The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-19
MARCH CIRCUIT COURT.
Judge Witzenbacher Delivers the Charge
To the Grand jury.

Judge witzenbacher Delivers the Charge
To the Grand Jury.
The March term of the circuit court
for Garrett county was called Mon
day morning, with Associate Judges
Williams and Witzenbacher on the
bench. The trial docket contains fifty
six cases, original docket thirty-four
and the appeal docket eleven cases.
Mr.. E. j. Fringer was appointed fore
man and the following named persons
were drawn to serve as grand jurors,
tO-wit: Franklin b. Casteel, Charles
NJ. Miller, Charles S. Harvey, Morti-
mer Smouse, James Aaronhalt, Jonas
Yutsy, James w. Friend, William s..
Friend, l. w. Alternately, John H.
Rafter, Harvey Speicher, Charles T..
Frantz, William Loechel, William A.
Smith, Marshall Fl. Frankhouser,
George w .Blamble, Simon E. Bolden,
L. G. Hamill, Edward Finzel, George
F. Ault, Thaddeus E. Meese, Thomas
P. Savage and Geo. w. Fulmer.
Judge Witzenbacher then delivered
the usual charge to the grand jury,
calling attention to several matters
which the law requires the court to
give in charge of the grand inquest.
The Judge laid stress upon the law
for the protection of fish and the law
prohibiting the sale of liquor to
minors and the law prohibiting carry
ing concealed weapons.
He called special attention to the
mine inspector law for Garrett and
Allegany counties. He said the agita-
ton for improving the condition of
the miners had been going on for q
hundred years, but the improvement
miner has been raised to the dignity
of respected workman. 1t is the duty
of the grand jury to see that this law
is enforced. Any stranger who might
have entered the court room whilst
the charge was being delivered would
have at once supposed the judge was
veteran jurist. The charge in matter
and delivery was admirable and made
a very favorable impression.
The several dockets were called over,
entries made and judgments entered
in uncontested cases.
The following cases have been dis
posed of up to the time of going to
press.
APPEALS.
No. /, D. J. Beachy VS.. Davis N.
Murphy; Judgment reversed; Sincell-
Hamill.
No. 2, Mary B. and D. w. Smith VS..
H. E. Felty; continued; Hamill-Ped-
dicord.
No. 3, Dora E. Smith and husband
VS.. John Felty, Jr.; continued; Ham
ill-Peddicord.
No. 4, John b. Vansant VS.. Owen
I. Mackin; tried before jury; verdict
for $25 for Mackin; Hamill-Peddi-
cord.
No. 5, John Shartzer VS.. Leah Sin
cell; continued; Semmes-Sincell.
No. 6, John Shartzer VS.. John Il.
Sincell; continued; Semmes-Sincell.
No. 7, John Shartzer VS.. E. H. Sin
cell; put at end of the docket.
No. 8, John Shartzer VS.. D. E. Boil
den g. Co.; tried before the court;
judgment for the appellant for 1915
Semmes-Sincell.
On Wednesday morning the crimi-
nal docket was taken up and cases
disposed of as follows:
State vs.. Roy F. Ashby; disturbing
religious worship; tried before the
court; verdict guilty; ten days in Jail;
Thayer-Peddicord.
State VS.. Roy F. Ashby; concealed
weapons; tried before the court; YER
dict not guilty; Thayer-Peddicord
State VS.. H. L. Bevans; assault and
battery; tried before the court; ver-
dict not guilty; Thayer-Peddicord