabrook for trayerser.
Same VS.. same; three cases of larceny in
stealing from Adams Express Company and
City Hotel. Same counsel.
State VS.. George E. Lampert, larceny of
watch; tried before a jury; guilty. Henning
for State; McKellip & Clabaugh for traverser.
State VS.. Henry Bond, larceny; plea of
guilty confessed. Henning for State.
State vs. John Boose, selling liquor on
Sunday; four indictments; in two cases a stet
was entered by the State and plea of guilty
confessed in the other two; fined $40 and
costs in each case. Henning for State; Reif-
snider & Fink for traverser.
State VS. Robert Hunter, assault with intent
to kill Charles Clark; tried before jury; YER
dict not guilty Henning for State; Bond
for traverser. Hunter shot Clark on Satqr-
day night, May 8, in front of Dungan's hotel
this city The testimony of the State, the boy
Clark and four companions, all colored, was
to the effect that it was unprovoked, but the
testimony of the defence was that Clark made
at Hunter in threatening attitude and that
he fred in self-defence. The States witnesses
we're on a lark with Clark, and 1T Is likely
that their recolections of the affair were not
accurate. A number of witnesses testified to
Hunters general good reputation and that he
was a peaceable and inoffensive man, and
that he shot in self-defence.
State VS.. Jacob Wilson, selling liquor to
minors and keeping a gaming table; tried be.
fore the court; plea of guilty confessed; fined
SIS and costs and license suppressed. Hen
ming for State; Bond for traverser.
State VS.. James E. Williams, obstructing
public road; tried before jury; verdict, not
guilty. Henning for State; Seabrook for ira
verser.
On Monday jury declared Alberdena
Sneck lunatic, and the Court ordered her
to be sent to the Maryland Hospital for the
Insane.
John C. Stouffer VS.. John Donahue; action
removed from Frederick county; judgment of
non pros. Messrs. Stake and Nelson for
plaintiff; Messrs. McSherry and William P.
Maulsby, Jr., for defendant. The above was
an action for damages for Grim. con.
Court adjourned yesterday after the shortest
term for eight or ten years.
The grand jury was discharged on Saturday
last They filed the following report:
To The Honorable, the Judges Of the Circuit Court Of
Carroll County:
of 1886 respectfully submit the following report:
We have Investigated 81 cases, examined 124 wit
We find that % out of the 81 above reported
are for gambling and violating the liquor license
The large proportion of this class of cases indi-
Gates either lamentable ignorance of the law or
alarming disregard OF its Cd legation, and prompts
US respectfully to suggest that an annual pubIea-
ton of the laws relating to gambling and liquor
selling might be productive of good.
We are convinced that the ease with which IL
cense to sell libuor is Obtained III our county is
prolific source of evil and misery
? The curtailment of the number of licenses. and
great care in the selection of those who may per-
mitted to sell liquor, would manfestly result in
great saving to the axpayes OF Inc county, ana
would prove great blessing to the citizens OF our
county, we all agree tina: the number of licenses
should be decreased; and to secure this end we
think ii would be well if all interested in this SUBJ
ject would unite in petitioning the approaching
Legislature TO give us high license law for Carroi
We And from the evidence before us that one of
the greatest evils connected with the liquor traffic
is the selling of liquor to minors, and the law which
is intended to suppress this evil is successfully
eyaded BY the minors who WISH 10 secure cure 9n9dr
who is willing thus to aid them in breaking the
law by purchasing the liquor for them. We would
therefore respectfully submit that in our judgment
there should be law Furnishing adults for pur-
chasing liquor for minors.
We have examined the Jail and find it in excel
lent condition We wish respectfully to call atten-
ton to the fact that the sanitary conveniences of
the petit Jurors room are far below the standard.
The County Commissioners in ourjudgment. should
supply the deficiency before another session OF
court.
We respectfully repeat the suggestion of the pre-
vious grand jury that all constabes be required to
report TO the jury during the first two days of the
session of eort and that on these days they be ad
initfed in preference to all other witnesses
Having finished our labors, respectfully ask to
be discharged. For and in behalf of the jurors
CHAS. BILLINGsLEA, Foreman,