The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-06-07
JUNE TERM OF CIRCUIT
COURT NOW In SESSION
With Associate Judge Albert A.
DOub On The Bench

With Associate Judge Albert A.
Doub, of Cumberland, presiding, who
also delivered the charge to the grand
jury, of which body Mr.. R. f. SIiger,
of Oakland, is foreman, the June Term
of the Circuit Court for Garrett coun-
ty opened Monday morning.
In his charge to the jury, Judge
Doub stressed those points in the law
of the State touching infractions of
the statutes, calling special attention
of the jurors to their duty as such,
warning them to use diligence and
judgment in investigating matters
brought to their attention by the Of
ficials Of the court and witnesses ap-
pearing before them
After the jurors had retired to their
room the several dockets were called
and in uncontested cases judgments
were entered and notations made re-
speeding the disposition of cases on
the several dockets, all of which are
small.
The appeal docket was called Mon
day morning, upon which there APP
peared five cases. But one was heard.
the others being settled by agreement
or continued by the parties interest
ed. The case heard by the Court was
that Of Nelson Custer VS.. Worden
Smith, appealed from Justice West.
The higher Court affirmed the YER
dict Of Justice West for S45 awarded
Smith in the lower court.
The trial docket was taken up fol-
lowing the disposition of the appeal
docket and up to the time of going
to press the following cases had been
heard by the Court, sitting as a jury:
Dewitt & Speicher VS.. Nelson Gus
ter. This was an action on a con-
tract entered into between the par
ties. Verdict in favor Of the plaintiffs
was entered by the Court for the
sum of S262.56 with interest and costs
of the suit.
The case Of the State for use of
he Mayor and Town Council of Oak
land VS.. Sarah C. Mason, George NJ.
Mason and Arthur Townshend, was
ordered dismissed by the plaintiffs
orney. This case was AN origi-
to the June term of 1920 and grew
t of the inability Of the late d. N.
Jason, collector of taxes for the town
to collect certain taxes alleged to be
due, the amount involved being APP
proximately $500.
John A. Council VS.. Noah Savage;
case uncontested and a verdict in IA
vor of the plaintiff in the sum of
S143.27 was entered.
The case Of }. W. kimmeI VS.. Dr..
George C. Melody was also uncontes-
ted and verdict in the sum of S13l.52
in favor Of KimmelI was entered.
Dr.. (. f. SolIars, Of Deer Park,
was defendant in an action brought
by the W. Il. Smith Hardware Co. on
an open account Of $57.65. Verdict
'2r plaintiff in the above sum was
ldered by the Court.
D. L. Larue, trading as the Excel
ior Mantel Co. VS.. W. A. Gender, of
Oakland, was the next case disposed
of by the Court when a verdict for
the plaintiff in the sum Of S1G5 was
rendered.
The attention of the Court was oc-
cupied much of yesterday in hearing
the testimony of the principals in the
case of Richard Maroney VS.. II. A.
Loraditch, the action being based on
balance claimed to be due the plain
tiff from the defendant for labor as
an employe of the Oakland Garage.
Monday morning the criminal dock
ct will be taken up.
The grand jury completed It's work
yesterday afternoon, making is re-
port to the Court ana was discharged
from further duty at this time. In
its report to the Court the jury states
that sixteen indictments were re-
turned.
Court will recess this afternoon M
til Monday morning.