The citizen., 1913-09-26
CIRCUIT COURT.

Willard contended that the wheat cror
belonged to him and Mr.. Roelkey claim.
ed ownership Mr.. Higdon delivered the
crop to Mr. Roelkey. The case had
been IN court three times. Ii is stated an
appeal will be taken.
The grand Jury which has been in ses-
sion since the first Monday in September
presented to the court an elaborate re-
port containing many pages closely type
written making recommendations relative
to Sunday selling, primary election irreg-
l uaritles, cocaine selling, sc. They also
recommended a toilet for lady witnesses
| be constructed in court house. and a
stenographer for the use of the grand
! jury.
One section of the report Is devoted to
| the trouble exercised bv the Jury in fail
/ ing to have lumber of witnesses upon
I any one case tell the same story and the
report charges that perjury before the
I grand jury is common.
| The report also shows that there was
a total cf III inmates in Montevue. OF
/ this number 81 are in the insane depart
I ment There are % females in Montevue
and 10 males.
( The report Of Constable J. Emory Mel
son, OF Knoxville, for the months of this
year is also appended TO the grand jury
/ report. In this time Mr.. Nelson received
$546 80 for his services.
| They were in session 10 Iavs during
which time they examined SI4 witnesses
and found II presentments and indict-
ments, and dismissed so cases.
Fourteen prisoners were arranged in
the Circuit Court Among the prisoners
were two boys, Guy Grouse and Iohn
Bell, looking to be only u or IA years of
age. Both boys were coatlesS and their
halr had not been combed. and alto
! eether they presented rather unfavorable
appearances.
The Indictment against the two boys
was read. At the close when Mr.. Fear
| hake, who read the Indictment, said
How say you, and each of you, guilty
or not guilty" II Dorsey EtchIson at
torney for Bell stated he wished to plead
| mot guilty" The Krouse boy said he
was guilty" When asked whether he
had counsel. he stated he had not and
| Judge Worthington stated he did not
think plea of guilty should be accepted
! from a boy of that age. Judge Urner
stated that the Krouse boys case would
be investigated. They apparently had no
| friends or relatives in court
Guy FRYER and Jacob L. Mckenzie
| charged with robbing the store OF Stream
and Brady, of Brunswick, of about $50
worth of clothing, plead guilty. They
are represented by Attorney Reno S.
! Harp, who stated he desired the parents
OF the boys and some witnesses from
| Hagerstown examined. The boys were
well dressed and do not have the appear
anCe of the criminal class.
Roland Young, charged with the lar
ceny of a number of articles from the
home of Samuel Young. near Woods
| boro.
Fred Beaner. colored, charged with
entering the barbershop of Arthur PROXY,
colored, and stealing IS 40 pleaded not
guilty. Arthur d. Willard was named
his attorney. He asked for jury trial
David Collins, colored, charged with
the larceny of SIS from William Sulzer,
pleaded not guilty. When asked if he
had an attorney he stated he had not
| Mr.. Willard was named.
Charles Thomas, charged with the lar
ceny Of coats, Shoes money, etc. from
Wesley Lee, John Lee. Tom Lee and
! Roy Jenkins, colored, employed at the
Grove Lime Kilns pleaded not guilty
J He asked that lawyer be named for
him. Reno S. Harp was appointed.
Charles Ivory. Colored. charged with
stealing $3I 10 from Valentine T. Trout
pleaded not guilty. Reno S. Harp is his
attorney.
John Alexander, Laura Alexander,
Benjamin Heard and Ethel Heard, all
colored, charged with robbing houses
about Frederick, were arranged on six
indictments. They were charged with
robbing the houses of Lloyd c. Cutler,
r. r. Miller George VIM. Smith, and
taking from a wagon property of Mrs.
c. H. Conley, and they are also indicted
for receiving stolen goods. taken from
Mr.. Cutler and Mrs. Cutler. Fl. Dorsey
Etchison represent Heard and wife and
| ne pleaded not guilty for them, and
asked a severance of the cases. Harp
and Weinberg represent Heard and wife,
who plead not guilty and they asked to
be appointed by the court as their clients
were without funds.
William Jackson, charged with shoot
| ing with attempt to kill, at Charles Bur
ras. at the plant of the Frederick City
| Packing Co.. was in court. 1t was held
| that his offense was not an arraignable
one. Leo Weinberg is his attorney. 1t
is stated that he will probably plead
guilty.
The suit of Miss Annie Woullard VS..
Charles Edgar Haller for breaking mar
riage engagement She placing the dam
ages at s. 900 was taken up by the court
on Monday last and the following jury
J selected: Charles c. Grossnickle. fore
man; Edgar T. Mercer, c. Albert Nico-
demus, Joseph d. Martz, Charles Henry
Routzahn, George B. Cutler Lewis Z.
] Shellman, Charles p Kefauver, Daniel
! A. Hartman, Joseph c, Redman, James
| E. Haleigh, Harry c. Phebus
The court room was thronged with
spectators and the testimony for the
plaintiff and the defendant often created
merriment which was promptly suppress
ed by the court. The plaintiff was rep
resented by II. Dorsey Etchison and the
defendant by former Judge Motter and
Leo Weinberg. The suit was warmly
contested on both sides.
After arguments Of counsel the jury re-
turned for the plaintiff assessing damages
at S235 and cost. The jury were absent
in their deliberations TOR five hvurs.
| New trial will be asked for by the coun-
sci of Eddie Haller because OF new evi-
dence discovered and that the verdict
was contrary to the evidence on the
points to be argued before the court.
The suit for damages for S.. 600 of Mrs
Mike VS.. !. NJ Dronenburg & Co. was
decided by Jury awarding Mrs. Mike