The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-02-19

IL; colored, 1. Total, 20. Both sexes
total, Al
List of prisoners in jail-State pris-
oners, male, 10; female, 4 total, %.
Corporation prisoners, male, 8; fe-
male, /; total, 4. All prisoners in
Jail, 81.
Pleading guilty to a charge of lar
! ceny, returned by the grand Jury
Saturday, Hamilton Heard, aged
about As years, was late Tuesday af-
| ternoon sentenced by Associate Judge
| Glenn H. Worthington, of the Freder-
! ick circuit court to serve three years
in the Maryland penitentiary. The
accused admitted that on the night of
| November 10, 1914, he stole a valu-
| able stickpin and watch from John G.
Wilhide, of York, Pa, who was at the
time visiting relatives, who reside
near Frederick. Before passing SEN
tence Judge Worthington asked the
I prisoner if he had anything to say in
his own behalf. Heard asked the court
to be as lenient as possible. He said
that on the night of the theft of the
pin and watch that both he and Will
hide were in an intoxicated condition.
Other prisoners indicted by the
grand jury and arraigned Tuesday af-
ternoon are
John Poole, white, who, it is alleg-
ed on February 2, 1915, broke into a
building belonging to Samuel o. Smith,
and stole several rings and a watch,
all of the value of $2750. He pleaded
not guilty
Mary Makel, colored, charged with
stealing a watch and other articles,
valued at $3.50, and belonging to Alice
Long and other jewelry valued at SIS,
belonging to James A. Long. She
pleaded guilty. A second indictment
charged the prisoner with stealing a
watch, pin, chain, ETC., on October /,
1914, from Savilla NJ Etchison, and
other goods belonging to Marshall Et-
Gibson. She pleaded guilty. The wom-
an had previously confessed her guilt
to the county authorities.
Charles P. Diggs, colored, who was
charged with stealing a pair of boots
on January 1, 1915, pleaded not guilty.
The prisoner explained that he was
with two other regroes on the .occas-
ion of the theft of the boots, that one
of the other men stole the boots and
handed them to him and that he was
arrested with them in his possession
Ernest Higgs, white, who, it is al
legged, on December 1, 1914, stole "a
bottles of whisky from the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad company, also
pleaded not guilty.
Roy Wilson, %, a negro, who is al
legged to have stolen six chickens and
one turkey belonging to Thomas Ora
mer, pleaded guilty. The alleged Of
tense took place about January l.
1915. The prisoner had previously
confessed his guilt to the county auth
critics.
Three indictments were returned
against George Smith, white In one
ne was charged with stealing an ov-
ercoat, one clock, one reading glass,
one bottle of oil and a pair of shoes,
worth $11.25, belonging to George
Pearre. He pleaded guilty. In the
second indictment he is alleged to
have about January l, 1915, stolen a
bottle of whisky, three pairs of stock
ings, etc., valued at $50, and belong
ing to John e. r. Wood. He pleaded
guilty. In the third indictment the
prisoner is alleged to have about Jan
uary 1, 1915, stolen two pipes and
reading glass. He pleaded guilty
William Johnson, negro, pleaded
not guilty to charge of stealing
pair of shoes on January 1, 1915.
Spencer Price, negro, charged with
stealing laprote belonging to Chas.
Conley, pleaded not guilty.
The prisoners other than Heard
who pleaded guilty to the indictments
returned against them will be SEN
fenced later.
Judge Worthington notified the at
torneys present to inform the clerk
in what cases witnesses should be
summoned in and advised the law
yers to keep in touch with the docket
so as to know VIXEN the criminal cases
were set for trial.
Four persons who have been in GUS
tody awaiting the action of the grand
jury were discharged, no indictments
having been returned against them.
They are:
Robert Gillroy, negro, charged with
attempting to pick mans pocket dur
ing the last county fair; Maggie Smith,
negress, charged with stealing house
hold goods belonging to Adam Rob-
inson; Morris Johnson, negro, charged
with ASSAULT and battery, and Roy
Miller, white charged with larceny.
THURMONT BOY MISSING