Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.
Important Decision m to Justices War
rants-General Notes.


Correspondence Of The Fvsring star.
ROCKVILLE, March %. 1898.
decision rendered in the circuit court YES
terday proved disastrous to warrants issued by
justices Of the peace in this county. According
to the Law Of Maryland, justices Of the peace
have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit
court in many criminal cases. the defendant
having the right to demand jury trial when
brought before the justice OF the peace and
on such prayer the is removed to the cir
cult court to be tried on the warrant The
warrant in the case in question strictly followed
the form in Latrobe's Justice. a book which
has been used by justices of the peace in this
state for many years. Mr.. Harry Kohlhoss was
charged with an assault Mr.. Robert b. Peter
his attorney, made a motion to quash the war
rant on the ground that il did not lay the venue
with sufficient certainty. The caption of the
warrant stated the county and state but in the
body OF the same the place of the alleged
assault was not stated The court sustained the
motion. vhereupon twenty-five similar warrants
were qusshed on the same ground This is the
first time that a ruling of this kind has been
made IN the county.
DR.. Thouss.s prominent physician of Adams
town, Frederick county arrived here yesterday
on an early train, and while in the waiting
room at the depot he attacked with heart
failure and was for short time supposed to be
L.
was called and rendered medical aid and after
some time elapsed the patient removed to
the COrcoran Hotel where be remained until
this morning. when he had so far recovered as
to be able TO return home.
Mr.. Chas. Oxley of Martinsburg has plr-
chased the farm Of the John I. yinson heirs in
PooesviIle district for S2l. % per acre.
The Gaithersburg Real Estate Company has
contracted for the erection Of i've dwelling
houses AZ that place.
II, sa-r,D. - lrrrr he att TOr Tas
b. Soper, administrator of Catharine Soper,
deceased. filed an appeal against the decision of
the court in the cause OF Barton i. Soper and
others against the administrator aforesaid.
Spencer C. Jones, guardian to John Brewer.
passed his seventh account Same. as guardian
to Anderson Ofutt. passed his first a'7o- at.
James +. Turner. adminiSt-ator of Alexander
Kemp. deceased. and William II. Laird. admin
istrstor of Rosa ]. Laird. deceased. passed first
and final accounts. The latter fled receipts for
life interest IN decedeat's estate Sarah F.
Maxwell, administrative of James S. Maxwell,
deceased, and Thomas f. Brown, administrator
of John johnson. deceased. filed accounts OF
sales o; personal estate. Letters o: administra-
ton. with the will annexed. on the personal
estate of Anna Kew Laird, deceased. were
granted TO George 7. Dunlop, the remuneration
OF James ID. Laird having been filed; bond,
$4,000. Emma Keith was appointed guardian
10 Chas- W. Keith and others; bond. 81, 600.
Final receipt. were filed as follows: y. ID.
Ofutt, jr. TO Lee Ofutt executor of Nicholas ID.
Ofutt, deceased; Walter Williams to Hester C.
Williams. guardian; d. F. Zeigler to Levi c.
Zeigler, guardian
The following cases have been disposed Of in
the circuit court: State agt- John Hilton.
ssult, not guilty; State agt- Frank Shorty,
selling goods on Sunday. quashed; State agt.
William Redman. cruelty to animals, quashed:
State agt. John Fune. John Dorsey, Edward
McQuade and James w. Hillard. qusshed; H.
NJ Talbot, guar, agt- G. W. Nichols dismissed;
State agt- Annie Brown, assault. not guilty;
Peter Adelhart agt. Walter NJ. Haney, verdict
for s67; Stephen ID. Bailey agt- b. p. Gaines,
attachment quashed; Sarah j. Diamond agt
Jane VI. Gather and William F. Gather ad-
illustrators, judgment for Si9l: Joseph T.
Hewett, claimant, agt Robert NJ. Mackall, YER
dict for claimant: Richard II. Hewett. claim
ant. agt Robert VI. Mackall. verdict for claim
ant; Ornderff 4 TruXtOn agt. Tyson b. Baker,
Judgment for plaintiff for sl23.5O. S. A. NJ