The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-01
CIRCUIT COURT.

and Wertheimer. He was found guilt,
and given SIX years in the pententiary.
Kenneth Hahn, boy aged about IS
was also tried upon the charge of being
implicated in the robbery of the store
and found guilty. He was given one
year in the House of Correction
John Talbot, alias Talbot Dean, col
ored was tried before jury upon the
charge of cutting John Williams, colored,
while in front of the Kidwiler saloon on
Saint street. The clothing of Williams
was shown the jury, there being a cut in
the coat, shirt and undertaking over a
foot i'll length The cash in the side OF
Williams required nine site hes to close,
and his condition was critical for some
time. Talbot was found guilty and given
five years in the pententiary
The case of Clara Susan Keech VS..
Susan Catharine Shorb was taken up be-
fore jury. Jacob Rohrback represented
Miss Keech and c. c. Waters appeared
for Mrs. Shorb. The parties come from
the vicinity OF CreagerStown and the suit
was for $3.50 for services rendered by the
plaintiff to the defendant during long
| illness. The plaintiff asked S. per week
Tor her services and brought suit to re-
cover $3.50 she alleged to be owing her
Alter the case was given to the jury it
was only few minutes until verdict
was given for the pla ntiff, Miss Keech,
awarding her $3.50.
John J. Pittinger pleaded guilty to steal
ing horse from the stable of Calvin f.
SChlldkneCht, and was at once sentenced
to eight years i'll the penitentiary.
Lille Brooks and Arthur Posey, COL
ored, charged with larceny were found
guilty and each given is months in the
| penitentiary.
Lewis Brlghtwell, charged with carry
ing concealed weapons. was found not
guilty. He was tried before the court.
Howard Hoy, charged with securing a
pair OF felt boots under false pretenses
| from the Murdoch store at New Market,
was found guilty and given two years III
the penltentlary.
Vincent Biggus, colored, was found
guilty of carrying pistol. Sentence was
| suspended.
William Poland was found guilty of
| carrying razor, and was sentenced to
months in the House of Correction.
George Beard, of near Woodsboro,
was before Judges Motter and Peter upon
| the charge OF stealing three chickens from
Mr., Locke, of near Woodsboro. The
chickens were valued at S2.Io Beard
was found guilty and was sentenced to
| one year in the House of Correction.
Ella Young was tried upon the charge
OF adultery and acquitted. Reno S. Harp
was her attorney.
EDWARD MCCuen, stranger, who was
arrested here last fall upon the charge of
securing carpet sweepers to repair and
not returning them, but selling them,
pleaded guilty. He was paroled upon
condition he leaYe the State.
George ID. PRYOR, of HauverS district,
was tried before the court upon the
charge of carrying concealed weapons.
His case was held open to hear addi-
tional testimony.
Preston A. Hahn was tried before the
court upon the charge of securing money
| under false pretenses. 1t developed that
he gave check for 81 on the Citizens
| Bank at Thurmont, when he had only
| SI43 on deposit there, and that he made
the matter right as soon as learned he
| had overdraWn his account 1t was stated
he was not notified for some time. He
was found not guilty. Reno S. Harp was
| Hahn'S attorney.
The case of George Wallace indicted
for stealing corn was tried before the fol-
| lowing jury: Former Postmaster Garrett
DeGrange, John NJ. Sigler, ]. Wetzler,
former Deputy Sheriff William Darner,
Guy K. Ramsburg, George d. Lease,
George Limthicum, Charles Gaver,
| Lawrence A. Duble, Reuben Hahn, Mil
ton Ketauver and William H. Orme.
The crowd that attended the sessions of
the court was the largest since the Nc
Kaig VS.. Black trial.
Harry Grove was indicted on similar
| offence plead guilty. He Immediately
turned States evidence and told in detail
how he and Wallace went after the corn
in wagon at night and hauled it in two
trips where it was found by an officer.
Wallace denied all connection with the
theft and said he was out that night look
ing after the city lamps His evidence
was corroborated by his wife and child.
The case was most bitterly contested
from its incipiencv to its close by Samuel
A. Lewis, for the State. and Messrs. Harp
and Willard for the defense. The jury
returned a verdict for the defendant,
Wallace.
Louis NJ. Nixdorf, of Frederick, was
sentenced to serve two years in the Mary
land Penitentiary upon the charge OF Sc
the larceny OF money.
There were five charges against Nix
dorff Upon two of the charges he was
found NOT guilty; upon two, found guilty,
and one case was stetted. The cases
were tried before" Judges Motter and
Peter. Stoner and Weinberg represented
Nixdorh The charges against Nixdorff
are as follows:
Passing worthless check for s. SO
upon George House. Not guilty.
Retaining SIS belonging to Thomas S.
Lips. Guilty
Securing $40 by false pretenses upon
George House. Not guilty.
Larceny of SEQ from Thomas S. Lips
Guilty.
P ssing worthless check for $40 on
John Frazier. This case was stetted.
The Court announced that the verdict
would be guilty upon the two charges
referred to above. Counsel for Nixdorff
then asked he be paroled. To this States
attorney replied that he had no oblec-
ton. Judge Motter stated the court could
not parole man found guilty upon two
separate charges. He announced that
the sentence would be two years in the
penitentiary upon each charge, the SEN
tence to run concurrently.
Harry A. Grove, who turned States
evidence in the Wallace case, was pa
rolled.
Alvey Smith, of Hauver's district,
pleaded guilty to assault and battery upon
Russell Goodwin. He was fined S. and