Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23
NEWS Of ROCKVILLE
AND COUNTY
Grand Jury Examines Seventy
Six Witnesses, Returns
Thirteen Indictments.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Md, March o. 1912
The grand jury for the March term Of
the circuit court, which adjourned yes
terday after having been in session since
last Monday, examined seventy-six wit
nesses. and found thirteen indictments,
as follows: Charles Diggs, murder;
Frank Burruss. assault with intent
to murder and robbery 1.-TWO in
ments); Edward Sworn, larceny 1.-TWO
cases.; Walter drummer. larceny; Oscar
Webster, assault with intent to rape
Mary E. Brown. larceny 1.-TWO cases.: John
Hackett, larceny; Basil Davis. assault and
Hays jackson, larceny. The cases have
been docketed for trial at the term of the
criminal court which begins here Thurs
day, March %.
Charles Diggs, colored. who was in
dicted9for murder, IS charged with hav-
ing killed Louise Dorsey, a young col
|ored woman. at Glen Echo, several weeks
ago. - The woman who was employed as
domestic at the home of former Mayor
John A Garrett. went into the yard at
the rear of the Garrett home for wood,
and just as she stopped over to pick up
some wood was shot by Diggs, her death
occurring the same evening, in a Wash
lngton hospital Diggs has, retained Alex
ander Kilgour of Rockville to defend him.
Frank Burruss is charged with having
assaulted and robbed James Lumsden,
stable foreman on the farm of James NJ.
Ford, near Garrett Park, about three
weeks ago. Although he is reported to
have confessed he. has. engaged Attorney
John "A. Garrett to look after his inter
ests.
: The grand jury in its report expressed
pleasure that so few cases of viola tons
of the local law had been brought to it's
attention, The report also stated that
general conditions at both the aims
house and jail had been found to be ex-
cellent. At the almshouse were found
% inmates, white males and white
females, colored males. 5 colored fe-
males and 3 colored children; and the
Jail was found to contain Z prisoners, 1
white male, ) colored males and ! colored
female.
- Jury Is Thanked.
:. In discharging the jury from further
attendance at this time Judge Peter con-
gratulated the body on the thorough
transacted it's business.
A license to marry has been issued by
the clerk of the circuit court here to Miss
Hattie Bolick of Culpeper county. Va,
and Harvey E. Scherrer of this county.
Isaiah Stark, a young colOred man who.
it was found. is among the leading col
ored business men Of Baltimore, was
picked up by Deputy Sheriff Melvin Fitch
ison yesterday afternoon while wander
ing aimlessly about the streets of Gath
ersburg. Although he was able to tell a
good deal about himself he was sur
prsed to learn he was in Gaithersburg
and was unable to explain how he came
to be there. His appearance indicated
that he had been subjected to much ex-
posture. Members of his family in Bal
timore were communicated with, and the
authorities here were asked to take good
care of him until some one could be sent
for him. 1t was explained that Stark
left Baltimore for Washington Wednes-
day to undergo treatment for a nervous
breakdown and nothing had been heard
from him since