The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-01-24
CIRCUIT COURT.

A valuable Percheron stallion OF Mr..
Smith being ridden by George Offut.
colored, was struck by a Baltimore and
OHIO locomotive at the crossing near the
Ramsburg Fertilizer plant
The right front leg OF the horse was
cut above the hoof, and it had 10 be
killed. Mr.. Smith brought suit for 81, 500
against the railroad company who filed q
demurrer to the narr.
Argument of demurrers 10 the narr. in
the case was made by former Judge ]. A.
c. Bond and Mr.. John 5. Newman for the
railroad company. and resisted bv Messrs.
Stoner and Harp for Mr. Smith: the Court
before a Jury who rendered a decision
for the full amount claimed, s., 500.
The case of Rebecca Tyrill Us. Benja-
min Hess Slack. removed here from
Howard County went on trial. 70 wit
ne,ses were used in this Case.
Cans and Haman, OF Baltimore and
John 5. Newman. of Frederick, repre-
sent Mrs. Tyrill Vernon Cook, of the
firm Of Cans and Haman, is here repre-
senting his firm. D. Princeton Buckley
and Guy Steele, OF Westminster, repre-
sented Mr. Hess.
Mr.. Hess was one Of the best known
citizens of Howard county and was for
70 years member OF me BOARD Oh
Couiy commissioners; re nag no
children and in his will he directed that
to BENJAMIN Hess Slack who was named
at the request Of Mr. Hess During his
lie time he built house upon his farm
for the vounp man aud when the wife
Of Mr.. Hess died he had Mr.. and Mrs
Slack occunv his house and he made his
home with them
In his will he divided his property
among relatives in amounts OF $1,000
and g. 900 and left To Mr. Slack the farm.
A niece. Mrs Twill who filed the caveat
to the will. resides in California and was
LETT $1,000.
The testimony of the witnesses for the
plaIntiff, in the opinion OF the Court be-
ing insufficient the case was taken from
''ie jury
The Turv in the Warren Davis suit
gave verdict for Mrs. Warren for $500.
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,, ne case OF MIS- EIIa WOOD against
IldINey Csle' contest over dooul
qudI 'et oi an acre Oh IdHu III =, dse's-
.oW'' uiStr'tl. was 'dNeh up: ne con,
~ +,ro 49, -" D'G e. W. .ir
r,asrad for NJ OIL and N;I,on T. frrnsr
and Pano { H. ara a,toroeve for
NJ wa
Judge Urner heard the appeal OF Clay
ton r. Ramsburg asking that the lniunc-
ton in connection with the divorce pro-
ceedlngs against him be dismissed.
Ramsburg's wife on January 2nd filed an
application for divorce from her nus
band, and asked counsel fees and ali
moqy' ana an Injunction PreVenIins ner
.ri rom dlSposlIs o! ms p!ope, y.
ne ~1u,l dismissed me l'lIu.Io''oii' ouI
GoIllpeIleo Ndrnsoufg 20 pay $50 CouIi s3
ices dlia S?o per illoN'n 10 ms wig pTliul
iuS 'ile ulVQrCe SUI A''nut ~ w i'Idl"
Iepiese1'ed N nan anu Keno D ild' ?
d'ie''eu ioi MIS- NdlIispu'S'
Judge Worthington heard the case of
James E. Nelson Of Mt. Ephrlam who
was arrested on the charge OF nonsup-
port Nelson promised 10 DO nelIer Il
released ana ,1c ne VIII De gwen chdn l'.
oE Judge N9rtnlhgIoh' VINO ofde'eG ms
ITie%Se; +. Is. HE5aSeV appeared loi
MI Nelson; Inc wife was present ana
asked maj hef husband DC sci res
MARGARET I. BIddlnger ana infant
III i gu her next Irlehu' NooeFI /.
cnli''P' mas nied sun lor o19tee rom
Ian = biudihger. fornrr JuuS1 Jonh
-; H9'er represents Mrs b'ueIhSef.