Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-09-27
Circuit Court Proceedings.

| Thomas Dixon, colored, confined in jail
on charge of assault with intent to
kill be discharged and it was so ordered.
No %, Trials was taken up and tried
before Jury as follows: wv Waters
VS.. Jos. M Mattingly, constable. Cog
nizance filed and demurrer thereto en-.
tered and same sustained. Leave to re-
plead granted Amended plea filed and
demurrer interposed. Leave to amend
pleas again granted. Jury impanelled.
At 1870 o'clock, Court took recess sub
ject to call of Grand Jury and subse'
quently adjourned to 8 a. M, Wednes-
day.
Sept. TO- No 8, Criminal Appeals call
ed as followed WOODBURY. VS.. State.
Appeal from justice e. r. Evans Charge,
Clustering in Patuxent River on st. Ma
ry's side. Motion to quash proceedings
filed by appellant and argument. r. c.
Combs for State; John B. Gray and Will
liam H. HELEN for appellant
Robert Sommerville, colored, COM
mitted to jail for contemp. of Court,
until tomorrow at 10am.
Jury in No 90 Trials returned a yer.
dict for defendant for $3G330.
Sept. 90. The oyster case resumed
and argument on motion to quash pro-
ceedings continued.
Robert Sommervile was brought be
fore the Court for contempt in refusing
to testify before Grand Jury and was
ordered to return and testify which he
did.
No n Trials, Thomas l.. Carpenter vs..
Daniel G. Hammett, Executor Of N, EV.
ans Carpenter Trial by jury and judg,
ment for plaintiff for $40 and costs.
Gray, Camalier and Morgan orplaintig
and Combs and Hammett for defendant.
Court adjourned until tomorrow.
September 2l--Court met--all the
Judges present.
No % Trials taken mp on motion in
arrest Of Judgment and reasons filed.
Argued by Mr.. Combs for plaintiff and
Mr. Ching for defendant. Motion grant.
cd
The oyster case resumed and Court
delivered an opinion granting motion to
quash.
No n Trials resumed and concluded
The Grand Jury came into court and
submitted the following report:
To the Hoaora5le, tie Judqcs At ne Cir.
cult Co,'rt FIR 81, AaJgs Comfy,
We, the Grand Jurors Of the State OF
Maryland, for the body Of ST. Mary's
County, sitting during the September
Term Of this Court, A. D., 1900, having
concluded our labors, beg leave TO cub.
NIT the following report
The County Commissioner, through
their very efficient Clerk, Mr.. Lynch,
made such report 10 this body as Is re.
quired by the Act of Assembly Of 1876.
relating to annual expenses, and we are
much gratiied ia report that all the
public business Of this most important
Office seems to be transacted in thor.
oughly business-like manner The books
are kept in such manner as to reflect
credit upon the county as well as the
office, and we think the people Of the
county are 10 be congratulated upon the
efficient and painstaking way In which
the public business is transacted.
We have examined the Jail and find
everything there in satisfactory con
dition, We beg to report that the con
dition Of the Court House needs imme.
date attention. We learn that the
County Commissioners have, In the past
few days had an expert 10 examine into
this matter and we most respectfully
suggest that work will be begun at the
earliest possible moment and that all
necessary repairs will be made
We find the condition Of the roads as
good as can be expected In view Of the
recent heavy rains
We beg TO report to your Honors that
in the immediate vicinity OF Hollywood
there stands an old building on the rail
road bed, apparently in the possession
Of no one it being at all times without
fastenings, which is commonly used,
night and day, Sundays and weekdays
by divers persons for the purpose OF
carrying on gambling. This has be.
come SO frequent and the noise and
confusion created by the people who
assemble there, for the purpose above
stated, so great as TO greatly annoy and
harass the citizens of the surrounding
neighborhood, and 1t is great nuisance
to them. We have not been able to as
certain who the frequenters Of this place
are, but we suggest that there should be
such surveillance of this den by the
proper officers of the law as will effec-
tually put stop to such proceedings.
We beg to submit that we have dill
gently examined all witnesses appear.
ing before us, and faithfully inquired
into all the cases brought to our atten-
ton and we have found presentments In
all the cases where the evidence would
justify. Wedesire to say here that could
we have had the more prompt attend
ance of witnesses we could have con.
cluded our sitting at an earlier date