Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
GRAND JURrS REMEDY
Whipping Post for Punish
ment of Wife Beaters.
REPORT SUBMITTED
MANNER OF ADMINISTERING
oATHS REFERRED TO.
Belief That Greater Care Should Be OBJ
served in Questioning Applicants
for Ia oa T;,o~eoe
REPORT SUBMITTED

| In a report submitted to Chief
! Justice Alvey of the District SUI
preme Court this afternoon, the
local grand jury, by a majority vote,
recorded its approval of the propo-
sition to establish the whipping
post as means of Furnishing wife
beaters and petty larceny offenses.
The suggestion was also made by
the jury that the Police Court be
given authority to deal with all
cases of embezzlement where the
amount involved is less than S35.
| The grand jury for the October term this
afternoon made its final report, and was
| discharged from further service by Chief
| Justice Clabaugh of the Supreme Court of
| the District of Columbia. with the thanks
| of the court. In addition to reporting a
| number of indictments and ignoring one
| charge. the grand jury submitted state
ment embracing certain recommendatio tions,
as follows:
THE members of the grand jury of the
October term, 1904. having completed their
! term of service desire to record their ap-
probation of the courtesies extended by
Justice David Thew Wright who presided
| over Criminal Court No. l during their
term and to tender their thanks for the as
sistance given them by the United States
district attorney. Mr.. Morgan II. Beach,
| and his courteous and able assistants,
Messrs. Mullowny. Bingham and Kegwin.
Further, we wish to call the attention OF
this honorable court to the following: Dur
ing our term of service we have had to in
vestigate number of charges of embezzle-
ment where the amount of money taken
a mi tor tn only faxr dnt1n
seems to a waste of much of the valu-
able time of the court where such present.
ments are subsequently tried. and much
useless expenditure of public money to
bring such cases before a grand jury.
THE desirebility of establishing the whip
ping post as a means of Furnishing wife
been Investigated by this body and the
ma jority of the members are of the opinion
that 1t would prove very effective In de
creasing the number of these reprehensible
crimes.
"a recent case brought before us
phasiZes the need of having men and wo-
men about to unite in matrimony produce
evidence that they are free from loathsome
or infectious diseases before being granted
license to marry.
Administering Oaths.
"We also conclude that the manner Of
administering the oath to prospective wit
nesses for the grand jury in a body does
not impress the individual sufficiently with
the solemnity and Importance of an oath.
"In view of the foregoing we would re-
spectfully suggest to the honorable justices
of the supreme bench of the District of
Columbia that they petition Congress for
the enactment of laws as follows:
..F'irst-That the Police Court of the Dis
trict be given authority to deal with al
involved is less than S3o-
..Second-That the whipping post be es-
tablshed to punish those guilty OF the
-, 20 han tinD larCfny.
''Third-That the clerk of the court be-
fore issuing marriage licenses ask whether
the applicants are suffering from any IN
fectious diseases and when he has reason
to doubt the answers insist on a PHYSICIANS 3
certificate.
..Fourth-That the honorable justices of
the Supreme Court of this District order
that the oath to witness for the grand
Jury be administered by the foreman OF
tn. grand jury in impressive manner
lust as the witness is about to give testi-
mony.
Minority's Objections.
The report was signed by Cuno Fl. Ru-
dolph foreman; J. H. Yundt. clerk and w.
e. Schneider, ]. F. Bowie. Randolph Robey,
Michael H. Robinson. Norman Gait A. L.
Traylor, c. w. Howard, William Corcoran
Hill. Theo F. Mexican, James E. Fitzgerald.
William B. Hardy. P. H. MeQuade. Robert
NJ Mcbride and H. f. Dunkhorst
Appended to the statement was the foi-
lowing: - 60
going recommendations. except such as re-
late TO the establishment of the whipping
post as we do not believe in this as q cor
rective measure.
This was signed by Daniel Freeman, 1916
14th street, and Thornton S. Rounds. 26io
street
Chief Justice Clabaugh informed the
grand jury that the recommendations would
be accorded the careful consideration OF
the court.
Indictments Reported.
The indictments reported by the grand
jury were against the following:
T. vinton Murphy, for forgery.
Joseph Munnerlyn, for seduction.
Joseph l. Wilson. for larceny from the
United States.
Alfonso Addison, for receiving stolen
property.
Robert l. Carroll for bigamy:
Charles Luckett, Hunter Smith and Hem
ry Wilson for larceny.
William Hopkins for embezzement.
Thomas Jacobs for embezzlement.
Warren Z. Nash, for embezzlement
Charles Matthews, for embeZZlement.
VIM Marshall for violation of policy law.
Alfred Byrd. for robbery.
Edward Pure, for robbery.
John C. Williams, alias John Hudnutt,
for robbery.
William Dixon, alias william Dickerson.
for robbery.
John Young and Joseph HOOK, Tor ROD
berry.
George King. for robbery.
George Hill, William Young and James
Lawson, for robbery.
Henry Lancaster for robbery.
James Gardner. alias George Lumpkin.
for housebreaEing.
Thomas Weldon, alias George Williams.
for housebrealing.
William Brown, for housebreaking.
James Brown, Arthur Harvey and VIII
liam Gross, for housebreaking
Wellington Jones and William Gross. for
housebreaking.
Charles Walton. for housebreaking.
Harry Coleman, for housebreaking.
George LuTnpkin. for housebreaking .sF
Barney Mckay. for violation of the postal
laws.
Daisy Marbry, for violation of the postal
laws.
Hugh B. Todd. for forgery.
John Young and Joseph Hook, for at
tempted robbery.