Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-05
SUPERVISORS APPOINTED.
Heavy Fines Imposed on ViOlatOrs of
Local Option Law.

Locai ODtlOn Law.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE. Nd, April 4, 1900.
At a meeting of the county commission
ers held here yesterday the following road
supervisors were appointed:
First collection district-CharIes p Hig-
gins. Z. McCubbin Waters and Albert r.
Stewart
Second collection district-William A. Null
link. David Reinhart and John Crosendorf
Third collection district-John C. Rhodes,
James C. Norris and George D. Jones'
Fourth collection district-Charles E. Hig-
gins. Lucian Walters and Thomas H. Of
futt.
Fifth collection district-Thomas J. Robey,
George B. Cashell and Thos. G. Hardesty
The case against Wyatt Frazier the
Washington negro, who was convicted here
last November of charge of criminally as
Saulting a little colored girl, but who was
granted new trial the ground of new
| ly discovered evidence, has been abandoned
and the prisoner released from Jail here
where he has been confined since early last
summer. 1t was thought impossible to con-
Yict him in the face of the new evidence
discovered.
Eleven cases Of violation of the local OPP
| ton law were disposed of in the circuit
court here today. and in another case the
| jury failed to agree. In the eleven cases
disposed of the defendants pleaded guilty
The fines imposed ranged from 800 and
| costs, the minimum penalty, to $500 and
costs. the maximum penalty. The mini
mum fine was imposed in Only one case
and then only upon the promise that the
defendant would go out of the business. In
| each case in which it was the first offense
| for the convicted party fine Of 500 and
costs was imposed, and in the cases in
which the defendant had been previously
convicted of similar offenses fines of 500
| and costs and $500 and costs We're imposed
| The court stated that hereafter the max
INN 4it will i.ai IN
| in which the convicted person has been be-
| fore found guilty of a similar offense.
As a result of the convictions in the local
option cases the treasury of the Montgom-
cry County Bar Association has been swell
| ed by the addition of about $1,000, which
amount represents one-half of the fines COL
! lected.
Joseph T. Gibson, an intelligent white
/ man. who is said TO be from Baltimore,
| was convicted in the circuit court here to-
| day of obtaining by false pretenses a hand
| some gold watch from Mrs. Elizabeth Thy
4 son OF Sandy Spring. He represented him
| self to be a watch repairer. and secured the
| timepiece ostensibly to repair it. but never
| returned il. II was recovered in Washing
| ton. where the defendant had pawned it.
| Pending the disposition OF motion Tor a
| new Trial sentence was suspended.
| Gibson is said to be wanted in Virginia
| for several similar offenses.
| The bill providing for the issuance of a
| license for the sale of intoxicating liquors
/ at Cabin John bridge. this county, was
| among the measures which failed at the
| session of the legislature just closed. 1t
J came UP for consideration in the senate
4 Yesterday. but on motion of Senator Bouic
| acfion was Indefinitely postponed. 1t had
| previously passed the house. and it was
| thought Il was certain to pass the senate
J also. but the unexpected opposition from
| Nj Rnuic was responsible for its defeat.
| The funeral of David II. Bouic who died
| here Saturday. took place at II O'Clock
| Yesterday morning from his late resi-
| dence. The services were conducted by Rev.
| Thomas II. Campbell. pastor of the Baptist
| church. and the pailbearers Were Messrs.
| Spencer c. Jones. Joseph Reading. John w.
| Hurner Samuel F. Eastburn John w.
| Keys and George Shaw. The interment
| was in the Rockville cemetery.
| The Montgomery county school board has
| recommended to the Maryland state board
| of education that Prof. Frank Andrews
| principal of the Rockville High School be
| granted life certificate to teach in the
| public schools of the state.
| The following cases have been disposed
of in the circuit court here: Henry
Bruner and Henry Nailor convicted Of
a charge of robbing Mr.. Edward Johnson
| Of Martinsburg. this county, sentenced to
five and three years. respectively in the
Maryland penitentiary: Henry Lee, charged