Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-10-21
OCTOBER TERM OF COURT.
JUDGE REVELL'S CHARGE TO THE
GRAND JURY.


Civil Appeals Nineteen Criminal
Uontinuanoes Thirteen Pris-
oners In Jail Awaiting
Trial By Court
And Jury.
The October term OF the Circuit Court
for Anne Arundel county convened this
morning. with Judge James Revell on the
bench. Sheriff Bowie. Deputy Sheriff
Bryan, DIR. George Wells, clerk, VIM.
N. Woodward, deputy clerk; Daniel X.
Randall, States Attorney, were present
The clerk called the names OF the grand
jury, when the following answered
Edward b. Hall, OF Foreman.
Thomas A. Brown. George b, Bennett,
John N. Childs. VIM. p. Disney,
Enoch L. l.. Watts, Sherman 4. Green.
Benz. +. CatteTtoD, Henry Baldwin,
Jeff M. Cook, X. Wilson Carr,
lno. +. Hammond, Jno. w. Anderson,
James Cusack. Robt. I. Novel;,
shepherd l.. Cole. ames b. Carey,
Charles Clark, w. 5. Hammond,
r, T. Williams. Chas. w. Boyer.
John +. Strange. John Nj. Dawes,
The foreman of the grand jury. Ed
ward Hall, of b., then took the oath OF
office, and the same was then admins
tered to the members of the jury i'll a
body. Judge Revell then charged the
Jury as follows
" Gentlemen ofkAe Grand 1N,y!
If It were your duty 10 inquire into
and present every violation of law since
the last Grand Jury was in session, yours
would indeed be an arduous and pro-
tracted task, il can judge from anony-
nous and other communications re-
ceived by me.
These reported violations, especially as
to gambling, pool-selling, dissertation of
the Sabbath and selling intoxicants I'M
lawfully on that and other days, have
been called to the attention OF the proper
officers, and it is your duty to make
searching inquiry OF these offices as to
who are the offenders, and what has
been done looking to the suppression OF
these vices.
From the reports received by myself
and the States Attorney, it seems that
these vices flourish in the Fifth Election
District, near Baltimore, where the law
governing these matters is SO unnoliced
as to cause the place to be a stencil in
the nostrils OF the community, and it is
county so vile as TO extend police pro-
lection to these dens OF iniquity, where
pools are sold, slot machines kept and
liquor unfortunately sold.
To these places the scum OF Baltimore
city dock, and seine, am sorry to say,
who should not thus be classed. Young
men with good positions. fathers, hus
bands irequenting the place. aud spend
ing the substance that should 60 to needy
wives and children. Ii is the bounden
duty of the officers to 90 to these places,
obtain admission, even il the help of a
posse is necessary, arrest all persons con-
nected in any way with these games and
the unlawful selling OF liquor. and bring
the offenders with their paraphernalia, as
described in the Code, Article II, Sec
ton 1891, and bring them to this Court
for punishment.
The violators include all aiders and
abettors to these crimes, also all owners,
tenants or occupants, whether the place
where the crimes are committed in a
house, tent, shop, store, barroom or other
place OF those who have openly boosted
that they are not afraid OF this Court or
the officers thereof. The law is compre-
hensive aud sweeping. and if the officers
have not done their duty, present them.
The Judge admonished the jury to allow
no one TO quiz them upon their doings,
to influence them IN any way, but to
maintain the utmost secrecy, and said
that tell-tale grand juror worked meal
culable mischief. defeating the ends OF
Justice, and being a dishonor to himself
and 10 his position. The Judge explain
ed that he had been accused of always
drawing the same men tor the jury, and
said in this connection
IL wish that mole persons would be
present to witness the extreme care and
fairness in placing the names in the jury
box, and the drawing of the. jury. With
the material the law gives me, | have
slriven hard to place in the jury box
gentlemen with special reference to their
intelligence. sobriety and integrity"
After the Judges charge, the docket
was called, and the various cases set for
trial. The petit jury will meet and the
criminal cases will be heard next week
The jury then retired to their room and
began the examination of witnesses. The
Court then commenced TO call the dock
cts. There are on the dockets a. trials.
a. appearances, IL civil appeals. IS crimi-
nal appeals, Io criminal conlinuances.
Those now in Jail awaiting trial are
William Mills. colored. charged with at
tempt to rape; William r. Bond. white,
embe zzlemenl; W. II. F. Hall, horse
stealing; Richard Branford. attempt to
break in a dwelling; Garfield Taylor.
David Henderson, John Jackson, Hays
Harrison and Peter RICHARDSON, all col
ored, charged with Larceny; John X.
Rice, white, and Leon Smith and Thos.
Johnson. colored, assault with intent to
kill; Charles Miller. white, for vagTancy.
There are Is prisoners in all.
The Court adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.