The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-30
JUDGE TURNS CONSTABLE
Hon. Daniel r. Nagruder Appoint
ed at His Own Request.
Former Member of the Maryland
Court of appeals Takes IL SubOrtii-
the Correction of ibuScS-Promises
Faithful Performance OF Duty

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Jan. 2o-Ex-Judge
Daniel K Magruder. who with others,
protested before the Anne Arunder coun-
" commissioners against the practice Of
appointing deputy sheIiffs in lieu of con
stables and promised that ne would name
a number from each district of the coun-
". has been sworn in as a constable. The
judge lately made vigorous speech be
fore the board in fayor OF constabIes in
the interest OF economy. The county com
missioners said proper men could not be
secured The Judge denied this and stated
that plenty of good men would be glad Of
the place The commissioners asked him
If lac would himself accept such posi-
ton He said he would and his name was
put down on the list, and the former judge
of the Court of Appeals of Maryland. act
ing from a sense Of public duty, became
a falI-Hedged constable by taking the oath
Of Office.
Ex-Judge Magruder is one % the lead
ing lawyers Of Southern Maryland and an
earnest and public spirited citizen. He is
an honor to the constabulary OF the State.
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as 4 constable and was sworn IN.
Ex-Judge Magruder said he was ap-
pointed a constable al his own request.
He also sta ed that there were only
eleven deputy sheriffs actually serving IN
Anne Arundel The others, including cap
tain Barranger and the Baltimore city
police officers and special officers who
are authorized to aCt IN the Fourth dis
trict IN the various manufacturing con
81 "a
sort, were appointed 20 act solely and
entirely for the protection OF the State
and private property and at no expense to
the county He said he felt bound to
make this statement in justice TO the
Board OF County Commissioners, feeling
that the beard had been subjected TO
gross misrepresentation.
furthermore. he desired TO state that
he willingly accepted the Office of con
stable for the Second district knowing
that the board had had great difficulty
IN finding a capable citizen JC iii the Do-
sitiOn. ard that the board had appointed
him on his own recommendation, SO that
the many and grave abuses heretofore
connected with that position IL relation
70 the county justices might be abated
and corrected.
Judge Magruder. for himself. and for
Mr.. Lee. with other newly appointed con-
stables, also assured the board that they
would do all IN their power 10 faithfully
perform the duties of their Office. and
thereby assist the board in reducing the
heavy expenses incurred in the admins
tration Of justice IN the Second district
OF Anne Arundel county.
The Magruder incident has recalled one
of a similar kind in the life Of Horatio
Seymour, one of the greatest men New
York State has produced. who, after hay
ing twice been Governor and once the
Democratic nominee for President. con-
scented TO serve as rOadnaster in his res
identiaI town of Deerheid, near Utica n
fact, according u the Albany *. "
Argus" the cri2Is Of Governor Seymour
last Illness was sunstroke which he suf-
fered in 1876 while overseeing the re
pairing Of the roads in DeerGeId.