The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-05-15
pRocEEDNcs OF THE CIRCUIT COURT.

The May term of the Circuit Court began
on Monday last, Judge John E. Smith presid-
ing. There were 321 cases on the trial dock
ct, 50 appeals and II originals. OF the
criminal business it is impossible to tell. The
grand jury is at work, but there no prisoners
in jail on very serious charges.
George W. Goodwin, Henry Zepp, Anon
G.. Price and Jacob Knipple were appointed
bailiffs. The grand jury was selected as fol
lows: John 7. Cassell, foreman; George W.
Miller, Geo. A. Shower, William FL. Hooper,
John Warehime, John S. Devilbiss, Samuel
Stoner, David c. Frankforter, Peter Wolfe,
Edmund S. Mccoy. Sr., Hezekiah Hahn,
Jeremiah Gieman, Charles W. Brown, Elias
o. Garner, John J. Reese, William Uhler,
John w. Switzer, David Shultz, Thomas Bos-
ley, James W. Troxell, Simon Shaefer, Jesse
Hesson, Elias BiXler.
The others drawn as jurors constitute the
netit Jury. and are-John Clingan, Richard A.
Barnes, Jacob Schneider, Joshua Scrivenor,
William Keller, William L. Fleagle, David
Reese. Lincoln w. Rinehart, Oliver B. Wentz,
Samuel Weant, Samuel G. Slack, John w.
Wilt, David Seipp, Levi Bish, John Sholl,
James H. Koonts, Jacob B. Earhart, Jacob
Richards, Calvin Starner, Lewis ii. Knox,
B. Peyton Poole, Charles E. Engel, josiah
LAWYER, Joshua Stevenson and Grove A.
Shpley.
nal character, except that their special atten-
ton was called to the recent law, published
in the supplement to this issue, against selling
cigars, cigaretts and tobacco to minors under
fourteen years of age.
The first days session was consumed IN
preparing for the work of the session, which
it is supposed will be short.
Two cases of W. II. Morgan VS.. William
Massie, for SANDER, were non pressed. ReIt-
snider & Fink for plaintiff; Henning for de-
PENDANT.
Bias Otero VS.. The Farmers & Planters
Live Stock Association was non pressed, as
was also the case of John Fisher VS.. the sam same
Association McKellip & Clabaugh for Otero,
Bond for Fisher; Murray for Association.
A non pros was entered in the case of Geo.
Kuhn VS.. Israel Zeiber, for assault. The al
legged assault took place while Kuhn was un-
der arrest by Zeiber. Maulsby and Tracy for
plaintiff; Roberts and Henning for defendant
The two cases of the State of Maryland VS..
! Daniel Myers ct. al, debt on bond, were re-
moved to Frederick county on motion of de,
| PENDANTS. Henning for State; Maulsby and
Reifsnider g. Fink for defendants.
George Edwin Hoppe VS.. Jos. Z. Allglre
and wife, Michael Yingling and Samuel Mil
Ter; action of debt; Judgment for plaintiff for
S408. 10. Pearce for plaintiff; Roberts and
Bond for defendants.
! State, use of VIM. Grant Little, VS.. Jos. 2.
Allgire and .wife and George Edwin Hoppe;
debt on guardian bond; judgment for plaintiff
for S47935. McKellip & Clabaugh for plain
tiff; p. p. for defendants:
State, use of Rein j. Little, vs. same; debt
on guardian bond; Judgment for plaintiff for
$511. 30 McKellip & Clabaugh for plaintiff;
Pearce for defendant.
Martha Ann Bellison, by her husband John
H. Bellison, removed from Baltimore county;
action of damages; non pros. Keech for
plaintiff; Mcintosh and Roberts for defen-
dant
On Thursday the case of the Hopes Arti-
fetal Stone and Paint Company, of Balti,,
more, VS.. the Presbyterian Church, OF
Hagerstown, removed from Washington
county court, was taken up, and was on trial
when our report closed yesterday. Barton
and Bond for plaintiff; Seabrook and Roberts
! for defendant.