Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-12-19
. Jury
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having lunch with my friend
Hardy States Attorney or is
that taboo?" Welsh quips back,
why not invite Lou Gravelle,
too?" (Gravelle is foreman OF
the grand jury Sure" Wheel
er says. glad to have him come
along"
1890 pm. Wheeler leaves
courthouse.
1880 pm. Jury breaks for
lunch.
las pm. Jury reconvenes.
1852 pm. Don Gingery, mem
Der of the Montgomery County
Planning Board, builder and
land developer is called.
2:25 pm. Don Gingery dis
missed; Page Hopkins, partner
in a Silver Spring surveying and
site planning firm and vice
chairman of the County's Board
Of Zoning Appeals, enters jury
room. He appears confident.
2:54 pm. Hopkins discharged,
appears shaken. County Man.
ager, Mason Butcher is called.
800 pm. Butcher dismissed;
jury calls Robert Linowes, lead
ing coming lawyer.
$40 pm. John McKeever,
associate of Lawrence Fig, in
the firm of Fig and McKeever
enters jury room; jury dis
misses Linowes.
4:36 pm. Jury takes five min
ute recess.
4:41 pm. Jury reconvenes.
4:42 pm. States Attorney
Leonard Hardy leaves Grand
Jury room to talk with wit
nesses waiting to appear before
the jury.
4:44 pm. James Cromwell,
deputy states Attorney joins
Hardy.
4:50 pm. Hardy enters Grand
Jury Room.
4:52 pm. Montgomery County
councilman, Grover Walker is
called to testify.
4:53 pm. Hardy tells bailiff,
TEL Miss Digs 1870 pm.
tomorrow. Kathryn Diggs is
dismissed until Tuesday follow
ing y criminal court cases to
be heard by the Grand Jury.
She seems relieved.
4:55 pm. Miss Diggs leaves
the courthouse.
S pm. Deputy Cromwell
enters corridor; stops at eleva.
tor. Miss Digs just lost the
rattle and was postponed until
tomorrow. 1t was for no other
reason except the lateness of
the hour" he says. Wen be
able to wrap this up tomorrow
with no trouble" he adds.
sos pm. Cromwell leaves the
courthouse.
5;25 pm. Grand Jury
adiourns.
6 pm. Hardy returns to his
office on the second floor of the
courthouse. This won't be COM
pletely wrapped up tomorrow.
We expect to hear from some
more witnesses on Jan. g." he
says. I'VE will have a new
Grand Jury on the first Monday
in March" 1T is possible we'll
have an indictment by tomor-
row. although I can't say"
6:15 pm. Court reporter
leaves jury room.
Tuesday, the grand Jury met
again and concluded its activi.
ties in little less than five hours.
The following is the afternoon
account Of the hours:
1:30 pm. Miss Kathryn Diggs,
Montgomery County council
member and first and only wit.
ness to be heard today. leaves
the witness waiting room and
walks downstairs.
lao pm. Miss Diggs returns
and queries of Welsh, ARE they
ready for me yet, PATTI" Welsh
replies, mot yet" They both
retire to the witness waiting
room.
las pm. Hardy quietly tells
the bailiff, they want her."
1:46 pm. Miss Diggs ap.
proaches jury room. Hardy asks,
have you got your ticket?"
tsubpoena) Miss Digs retrieves
the subpoena from her wallet
and enters the jury room.
3 pm. Cromwell leaves the
jury room.
1928 pm. Miss Diggs walks
briskly from the jury room and
out of the corridor.
1885 pm. Hardy leaves the
Grand Jury room and enters
Court Room No. /.
1887 pm. Jury recesses.