The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-10-15
Circuit Court.

This court is still in session and will
continue during portion of next "evA,
so the first weeks Petit Jury will be re
CURED to return.
Al, the Judges were present yesterday.
The following cases have been tried
since our last report:
Nagle VS.. Resch, appeal case. Rogers
for Resell Magruder & Wilson for Magic.
Tried by jury Judgment for Maggie.
Charles W Barr, Bailiff, appeal case re-
plevin, vs. NJ B. Newman. Graves for
Barr, Magruder & Wilson for Newman.
Tried before a jury and judgment for Barr.
H. L. Briggs, Executor of Annie l..
Briggs, VS.. c. c. West and Lucy G. West.
Tried before a jury. P. V. Cicw for
Briggs, Stanley x Roberts for West, Yer
dict for plaintiff for s'e
On Tuesday tue case of Waite f. Brown
by p A. Scaggs administrator VS.. f..
Kelley, n suit on bond. Verdict for de-
PENDANT under instruction of the court.
Exception noted. Chew & Chew for
plaintiff, Stanley & Roberts for defendant.
State vs. Edward r. Owens. Indictment
for assault. Tried before jury. Yer
dict not guilty Bells for State, r. f.
Brandt and Joseph K Roberts for Owens.
came vs. same. indictment for assault.
Tried before a jury. Verdict guilty and
fined 81 and costs Same Attorneys as in
case above.
State vs. Peter Watts. Criminal appeal.
Tried before jury. Verdict not guilty.
Bells and Roberts for State, Brandt and
Rogers for Watts.
State VS.. W. H. Hoffman. Indictmet
for selling whiskey in Laurel Tried be-
fore a jury and found not guilty. Bells
and Roberts for State, Rogers and Darr
for Hoffman.
1t was ordered by the court that the 9th
day of October be fixed for the hearing of
Registration appeals.
The case Of Moses Jackson, indicted for
killing John Wedge, has been set for Mon
day next.
The Grand Jury was discharged on Tues
day after making the report published be-
low Judge Merrick took occasion in DIS
missing the jurors to thank them for their
services and to compliment them most
highly upon the dispatch and efficiency
with which their duties had been Fer
formed:
To the Honorable, tie Judys Of he
Circuit Court for Prince Georges County:
The Grand Jurors for the October Term,
1897, of the Circuit Court for said County,
most respectfully report to Your Honors,
that we have been III session for days,
during that period we have examined Sc
witnesses, made 81 presentments and found
30 true bills. A committee of this Jury
visited the Aims House and their report is
-r.rn :. pended. The Jury visited the
.,tI. =. Il body and found 30 persons con-
fined therein, one of the number lunatic
pauper who has been ordered by this Hon
orable Court, after Jury of lnquisitlon
was had to be sent to the Insane Asylum
We made a thorough inspection of the
building and grounds and find them in a
perfectly clean and lealthy condition and
the prisoners well cared for, which condi
ton of things reflects much credit on the
Sheriff, his attendants and the Keeper OF
the Jail. We would recommend that the
platform around the pump in the jail yard
be at once repaired. The bonded Consta-
bles of the different districts of the county
have appeared before Us, and report tina,
they know of no violation of the law in
their respective districts except what has
been brought to our notice. In the dis
charge of our duties our work has been
expedited by the prompt assistance given
us by the States Attorney, the Sheriff and
his Deputy, and also by the Clerk of til,
Circuit Court.
We thank Your Honors for the assist
ance given and the courtesy extended t
us Having disposed of all bushes:
brought to our notice, we respectfully ash
to be discharged from further service o
this Court. pINkNEY \. SCAGGS,
Foreman.
REPORT OF ALMSHoUSE COMMITTEE.
The undersigned Committee appoint
ed To Eisi; the Almshousc, beg leave t
make the following report: We have visit
ed the institution and inspected the build
ings AID premises. We are pleased to b
able t. report that the same are in excel
lent condition, rejecting great credit upol
the ctlicfent management OF Mr.. Samut
Beall. the Keeper The inmates bore ties
timony also TO the kindness and care O
Mrs. Bca!l who contributes much to thci
comfort and happiness
We found % inmates 9 white men,
white women and l white boy; i colorc
women and 4 cOIorcd men.
Among the changes and improvement
NOW needed at the institution, we suggcs
in the first place a new well of water. \
the supply of wood is we'll nigh cXhaustc
on the place, we think it would be in tn
line of economy to put furnace i'll tn
building SO that coal may be used for heat
ing purposes G. G. HAYS,
!. II. BADEN,
JoUS 4 R.ND\II