The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-10-13

The INDICTMENT AGAINST JUDGE GEORGE VEL.
LOTT FOR DRUNKENNESS, &C.-As was briefly stated
in these columns last week the Grand Jury to the
sept term of Court on Thursday, 4th inst, indict
ed Judge Yellott for drunkenness, &c. The in
dcted is in five counts and is substantially as fol-
lows:
The jurors of the state ofMaryand, for the body
OF Baltimore county, do their oath present that
heretofore, to wit: on the 9th day of January
1876, and on the two days then next following, to
wit: the 9TH and Sth days of January in the year
aforesaid, George YeOtt then being one of the as
sOciate judges of the Third judicial circuit of
Maryland, and then sitting as judge ofthe Circuit
C0urtfo Baltimore county, indecently, contemptu-
ously. and unlawfuy was in a state of intoxica-
ton from the drinking ofspirituous and fermented
| liquors, which rendered him incompetent to the
discharge of his judicial duties, so that the bust
ness Of the said Circuit Court for Baltimore county
for and during the time aforesaid was wholly ne
elected to the great disgrace of the administration
OF public justice and to the evil example of per-
sons in authority, whereby the said George Yeott
was guilty of msbehaviOr in his Office of associate
judge of the Third judicial circuit of Maryland,
and against the peace, government and dignity
of the State.
The second count charges that son the 18th dav
of January, 1876, and on divers other DAYS and
dates between that day and the day of the taking
of this inquisition, Mt Baltimore county aforesaid
the said George YellOtt then being one of the as
sOciate judges" &C. "and then sitting as Judge of
the Circuit Court for Baltimore county indecently,
contemptuOusly and unlawfully did take his seat
on the bench of the said Circuit Court for Balti-
more county and act judge of the Circuit Court,
then and there sitting, while he, the said George
Yellott, was in state of ntoxication from the
drinking Ofspirituous and fermented liquors, which
rendered him incompetent to the discharge of his
duty with decency, decOrum and discretion, and
disqualified him from fair and full exercise of
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times and place last mentioned, judicially before
him, to the great disgrace" &c, &c.
The third count charges that ''on the Goth day
of April, 1870, and on divers other days and dates
between that day and the day and date of the
taking of this inquistiOn the said George Yellott,
DC, indecently, contemptuously and unlawfully
did act judge of the Circuit Court for Baltimore
county, and did sign and pass orders and DEGREES
in equity, while he, the said George YeOtt, was
in state of intoxication from the drinking" &C.,
(Which rendered him incompetent to the dis
charge of his duty with decency, decorum and
discretion, and disqualified him from fair and
full exercise of his understanding in matters and
things at the times last mentioned udicially before
him." &c.
The fourth count charges that con the oath day
of December, in the year 1876, and continually
thereafter for long space of time, to wit, for the
space of ten days." &C., the said George YeOtt, |
"whose duty it was to support the dignity of his
high judicial position, indecently, contemptuousy
and unlawfully in q notorious state of in |
toxication and drunkenness for and during the
time last aforesaid, from the drinking of spirituous
and fermented liquors, thereby bringing the courts
over which it was his duty to preside into disre-
pute and disgrace, and rendering himself unfit to
discharge his duties as such judge with proper |
dignity, and with a full and fair exercise of his |
understanding of matters and things judicially |
before him, to the great harm of the administra-
tration of public" &c.
The fifth count charges that on the LIST day of |
January, 1870, "and on diverse other days and |
time between that day and the day of the taking
of this inquistion" &C., "the said George Yellott
indecently, contemporary, unlawfully, open
ly and VIGOROUSLY drunk ION the highways of said
county, and in public view of all citizens of said
State then and there passing and repassing,) to
the disturbance of the public peace to the injury
of the public morals of the good citizens of the
State, to the great disgrace and scandal of the
of public justice" &c.
The witnesses named upon the back of the in
dictment Jervis Spencer, States Attorney
Benz. 7. Chenowith, Theo. Boyd, Thos E. R. Ger
man, Alex. Williams (col'd) Jas. II. Boyd, Richard
NJ. Perrine, VIM. Bowen, DIR. Wingfeld, S. ].
A. w. Perrie, j. 7. B. Dorsey Hon.
Richard Grason, Chas. H. Mann, Chas. H. Mann,
Jr., James Linzey and Hon. Jas. d. Waters.