The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-24

where young men congregate at
night and especially on Sunday,
for the purpose of gambling, and
where intoxicsnts are profuSely
imbibed. Conclusive evidence as
to the truth of the existence Of
such a place in our midst was
gathered and presentment found.
1t Is most certain that the Joint
is run and we believe that if the
officers of the law will do their
duty and good citizens will lead
their aid, with the help of the
court, that this stain upon the
good name of our city will be
wiped out and the guilty parties
brought to pay the penalty of their
transgression.
''There is much violation Of the
liquor law in the city and through
out the county-selling without
licenses, selling to minors, selling
to women, selling to men of in
temperate habits and violating
the provisions of the license taken
out There is strong suspicion in
certain quarters that the officers
of the law drink too much and
shut their eyes to the violations
that exist.
"GrOcerymen selling to minors
and permitting in some cases, at
least, parties to drink on their
premises what they purchase.
"SOme saloon keepers make it
easy for young men under age to
drink at their bars and incidental.
ly keep open house on Sunday.
These violations of the law are
particularly reprehensible and are
the fruitful cause of much discon-
tent among the better class of
citizens and the constant warfare
against the saloon or bar in gen.
eral. These violations are me-
mace to the home, a cruel wrong
to the young men and boys, and
it is not fair and just to those
men who take out their license
and conduct their business in
strict compliance with the proyi-
siOns of the law. These wrongs
can be and ought to be righted,
and they will be, if all officers of
the law in city and county have .
determined purpose to punish
every violator of the liquor law
"There has been some violation
of the law requiring merchants
and traders to take out a license
on May l, in order to do business.
Some few have failed in this and
have traded for one, two aud
three mouths before securing
their license. We call the atten
ton of all traders in the county,
with emphasis, to the law which
requires them to take out a
license on May l, of each year
before they can engage in bust
ness, and that all who neglect
this provision of the law may
expect such punishment as the
offense merits.
"Having performed our duty
to the best of our ability, and
having finished our labors, moth,
ing further claiming our atten-
ton, we respectfully ask the Hon
orable Court to discharge the
jury.
Respectfully submitted,
"IsAAO NJ. MoTTER, Foreman"
Judge Motter in dischsl ging
the jury said in part: "You have
done all in your power, the court
believes, to put a stop TO crime
aud all of your indictments are
evidently right and proper. The
court is exceedingly sorry that
no indictment could be obtained
against the parties who destroyed
will. The crime is grave one
and there can be no circum
stances that would tend to pal
late it. A person might just as
we'll steal anOther's property as
destroy the will of another. After
a citizen has amasSed a fortune
and has exercised the great right
of giving his own property away,
for the heirs to assemble and
destroy this right is beyond any
palliating circumstances, and it
is a great pity that the grand
jury, because of conditions and
laws, were unable to investigate
this serious Offense. which was
augmented by perjury"
The following criminal cases
were tried before the court:
State VS.. John Thornton. alias
Shorts, guilty of larceny. peni-
Tertiary, years.
State VS.. John Keys and Cor
nelius Taylor, guilty of larceny,
penitentiary, 2 years.
State VS.. William Isaacs,
guilty, Jail, 6 months.
State VS.. John Ii. Walker, Jail,
3 months.
State VS.. Webster Luby, David
Cartnail and Alvs Platter, guilty
of larceny, Is months in the
House of Correction.
State VS.. Arthur Jackson. Fred