The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-05-26
CIRCUIT COURT.
An Important Suit Upon Hulless oats Note.

An Important Suit Upon Hulless oats Note
Last week, when our report closed, the
case of Frank Rutledge VS.. Thomas }. Cor
SUCH covenant; was on trial; tired before jury
verdict for plaintiff forS53. Bond and Thorn
as for plaintiff, Henning and Stocksdale fol
defendant.
State VS.. Harry Lawson; peace recogni-
zance; tried before the Court; defendant dis
charged Henning for State. Reifsnider y
Reifsnider for defendant.
On Monday Judge Jones arrived and took
his place on the bench.
Howard w. Barnhart VS.. Thos j. Gorsuch;
assumpsit; tried before jury; verdict for
plaintiff for S64.3 Thomas and Bond for
plaintiff, Stocksdale and Henning for defend
ant.
TUEsDAY.-Judges Miller, jones aud Smith
present.
Charles Grouse vs. Rufus and Savilla
Strouse; action on promissory note; tired
before jury; verdict for plaintiff for Sl2I 60.
McKellip and Clabaugh for plaintiff, Reifsn
der and Reifsnider for defendant.
Lewis Green VS.. Susan and Samuel More
lock; action on promissory note; tried before
jury.
This case began on Tuesday, and the nature
of the suit attracted large number to the
courtroom. II was known as a "Hulless
Oats Note case. A few years ago some men
came to this county from Ohio and began
selling Ilulless Oats and Seneca Chief Wheat.
Statements of the immense yield and supe-
rior quality, together with the large profits
arising therefrom, soon induced a number OF
farmers to engage in the scheme. The men
worked this county thoroughly, and 1t is est
mated that they carried from here between
$50, 900 and $4,000. The decision in this
case, probably, will not affect the notes held
h,,4 xhn hnp0bt than tho rpunlar
course of business. The following account
of the trial was given in the Baltimore papers
of Thursday:
"They charged the purchaser so per bushel for
the oats and took his note for the purchase money,
payable 10 r. Huddle who was their leader. At the
lime Of taking the note they gave TO the purchaser
so-called bond, contracting TO sell for him double
the number bushels purchased for SO per bushel
less a commission of $3.50 per bushel- Among the
purchasers were Lewis Green and Samuel p. More
lock. Green bought twenty bushels and Morelock
and Huddle gave him bond. When Green's note
for 500 fell due he learned that 1t was in the hands
of VIM. B. Thomas. a broker of this city and at once
paid it, When his oats were gathered it turned out
his crop was common variety only. He demanded
of Huddle the fulllment of the contract to sell for
him forty bushels of oats. Instead of this Huddle
gave him several notes, which he had taken from
farmers TO whom oats had been Sold i'll the same
manner as the sale had been made to Green.
Among these was the note of Samuel P. Moreoek
and Susannah Morelock, his wife, for 500. This
note the Morelocks refused to pay until T. Huddle
fulfilled his contract sell for them twenty bushels
Of oats. Green brought suit against the Morelocks
and the trial of The ca+se Joak place here to:daT,
Smith and Jones al sitting. Messrs Bond, Maulsby
and J. Milton Reifsnider represented the plaintiff
and Messrs. Roberts, Clabaugh and Seabrook the
defendants. The trial excited great interest i'll the
community and during its progress the courtroom
was crowded with spectators, among whom were
number oil brokers and others who are the holders
Of "ozIs notes II was proved that The pialntln
bad Knowledge Of lhe, Gqntsget WHICH was entered
oats and tie court dpcided that this contract was
part the consideration of the note and that II the
Jury found that Green received the note with knowl
edge of the contract he was not bona fide holder
and could not recover. Upon this decision OF the
court the plaintiff Withdrew juror and took
judgment of non pros.
State VS.. Richard Wilson, with several
aliases, was Tried hefare jury on the charge
of larceny; guilty and sentenced to the penn
Tertiary for six years. Wilson belonged to .
gang of toughs in Baltimore city, and about
two years ago they started on raid along
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. They
boarded freight train in Baltimore at night,
Jumped off at Henryton, this county, and
broke into and robbed the store and postoffice
of Octavius Devries, at that place. Five were
tried and convicted ut the following term of
court and sent 10 inc PelltepiiaFy for tEe
years each, bpt Richard Wilson, alias Ting
Wilson, escaped, having been sent 70 the
House of Refuge on another charge. He es-
capped from that place, and was sent to Moy-
amensing penitentiary, in Philadelphia, as a
pickpocket Detective Glannon, of the B.
and o. Road, learned of his whereabouts,
and on his release at once took him in charge
and placed him in Jail here. Henning for
STATE, lfearSon iGI EriSoner:
Oscar T. Marlin vs.. Samuel \. and Josiah
Hawk asgumpsitI tried before the Court;
judgment for plaintiff for 1895 3. Rowe
and Reifsnider & Reifsnider for plaintiff;
McKellip & Clabaugh for defendants.
Chas. E. H. Shriner VS.. James Davidson;
trespass; tried before jury; on trial. Nickel
LIP, 4, plqBqEgR faF Flsiqtliilii AeHHHg for
defendant.