Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-19
NEWS Of ROCKVILLE
AND THE COUNTY
March Term of Circuit Court
Opens-Farmer Suffers
Fire Loss.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, March 10, 1912.
At the opening of the March term of the
circuit court here yesterday Judge Ed
ward C. Peter selected John G. England
of Rockville for foreman Of the grand
jury, and the other members of the body
were drawn as follows: Harry c. Hurley,
William X. Jones, William H. Kenny,
Richard Seek, Albert J. Wade, Calvin W.
Mullinix, Somerset T. Williams, William
Lochte, Charles A. Gartrell, Donald M.
Bowie Vinson Reed, John j. Umstead.
John H. Shaw. Eugene B. Magruder. Ben
ton Higgins, William L. Cashell, Henry
Howard, Jacob L. Kefauver, George +
Hoyle, Clarence d. kefauver, Odorian w.
Robey, David L. Ward
Judges Charge to Jury.
In his charge to the grand jury Judge
Peter referred to the practice of persons
writing anonymous letters to the grand
jury, suggesting that If certain persons
were summoned to appear before the
grand jury they might tell certain things
about certain people. Such communion
tons, declared Judge Peter, should be
torn up and thrown into the waste
basket. As required by law, Judge Peter
also called the attention of the jury to
the law relating to defalcatiOn of public
officers, and to abortion, but stated that
he was aware of no violation of these
laws.
Immediately upon the conclusion of
Judge Peters charge. the grand jury or
ganized and began the examination of
witnesses. 1t is thought the jury will be
in session about one week.
The petit jury is composed of the fol-
lowing: Marion E. Plummer, Jacob l..
GLAND, James E. Day. James r. Howes.
Edward w. Jones, Vernon Hempstone,
]. Wallace Fields, Thomas N. Bailey, j.
Arthur Briggs. Bernard A. Gingell, John
Bonifant, Wilson G. Johnson, George b.
McCeney, George Byrd. William A. Jones.
Alban G. Thomas. Walter F. Cashell,
lie E. Clagett, Robert E. Kanode, James
w. Day, John w. Lucas, Charles G. Will
son, Benjamin C. Palmer and James II.
Barnes.
Civil Cases Taken Up.
The trial of civil cases began this morn
ing. and Thursday, March g. the trial
of criminal cases will be taken up. The
most important criminal cases to be dis
posed of are those of Charles Diggs, col
ored, who is charged with the murder of
colored girl at Glen Echo several weeks
ago, and Frank Burriss, who. it is charg-
den, stable foreman on the farm OF James
NJ. Ford, near Garrett Park, about two
weeks ago.
Among the Washington COUPLES married
in Rockville within the last few days
James D. Poe, and Miss Ethel S. De
Armour and James D. Brown.
Mrs. Helena S. Price of Bethesda, this
county, has been granted an absolute di-
vorce by Judge Stump, in Baltimore,
L,;I oh i,,
fidelity and named correspondent Mrs.
Price was represented by Attorney John
A. Garrett of Rockville.
Death of Thomas A. Hickman.
Thomas A. Hickman of Poolesville dis
trict died a few days. ago at his home
near Martinsburg. aged seventy years.
His death was due to paralysis. with
which he was stricken a few days before.
He is survived by his wife and several
children. Mr.. Hickman was for many
years a breeder and trainer of running
horses and was well known to the horse
men of Washington and Maryland.
The barn, carriage house and icehouse
on the farm of George r. Rice near Ira
vilah, this county, were destroyed by fire
Sunday morning. Hard work by about
twenty-five neighbors who responded to
the alarm prevented the flames from
spreading to the dwelling and other near
by buildings. All of the contents of the
buildings, excepting a few pieces of farm
ing machinery and two hogs, were saved.
The total loss is placed at about SI,JOO,
one-half of which is covered by insur-
ance 1t is not known what caused the
fire.
Delegate Cummings has introduced in
the legislature at Annapolis bill for
new charter for the town Of Rockville.
1t has been referred to the committee
on corporations. He has also introduced
bill for q thirty road