The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
CIRCUIT COURT.

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The case OF Harry B. Smith, indicted
for burning the barn OF Wheeler A.
Smith. OF Myersyille. On May 9Th. 1910.
was taken up. Counsel for the defense
demurred to the indictments, which was
oyerruled as TO three counts and sus.
tanned as TO two counts. Counsel Tor
the defense then withdrew the plea Of
not guilty, and entered plea OF guilty
The crime was committed about May
9Th. last Smith, Il Is alleged. was in
Frederick and returned home in the
evening in an intoxicated condition
that evening. About 10 O'Clock that
night he set FIRE 10 the barn. and after
wards assisted in saving the other build
ings
Several witnesses were heard BY the
court for the purpose Of determining the
circumstances before passing sentence.
The court said that the case was Of too
serious character to be dealt with lightly
By the court He was sentenced 10 five
years in the MARYLAND Peniteutiary.
Reno 5 Harp and Samuel A. Lewis
appeared for the traverser.
In the case Of Garfield Powell. COL
ored. indicted for the larceny of $50
from Dr. B. l. Jamison, OF Emmitsburg.
a plea OF guilty was entered and the
case held under Amusement by the court
Samuel A. Lewis appeared for the &C
cused.
In the case Of William Freed, in
dicted for adultery, a plea of guilty was
entered and he was fined $40 and costs.
Samuel 4. Lewis appeared for the
traye-ser.
In the case OF Stella Rowe. indicted
for adultery, plea OF guilty was enter
tered and she was fined SO and costs.
Samuel 4. Lewis appeared for the ira
verser.
In the case OF William Freed. indicted
for carrying concealed weapons. a plea
OF guilty was entered and he was fined
$40 and costs. Samuel a Lewis ap-
peared for the trayerser.
In the case of 2. Garrett Linthicum.
indicted for assault and battery upon
Charles A. D. Williams. about the 27nd
OF las. Iuiy, a plea OF guilty was entered.
He was fined $40 and costs. Vim. P.
Maulsby and Clayton o. Keedy ap-
peared for the traverser.
The case of Annie Mitchell, colored.
indicted for the larceny Of clothing, be-
longing to Mrs. Temmie Eyerfart. val
ued at SIo.7 e, was taken up before the
court She was found guilty and Was
sentenced to the House OF Correction for
three years. Samuel A. Lewis appeared
for the trayerser.
Floyd J. Bell. colored, indi ted for the
larceny OF goods belonging to John L.
Bradshaw, valued al $3.50. and also for
the larceny of s. from Gertrude Goings.
entered plea of guilty In the first
Case ne was sentenced to six months in
the House Of Correction. Sentence was
suspended in the second case. Samuel
A. Lewis appeared for the traverser.
The case of Oscar Rogers. colored.
indicted for carrying concealed weapons
was tried before the court He was
found guilty and was sentenced 10 three
months in jail. Samuel A. Lewis ap-
peared for the traverser.
Michael Cramer, indicted for the lar
ceny OF brass from John Baumgarduer,
valued at S4.S3. entered plea OF guilty
He was sentenced 10 six months in the
House OF Correction. Reno S. Harp
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The case of Clifford A. Tremblay.
indicted for unlawfully breaking into the
store house of A. K. Williams, Of Ijans-
vile, this county, on September nth,
was tried before the jury He was
found guilty. Under the circumstances
the court suspended sentence. he having
letters testifying to his good character
The court advised him to return to his
home at Galeton, Pa. and start life
anew. Samuel A. Lewis appeared for
the traverser.
The case of Charles Stone, who was
indicted for carrying concealed weapons,
was heard before Chief Judge Hammond
Urner, and he was found not guilty.
Edward 5. Eichelberger and D. Princeton
Buckley appeared for the traverser.
In the case of David H. Hooper,
indicted for the larceny of sI3 from VIM.
H. Myers on May 22nd. last, a plea of
guilty was entered. Court suspended
sentence in the case. Reno S. Harp ap-
peared for the traverser.
The Ease of Charles Gilbert, indicted
for larceny. was taken up before Jury.
He was indicted for the taking of the
horse and runabout of Rodney c. Bur
dette, valued at S225, from the rear of
the market house on the 18th OF last
March, which he drove TO Ellicott
City, and then went 10 Baltimore City
and gave himself up.
The jury, after being out about fifteen
minutes, returned wlrh a verdict that
Gilbert at the time OF the commission
of the offense was insane and is still
insane. s. A. Lewis and H. Dorsey
Etchison appeared for traverser.
Charles A. Runkles and c. Spencer
Stull have been granted temporary
INDUCTION against John Becraft, restrain
ing him from further interfering with the
rights Of the plaintiffs in the enjoyment
OF spring.
The case Of Thomas Johnson, indicted
for assault with intent to murder Noah
s. Jenkins, on the first of last September,
was taken up before the court. Johnson,
who is about IS years of age. shot len
kins, who was hunting on The farm of
Mrs. Ellen Wright, sister OF the ira
verser. Jenkins was with lanes Cham
bers, when Johnson. who claims 10 have
been much annoyed by hunters, fired off
gun in the direction of the hunters
Some of the shot struck Jenkins.
Upon the conclusion of the testimony
the court rendered a verdict of not
guilty Of assault with intent to murder,
but guilty OF assault and battery. He
was fined $40 and COSTS William P.
Maulsby appeared for the traverser.
An attachment was issued for Leo.
Michael, who had been summoned as
witness in the case of John d. Ward,
and vho failed ~ annear