Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-09-18

oeptSmDeK G9Tm OF COURT
The September Term of the st. Ma
rvs county Circuit Court convened
Monday at 10 A. u, Associate Judge
j. Parran Crane on the Bench.
j. Hilary Parsons was selected
as Foreman OF the Grand Jury and
the panel completed, by lot, as fol-
lows:
john A. Scott, William A. Hill,
Asa A. Lawrence, Walter Ii. S.
Briscoe, Thos. w. Bean, ]. Philip
Greenwich, Edward b. Norris, Chris
topher S. Long, Joseph Lathroum,
William A. Lyon, Enoch r. Evans,
H. Eek Jones. w. Wallace Abel,
George @. Abel, Jos. b. Gardiner,
John A. Guy, Geo. b. Davis, Joseph
H. Wilkinson, Samuel K. Carroll.
colored. James II. Jordan, colored,
benjamin Biscoe. colored. Daniel
Hogg was drawn, but did not an
swer TO his name aud Chas. Il. Bowl
ing, whose name was put on the list
of Petit Jurors, was taken 10 CON-
plete the Number OF Grand Jurors.
Judge Crane ordered az attachment
for Mr.. Hogg. Mr.. Hogg who lives
in Bcdlum Neck, soon after appeared
in Court and stated, though he had
never been summoned, he had tried
to reach Court in time, but that his
sail boat was becalmed and he could
not make it. His name was stricken
from the list of Jurors.
The Petit Jury is composed as
follows: John +. Armsworthy, j.
Norris Milbnrn, Ernest Bohanan,
Jos. Il. Robrecht, William u. Good
win, Daniel ]. Payne, John J. Dean,
John b. Ballenger, John S. Jones,
Lewis Il. Tennison, John H. Hilton,
Alphonso Harris, William b. Chase,
colored, Thomas Dixon, Charles A.
Pembroke, William B. Floyd, Sam
uel Hayden, Sylvester Adams, Will
liam III. Dawson. ]. Edward Bur-
roughs, Noble L. Penn, Jno. T. Rich
ardson, Henry Waring.
Judge Crane charged the Grand
Jury. The Judge said that he had
expected Chief Judge Briscoe to be
present and charge the Jury, but
that owing to the death of his neph-
CIV, Judge Briscoe was unable to be
present.
Judge Crane gave q resume of the
law and practice of drawing Juries,
saying that he could ask no advice
as to the fitness and qualification of
men for Jurors, could put no ones
name in the box who asked to have
it done or no name recommended to
him. Even before the present Act
was passed the Judge said he had
paid little or no attention TO such
communications. He had, he said,
made mistakes in the selection of
Jurors, but the mistakes were un-
avodable and he thought he had been
unfairly criticised therefor. The
Judge complimented the present
Foreman, saying that he was not a
man who knew it ALL as former
foreman had been. but was q good
and true man and not 'know-all. +"
We have had, continued the Judge.
foreman who knew tall aud wanted
10 adjourn the Court after 3 or 4
days. The Judge opposed. he said,
the Grand jury leaving any indict-
able case uninvSstigated as much as
he desired short terms of Court.
On the subject OF the care OF va
grants, the Judge said that since the
renting out of the almshouse no pro
vision was made for such characters
except confinementin the county Jail
and that was a heavy expense and
hardshipas well. Heexpressed the
hope that some provision would be
made for such unfortunates.
On the subject Of Liquor Law Vi
olations, the Judge spoke with much
feeling. 1t twas claimed, he said.
that this was his hobby, but If so.
he expected TO ride it until the end
of his term. If his calling atten-
ton to Liquor Law violations did no
more good now than II did last term
he might as well not mention them.
but he intended to insist on the
punishment of these violators Of the
law as long as he sat on the bench.
He cited the instance OF men from a
torpedo boat lying drunk inthe pub
lie road and having to be moved out
of the way of vehicles passing to
church on Sunday, and yet, at that
term no one was indicted for selling
on Sunday the liquor that caused
such scandal. Violations OF the
Sunday liquor Law still go ON, and
while people call it bis hobby few
know that before every Jury term
he is beseiged by many insisting on
the suppression of the Sunday sell
ingof liquor. Heintended. he said,
TO use his utmost efforts TO break up
the damnabIe practice.
The late Capt. John Palmer had,
T,ss9ero Crane said ry,as1a n r.a,.or,