Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-16
OCTOBER TERM OE COURT.
JUDGE REVELL'S CHARGE
TO THE JURY.
He Earnestly Appeals to The Grand Jury
For Strict Perpormance of
Their Duties.

The October term OF the Anne Arun-
del Circuit Court began here day, with
Judge James Revell on the bench, las.
X Brashears. States Attorney, Frank S.
Revell. sheriff. Judge Revell charged
the jury. He called especial attention TO
the crimes OF abortion. Art. 27. p. 46o-s,
of the Code; the act relating TO the Aims
house. ch. AS, acts OF 1894: to the SELL
ing OF cigarelts, tobacco and cigars 10
minors under fourteen years, forbidden
by Art. ~, p. COS. sec. i45, OF the Code,
and that merchants are not to sell these
without special license. uader Act of 'o4
ch. 43o; to the Act forbidding the carry
ing of concealed weapons, ch. s47, act
OF 1894; to the local laws relating to the
county treasurer. Art. ?, p. ISS, sec. 227,
local code; to gambling. pool selling and
other illegal devices. AIT. ~, sec. I37,
and also TO the law against crap-playing.
ch. AL, Acts OF 1898; to the minor liquor
law. local code, Art. ,, sec. ISo; except
ions, Annapolis and the Brooklyn pre-
cinct of the Fifth district.
He explained the magistrate jurisdic-
ton in petit larceny, and referred TO the
sale of firearms. except fowling pieces,
shot guns and rifles. to minors, Art. AZ,
sec. 2oo. In referring TO pool-selling and
other violations OF law at Brooklyn and
Curtis Bay, Judge Revell was most pun
gent in his charge. describing the often
css charged in the most graphic manner,
and stating that the press and the public
had informed him OF these things. and
that he had received from the latter,
through private letters. the most urgent
appeals to do something to break up the
ruin to young men and others that the
Dool-rooms and other gambling places
there was working. He spoke Of the
offense against law committed at Bay
Ridge, crimes that were notorious, and
yet when the Sheriff would appear, all
would be as quiet and orderly as poss-
BILE. The Judge then said how he had
told the last grand jury that these ex-
cesses would cease as soon as Court time
came on. The jury did not find any in
dictments. He now called attention of
the jury to the fact that, because all was
orderly, serene and quiet now, it was not
proper to ignore what had been done. but
that they should ferret out and punish
those who had committed these offences;
that strangers were generally the parties
who were needed as Witnesses made it
difficult TO discover the perpetrators. but
the jury would have before it the officers
Of the law and an ample number of 9TH
ers to fix the misdemeanors upon the
guilty parties.
All in all, the grand jury OF Anne
Arundel never had before such trench
ant review of the evils committed at the
Bay Ridge, Curtis Bay and Brooklyn re-
sorts. and such an earnest appeal for the
grand inquest to perform its duty as his
nonor, Judge Revell. made today. The
Judge read the jury list of the crimes
with which parties in Jail are charged
with: Murder, /; rape, 2; larceny, To-
carrying concealed weapons, 3; violation
OF local option law. II. Here the Judge
interpolated that great many more
charged with this offense were out on
bail. Highway robbery. /; assault with
intent to kill, 3. The Court directed the
jury to inquire into the recent double
murder at Eastport. The Court will also
lay before the grand jury letter from
| John S. Luton, OF the State Board oi
Health. requiring registration of the
births and deaths.
The grand jury then retired to its room
The jury consists Of A. X. Arnold, fore
man; p. E. Porter. J. Fl. Hunt. Ramsay
Hodges, DIR. Elijah Williams, {. Millarc
Isinthicum, w. b. Gardiner, DIR. w. S
Welch. Joshua Linthicum, Harvey Han
cock, S. w. Anderson. w. T. Jones. H
F. Ward. G.. A. Davis. ]. w. Disney
Jr.. ]. +. Bird, James Farrell. DAME
w. Higgins, Cornelius Denver. John S
Biggs, John r. Waters. S. t. Cromwell
OF J.. Adam Ciltz.
The Court began calling the dockets
There are fourteen civil appeals, ffty-t
trials, two removed cases, thirty mine ap
pearances, thirty-one removed crimina
cases. twenty-five criminal appearances
fifteen continuances, four criminal ap
peals.