The Democratic advocate., 1909-11-26
CireuIt Court.


By the Circuit Court OF Carroll county
since our last report
State vs.. John Davis; larceny: trial
before jury; verdict OF guilty. ]. M.
Reifsnider for state: Stocksdale for
prisoner.
State vs.. Thomas Il. Smith; has
tardy; trial before Jury: verdict Of
guilty. J. NJ. ReifGnider for state /;
Hon for prisoner.
State va. Jesse Robinson; larceny,
use OF horse. buggy, harness, &C.;
trial before a jury; verdict Of guilty.
j. NJ. Reifsnider for state: Steele for
/ trayerser.
state ys. Hugh PisGer; assault and
battery: plea OF guilty confessed j.
M. Relfsnider for state: Weant for
traverBer.
The case Of the County Commission
ers OF Howard County Va the Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad. has been
on trial all week and is now before
the Jury. This case arose from the
death OF Dr nm, OF CatonsyliIe. who
drove over a bridge at leicester and
was killed In 1906: bis widow sued
the County Commissioners and obtain.
ed Judgment against them for $4,000.
The County Commissioners then sued
the r. e. o. Railroad claiming that
the approach 90 the bridge was made
dangerous hy lta WORK The case was
removed from Howard county To Car
roll. where Il was tried Last February
resulting IN . judgment In favor of
tho County Commissioners. II was
taken 10 the Court OF Appeals and
was reversed on n technicality, and
/ is now being retired There IL quite
an array of legal talent engaged IN
the trial. the plaintiff being repre-.
aented by Joseph l.. Donovan, Eaq.,
OF Eillcott City: John " Dempmter.
Esq, OF Baltimore city. and Guy W.
Steele. Esq. and the defendant by OK
Judge John q. Rogers, Of Eliicou city.
and ex-Jndge J A. &. Bond and Fran.
els Neal pRrke. Esq II has been Bit
terly contested on both sides and viii
no doubt so again 20 the Court Of
Appeals.
The grand Jury after being in ses-
sion IL days adjourned on Monday II
made the following report.
/ To the Honorable. the Judges OF the
Circuit Court for Carroll County;
The grand jurors OF the State of
Maryland. for the body OF Carroll
county. for the November term, in the
year nineteen hundred and nine. hAy-
ing finished the investigation Of mat
ters brought 20 their attention. re-
spectfully report unto your Honor
able Court:
That they have been In session
thirteen days, which II somewhat
longer than usual for grand juries 10
sit for quite number Of years past,
but II was made necessary. in Il large
measure by the investigation OF mat
tera that might have been sifted out
by officers charged with such duties,
but for lack OF whom they felt Il in
cnmbent upon them TO do what they
could 90 ascertain the guilty parties,
and bring In presentments and indiot-
men against them. During the Sos
sion they investigated fifty cases. ex-
amined nlnety-nlne witnesses. and re-
csiyed the reports Of the seven con-
stables In the county. They found
forty-one presentments and true bills
and among the cases In which neither
presentments nor indictments we're
found was that OF Granville 8. Hall,
held under recognizance for his ap-
psarance, ON the charge Of larceny Of
money.
Az required by law, they visited the
jail: examined itM condition, and in-
terviewed the prisoners confined
therein. OF whom there were nine.
Some OF them awaiting the action OF
this body, and the others under sem
tsnce from justice OF the peace.
They also visited the aims house,
and found there thlrty-six inmates;
twenty-one OF them being white men,
two colored men. twelve white women
and one colored woman.
The condition OF the jail they found
to be all that could be reasonably ex-
pected. considering the fact that the
building IL not modern one, which
renders II considerably more easy TO
escape from the buildings OF like
character built In more modern times.
They received no complaints from the
prisoners OF their treatment by the
sheriff
The almshouse property and build
ings they found TO be In good condi-
tion under the management of Mr.
! Humbert, the present steward and
his most excellent wife, who Is the
stewardess. They are lead TO recon-
mend, by reason OF their own obser-
vation, and the suggestion OF regu-
lar visitor and Interested worker for
the good Of the inmates at the Aims
house. that Notwithstanding the fact
that all is done for the inmates that
could possibly be expected by MIR.
Humbert and his wife, and such help
as they have, II would be only right
and proper for the still more efficient
care and comfort OF the inmates, es-
pecially the sick and helpless ones,
that a woman should be employed BY
the County Commissioners to assist
the stewardess In her attendance upon
them. This could be accomplished.
the grand jury is advised. at a very
reasonable and moderate cost TO the
county.
The grand Jury is also led, by rea-
son OF its present experience with the
constable system OF the county, 10
recommend that some legislation ia
needed In order that the detection OF
4 crime, and the apprehension of the
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