Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-11-30
A Pleasing Court Incident.

I A happy and amusing incident
occurred on Saturday last during
the trial of the Tracey case. IL was
the last case on the docket. The
evidence was all in and States At
torney Munroe arose to address the
Jury. Before proceeding to argue
the case he said: s.Gentlemen of
the jury, ] appear before you in
what will in. all human probability
be the last case that | will ever argue
as States Attorney. / desire to as
sure you that | am about to quit the
Office / have held for the past eight
years solely in Difference to the wishes
of the people and not of my own
motion. Nv action in the premises
is the result of little consultation
which / held with the people on the
third Of November last, when i
heard voice, which seemed to say
unto me Get out, young man, get!
/ have no doubt that the people were
largely influenced in this matter by a
generous consideration of my health
and the fear that longer continuance
at my post of duty, where | am
compelled to breathe this poisonous
atmosphere, might impare my use
fulness in other spheres of life.
/ might add in this connection that
/ have done everything in my
power to induce our County Com
missioners to build us new Court
House or repair this old one so that
we might at least have comfortable
Court room, but as they declined to
do so, | get mad and said | would
not be States Attorney any longer
Hereafter | will take my seat
over with Brother Revell and help
him to make the new States Attor-
ney's road as thorny as possible by
all manner of demurrers to indict-
ments, objections to evidence and
other like proceedings, which are
always taken solely in the interest
of justice and the protection of in
jured innocence. And now | must
thank the Court, my brother-mem-
bers of the bar and my fellow-c iti-
zens who have served on the juries,
for the uniform respect, courtesy
and confidence with which they have
always treated me, and express the
hope that as / retire from office
may carry with me their respect and
esteem"
Mr.. Revell made the closing argu-
ment for the defence, and after the
conclusion Of his speech to the Jury,
paid the following high compliment
to the retiring States Attorney:
Before taking my seat, gentlemen,
| feel it my privilege inasmuch as my
brother Munroe, in retiring from the
States Attorney-ship has so gracefully
thanked the Court, the members of
the Bar and the Jury, to reply on
their behalf, and here publicly pro-
claim the high esteem in which he is
held by them and their appreciation
of the manner in which he has
discharged his duty for the past
eight years. Always ready, without
fear, favor or prejudice, he has well
guarded the interests of the State,
and been just to the accused-kind
and courteous to all with whom he
las come in contact, he is entitled to
their commentator and respect.
We fully recognize his energy,
fidelity and skill. He has made rapid
strides in his profession, occupies in
it an exalted position, but has far
from reached the zenith of his fame.
While we may politically disagree, ]
recognize Mr. Munroe as my warm per-
sonal friend, l predict for him a
bright and successful future and
can truly say, "Well done good and
faithful servant" After Mr.. Revell
concluded, the jurors and others
shook hands win Mr.. Munroe and
fully endorse2 all that Mr.. Reyell
had said. Md. Repu6.