The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-09
CIRCUIT COURT.
September Term Opens-Judge
Urner's Charge to the Grand
Jury.


Urners Charge to the Grand
Jury.
The September Term Of the Circuit
Court opened on Monday morning last
with Chief Jndge Urner and Associate
Judge Motter on the bench.
c. Thomas Ramsburg was made fore
man of the grand jury and Albert L.
Crawford bailiff. The Court then pro-
ceede to draw the grand and petit jury
as follows:
Grand Tury-Lloyd D. Roelkey, Albert
Strube, Marshall o. Ramsburg, H. Mil
ton Kefauver, Philip Seeger. John w.
Eckard, Jonas E. Flock, Harry c. Swom-
lev, Emanuel s. Bohn, Allen D. Schof-
fer, William d. Angleberger, Harry c.
Lohr John W. Hotter, John T. Best, Jr.,
Andrew H. Albaugh, William c. !. Long,
John o. .Shepley, John H. HORNE, Willis
+. Aldridge, Louis c. Etchison, Jesse
Lipscomb. William E Harshman,
Petit Iury-E. Meade Fuss, John w.
Nusbaum, Daniel S. Radclif, John A.
Roddy, Charles A. Carlisle, Robert E
l.. Smith, Charles S. Davis, Eli w. Mer-
cier, Melville E. Doll of G. J., Harry c.
lanes, Roy |. Hyndman, David H.
Martz, John L. Watkins. David d. Thorn
as. Alexius X. Klein, Kirtz |. Rinker, |.
Leslie Zimmerman. Clarence A. Lind
say, David E. Waster. George A. Strine,
Franklin A. Collihower. Calvin c. Wolfe,
Joshua d. Ahalt, Devilla c. Brish, Neil
+. Burgee. Slas Thomas was MADE
baililf
In delivering lie charge to the grand
Jury Judge Urner called attention 10 the
law regarding the committing OF abor-
ton. the defalcatlon OF public officers, the
law requiring doors 10 public buildings
opening outwardly aud the obstruction Of
the aisles OF buildings where public en-
tertainments are being held.
The attention of the court" said
Judge Urner, has been called to the oc-
casionaI use of gaming and lottery de-
vices at fairs, picncs and similar events
in this county.
1T is provided in the Public General
Laws, that it shall be unlawful TO keep a
gaming table, or to bet, wager or gam
Bile in any manner; and all games, de-
vices and ContrivanceS at which money
or any other thing shall be bet or wag-
cred are declared TO be gaming tables
within the meaning of the law. Sections
277 to 2SS, inclusive, of the laws, make
provision against the drawing of lotteries
or the sale of lottery tickets, or anything
by which the vendor or other person
promises or guarantees that any particu
lar number, character, ticket or certifi-
cate shall in any event or on the happen
ing of any contingency enutle the pur-
chaser or holder to receive money, prop
erty or evidences of debt; and Section
ESQ provides that the courts shall con-
strue the provisions relating to lotteries
literally, and shall adjudge all tickets,
parts OF tickets certificates, or any other
device whatsoever, by which money or
any other thing is to be paid or delivered
on the happening of any event or contin-
gency, in the nature of a lottery, 10 be
lottery tickets.
THE Court of Appeals. is reference to
lotteries, has said that every possible
phase OF such transactions seems to be
provided against in our statute. The de-
vices prohibited by the law are referred
to by the court as tending to promote
gambling spirit and love of making gain
through the chance of dice, cards, wheel
or other method of settling a contingency
and to create desire for other and more
perncious modes of gaming. 1t is be-
cause OF this harmful 'endency that all
such agencies are prohibited by the law
in the most explicit terms and without
any discrimination as to the purposes for
which they are employed"
The cases Of Henry X. c. Fox, An
drew c. Mcbride and Mrs. Mollie Bux-
ton V. Mrs. Grace Z. Gaver, upon petit
ton of the defendant, were removed to
Montgomery county for trial. Hyland p.
Stewart of Baltimore appeared for the
defendant. Urner & Urner and Reno s.
Harp appeared for Mr.. Fox, Clayton o.
Keedy appeared for Mr.. Mcbride, and
Smith & Smith for Mrs Buxton.
The dockets were called over and cases
marked for trial
The case OF Frank Stoner and Arthur
Bentz compromised.
Otis Arnold VS.. Annie Herring, an ap-
peal from Justice Eckstein was affirmed.
Stoner and Weinberg for appellant; Will
lard for appellee.
The cases of c. E. Darr VS. Victor
Kaplon, appeals from Justice Eckstein
affirmed. Harp, Stoner and Weinberg
for appellant; Worlhington and Delauter
for appellee.
HC Sdoc vi NlCtOI hdplOn VS.. he
Columbia Tailoring Company, was de-
cided in favor of Kaplon. Delauter and
Judge Worthington for Kaplon. Heagey
for the company
The case OF William E. Funk and
Emma Funk, VS.. George E. Funk and
Charles S. Gregory, an appeal from JUS
tice. c. Fl. Eckstein, was dismissed.
Stoner and Weinberg represented Will
liam f. and Eliza J. Funk, and I. w.
Kolb and Clayton o. Keedy, appeared
for George E. Funk and Charles S.
Gregory.
The case Of Lorenzo Lighter VS.. John
II. Wise. by his father, Josephus Wise,
an appeal from Justice J. H. Beachley
was taken up before the court.
The case is a suit for services render
ed by MIR. Wise while in the employ of
MIR. Lighter. The verdict of the lower
court was fof S24. 90, for Mr.. Wise. AT
the conclusion of the evidence, the iudg-
ment of the lower court was reversed.
with costs. Coblentz, Waters and Brown
represented Mr.. Lighter, and H. K. De.
lauter appeared for Mr. Wise.