The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-12-18
Circuit Court procssdings.

The case of the State VS.. Lewis Bollinger,
for forgery, embezzlement, &c., was on trial
| when the ADVOCATE S report closed last week.
It was concluded on Saturday afternoon by
verdict of guilty as to uttering forged paper.
A motion for a new trial has been made.
Nellie Milbury, colored, charged with lar
ceny from Joseph Eckard, of Middleburg
district, was tried before the Court and ad-
judged guilty. Henning for State; Pearson
for defense.
On Monday the case of the State VS.. Joseph
81. Duering, alias Joseph Ell. Allen, Jr.,
charged with bigamy, was taken up, and tried
before jury The evidence showed that on
fhe 18th of April, 1874, the accused and Flor
ence V. Gibbons were married at the Cathe-
dral, Baltimore, by Rev. VIM. E. Starr, now
pastor of Corpus Christi Church, and had by
her eight children; that on July 18th, last,
at Patapseo, this county, he married Miss
Mary E. Arbaugh. The jury was prompt to
render verdict of guilty. Henning for State;
Pearson for defense. The defense has with
drawn all exceptions in the case.
State vs. Dennis Joshua Brown, of Myers
district, for selling liquors to minors, was next
called, and was tried before the Court. Ad-
jadged guilty, fined 500 and costs, and license
revoked. Henning for State; McKellip &
Clabaugh for defense.
The next case taken up was that of July
An Cover, by her next friend, &C., VS.. David
Stem, executor of David Engel of P, decd,
and heard before the Court. This is an action
of debt instituted by the plaintiff against the
executor of David Engel of P, on the fol-
lowing paper:
''MD., September 4th, 1884.
At my death my estate or my executor pay
to July An Cover the sum of three thousand
dollars. DAVID EXCEL OF P. SEAL.
Witness-Columbus Cover.
Jas. A. C. Bond and VIM. H Thomas are
counsel for plaintiff, and Reifsnider d Fink
and Attorney General Roberts are counsel
for defense. The plaintiff contends that the
paper is bond, and the defense contend that
it is a will, if anything. The argument was
closed on Tuesday morning and is held sub
curia In this case Mr. Thomas, who recently
located here, made his first speech before the
Court, and made strong argument in behalf
of the plaintif1, making very favorable i'm.
preston upon the members of the bar and
spectators.
Frederick county, indicted for attempted
abortion on Missouri Bemiler, of Taneytown
district, was then taken up, and heard before
the Court The details are unfit for publica-
ton. The defendant showed that at the time
of the alleged attempt he was away from home
and out Of the county, and could not have
committed the deed, and he was acquitted
The case occupied two days. Henning and
Billingslea for the State; Bond and James
McSherry, of Frederick, for the defense.
The case of Theodore Marshall Mehring,
for the same offense, will be heard on Monday
On Thursday morning the case of the State
vs. Thomas Logue, indicted for malicious de-
struction of the property of the Westminster
Water Company, was taken up, Henning
appearing for the State, and Fink for defense.
Counsel for defense demurred to the indict-
nent. Demurrer was subsequently Withdrawn
and the case settled.
The suit for $4,000 damages against the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, by the
children of Claudius Wheeler, of Anne
Arundel county, for the death of their father,
who was killed on the road of the defendant,
was then taken up. Roberts, NJ. Bannon and
Marshall & Hall are counsel for plaintiffs,
and Bond and w. Irvine Cross for the
Company. The case was given to the jury
at noon yesterday and they rendered verdict
for the defense without leaving their seats.