Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-07-03
GRAND JURY'S REPORT.
A voLuMINous DOCUMENT.

They Charge Misconduct In Oniee and
Recommend the Dismissal of the
school Board.
The long expected report OF the 6rand
Jury of Anne Arundel county was made
today. It's presentation was awaited
by an anxious cOterie of democrats. II
is freely charged and currently believed
that politics was ut the bottom of the
investigation, and that outside intlu-
ence has been potential ignoring the
matter to the notice of the Grand Jury.
Judge Revell in addressing the jury just
before it handed IN its report, said he
knew nothing of the result of their in
yestigations except what had heen acci-
dentally dropped 10 him by member
of he grand jury.
Mr.. Benjamin Watkins, foreman of
the Grand jury, then handed in the re-
port, and, after Judge Revell had read
it, desired on the part of jury, that the
report be read. The financial state
ment of Accountant Rodgers WAS not
read. bnt Mr.. Bannon took care after
he had read, as Clerk of the Court, the
report of the Grand Jury, to read a lit
tie note of the accountants, attached
to the report, that expressed the ac-
coutant had in examining the well-kept
books of Mr. Bannon. The report ex-
onerlted Mr.. BannOn of any dishonesty
but SAYS that he did not visit the public
schools as he ought to have done as
school examiner, and yet collected $500
as travling expenses, and drew this un-
der his own signature without the order
of the board. They accuse the examin-
er of recklessness and the School Board
of carelessness. The report says that
the board has failed to keep minutes of
the proceedings for months at Il time,
and calls upon the Governor to put IN
the Loard's place more competent aud
diligent persons. The report also states
that the sum paid for travelling expenses
of The examiner were not properly indi-
Gated in the published statements. lt
also says the examiner made q. terrible
mistake in not keeping vouchers. He
took receipts in their place.
The report says that the following Of
ficers are in arrears as late treasuTers
NJ Bannon. from 1885 to 1885,. ............Sl 1853 IS
DIR. Geo. Wells, 1887 to 1SSs.... .......... $4,000
DR. X. B. CAN'T, 1888 to 35030
n. w. Owens, 1891. IL G
II W. owens, 1891. to school board ....... i7Oi 81
f. w. Owens, 1852, 10 school l6s u
TotoI.................................s7,s5 ,s5s u.
sJuuHc hcNCll Stlu Hc NOtuu lClSI bilC
several parts of the report to the parties
whom it concerned--to the Governor
that part of the report suggesting the
removal of the School Board. lie knew
the cuties of the grand jury were oner-
ous and he hid no doubt, notwithstand-
ing outside reports, that the jury had
performed its duty with due respect to
their oath of office. lie thanked the jury
and was about To discharge them when
DR.. Geo. w ellis asked il he could be allow
ed to speak. The Court said he could
not. If one were allowed, another world
want to, and it WAS irregular. DIR.
Wells was very anxious to get in his
oar, and went on to say what he would
like to tell the jury. The Judge stopped
the Doctor, and then Mr.. james i.
Bannon arose and seconded DIR. Wells
effort. BY this time the Court was per-
entory in its order. A ''sit down Mr..
Bannon, you are out of order" Clerk
John &. Bannon WAS boiling with indig-
nation at this time and was mutterinp
under his breath great swelling words
of thunder. The Court promptly dis
charged the jury, ordered the crier to
adjourn the Court and prudently re-
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