Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-09-28

Nhen Called the plaintiff did
not answer. and non proscquitur was
ordered. Camaiier and Love for plain
tin; Combs and Hammets for defendant.
No. 8, Trials, Jas. r. Emoos vs. Annie
Y. Waugh. Non pros BY ordsr plain
tits attorneys. Ching and Morgan for
plaintiff; Combs and Hammett for de.
PENDANT.
No. 12, criminal continuaaces, State vs.
J. J. Norris. Indictment for selling
whiskey on Sunday. Trial BY Jury.
Verdict, not guilty Hammett for State /;
CamalIer for defence.
No. 3, criminal continuances. State W.
John B. Coppage. Indicted for assault
and battery. Plea OF mot guilty. enter
ed by State upon payment Of costs of
this term. Hammett for State; Combs
and Camalier for trayerser.
No. l, criminal appearances, State vs.
benjamin Watts, eolored. Indicted for
larceny. Plea of guilty confessed. SEN
fenced to House of Correction for two
years. Same VS.. same; indicted for the
larceny of coat. Confessed guilty
and sentenced 20 House of Correction
for one year. sentence to begin at expi-
ration Of first sentence. Hammett for
State; Derby A. Lynch for prisoner.
Friday. Judges Briscoe aud Crane on
the bench.
No 2, criminal appeals, Daniel Guy vs.
State. Tried by Court Judgment OF
guilty and sentenced TO pay fine of
81 and costs
The day was spent in disposing of
cases of minor importance.
Saturday. Judges Briscoc and Crane
on the bench.
State VS. Paul Miles. Indicted for
burglary and larceny. After the jury
was impanneled, prisoner confessed gull
ty and was sentenced to penitentiary for
three years. Hammett for State; Ching
& Henry and Camalier for prisoner.
No. 8. criminal appearances, State VS.
John r.. Clarke. Charge, carrying con-
cealed weapons Plea of mot guilty.
Trial by Jury. Verdict of guilty Fine
of 81 and costs i1sosed. Hammett for
State; Ching & Henry for Clarke.
Mary Williams, colored, was ordered
to be discharged from Jail, the Grand
Jury having failed to find any charge
against her.
Monday. Judge Crane on bench.
No. O, criminal appearances, State VS..
j. Archie Norris. Charge, selling whis-
key on Sunday. Trial by jury. ver-
dict, guilty Fine, $50 and costs. Web
ster Barnes, colored, was tried by jury,
convicted of larceny and sentenced to
House of Correction for two years and
six months. Grand Jury came into
Court, presented its report and was dis
charged. The Report follows:
To the Honorable, the Judges Of the Cir
cGit Court for 81. Mary's County:
We, the Grand Jurors of the State of
MARYLAND for the body of st. Mary's
county, sitting during the September
Term, 1899, beg to submit the following
report.
Wehave examined sixty-one witnesses
and have made presentment in all cases
in which the evidence justified it.
We have examined the comfy Jail
and find 1t in fair condition, its inmates
well cared for and no complaints to
make.
We find our county roads in fair trav-
cling condition, some repairs needed
and more gravel might be used to ad-
vantage. We think the law which re-
quires the County Commissioners to su-
perintend the roads should be repealed
and the money thus saved applied to re-
pairs of the roads.
We also indorse the recommendation
of the March Grand Jury in regard to
the manner of administering the oath,
and think the old law q much more inn
pressive one, and that our lawmakers
be petitioned to change it.
We also think our present mode of
collecting taxes very expensive enc,
and believe Our Lawmakers should be
petitioned to change it, and have the
system that has been adopted, we believe,
successfully in other counties. viz the
election of a county treasurer, and there
by save considerable expense to our al
ready heavily burdened taxpayers.
Under your intructions and the law
requiring the Grand Jury to examine
the books of the County Commissioners
we report that we have had the Clerk
with his books before US, and have come
10 the conclusion that il is utterly i'm
possible in the space of time at our COM
mand to make satisfactory examina-
tion and therefore recommend that
Messrs. Robert G. Combs, Dan1 G. Ham
NETT and Joseph F. Morgan be appointed
q committee by the Court TO thoroughly
overhaul and examine the books and
make report to this Grand Jury when
such examination is completed.
We believe the order requiring con-
stables TO appear before the Grand Jury
should be rescinded, as their evidence.
seldom or never, discloses anything.
We finally, extend our thanks to the
court and its officers for their courteous
treatment and respectfully ask to be dis
charged. JOS. T. COUGH, Foreman.
The Judge Endorsed the recommended
tions of the Jury and appointed the CON-
mittee suggested.