The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-03-10
CIRCUIT COURT CONVENED.
The March Term in Session With Judge
David W. Sloan Presiding.
NOT MANY CASES DISPOSED Of.
The Grand Jury Has as Its Foreman Mr.
Scott T. Jones, Cashier OF the Garrett.
County Bank, Which Body Has Dis
posed of a Large Number of witnesses
and Brought in Several Indictments.

The March term of the Circuit Court
for Garrett county began on Monday
morning with Associate Judge David
d. Sloan, of Cumberland, on the bench.
Mr. Scott L. Jones, cashier ofgthe
Garrett County Bank, was appointed
foreman of the grand jury and tie
following named persons were then
drawn from the box and with the
foreman will constitute the grand
jury for the term: Jonas Bittinger,
Franklin Suter, d. B. Layman, John
l.. Fitzwater, Jonas Wass, Norman
Bernard, Jacob Stump, James O.
Cleveland, Hugh Mcmahon, F. H.
Thrasher, John Opel, A. d. Naylor,
W. s. Friend, James Spence, Jonas
Yutzy, Simon p. Baker, Jonas Welt
zell, John w. Biggs, Isaac Alternately,
James T. Poland, Harvey w. Shope,
William d. Hoye. Messrs. Thomas
X. Harvey, James Weir, Jr., and
Samuel Rodeheaver We're drawn to fill
vacancies on the petit jury After
the grand jurors were sworn Judge
Sloan delivered the usual charge,
calling attention specially to the law
against abortion, also the law for
the punishment of defaulters, liquor
and cigarette laws.
g1.s Mr.. G. F. Moore, of the Allegany
county bar, was admitted to practice
in this court.
ORIGINAL DOCKET.
The original docket, which contains
fortysix cases, was called over.
No. 8, E. E. Gilpin VS.. A. H. Frey;
ordered Off Peddicord.
No. II, Kenneweg Co. VS.. J. C. Bal
lett; countermanded; Hamill.
No. IS, Same VS.. same; same entry;
Hamill
No. 90, John Shartzer VS.. Peoples
Building Association;motion to quash
Sheriff's return; Peddicord-Ha Hamill
No. 81, James G.. Peddicord VS.
same; same motion. Peddicord-
Hamill.
No. %, Mary O. Naylor VS.. same
same motion; Peddicord-Hamill.
No. %, A. D. Naylor VS.. same; same
motion; eddicord-Hamill.
No. "a, F. A. Thayer VS.. same; SAME
motion; Peddicord-Hamill.
No. 25, A. G. Sturgiss VS.. same;samt
motion; Peddicord-Hamill.
All other cases on the origina
docket go to the trial docket for July
term.
The appeal docket contains twenty
three cases which were disposed of as
follows:
APPEALS.
No. /, Leroy Guthrie VS.. r. A. Or
cutt; continued; Peddicord- -Sincell
No. 2, l.. F. Friend VS.. A. J. Mail
trial; verdict for Mail, $40; Sincell-
Hamill.
No. 3, Adam Fox VS.. J. E. Gnagey
tried before the court; verdict fol
Gnagey for $34 13; Mitchell-Sincell
No. 4, E. NJ. Friend VS.. b. F. Miller
replevin for property valued at $270
judgment reversed Peddicord anC
Hamill-Thayer and Sincell.
No. 5, j. Humbertson VS.. NJ. Wat
son; continued; Peddicord- -Hamill
No. 6, Nethken Bros. VS.. j. Speicher
continued; Sincell-Mitchell
No.7 F. R. Nethken vs. J. Speicher
continued; Sincell-Mitchell.
No. s, Il. A. Nethken VS.. John Shart
zer, receiver; set for trial June 21st
Hamill-Peddicord
No. 8, d. E. Offutt VS.. the Town of
Oakland; motion to dismiss appea
argued and held sub curia; set fol
June 21st; Hamill-Peddicord
No. 10, G. S. Hamill VS.. same; sam,
motion; same counsel.
No. II, Susan Riding VS. Albert Tu
sing; appellee non est; continued
L cuIlCOIu.
No. 12, Geo. Shartzer VS.. Millie M
Shartzer; tried before the court anC
Judgment reversed; Peddicord-Ham
ill.
No 10, Joseph Holt VS.. Harry Tur
ney; appeal from Justice Fike; settled
Peddicord-Hamill.
No. IA, A. G. Friend VS.. H. Friend
set for June 81; Sincell-Hamill.
No.15, Chas. b. Cropp vs.. Saul g. Co.
rule security for costs and continued
Peddicord-Hamill.
No 16, Lewis G. Ford VS.. j. A. Run
ners; appellee non est; continued
Gonder-Thayer.
No. II. j. l.. Dorm VS.. John Shart
ger; jury trial. verdict for Shartzel
for $23.32; Hamill-Peddicord.
No. 1S. Columbus Paugh VS.. VIM
Kitzmiller; commission to West Va
to take testimony for appellee anG