Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-28
PRISONERS ARRAIGNED.
Parties Under Indictment Enter Pleas
in COurt-0ther News.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd. March 81. 1900.
In the circuit court here this morning
the following prisoners were arraigned be-
fore Judge Henderson: Joseph T. Gibson.
charged with obtaining by false pretenses
watches from Levi Hill and Elizabeth Thy
son, plea, not guilty; Wilson Owens, Wal
ter Owens and William Magruder, charged
with the larceny of chickens, turkeys, meat,
corn, lard and other things, from Mrs. Eula
Petty. George t. Dunlop, John W. John
son, Thomas H. Zepp, William P. STALL
smith and Charles T. Bohrer tsix fndict-
ments against each mani. plea, not guilty;
James Sewell, Lemuel Sewell and David
johnson, charged with the larceny of cop
per wire from the Capital Traction Com
pany, plea, not guilty; Samuel Sinkheld,
charged with the larceny of corn. chickens
and turkeys, from John W. Carroll, plea,
not guilty.
The above cases and a large number of
others will be tried at the term of criminal
court, which begins here Thursday morn
ing.
Susan Stalks. aged five years. daughter
of Mr. Paul Stalks of Washington Grove,
this county, was painfully and perhaps Ia
tally burned d few days ago. While play
ing with her little sister her clothing came
in contact with hot stove, and before
her mother. who was attracted by tEe
child's screams could reach her. the flames
had burned nearly every particle of cloth
ing from the little ones body. Her coadi-
ton is said to be critical
Mr. James E. Ayton. prominent citizen
of this county, who has been critically i'll
for several months past at his home at
I.aytonsville is said to be improving, and
hopes of his recovery are now entertained
Rev Evan A. Edwards for several years
past assistant pastor of the NJ f. Churches
in the Rockville circuit, has embraced the
-,fS
place Sunday al Trinity Church. Washing
ton.
After seven-day session the grand jury
for the March term of the circuit court for
this county adjourned yesterday afternoon.
The report stated that / 46 witnesses had been
examined and thrty-Seven preSentments
found. of which seventeen We're against ten
individuals for violations of the local op-
ton law the others being for larceny. SIM
pie assault. and one for assault with intent
to kill. The report stated that the Jail and
almShouse were visited and each institution
was found in satisfactory condition.
The report recommends that the court
house be supplied with electric lights and
that benches be placed in the corridor of
the court house for the accommodation of
the witnesses who are summoned to appear
before the grand jury.
Before discharging the grand jury Judge
Henderson thanked the members for the
discrimination and dispatch with which
they had discharged the duties imposed
upon them. He took occasion to say that
lie Is OppOStu ~ SlilS tHe JurlSulctlOn
of magistrates. because. he said. in nine
cases out of ten the cases appealed would
be quashed in court because of errors in the
magistrates papers The judge stated that
if each grand jury would transact its busi-
ness as this one had done there would be
no reason for giving the magistrates in
creased Jurisdiction.
Mr. Stephen 3. Dorsey. a welI-known
young farmer of the vicinity of Etchison
this county. was the victim of a dastardly
assault about 3 O'Clock Saturday afternoon
Inn I'd a h,rr h.,
sailant, and the attack is said to have been
wholly unprovoked.
Although painfully hurt, Mr.. Dorsey was
able to reach Rockville yesterday morning
and testify before the grand jury.
The delegation of the ministers of the
county, which, it was reported, proposed to