Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-01
ROCKVILLE.

The circuit court for this county Is still
engaged in the trial of criminal cases, and
the court room Is each day filed with in
terested spectators. The following cases
were tried during Monday and Tuesday:
State agt. Basil Burdette; selling intoxicat-
ing liquor; not guilty In three other cases
against defendant a plea of not guilty was
entered by the state. State agt. VIM. o.
Fish: obtaining money under false pre-
lenses; not guilty State agt. W. o. Fish;
forgery: not guilty. State agt- Horace War
field: assault; guilty, and fined 81 and costs.
State agt. Horace Warfield; carrying con-
cealei weapons; not guilty. State agt. Ed
ward Carter; larceny; guilty, and sent to
house of correction for two years. State
agt. John Haekett: larceny; guilty, and
sent 10 house of correction for one year.
State agt- Nathan Skies; selling Intoxicating
liquor: not guilty. In three other cases
against defendant plea of not guilty en-
tered by state. State agt. Horace D. Waters;
selling Intoxicating liquors; not guilty.
State agt. David Porter Griffith selling
Intoxicating liquors; not guilty. State agt.
VIM Chandley; rape; tried before the court
and held sub curia. This Is the case that
occurred some weeks ago near Bethesda,
and created much excitement at the time.
The case of State agt. Alexander NJ Proctor
on the charge of keeping and maintaining
nuisance is still on trial This case grew
out of the charge that the artificial lakes
near Forest Glen detrimental to the
health of the neiGhborhood. In the large
number of cases where parties have been in
dlcted Tor failure to procure a state license
In conducting business, the court entered
stet upon payment of costs and procuring
a license for one year.
The orphans court was in session yester-
day and transacted the following business:
The last Will and ties. lament of Peter C. Har-
rison was admitted to probate and record
ana letters teStamentary on the personal
estate of deceased were granted to Mary
L. Harrison, the eXecutriX named in the
Will: bond, 5000. Letters of administra ton
with the will annexed on the personal es-
tate OF Samuel Scott, deceased, were grant
ed to Charles 7. Purdum, the Remuneration
or Mary A. Scott, widow OF deceased, and
eXecutrix named in the WILL having been
fled In court; bond. $3.50. Letters of ad-
ADMINISTRATION on the personal estate of Chris
tian T. Leaman, deceased, were granted to
John III. Gassaway, the remuneration of
Martha W. Leaman and Alice E. Corbett
widow and daughter of deceased, having
been filed in court: bond, $500. Charles w
johnson. administrator of John W. John
Son. deceased, filed list Of sales and passed
his first account in the personal estate of
said deceased, and Tuesday, April u, was
assigned him to pass his final account and
make distribution of the assets In his hands
among the creditors Charles A. Luhn atl-
nninistrator Of Christopher Luhn, deceased
nlsd inventory of the personal estate of de-
ceased, and was authorized to sell the same
2t public or private sale. On application of
Salne A. Young, Administrative Of Charles
=. Young, deceased, a warrant was ssued
70 estimate the annual rental value of the
real estate of deceased. Applications for
letters OF administration were made as fol-