The Democratic advocate., 1909-05-21
NAY TERN OF COURT.
Grand Jury Report Criminal Cases
Disposed OF.

Disposed OF.
The following criminal cases were
tried this week:
State vs. Ray Goodwin, obtaining
goods BY false pretense, plea Of guilty
confessed sentence suspended for ?
years on restitution Of property. pay
/ ment OF costs, &c. Reifanider for
state, Brooks for prisoner.
State VS.. Leonard Stevens, larceny,
trial before court verdict not guilty
4 Reifsnider for state, Weant for pris-
oncr.
State ys. John w. Trump, larceny.
cases, plea OF guilty confessed in
each case, sentence suspended for two
years on payment Of costs. &c. Reif-
snider Tor state, Steele for prisoner.
Steele VS. Edgar Black, larceny,
trial before jury, verdict guilty. Reif-
snlder for state, Henning for prisoner.
state VI Samuel Dorsey, larceny,
trial before court; guilty. Reifsnider
for state. Steele for prisoner
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, in the year
I A"Nef hHfthN t0hltHACu AAi the DuHl~
ness brought before them, respect
fully report TO your honorable court
that they have been in session nine
days, and during that time have In
yestlgated forty-three cases for yari-
Gus offences, and in so doing examin-
ed aeyenty-slx witnesses, as well ae
received the reports of seven con-
stables, one OF the cOnstablea OF the
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porting.
They found thirty-two true bills and
/ ignored eleven cases invetignted.
among the latter being the case Of the
state against Claude Hammond and
Harry Gray for malicious destruction
OF property. and that OF Charles Han
son for embezzlement, ali Of whom
are now confined III jail awaiting the
action OF the grand Jury. OF the true
bills found twenty-one were for lar
ceny. one for stealing the use, one for
baatardy. one for carnai knowledge
OF female between fourteen ana
sixteen years Of age, one for rape,
two for assault with intent to kill. one
for keeping q billiard table without
license. one for selling liquor TO q
minor. one for procuring and giving
liquor TO q minor. one for assault
and battery, and ono for false pre-
tencsa.
They further report shat In accord
ance with the requirements Of law
and the usual custom they visited the
jail of the county on the eiRhteenth
Of May. 1909, and carefully examined
tts condition and the treatment Of the
prisoners therein confined. They
found the condition Of the jail to be
very good. considering the character
OF the building and IN a. neat and
clean a condition ~ could be reason
nhly expected ot an Institution of ltH
Kind. Their inspection was made un.
dor the guidance Of the present ~.
( hcient and courteous sheriff o. the
county. They fofsnd III Jail fifteen
pcraous. most Of whom are awaiting
trsai at the present term of court. aud
from mons of whom were received
ans complaints of Improper treat
uent After having concluded their
examination thor we're most splendid
" .eniertsined nj dinner BY the sheriff.
ahaisied ~ hia good wife. and others
assisting her
That on tha 10Th day Of May. 1909,
they visited the county almahonae
and inspected The buildings and prop
crty. which they found 10 bn IN ex.
ccilsui condition under the manage
fnans Of Mr. A q Humbert. The pres.
ent stcwarSi. there being thirty-two I'M
mates, tsentg-one males, three Of
whom are colored mon, and elayen
white women. all OF whom spoke IN
the highest terms of the treatment
received NJ the hands o. the steward
and bis family. aud appeared 60 be
an happy and eonteused as Il wnm
possible for these unfortunate per-
sons 20 be. The grand jury was also
delightfully."- entertained here with re-.
freahmenia conalatIng Of lce cream,
cake lemonade. oranges. bananas aud
cigars
There being apparently no further
business requiring the attention of
this grand Jury they respectfully ask
10 be discharged, subject % the fnrth.
or order of your honorable court
All OF which Ia respectfully submit.
cd.
DANIEL J. HEssoN.