The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-22
MAY TERM OF COURT.


State VS.. Henry Thiele, selling liq-
uor to minors; plea of guilty con-
fessed and fined $50 and COSTS Reif-
snider for State; Steele for traverser.
State VS.. Thomas Waters, larceny;
plea of guilty confessed.
State VS.. Blanche Smith, larceny;
plea of guilty confessed.
State vs.Charles Robertson, larceny:
indictments plea of guilty confessed.
State VS.. VIM. H. Dorsey, alias
Liza SAM" larceny; plea of guilty
confessed.
David Fulton Harris ct al. vs.. Rev.
erdy Dronenberg, from the Orphans
Court of Frederick county; trial be-
fore the court Ritter and Bond C
Parke for plaintiffs; Pearre, Jr., and
Steele for defendants.
State VS.. John o. Senseney, alias
Spriggs Senseney, assault and battery,
trial before jury; verdict not guilty.
Steele for traverser.
Following is the report of the grand
jury:
The grand jurors of the State of
Maryland, for the body of Carroll
county, for the May term, 1903, having
concluded all the business brought
before them, respectfully report unto
your honorable court:
That they have been in session
days, during which time they have in
vestigated 2S cases, and examined 40
witnesses, as we'll as receiving the re-
ports of 9 constables. They have
found 20 true bills, and ignored 8
cases investigated, among them being
that of John T. Gibbons, now confined
in Jail, awaiting the action of the
. grand jury, on the charge of larceny,
and of May Black and Joseph Hall,
both under recognizance for the ac-
ton of the grand jury.
They further report that in quite
number of the districts in this coun-
: ty no constables seem to have been
appointed-the second, sixth, ninth,
tenth and twelfth.
In accordance with the requirements
r of law, they visited the jail and ex-
= amined it's condition and the treat
ment of the prisoners confined therein
t The condition of the Jail they found
! to be excellent, considering the ancient
2 character of the building and it's equip
4 ment They would recommend, how
. ever that, in addition to the closets
4 of the Jail proper, a urinal be added
v for the use of the inmates. After the
: inspection of the Jail, under the con-
e duct of the present efficient sheriff,
! they were delightfully."- entertained by
Z him and his family at splendid din
ner. They find in Jail II prisoners,
the most of whom are awaiting a trial
J at the present term of court.
! They afterwards visited the county
: almshouse. The buildings and prop
; erty they found in excellent condition,
, and the management of A. G.. Hum
bert, the present steward all that
could be reasonably expected. There
are 21 male and II female inmates,
, all of whom appeared contented and
: we'll cared for. They were pleased to
) find that a new and much-needed
water supply was being put into the
, property. They would recommend,
however, that when this is completed
/ the mems toilet room be remodeled, so
, as to be made thoroughly sanitary.
The grand jury was also delightfully."-
entertained by the steward with re-
freshments of various kinds
, Knowing of nothing further requir-
, ing their attention, the grand jury re-
{ spectfully ask to be discharged, sub
ject to the further summons of the.
court.
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted.
JOHN o. MURRAY, Foreman.
Judge Brashears made a very favor
able impression upon attorneys, court
ofhc1als and spectators. While he
possesses the required amount of dig
nifty, it does not envelop him like a
mantle of glooom He frequently
comes down from the bench, takes a
chair and engages in quiet converse
ton with those near him. He is evil
IDENTIFY not afraid the judicial er-
mine will suffer through contact with
lawyers and laymen.
When the court house baseball team
IS organized Mr.. Parke should be
placed at short. The way he stopped
the grounders and liners from the
bats of Attorneys Steele and Pearre
shows that he would be invaluable in
this position. The only things that
| got past him were the age ami name
of the witnesses. He got the UNI
pire's decision on most of his plays.
Sheriff Townshend thinks he will
have no use for his Jail keys next
week, as the May term of court will
probably relieve him of all his ten
ants with the exception of one or two
TRUSTEES. This speaks well for Car
roll county as a law-abiding COM
munity.
| Judge Motter, of Frederick, was a
witness in the case of Harris VS..
Dronenberg. Though somewhat und-
er-sized, the Judge is a fine-1ooking
man, with bright, CHEEKY eyes, and a
head of hair that it seems a pity to
hide under hat. When Judge Bond
objected to his testimony, the Fred
erick Judge stepped briskly down,
and the two Judges exchanged winks,
which may have meant II will see you
later on the outside
A little girl, probably 10 years of
age, crying and clingfng to her father,
was one of the court scenes on Mon
day. She had been summoned to tes-
tify in the case of a disorderly house
on George street. The case was dis
missed upon condition that the family
leave town.
The colored prisoners were arraign-
ed on Tuesday. During the reading
of the indictments against the boys
for stealing chickens, two colored wo-
men sat on the back bench, pictures
of grief and woe. No one needed 10