The citizen., 1913-10-03
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CIRCUIT COURT.

Two years and six months in the Peni
tertiary was the sentence imposed upon
Charles Thomas, colored, charged with
stealing articles and dinners from four
colored workmen at the Grove Lime
Kilns, near Frederick. Thomas was
found by the men he had robbed hiding
in Cornfeld, and near him was the pile
of goods which had been taken. Thomas
claimed he had no idea how the goods
had gotten there, but the jury took a
different view.
William J. Seward, of Middletown,
came into court and pleaded guilty upon
the charge Of assaultng 0. F. Ridenour,
the rural mail carrier of Middletown, and
was fined 5000 and costs. Emory L.
Coblentz was his attorney. AS will be
recalled, this assault took place early last
spring as Ridenour was leaving his home
for the postoffice. Mr.. Seward had heard
that Ridenour had made remarks about
members o; his family and intended to
Chastise him. He gave him very Sc
we're beating, and Ridenour was unable
to 60 out on his route. Rldenour is a small
man.
Roland Young, who pleaded guilty of
entering the house Of his foster father,
near Woodsboro and stealing several
watches and about $40, pleaded guilty.
He will be sent to some reformatorY.
Whisky in the stomach and pistol in
the pocket" is bad combination, ac-
Cording 10 Judge Urner, and one which
the court cannot condone anG when a
prisoner is brought before the bar Of JUS
| tice in Frederick, under these conditions,
| he may expect to secure heavy SEN
tence. William Jackson pleaded guilty
of shooting at Charles Burras, at the
plant OF the Frederick City Packing Com
| pany. He was sentenced TO one year in
the House of Correction.
| jaCksons attorneys. Leo Weinberg and
former Judge John c. Motter, made an
urgent plea for clemency. 1t was shown,
however. that Jackson had been dis
charged from the cannery for drunken
ness and that the following dav he went
| back. still in a drunken condition and
with the revolver, and got in an alterca-
ton with the foreman, and when the at
tempt was made TO put him off the prop
ertY he shot at BurraS, fortunately mis- S
ing him. The State dropped the charge
of assault with intent to kill
Fred Beaner, coored the boy who
broke into the barberShop of Arthur
PROXY, colored was found guilty by the
court and sentenced to IS months in the
House of Correction. 1t developed that
Beaner had been released upon parole
some time back, and because of this the
court would not entertain any plea for
clemency. Beaner was given sentence
OF year upon the charge under which he
was paroed, but as the sentences run
concurrently he will have only IS months
TO serve.
Mr.. Charles r. Gitinger has been ap-
pointed bailifi to the petit jury.
ohm Alexander and his wife, Laura
Alexander, and Benjamin Heard and his
wife, Ethel Heard, all colored, were in
court and placed on trial on Monday
morning last in the Circuit Court upon
the charge of entering and robbing a
number OF houses about Frederick. IN
cluding the houses OF Alderman LIoyd
c. Cutler George VIM. Smith and also
upon the charge of stealing number Of
articles of clothing from Mrs. c. H. Con-
ley.
Charles Ivory, colored, has been on
trial in court upon the charge of robbihg
Valentine Trout He is being tried be
fore the court Reno S. Harp and Ar
thur d. Willard are his attorneys.
David Collins, colored was adudeed
not guilty for robbing William Sultzer.
but was held for assault.
The Jury in the case of Benj F. Heard
and wife indicted for burglary returned
verdict after one hours delberation as
guilty as indicted as to Heard and not
guilty for burglary but guilty of larceny
against his wife.
The case was hard fought from the be.
ginning by Mr. Etchison for the traverser
and wife and Messrs. Lewis and Willard
for tine State
Alexander and wife was found guilty as
indicted.