Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-03-23

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BlEe Iudss Broke and Cnse.
Ians ]. Creased, 0erk.
D. Hsns Canaka, States iIisDsy.
J. Chapman ihsnPsa, SAsG
The March Term Of the Circuit Court foI
81. Mary's county commenced ct 10 O'Clock
Monday, the Goth instant, Associate Judge
Crane presiding. All the members of the
county Bar were presen: and Hons Fred
Stone, L. A. Wilmer and Adrian Posey, OF
Charles county, and Walter l. Dawkins, OF
Baltimore, were also in attendance.
Mr.. Charles Abel, of Leonardtown dis
trict, was selected by the Court as Foreman
Of the grand jury. and the jury was COM
pleted by drawing the following names
from the box:
John F. Ching. Andrew u. Garner,
Jos. b. Gardiner, Lewis X. Mattingly,
J. VIM. Bean, J. Alfred Jarboe,
Perry Hayden, VIM. 7. Wilkinson,
James McWilliams, VIM. Z. Dougherty,
VIM. Z. Abel, James A. Tennison,
Lewis Edelen, Jos A. Turner,
Jas. II. Msttingly, Stephen T. Russell,
Wilfred Cough, Jos. l.. Alvey,
Geo. w. WEIGH, Saml. B. Hammett,
John Harris, IT., Ed. b. Norris.
Judge Crane charged the grand jury,
calling particular attention 10 its oath, and
'eferring IN reported violations OF the
clause which imposes secrecy. The inn
portance Of the Act giving concurrent
jurisdiction to magistrates in certain cases
was explained and the crimes which the
jury would be called upon to investigate
were enumerated and the law applicable
to them expounded.
THE ROADS.
On the public road question the Judge
stated that he had time and again called
attention to the necessity Of inaugursting
some system whereby they could be perma
nently improved and recommended that q
large proportion Of the road appropriation
be each year set apart TO make permanent
some portion OF the roads, thereby gradu
ally securing good highways TO the coun-
ty, and having something to show for mon
ey expended, instead of, as at present, tenn
porarily repairing all the roadways and
never making any permanent Democrat
&c and Republican Commissioners were
equally culpable in this connection.
MERCHANTS AND LICENSES.
Merchants must obtain licenses, said His
Honor, at tho time specified by law, other
wise they should be presented and punish
ed. The Liquor License Law had, he said,
accomplished great good and the law was
read and attention called to the fact that ap-
plications TO sell liquor should be made at
once. OF the qualifications of signers of
applications for liquor license the Judge
said that only freeholdcrs were competent
TO endorse them. 81 know" said he, "of
number Of licenses which have been issued
that if objections had been made to them
before the Court would not have been
granted because they were not signed by
freeholders. And signers must be from the
immediate neighborhood or section-the
people who would be annoyed if the bar
rooms be improperly kept-and not those
8 or 10 miles away who can have no inter-
est in how the place be conducted" 1t is
not the Clerks business. said the Court, to
say who are freeholders-the applicant for
the license must look after that matter.
ELECTIONS.
On elections His Honor said he was glad
the opinions of the Court had been respec-
ted and that no screens had been put over
the booths In this matter both parties
had been equally guilty, for each had want
ed screens in districts where they seemed
to afford it an advantage. In the alleged
violation of the law by Federal Supervisors
in one district, the Judge observed that it
was hardly likely there would ever be
hereafter any complaints about these off,
GERS. He read the law, said that supervi.
sors and police had gone with the ballot
clerks and six men had sometimes see n one
ticket marked. The Jury should, If il
thought the law had been violated, present
any offending parties.
HOG ISLAND.
dis Honor called the jury's attention TO
the proposed establishment of quarantine
station at Hog Island and said il was with
in the province of the jury to protest
against it if it thought it would be detri
mental TO the health of the county.
The Dockets were called and judgments
entered in plain and uncontested cases.
August Heinfield, subject of the En-
peror of Germany, appeared in open Court,
took the prescribed oath and was natural
lied citizen Of the United States.
Case No s Appeals was called. Alfred
Shirmpton & Sons, VS.. s. G. Thompson.
Appeal from Justice 10. F. Morgan. Trial
by jury. Holmes for appellant and Cam
alier for appellee.
Frank Coad, after passing most excel.
lent examination was. on motion of RIB.
1. Combs, Esqr. admitted to the bar.
Resolutions of respect 10 the memory of
the late A. Burroughs. Esqr were offered
by b. Fl. Camalier and accompanied by
brief and feeling remarks. The resolutions
were seconded by ID. G. Hammeit and by
the Court ordered to be spread upon the