Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-09-24
Saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
Circuit Court.

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panel was completed by lot as fol
lows:
William T. Burroughs, John +.
Reintzell. John ii. Clarke, colored,
Philip N Morgan, Giles +. Dyer,
James w. Chappelear, Lewis Eaelen.
colored, Harry o. Reeder, Thomas c.
Reeves, James T. Milburn, G. Edgar
smith, A. Kingsley Mattingly, ]. S.
Thompson, Joseph N. Mattingly,
John L. Norris, James ii. Brown,
colored, James V. Price. William L.
Yates, Samuel +. f. Palmer, William
A. Peacock, Thomas +. Gill, William
II. Dean.
The Petit Jury for the term is as
follows:
John T. Cecil, John II. Hall, Alex
ander Stevens, John l.. Leach, G.
Wesley Magill. Perry Hayden. w.
+. f. Long, James T. King, w. w.
Dunbar, Daniel Hogg, George w.
Gass, Robert Clayton, colcred, Hen
derson Black wcll, colored, Fred. j.
Wiley, Richard Winters, colored,
Henry W. Adams, George IL. Heard,
Zach. =. Mattingly, James J. Alvey,
John Mckinley, Joseph 5. Matthews,
George Gibson, John II. Mattingly,
lanes Il. Gross, cOlored.
Judge Crane charged the Grand
Jury. saying in part. that instead of
having a long criminal docket there
was a short one and that the term of
court ought 70 soon end The small
criminal docket spoke well for the
county. No such crimes as prevail
to a great extent in other sections
happened here and he hoped the
Court would be able TO finish up its
business and adjourn this week. In
speaking of the criminal cases TO be
tried, the Judge said The party
in Jail charged with poisoning cattle
has been in Jail all the Summer and
was placed there under bail bond
of $lOOO-an excessive sum. The
bail was reduced by the Court to
$500 but the prisoner was unable to
give it. The Judge stated that he
mentioned this matter that magis-
trates may not place excessive bail
upon parties brought before them.
but may fix the bail in accordance
with the requirements of the State
Constitution which prohibits ex-
cessive bail. The Judge enumerat-
ed the list of ofTenses that the Grand
Jury would be called upon to inves-
tigate as follows:
case of poisoning cattle;
2 cases of larceny
2 cases of burglary;
case of resisting an officer,
case of assault with intent to kill.
The Judge explained the law gov
erning the different offenses.
The attention of the Court, said
the Judge, had been called to the
case of a minister marrying a couple
in st. Mary's under license from
another county. This was viola
ton of the law and subjected the
minister to q heavy penalty. Lii
censes to marry must be issued In
the county where the ceremony is
performed.
The Grand Jury, the court ex-
planned had no right To reopen a
case shat had been disposed of by q
previous Grand Jury, unless advis-
cd by the States Attorney that ad-
ditional material evidence had been
discovered.
On the public road question the
court thought the heavy rains OF the
Summer just passed were in large
measure responsible for the numer-
Gus holes and mud-puddles now In
them. The Judge thought it would
be n good thing to bond the county
10 raise money To build permanent
roads.
Judge Crane advised the Grand
Jury to embody in its report q re-
commendation To our representa-
tives in the Legislature 10 urge the
passage of an Act to shorten the
oyster season by taking OH the
months of April and September, and
thereby giving the oysters that much
additional rest and time To grow.
He said that he had talked TO both
white and black oystermen and al
agreed that the taking off of the oys-
ter season of the two months named
would be a. good measure for oysters
oystermen and farmers.
On the liquor Question the Judge
proclaimed himself q believer IN
High License. and said he thought
the License in St. Mary's should bt
increased, as by experience high II
cense had been found the best rem
edy for restraining the evil. There
was not as much Sunday drinking
in Leohardtown, as formerly but h'
was satisfied there was one place II
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