The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-27
THE CIRCUIT COURT.
The Gist of the Grist Ground
Out by the Mills OF Justice.

After recess on Thursday of
last week, out of respect to the
memory of our murdered Presi.
dent, the Circuit Court took up
the criminal docket on Friday.
Emmit l.. Route, alias "Lemn
Route, was convicted on the
charge of stealing a horse and
runabout from John ID. Grabill,
of townsville, and sentenced to
eight years in the penitentiary.
In view of eXtenuatiug circum.
stances, the full penalty of
twenty-fOur years was not given.
Edward O'Malley, who stole an
overcoat from Joseph Douglass,
at Washington Junction, was
| pronounced guilty and sentenced
to Is months in the penitentiary.
George w. Pittman was found
guilty of assault and battery with
intent to kill Kenny Turner at
Knoxville, and was sentenced to
the Maryland Penitentiary for
five years.
Adam Robinson, colored, was
sentenced to eighteen months in
, the penitentiary for stealing a
basket of meat from George
Mehrling on market. Robert
Green, who was jointly indicted,
was cleared by Robinson's ties.
timony.
John ID. Dorsey was given 5
years in the penitentiary for steal
ing breaStpin and So in money
from Clara V. Jones.
In the case of James w. Long,
indicted for selling fertilizer in
sacks not having the analysis of
the fertilized stamped upon them,
Longs counsel, VIM. p. Maulsby,
demurred to the Indictment on
the ground that it did not mega
tive the exception in the statute.
and the demurrer was sustained
by the court.
| William L. Hall. colored. in
dicted for sending threatening
letters to George W. Shorb for
the purpose Of blackmail, was
placed on trial. Hall entered a
plea of guilty, and the court re
leased him in the sum of 500 for
his good behavior for term of
five years.
In the case of the two Italians
charged with being accessories
to the death of a fellow workman
named Bl0ndi, at AdamStown.
several weeks ago, the jury deem
ed the evidence insufficient to
hold them and they were released.
The real culprit had left for parts
unknown.
Charles Gilbert, indicted for
the larceny of $50, a watch, ring
and chain from o. G. ketauver.
was found guilty. He was sen
fenced to serve term of S years
i'll the Maryland penitentiary.
The case of the State VS.. Harry
Holland, charged with aSsaulting
Edward Adams and disturbing
the peace of the town of New
Market, was placed on trial be-
fore the court. A fter hearing the
testimony the court rendered
verdict of not guilty.
Robert Philips and Richard
Wineberry, indicted for robbing
Patrick j. May Of $40, was placed
on trial before jury. The con-
fession of Wineberry, made under
oath before Justice Smith, was
read to the jury. Philips took
the stand in his own behalf and
denied the statements made in
Wineberry's confession, and also
cOntradicted several witnesses for
the State. Philips was fot nd
guilty and sentenced to six years
in the penitentiary, and Wine.
berry, who is colored. was given
four years to serve in the same
institution.
George Weevil plead guilty of
placing a cross-tie across the B.
q o. tracks near Lime Kiln, re
Gently, and was sentenced to 5
years in the penitentiary.
Patrick Murphy plead guilty
to a charge of assaulting John
Davis and was sentenced to six
months in the House of Correc-