Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-10-19
OCTOBER TERM OF COURT.
Drawing Of Grand And Petit
Jurors For The Term.
THE COURTS CHARGE TO THE JURY.
Number OF Prisoners Confined
In Jail And For What Crimes
Calling Over Docket
Of Cases. -

OF Cases.
The Circuit Court for Anne Arundel
County convened this morning for the
October term with Judge James Revell
ON the bench. The first business in
order was the drawing of the grand
and petit juries, when forty-seven
names were placed in the box and the
following drawn out as grand jurors,
together with James +. Cheston rs
foreman:
James A. CheSton, foreman William
Clayton, q. NJ. Jones, Richard T.
Brice, X. III. Sunderland, q. A. Pin
dell Robert +. Crisp, Roy V. Tyd-
ings, Charles Aanderson, II. Hugh
Woods, Joseph l. Elliott, Zach. Wood,
5. Ogle Tilghman. Ernest G.. Will
Jams, James IL. Jones, John +. Stohl,
q. II. Fulton Kelly, Severn X Arm
old, Robert ii. Ditty, Hugh O'Neal,
Bernard Wiegard, Louis H. Haslup.
Daniel S. Sprogle, William Clayton
The following were then drawn as
the petit jury for the term:
John H. Ellison, 4. l.. Combs,
John G. Boessel, William b. Turner.
John III. Tydings, Curtis Fisher, W.
Claude Shipley, William III. Boswell,
John l.. Phelps, Leonard NJ. Boyer,
Philip .. Prout, William S. Taylor,
II. Harry Arnold, W. II. Hallock,
Eden b. Watts, William f. Field
meyer, Edward Burtis; Abram Rider
Louis A. Crandall, John ii. Muster
man, John H. Branzell, Alfred Stinch-
comb, Charles M. Prout, Charles II
White.
CHARGE TO THE JURY.
In his charge to the grand jury this
morning Judge ReveH said:
''Inasmuch as a number of your
body are for the first time called upon
to act as grand jurors, l can no better
give you an insight into your duties
than to impress upon you the oath
that you in the presence of Almighty
God, with uplifted hands, have just
taken. 1t is full of meaning; there is
not a superfiuous word in it, and il
cannot be improved.
IF its letter and spirit are observed
you will have faithfully and satisfac-
torily discharged the responsible duties
which the peace of the State, your
obligation TO the public welfare and
the protection of society call upon
you TO perform. Before giving you in
charge the several acts of assembly To
which the law requires me to lay be-
fore you, at the request of some of the
best citizens of the Fifth district of
the county, earnestly invite your
special attention to the frequent viola
tiOns of law, particularly the violation
of the Sabbath III that district. Again
and again have, in the strongest
language, denounced these violations
and called upon foreman and jurors 10
give them the most sitting scrutiny,
but the results have not been COM
mensuratewith their glaring frequency
"They have been and are being, ex-
posed and denounced by both the press
and pulpit. L read from late issue
of one of the papers: From Spring
Gardens to Curtis Bay there were fla
grant violations of law, and policemen
From Franz Farmers Rest, on the
Westport line, clear to Flood IS, al
Curtis Bay, not the least regard was
shown to the Sabbath. Everything
was wide open and the tipler and the
gambler had full sway. / read from
clippings taken from 1.-The World OF
July 2l and 22, 1908:
"These offenses.yet exist There il
something radically wrong. This con.
ditiOn of things can be accounted fOI
upon no other theory than that OF
police protection. The police have
the right and power to stop the law.
| lesssness. 1t is their. sworn duty tc
do it. If they will not they should be
promptly removed. A former grand
jury, in its report stated that il
was bound to believe that these re
sorts had active, energetic police pro
lection. Oh shame, where is thy
blush. "
The following prisoners are in the
Jail for the October term of court Oh
the following charges Eliza Gross
| for murder; James Rouser, assaull
with intent to kill; Robert Slater
larceny; John Bundin, larceny; Robt
Slater, larceny; Bootsy Grotias, car
rying oncealed weapons William John
son, larceny; Charles Mitchell, forci
bly, abducting two minor children
Edward Phillips, white, assault witt
| intent to kill.
The first csc called today was tn,
suit case of Reuben L. Smallwood
against Frank r. Biedler, and others
for damages. Suggestion for affidavit
for removal was filed by the plaintiff
council, Messrs. Rodgers and Dorsey.
The appeal case of Miller VS.. Abbot
| Judgment for $75.0 90 was, on motion o.
the appellee's council, dismissed will
costs to the appellant, Miller.