Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-14
Circuit Court.

Donald A, DeLashmutt, of Rockville, wa
selected as foreman of the grand jury b,
Judge Robert B. Peter, at the opening o
the November Term of the Circuit Cour
here Monday morning.
Walter E. Peter. of Bethesda, was finec
$25 for contempt of court by Judge Petel
when he failed to appear on time to be
sworn in as member of the grand jury
Because of his failure to appear. another
veniremen was assigned to the grand Jury.
Mr.. Perry told the court that he did not
believe he had been summoned, but the
court ruled that he had and imposed the
fine, declaring that the processes of the
law must be respected.
In his charge to the grand jury Judge
Peter stressed the Importance of the jurors
keeping secret all that transpires before
them and declared that juror who would
violate that portion of his oath was not
fit to sit on any jury He stated that the
court had not been informed of any serious
violations of law since the last session of
the grand jury and congratulated the
county upon its freedom from serious in
fractions of the law. He also coneratu-
lated the county upon the fact that there
had been no serious invasion of it's terri
tory by the sporting element of Washing
ton. He called attention to the statuets
relating to defalcation of public officers,
abortion and the sale of narcotics as re-
quired by law. and stated that the court
knew of no violations of those statutes.
Immediately upon the conclusion of
Judge Peters charge. the grand Jurors re-
tired to their rooms and began examina-
ton of witnesses. Judge Peter announced
the appointment of John Huiess. of Silver
Spring. as stenographer to the grand jury.
The following compose the grand and
petit juries
Grand Jury-Donald A. DeLashmutt.
Robert S. Monkey. Walter 7. Allnutt. How
ard c. Robertson. Thomas E. Hampton.
Charles E. Snouffer. William P. Jones.
Walter M. Butler. C. Clyde Harriss. VIM. C.
Brown. Walter L. Brown. Robert C. Myers.
Frank Counselman. William Klausman.
John B. Nicholson. Charles A. Boyer. Ray
mond King. William E. Morgan. Benjamin
o. Woodward, Clayton Rabbit, Frank j.
Welsh. Harry j. King and Zadoc M. Cooke.
Petit Jury-Matthew J. Trimble. Elmer
E. Stup. Alexander Lowry. Harry T. Bis
sett. Edward H. Carr. VIM. H. Hoskinson,
Joseph W. Woodfield. George Mills. Charles
T. johnson. Charles E. GLAND. Maurice j.
Stabler. William o. Hamilton. Norman M.
Gassaway. Elmer X. Ruble, Carl W. Corby.
George F. Bonifant. Leland L. Fisher. Car
son W. Pope. George Lawrence Jones, Wal.
ter B. Wallick. Walter B. Buxton. Thomas
C. Owens. Morgan J. Boteler and Waltel
E. Perry.
The most important criminal case'
scheduled for trial is the now famous
Brady bombing case. The Brady brothers
Lawrence Leroy Brady and Herman Brady
both of Prince Georges county, are charged
with the murder of Herman's wife. Naom
Brady. 18-year-old expectant mother. and
her little brother and sister. The deaths
were caused by bomb disguised as a
Christmas packsGs which was opened in
the girls home New Years Day. Leroy
Brady was tried nv a jury here after the
case had been removed from Upper Mari.
boro but the uia s,ulted in disc gree
ment of the jury Herman has not been
tried as vet