The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-10-19
The Circuit Court.

was tried, but no verdict had been render
ed when we went to press.
The following cases have been disposed
of since our last report:
State VS.. Moody Coats; indicted for as
sault with intent to kill; tried before jury
and acquitted. William NJ. Levin for
State, George B. Merrick and Van ClaSett
for prisoner.
State vs. Mike Green; indicted for as
sault to commit rape; tried before jury,
| found guilty of simple assault and SEN
fenced to years in the House of Correc-
ton. William NJ. Levin for State, John
B. Contee and Joseph Il. Roberts for
prisoner.
I State vs. John A. Baker; indicted for
sodomy; plead guilty and sentenced to
year in the House of Correction. William
NJ. Levin for State, Van Clagctt for pris-
J oner.
| State vs. Daniel Chew; indicted for car
| rying concealed weapons; plead guilty
and fined $50 and costs. William Nj.
Levin for State, F. Snowden Hill for
prisoner.
State vs. Catherine Parker; motion to
quash proceedings: motion granted and
prisoner discharged. William NJ. Levin
for State, George B. Merrick and Van
Clagett for prisoner.
State vs.. John Thomas and Roger Chap
man; indicted for larceny; found guilty
and sent to the Penitentiary for years.
William NJ. Levin for State, George 3.
Merrick and Van Clagett for prisoners.
| State vs. Alfred Brown; indicted for
sodony; plead not guilty and submitted
to Court; verdict not guilty. William Nj.
| Levin for State, Van Clagett for prisoner.
| State VS.. same; indicted for assault with
intent to commit sodomy; tried before
Court, found guilty and sentenced to
years in the House of Correction. Will
liam NJ Levin for State, Van Ciagett for
prisoner.
State VS.. Tom Shorter and Jacob Shorter;
indicted for breaking into Pennsylvania
| Railway car; tried before Court and found
not guilty. William NJ. Levin for State,
Joseph X. Roberts for prisoners.
State vs. George Smallwood: indicted
for carrying a concealed weapon; tried
before jury and acquitted William N.
Levin for State, NJ H. Magruder for pris
oner.
State vs. Eleanor Newman; indicted for
larceny; tried before jury and found not
guilty. William NJ Levin for State, John
B. Contee and Joseph K. Roberts for pris
oner.
| State vs.. Bernard Tilghman; indicted
for stabbing a horse: tried before jury and
acquitted. William NJ. Levin for State,
NJ. H. Magruder for prisoner.
| Carrvs. Dyson; action for debt; tried be-
fore jury and judgment for appellee,
Dyson, for $685.. James c. Rogers for
| Carr, Marion Duckett and John B. Contec
for Dyson.
The second weeks Petit Jury will be
needed next week. The panel is as fol-
lows:
| Thomas NJ. Keech. .... Charles W. Biggs........
Samuel E. Watts. John A. Wells. ..........
nnss Tis rn niam NE so
Thomas H. Gibbons. Eugene sweeney.........
George Dale ..........John II; Morrison
John L. Mukn.. Joel Lindsey. .........
William r. McChesney. Joseph K. WilSon........
John Weems (cold) -. Tobias Duvall. .........
w. Claude Smith, cold John d. Naley........
Robert F. Ryon. H. Clay Hopkins.
Robert V. Humphrey. ................
The Grand Jury was DISCHARGED on
Tuesday after making the following re-
port:
The Honorable Jadgcs Of tie Circuit Court
for Prince Georges County, Nd:
| We, the Grand Jurors of the October
| term of this court, beg leave to submit the
| following report:
| We have been in session II days and
have examined 1875 witnesses, made Al
presentments and found A. true bills
Several charges of different kinds have
been examined, but the evidence not war
ranting presentments, they were dismissed.
| The Jury as a body visited the Jail and
found SO prisoners confined therein. The
| Jail was found in very good condition,
being remarkably neat and clean, and the
prisoners had no complaints to make.
| We find the fence surrounding the grounds
| in bad condition, the rails aud some of
the posts being badly decayed. This fence
| should be attended to at once. The sew
| arage system, or rather a want of one, is
| menace to the health of the inmates of the
| jail and disgrace to the county. We
call the attention of the Court to previous
reports on this matter by former Grand
Juries, and recommend that the County
| Commissioners be required to take action
at once, as the estimated expense for a
complete remedy of the evil complained
| of would not cost more than $50.
The attention is called to the condition,
| II tt,n IF ma r,il al
crossings, especially the one at the Priests
! House. The comparative low assessme nt
of railroad property in the county war
rants the expenditure of sufficient funds,
by the rail- Dad companies, to protect the
lives and property of our citizens.
The testimony before this body, relative
to the condition of affairs at Motley Hall
Chesapeake junction and other sections
of the county, warrants the belief that
many of our officers, whose duty it is to
enforce the laws, are either inefficient or
corrupt, and should be held responsible
for much of the disorder and violations
of law and decency. Many of the resorts,
where the laws are so tlagrantly violated,
are owned or controlled by non residents,
whose only interest in the county is the
money they make, regardless of the cost
to the county or the in ury to the morals
of both young and old. Nearly three
fourths of the cases coming before us this
time were the result of violations Of the
;: Sunday law With the work done at this
term of court the promised assistance of
the Judges and the hearty co operation of
the officers, we earnestly hope that the
reproach resting upon US, by reason of
non enforcement and disregard of law in
our county, will be removed and our com
, munity become, as it should be, one Of the
n
the State.
The thanks of this body are due and are
: hereby rendered to the Court the State :
Attorney and other officers for assistance
, in performing the arduous duties deyolv'
, ing upon us.
Having finished all the business called
to our attention in a manner, as we hope
satisfactory to the Court and to the per
feet the county we ask to he discharged
Respectfully,
r. IRVING BOWIE, Foreman.