The Washington times., 1913-11-21
TO TEST MARYLAND
STATE ROADS LAW
Rockville Man, Indicted For
Using CIeated Wheels, Will
Appeal to Highest Court.

ROCKVILLE. Md. Nov. 2l-The
grand jury, which adjourned here yes
terday, returned an Indictment against
Garry A. Fisher, a well digger. of this
vicinity, charging him with violating
the law prohibiting the use OF State
On the wheels. The indictment was re-
turned principally for the purpose OF
testing the constitutionality Of the law.
No matter what the decision of the
taken to the court of appeals The
state roads commission has employed
former State Senator Perkins, OF Bal
trmore. to assist States Attorney w. ..
Spates, Of this county.
beverly Smith. a young colored resi-
dent of this vicinity, was indicted by
rhe grand jury which adjourned here
yesterday for the murder of his wife,
Laura smith, at De-wood, this count !,
last month. 1t IS charged that he
crushed her skull with a stone, causing
oeath two days later in Washington
hospital The case will be called for
trial next Monday morning. Self-de-
claiming that his wife was pursuing
him with a knife when he threw the
stone.
Among the ut-of-the-county couple,
married in Rockville recently were Or
vile Lynton Daniel. aged twentyone. of
t.eesburg, Va, and Miss Mary Louise
Ererhart, aged twenty-one,@ of Arcola
Va, and Raymond Henry Money aged
twenty-one. and Miss Josephine Steiner
aSeu twenty-one, both of Alexandria
Va.
Tne case of Benson Owens. alias Vim
cent Owens, indicted in ST. Mary's
county for the murder of his wife, An
ase Owens, on June 80 last, will be tried
The case was removed to this county
Tor trial at the instance of the defen-
can't, who made affidarit-that he did
nor believe he could have fair and
impartial trial in st. Mary's. Owens
will be defended by Gen. l. Allison Will
usr and j. w. Ching. of St. Mary's,
and the prosecution will be conducted
by States Attorneys W. Nj. Loker, of
So Marys, and w. o. Spates, OF this
county.
Miss Bessie May Allnutt, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Allnutt, OF Etch-
lson, this county, and Raymond Lafay-
ette Warfeld, of the same locality,
we.c married in Rockville yesterday by
the Rev. Frank NJ. Richardson, pastor
of the Rockville NJ. z. Church South.
The ceremony was performed in the
psrlor of the Montgomery Hotel, in the
presence of small company of rela-
uves and friends.
A license to marry has been issued
here 10 John NJ Renehan, aged twenty
eight, and Miss Margaret A. Woods,
aged twenty-eight. both of Baltimore.
Mrs. Charlotte H. Farquhar, wife of
Allan Faruuahar. secretary of the Mu-
tQal- Fire Insurance Company, of Mont
somery county, died yesterday az her
nome near Sandy Spring, of heart fail
ure. She Was sixty-five years old. and
is survived Sby her husband, two
oaughters and son. One of the
daughters is Mrs. Ronald Mills, of
Washington Mrs. Farquhar was
daughter of the late Edward Peasants,
of Richmond, Va.
Judgment for sS45 was given Robert
L. Saunders, of this vicinity, by Judges
Peter and Worthington in the circuit
court here, in a SUIT against the Rock
vile Ice Company. The company re-
fused to pay Saunders for digging a
well, alleging that he had not done the
work according to contract. The suit re-