Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-10-04
Circuit Court Proceedings.

The case Of John Young, indicted for
stealing money. pending which the BEACON
went to press Wednesday was tried before
jury which at p. m, brought in a YER
dict of guilty. Camalier for State, Holmes
and Ching for prisoner.
Thursday, September 81, 1894. Court
met-present as yesterday. No. 10 GRIM
invl appearance, State vs.. Ashby Burroughs.
indicted for placing distractions in the
public road leading to Henry Adams was
called and indictment demurred to and
demurrer sustained. Indictment taken TO
Grand Jury by States Attorney and II. G.
Adams sworn. Indictment amended and
returned. After argument the Judge had
the Grand Jury brought into Court and
returned the imperfect "True Bill" Jury
retired and returned q "True Bill" Ex-
ceptions to the manner of amending noted
by traversers Attorneys. Plea ofnot guilty
and trial proceeded with before the Court
AT p. m, the Grand Jury came into
Court and made the following report
GRAND JURY REPORT.
To the Honorable, the Judges of the
Circuit Court for St Mary's county.
/ The Grand Jury Of the State of Maryland
for the county Of st. Mary's, after hearing
attentively the charge of your Honorable
body, entered upon the discharge of their
duties, and have performed them Us speed
ly and well as circumstances and our abili.
~ would admit. We regret exceedingly
that our sitting has been SO extended bu,
the nature of the cases before rs and the
great distance of many of the witnesses
would not allow of speedier termination
of our labors, without involving a neglect
of our duty 10 the public. In response &c
what seemed to us, very good recommen.
dation of the last Grand Jury, we have
summoned before US all the Justices of the
,~ace 10 exhibit their dockets, and with
two sv captions, all have come forward and
shown thar hooks. Several of The justices
before ne have mo- Kept any criminal docket
at all, and most of the I. 1efs showed giea'
carelessness and want Of UNI. Hm'y. we
have found no confirmation of a {, 'uimoI
suspicion that many fines imposed by Ma
istrates have not been handed eser 10 the
State or county authorities, although their
are some instances ofinio-mality, which do
not call for any severe censure. If the
authority Is vested in your Honorable body
we respectfully suggest that an order b.
issued by you obliging all magistrates tc
keep criminal docket which shall show
upon the face of them, the disposition o
the cases and the fines growing out of III,
same, and to whom they were paid. Tn,
clerk TO the County Commissioners exhibit
cd his books 20 Us. which. from the cursor,
examination we were able TO give them
seemed correct, and we take pleasure II
complimenting him upon their neat condi
ton. We think from information comm,
to the knowledge of our body, the Coroner
in some instances, have been too liberal Il
giving permits to bury the dead at tn
public's expense. As a matter of course
where one has no friends or money, in an
Christian community, his body should hav
burial and there could be no objection Z
its being done at the public expense. 1t
with great pleasure that we endorse wins
your honorable body said regarding III
improved condition Of our public road