The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-11-18
THE CIRCUIT COURT.
The November Term opened on Monday, and
will Probably Last Four or Five Weeks.

Will Probably Last Four or Five Weeks.
The November term of the Circuit Court
for Carroll county met on Monday last,
Chief Judge Roberts presiding. Every seat
in the court room was filled and many per
sons were standing The members Of the
bar were all present also State Senator John
G. Rogers, Of Howard county, and Frank T..
Norwood, Of the Frederick bar, both OF
whom have cases in this court.
Judge Roberts appointed officers for the
term as follows: Crier, Gershom HUH
messenger, William B. Gist; bailiffs at the
gates, William Merkel, of Manchester district,
and Patrick Sullivan, of Woolery's district;
bailif' to the grand jury, Henry Frank; ballIti
to the petit jury, Jesse Wagner, OF Union
town district.
John Q. Sensney and John E. Stonesiler
were excused from Jury duty on account OF
sickness.
THE GRAND JURY.
Mordecai C. McKinstry, of Union Bridge,
was selected foreman of the grand jury, and
the other members of the grand inquest were
chosen as follows: Beniah Bowersox, VIM.
Fl. Utermahleu, George w. Durbin, George
c. Stansbury, Aloysius f. 0rndorff, Charles
III. Fowler, Marcus D. l.. Pickett, John d.
Sharrer, Franklin II. Myers, Jesse Lemon,
Charles p. Bale, James Davidson, John l..
Zahn, John d. SchoIl, Peter Helfrick,
Washington l.. Franklin, James S. Waltz,
John Maus, jr., Josiah c. Bankert, George
w. Baumgartner, Daniel Null and Lewis T..
Arnold.
THE PETIT JURY.
The following compose the petit jury !:
Joshua Stevenson, Philip Lauterbaeh, Conrad
Schanabel, William Miller, William r.
MoKinnau Samuel II
Graham, Robert w. Gait, John Shaffer,
George NJ. Kelley, John Folkert, Charles ID.
Henneman, Frederick Rinehart, Hezekiah
d. Mehring, Charles w. Angel, Robert L..
Cookson, Lewis C. Franklin, Vernon Bra
shears, Hezekiah Yingling, George G: Frey
man, George Zepp of Ira, Asbury Martin,
John r. McConkey, Thomas f. Snyder
and Luther 7. Sharretts.
CHARGE TO T1IE. GRAND TRY
In his charge to the grand jury, Judge
Roberts cautioned the jury to weigh well the
evidence before them, and not to bring III
dietments unless they were reasonably certain
of the guilt of the accused, for an indict-
ment unsustained in court, was frequently
held against innocent persons to their IN
Jury by those who are unfrlendiy to them;
He cautioned them against evidence based
on malice or i'll will. The riot at Mt AIRY
was alluded to, and the jury requested to
make full investigation. The Court spoke
of the abatement of the tramp nuisance, by
enforcement of the law of 1892, OF the
economical management of county affairs,
which, the Court said, no doubt would be
continued, and made reference to the i'm.
provement of the Court House and expressed
the hope that all the people of the county,
realizing that it was their property, would
feel n lust pride in it and endeavor to keep II
clean.
The docket contained $50 trials, so appeals
and 81 originals The first day was occupied,
after the charging of the grand jury, in call.
ing the docket and arranging the business OF
the term.
The appeal docket was taken up and the
following cases have been disposed OF.
Malinda Smith, appellant, VS.. DR.. K. .. ID,
Warlield, appellee; from Justice Farveeri
tried before a jury; verdict for appellee tol
S52. Clabaugh Il Roberts for appellant;
Reifsnider & Reifsnider and Bond for ap
pellee.
Nicholas Grdoms, appellant, VS.. State o.
MARYLAND, appellee; from Justice j. Frank
Shioley; tried before the Court; judgment
reversed with costs. Henning for appellant;
Fink for appellee. -.
Lewis Seipp, appellant, VS.. State Of Mary
land, appellee; from Justice j. L. Baltozer
tried before the Court; case quashed OF
| motion of the States Attorney. Reitsnldei
& Reifsnider and Henning for appellant
Fink for appellee. -
George w. Stitely, appellant, VS.. Julius b
Berret, appellee; from Justice j.. Franz
Shirley; tried before the Court; held sui
cu.ia. Reifsnider & Reifsnider for appellant
Henning for appellee.
! Peter Flater and Thomas Spencer, appel
lants, VS.. Mary Logue, by her husband, &c.
from Justice Azariah 0ursler; tried before
Jury; verdict for appellees for amount o
Judgment; Henning for appellantsj Brook
for appellee.
Joseph Siegel, appellant, VS.. State o.
Maryland, appellee; from Justice William
Moore; tried before the Court; Judgment re
versed and appellant discharged Bond 10
appellant; Fink for appellee.
Grove A. Shipley, appellant. VS. Lew
| N. Bale, appellee; from Justice Lewis Den
man; tried before the Court; verdict for APP
pellant for S27.50. Maulsby and Thomas TO
appellant; Henning and Clabaugh for appellee
Samuel and Susanna Morelock, appellants
vs. p. Huddle, use of Grove A. Shipley, ap
pelIee: from Justice George W. Matthews
tried before the Court; judgment reversed
with costs. McKellip & Clabaugh and Hen
ming for appellants; Maulsby and Thomas fo
appellee.
VIM A. Gibson, VS.. Charles Crawford
action; before jury; on trial. Henning 10
plaintiff; Bond for defendant