The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-05-14
THE CIRCUIT COURT.
The May Term Commensurate Grand and
Petit JurieS-CaSeS Tried.

The February term of the Circuit Court was
adjourned sine die on Monday last, and the
May term began, with Chief Judge Roberts
presiding. The officers appointed are-Ger-
shom Huff crier, Howard Geiman messenger,
George W. Owings and George Zimmerman
bailiffs at the gates, Charles w. Bingham
baiiff to the petit jury and John H. Crapster
bailiff to the grand jury.
The trial docket contained 90 cases, the
appeal IA and the original IA.
THE GRAND JURY.
David Stoaer was appointed foreman of the
grand jury, and the other members were drawn
as follows Arthur Davis. E. Lee Erb,
Jerome W. Storm, John W. Baldwin, Levi
D.. Reid, Peter C. Wertz, john r. Shaeffer of
s, William Frock, William F. Fenby, Jacob
bert, Isaac E. Frizzell, Rodney T. Glisan,
John Hesson, VIM. L. Swartz, John H.
Vaughn, Cornelius Lippy, Emanuel L. Hol-
lenbaugh, VIM. X. Yingling, Jacob H. Myers
and Uriah Heck.
THE PETIT JURY.
The following persons constitute the petit
jury
Philip S. Lee, Winfield C. Gilbert, Lewis
A. Koontz, John w. Switzer, Thomas G.
Quo, Robert R. Clark, Geo. L. Shaffer, Ro-
manus j. Wantz, John R. Richardson, Geo.
Weaver, Vim. H. Snyder, Oscar D. Gilbert,
Lewis F. Kelbaugh, Charles w. Woods, VIM.
H. Haines, John f. Rickell, Chas NJ Ban
ker, Robert Wheeler, Horatie r. Garrett,
VIM. j. Reifsnider, Frank J. Englar, Moses
Baumgartner, John w. Evans, Charles H.
Hunt and Washington Jones.
The Court in addressing the Grand Jury
delivered the usual charge, and in addition
spoke of the habit in recent years of grand
jurors talking about cases before them, and
charged them to keep all matters to them
selves The Court also alluded to the practice
of some persons taking out hotel licenses and
then keeping saloons only, thus defrauding
the state out of its just revenue.
The dockets were called, but very few cases
were set for trial, and court will likely be
ready to adjourn soon after the grand jury
finishes its work.
The following cases have been disposed Of
Franklin Smith VS.. Della Murphy; habeas
corpus case for possession of a child; tried be-
fore Judge Roberts, who decided that the
child should remain in the custody Of Mrs.
Murphy. with permission of the father to visit
the child once a month.
Theodore c. Shriner and Martha j. Shriner,
his wife, appellants, VS.. Barbara Catharine
Maginn, appellee, for possession Of land; APP
peal from Justice Baer; tried before jury;
verdict for appellee Hoff and Reifsnider &
Reitsnider for appellants; J. NJ. Reifsnider
and Bond & Parke for appellee.
George X. Duttera, appellant, VS.. William
F. Cover, appellee; from A. F. Orndorf, j.
P; tried before jury; verdict for appellant.
j. NJ. Reifsnider for appellant; Henning for
appellee.
Viaduct Manufacturing Company VS.. West
ern Maryland Telephone Company of Carroll
county. This was suit to recover a bill for
telephone wire The Telephone Company
declined to pay the bill because they alleged
that the Viaduct Company sent an inferior
the better wire, and that the Viaduct Com
pany practced a fraud in tagging the inferior
wire as a better brand than it was. The case
was taken up Thursday, and was tried before
a Jury. Still on trial.