The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-09-11

Boyd and Ferdinand Williams on the
bench. Mr. Daniel E. Offutt was APP
pointed foreman of the grand jury
and the following named persons were
drawn from the box to serve as grand
jurors during the term: William II.
Murphy, Melville Coddington, Patrick
Hoye, Walter w. Flanagan, W, H.
Sausman, Norman Barnard, James
E. Moreland, Simeon W. Green, VIM.
Hartman, Peter A. Chisholm, Joel
Orendorf, Milton W Kinsinger, J.
Arthur Chisholm, Henry w. Roth,
Jerome Dewitt, Edward S. Green,
Abel A. Dewitt, John A. Cornell,
Dayid d. Broadwater, Frederick
Burkhart, Leslie E. Friend, Daniel
R. Harvey.
Associate Judge Williams then de-
livered the charge to the grand jury.
He called the attention of the grand
inquest to the fact that the county
had been singularly free from crime
since the last term of court, and at
tributed this state of affairs to the
faithful discharge of duty by past
grand juries.
The judge forcibly impressed upon
the jury the Importance of seeing
that no person be allowed to use the
criminal law for the purpose of pri-
waite vengeance. On the other hand
every charge laid before the grand
jury should be carefully considered.
The Judge then called attention to
several acts of the assembly which
are required by law to be laid before
the grand jury at every term of the
court.
The several dockets were called
over and entries made. At the con-
clusion of the call of the docket Mr..
&. S. Hamill, chairman of the COM
mittee of the Garrett county bar, pre-
sented resolutions expressing the feel
ings of the bar upon the death of the
late Judge David w. Sloan. In sup
port of the resolutions addresses were
made by 6. S. Hamill, Thomas j.
Peddicord and E. H. Sincell. Judge
Boyd replied in the following words:
when the September term, 1901,
of this court was adjourned | did not
think that we would now be called
upon to record proceedings concern
. of Tr SIaon
though he had prior to that time suf
fered from the effects of disease for
some months, the invigorating air of
this county had seemingly in a great
measure restored him to health, and
throughout that term he faithfully
and regularly engaged in the dis
charge of his duties. He stood the
labors of those sessions so well that |,
together with other friends who anX-
ionsly watched the effects of the work
his Office called upon him to perform,
felt encouraged to believe that he was
on the road to permanent recovery.
But in that hope we were to be dis
appointed and finally after much pa
tent suffering he received that sum-
mons which judge, lawyer and lay
man must obey.
Judge Sloan was man who great
ly endeared himself to those with
whom he came in contact. When he
professed friendship no one who knew
him questioned it. He was true, sim
cere and steadfast AS a result of
such characteristics in himself he had
many warm, devoted personal friends
few, if any, in the county where he
lived had more. His remarkable
Judgment of men peculiarly fitted
him for the Office of judge. His large
experience in mingling with with
others taught him how to properly
estimate their worth. His store of
common sense was large, his knowl-
edge of law was extensive, his
thoughts were clear and his express
sion of them forcible. He was in
many ways a remarkable man.
have keenly felt his death-having
been more or less intimately thrown
with him for more than quarter of
a century. This circuit has sustained
great loss and heartily concur in
what has been here said of him and
in what is so well expressed in the
resolutions adopted by the bar asso-
citation of this county.
"But however much we may de-
plore the death of public officer who
has faithfully discharged his duties,
the work he was engaged in cannot
be permitted to end when he left it.
1t must be taken up by another, and