Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-03-24


Court Proceedings.
sssss 80 Afoa sld a.
sociate Judge Crane on the Ben6E
la7RhyfWwr, of Charlotte Hall. was
ted Soreman of the Grand Jury
and the Grand and Petit Juries
drawn. The Judge charged the
Grand Jury saying in part:
g y will % ksaf fpr congratula-
% 20 you, knt !. as it is 10 us
70 know-sbssss 80 Jar as the dock
cts Of this Court disclose and in so
|4ar& azsappea@ fraEnvhgWateMEEH
|fufnis Sc, tn Cossrt BY ! az -
|bf lie lazy are azonStbs b ea<eAks
in our county. Notwithstanding the
long and severe winter through
syh:cha we have passed, because of
shiesS all work upon the farm for
weeks running into months was sus-
pended and idleness enforced upon
those of our people, white and col
ored,JwfH r4kf ahefY llVtng ff0m the
watst ,bt Ad closibg Of ouF MxN
riyerk h5E fseys u the LOB coH-
tinued freeze; Notwithstanding these
conditions, / repeat. there have been
very few violations. of the criminal
Ks N GU eouafy Did those have
been mostly OF d MINOR and trivial
character. During this period OF
time the cell doors of our Jail, with
one exception. have been wide open,
tbAEe being but one prisoner con-
hhsd therein. This speaks well for
the conduct and good order of oiffs
Epsopsss ssa = Is aes nv ersas ,sss ] s.
ure to the fact that grand juries have,
in the past, been diiigenf in bring
IingF. FSfTFk9 ti94.6Fs qethe law;
and the petit Juries have likewise
been diligentjn rendering their YER
diets in cases submitted TO them, 1t
s1tf bS,s. a5lssbl TJI ye1. fU'fi'
The States Attorney. in his re-
pornR the Court, has this TO. say
ahp4 ske subject:
s ne State s attorney congratu-
l3ses the 6oers and county general
5Eupop the good orderthat now pre-
sails throughout the county. There
IS only one case in Jail awaiting the
atsital OF the gF9Hd jury. fHat Of
sesaliAg 8 check fhere are two
Others npder ognizeaesEI6T as
saslt with intent 10 Kill dnasINp for
eatryins coiiseafcd 9eapons- here
have been very, few cases OF anY1note
tried by magistra esssiuqvIha last
term af our Cour9 There seems to
he i paft d awfaipsiss aisSsg all
classes efour people.
There il Public General Law,
-l<aoNa AS the Sunday Law, which
prohibits the sale of liquor on Sun
day, to which the Court calls your
special, attention. more harm TO the
morals1of the community, particdli
larry Of the young men, more disll'
order and disturbance ef the snubliet
peace and more sad results, perhaps,
Flow from the violation of this law
apd~ of the law prohibiting the sale
WiqSEI& aA9k9 SiGasl rSaG III
violation OF any other laws upon the
bstSpteI 6pdN If you can do any
thing, gentlemen, and you can if ev-
Eety 5Gsor1 does hisduty towardsiife-
liethg the cbunty IF this pestilence
by presenting those engaged in the
iniquitous business. You will be
dainaA5e doIAty a grSsfservice All
lii 4eseiSeNhe tHanks of an iaW
abiding and good citizens. There
[DT33FhH M( bGhg to make
O living by selling liquor. which the
hs01 peIHnitsshsYA toap. .7E1ey keep
within the letter of the law and their
I'intetesss sReuia be proteeteds there
larsSshefss,'aHf lhaSg stassai ,9he. VI
iIi iolaIs i. the Law. aad BY ,dQipg sqvtheS
Itaksa way i6nsinesssfroh those Stio
asay1the same LICENSE caud ksep wftlfj
4aL we fPSeeL Men who buy liquor
xllfh% AZ % Saturday,
day when they knew theA can 90 10
a saloon or store on Sunday and get
it. The fact that some sell on Sun
day independent Of thsimmorality
oflthe thisk and df*idgation of the
law, both of God and nan, creates
I 4 kird Of monopely aud initiates
] agaidSt the dealer Who respects The
h1Tu OF IsnTstET HSlOT90Hf
YGAW E 10 eeyolqnIg yie
The doclsets,owere GaaliedJ iud&'
llsisdts enter I'D ihsunecosesteti asases
s.aaza-sasssusdere set for trial. y Bolt
,f,9 9e9r, .si1ri isj af3stisgsy :,
ease ofIipterest tried to-day was
State VS. Charles Millison. Undated