Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-01-23

Mr.. Thomas Dawson, Clerk Of the Circuit
Court for this county, Monday received
notice from Gov. Smith that George Glib
bons, of Frederick county, who pleaded
guilty TO manslaughter in the Circuit Court
here and was sentenced to five years In the
Maryland penitentisry, had been pardoned.
Gibbons is young white man, and at the
time of the crime for which he was punished
had just been married. A party of sere
naders visited his home and, becoming ex-
asperated at their actions, he raised the win
dow of his room and fired, killing a young
man. He asked that his case be removed TO
this county for trial.
Samuel Solomons, of Washington, who,
with Samuel Turner, Alfred Tolson and G.
W. Sullivan, was indicted at the November
Term of Court for violating the anti-gam-
bling law of this State by conducting pool
room on the Conduit road, and who was ar.
rested in Washington last week by Sheriff
Collier upon requisitlon papers, was taken
before Judge Henderson, who required him
to furnish security IN the sum Of $1,000 for
his appearance at the March Term of Court
for trial, Mr. Washington Nailor, of Wash.
ington, became his surety. Turner, Suli.
van and Tolson pleaded guilty at the No
vember Court, and each was fined $500.
Capt. George Fisher, Of Company B, First
Maryland Regiment, and Capt. ]. w. Dow.
ney, assistant surgeon, Of the same regiment,
spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Rock.
vile mastering into the military service of
the State large number Of the young men
of Rockville and vicinity for the purpose of
recognizing Company X, which was at
tached to the First Regiment during the
war with Spain, and which disbanded up.
on the cessation of hostilties. More than
the necessary number Of members were Sc.
cured. Wednesday evening an election of
officers was held, resulting in the selection
OF the following: Captain, Thomas M. Tai
bolt; First Lieutenant, VIM. NJ. Reading;
Second Lieutenant, w. Russell Brewer.
Howard A. Magruder, who resides in the
lower section of this county, has, through
Robert b. Peter, as attorney, instituted suit
In the Circuit Court here for damages in the
sum Of 5000 against the Washington and
Rockville Electric Railway Company. The
declaration alleges that the plaintiff boarded
car of the defendant company for the pur-
pose of riding from Rockville TO Bethesda
Park, and then when about half mile from
Rockville he was elected from the car, pre-
sumably because the conductor thought he
was too long in producing his fare, and that
ut the time the plaintiff was reaching in his
pocket for the necessary amount. The dec
laration further states that in being put off
the car tho plaintiff sustained serious cuts
and bruises.
A correspondent at Boyd's, this county,
under date of the Goth instant, says: "a
peculiar shooting occurred at Dickerson's,
west Of Boyd's, on Saturday night last.
Lawrence Jones, young farmer who lives
with his brother, John r. Jones, was out
buggy riding about 8 o'clock when be was
shot at by some unknown person who could
not be seen. Mr.. Jones hurried home, and
upon his arrival there found that the bullet
had entered his clothing above the elbow,
passed through his overcoat and followed
downward through the under coat to his
elbow and there fell into the buggy. Not
paying much attention to the affair and tell
ing no one but his brother and family he on
Monday had OCCASION to look into his desk,
where he keeps his money, and there found
that be was minus $3.50. Then his suspi,
cions were aroused as to the man who did
shooting with the loss of the money"