The citizen., 1899-03-10
COURT ITEMS.
Grand Jury Discharged After
Submitting Report. Court
Over Until May.

ONh0AA1AS~F
Over Until May.
The following cases were trled
before and adjudged by the Clr-
cuit Court since our last issue, up
TO Tuesday, when it adjourned
until the second Monday i'll May:
On Thursday a demurrer was
filed and sustained III the case of
Carlton Il. Hahn, false pretenSe.
Harp x EtchiSOn for accused.
Edward Wright was tried on
Thursday for cutting Heck Quinn
with knife ; touud guilty and
sentenced on Friday to 80 days i'll
iail. Same attorneys for accused.
On Friday Chas. +. Ricketts,
and Harman Mcclellan pleaded
guilty to larceny and were SELL
fenced. the former 10 four years
and the latter to three years i'll
the penitentiary. Harp Il Etchi-
son and John Wood, Jr., for ac-
cused. Petit jury discharged un-
til Monday. No eases were ready
for the court on Saturday.
On Monday the case of Samuel
w. Barick for bribery of wit
neSSss was tried. a demurrer was
filed in the case and sustained,
and the Indictment quashed.
MaulSby counsel for the accused
before the court.
On Tuesday the case of Valen-
tine VS.. Hays, a suit to recover
damages for breach of verbal con
tract was heard. Valentine claimed
Hays had agreed to sell and de-
liver certain wheat at prevalent
market rates at a certain time.
Same wheat was sold to other par
ties Oh further delivery and when
same was due Hays refused to de-
liver wheat. Valentine lost con-
siderable by this breach of con-
tract aud sued to recover. The
court instructed the jury, after
hearing evidence, TO render YER
dict for Hays. Harp Il Etchison
for Valentine, Vincent Seibold
for Hays.
The grand jury for the February
term of court finished their lab0r>
on Wednesday afternoon OF last
week and were discharged upon
the usual conditions by the court.
Their report is of the usual StereO.
typed form about the cases called
to their attention, The indictments
found, about Montevue and the
Jail, and some space is devoted to
an explanation Of delay, caused
by the blizzard. The verbatim
report is aS follows
'To the Honorable Judges of the
Circuit Court for Frederick
County, Maryland
"The grand jurors for the Feb
ruary term of court, 1899, respect
fully submit the following report
"They have investigated 90
cases, examined 236 witnesses,
have found 81 presentiments and
IL true bills of indictments and
dismissed 45 eases.
"They visited Montevue HoSpit
al of the said Frederick county and
found it in satisfactory condition
and the inmates as comfortable
and well cared for as possible
They also visited the county jai
and found it in excellent cOndi
tiOn. Much credit is due to sheriff
Patterson for the we'll and efficient
manner in which he discharge,
his duty.
"On account of the snow storm
during our term and the roads be
/ ing drilted, we were delayed
Most Of the jurors went home OF
! Saturday, February IL, after cour
and were not able to get back un
til the roads were opened. Also
witnesses were unable to come OF
account of the drifted roads.
"We recommend that the door
of public buildings should opel
outward.
"The grand jury wishes to cal
attention to boys deSecrating thu
Sabbath Day playing cards OF
Sunday up the meadow near Fred
crick city.
! "Having concluded our labors
we respectfully ask to be dis
charged.
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