The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-06-01
COURT HOUSE NEWS
Transfers Of Real Estate, Marriage
Licenses, Etc.
Court News.

fO1IT udyS were OCSupACd LA AA9POSAAS
nf all cases, as follows
state VS.. Cornelius Jones and
Thomas Turner, larceny Of chickens,
plea of guilty as to Jones; Turner
triad before the Court, verdict not
guiltv. SeabrOok for State, no coun-
eel for traversers. Jones sentenced
10 House of Correction for SIX months.
State VS.. Howard Null, felonious as
SAINT tried before Court; verdict not
guiltv. Seabrook for State; Weant
for traverser.
State VS.. Thomas Dorem, larceny Of
meat. plea of guilty; paroled by Court.
Seabrook for State.
state vs.. Aubrey Moore, larceny OF
horses, plea guilty, sentenced to one
wear in penitcntiary. Seabrook for
state State vs. Aubrey Moore, two
cases, larceny of buggy and larceny
of rain coat; stet.
state vs.. William Perry, larceny,
stet.
State vs.. Edgar T. Mercer, doing
husiness as nonresident auctioneer
without Carroll county license, tried
before the Court on demurrer, and
law declared unconstitutional. Sea-
brook for State; Steele & Mccormick
for traVerser.
State VS.. William Lang and James
Henry. larceny, continued. SeabroOk
for State.
State VS.. John T. Forney, larceny Of
calf, tried before jury; verdict not
guilty. SeabrOok for State, Weant
fOr accused.
State VS.. John Haines, giving liquor
m Il minor. plea of guilty; sentenced
~ pav a fine of so and costs and
stand committed to Jail until paid
Seabro0k for State.
State vs.. Jasper MOrningstar, three
cases of assault and battery; plea of
guilty in two cases. and sentenced to
pav fine of s. and costs in each
case. Stet as to third case. Sea-
brook for State, Weant for traverser
State vs.. GlOyd Zentgraf, two cases
uf assault and battery. Plea OF mole
rontpndcrc: tried before Court; YER
diet guilty. Sentenced to pay a fine
of five dollars i'll one case and in
other sentence suspended. SeabroOk
for State. Walsh for traverScr.
State VS. Henry Adams, embezzle-
ment. stet. Seabrook for State.
The following cases were disposed
0f reputltIe citizens who had been
negligent in failing to take out Ii
rpnses under the Act of 1916; keeping
livery stable without license: Urner
Englar, Edward A. Chrest, Victor A.
Ecker. Ernest Stephens; operating
soda water fountains without license,
James William Sipes, John P. Corbln
n Son. James *. Pelengos, Evans q
Barnes, Robert l.. Swain; operating
motion picture parlOrs without license,
Alya Gilbert, David w. Dean; con-
lucting eating house without license,
Baumgardner & Baumgardner, Will
liam Stone. all of which technical in
failure to comply with law, were Wlthx
uut intent to do so, and in all cases
a Stet was entered, in view OF the
fact that the only penalty prescribed
by the law j. a fine of 500.
number we're indicted for doing
business as junk dealers under SINH
lar circumstances, Charles Kelly, Mil
ton Mann. Walter Butler, Jacob VOL
man. Solomon Wolman, Myer Leutas,
the eases against all of whom were
continued by the State to await the
decision OF a case in the Court Of APP
uealS, taken up from Baltimore, after
Judge Gortyr had declared that sec
tiUn Of the Act of 1916 uncOnstitu-
UOnal
Several We're indicted for selling at
retail paper wrapped cigarettes with
cut Hcens,, the penalty for which is
line OF 500. George Magin and
frank Ientz acknowledged their fail
Ure to have license. and the Court
suspended gnntnnCe
4 number OF persons, firms and
corporations were indicted for carry
ing on til" business of building and
construction without license: Thomas,
Bennett X Hunter. The Bester Long
,o@S;runtIvn Company, Thomas Mul-
len, Pau Case. j. Webster Ebaugh,
~ Claude Erb. Charles b. Hunter, RI.
d. Watts COMPANY. The H. D.. Watts
company and y. Claude Erb took out
ttCeA>e and their cases were &tetted.
nohd 4 PNrko appeared for Paul Case
ana demurred 10 the indictment on
.!e ground that the law on the sub
Fct IS unconstitutional in that it re-
lures 4 license Of $50 from nOn-resi-
1eLt CORPORATIONS and only $40 from
LVSident and is thus discriminatory.
~N0se Forsythe sustained the demur-
,VI ana declared this section OF the
"a" unconstitutional. Whether the
vase VIII be appealed will be deter
iTtlNed by Attorney General Richie.
e"hWhIIe the other cases were con-
"Iued by States Attorney Seabrook.
o'lerS were indicted under the trad
D.. incense law, Daniel Lester, B. A.
V9gn, V.lL, }. Frank Sell, John Fl. Marker,
lNah 3tremmel, most OF whom
a, s mlllers, who grind and sell their
So, s%n oAour, &C.. but who also buy and
t5a. HouF' bran, &c, but did not know
CoIS us Incense so to do is required. The
no mS suspended sentence and i'm
nj SGea ;s no penalty in view of their lack
nI'ent to evade the law.
tbo NS report published last week,
in fssand fstdnd jury spoke of its reluctance
nhulng these indictments under the
M tb4sG laws and expressed the hope
bsro Oil persons who are required to
sas lave license procure them at once
Nav hereafter 1 do so annually before
tS'' when all licenses expire.
rc,t vs. ID. Frank Harmon, non-sup-
inrv u Wife and child, tried before
bcn5 ,efulct guilty; sentenced to give
for c.O1 " pay $l.O0 per week. SeabrOok
~ m.aCe Weant for traverser
Novan,tt ttolloWlng cases, continued from
Statn StDer term, were disposed of:
sellin. W. sS> b. Frank Grouse, two cases,
ed ue. hquor, plea of guilty confess
costs "eintenced to pay fine of so and
~ tr each case. Stet on payment
Nontlnued on mage 81