Evening star., 1905-10-01
UPPER MARLBORO COURT
LARGE DOCKET MAY CAUSE LONG
TERM-PoLITICs.
Special Correspondence of The Star
UPPER MARLBORO. Md.


UPPER MARLBORO, Md.
September &c. 1906
More than ordinary interest is being taken
in the October session of the circuit court
which convenes here Monday morning The
court will open about 10 o'clock
More than ninety witnesses have been
summoned to appear before the grand Jury
and 1t will be impossible for all of them
to be heard Monday. States Attorney
Hampton Magruder has his hands full Of
business and believes the session will last
three weeks and perhaps longer, because
there are number of cases in which
legal battles are to be fought. 1t is his in
tention to give the people of Kenilworth
and the neighboring section full oppor-
tunity to present all the cases filed against
the hackers of the pool room at that place
last spring.
1t is possible that ten cases will be in
vestigated, and the trial of these cases. ii
Is expected, will consume several days.
Both sides are to be ably represented by
counsel. and the fight before the court and
jury promises to be interesting one. A
number of witnesses in these cases are to
be brought from the vicinity of kenilworth
and several residents of Washington are
also summoned. among them Detectives
Hartigan and Bauer. These detectives We're
sent to the pool room by Major Sylvester
at the request Of Mr.. Allen w. Mallery.
Mr.. Thomas N. MohIer, who took such
an active interest in the crusade against
the Kenilworth resort, will be one of the
most important witnesses. He and Mr..
terward assisted by other residents of the
county and the District of Columbia. The
pool room has now been closed several
weeks.
The trials Of the liquor cases will be next
In Importance, so far as the people of
Washington are concerned. While the de-
PENDANTS in the cases are necessarily from
the county. some Of them were formerly
residents of Washington and 1t is believed
their chief witnesses will come from there
The state Anti-Saloon League Is behind
the prosecutions and their detectives will
be on hand to tell Of their visits to the
several places. While the number of liquor
cases will be larger than usual. 1t is said,
there has been less trouble In the county
during the past summer than usual, and
the people Of the county feel that their eff
forts of several years ago to rid the county
of Objectionable places was not In vain.
The Political Parties.
Political discussions will probably be Of
more interest to the residents of the county
at this term OF the court than will the legal
business. Both parties are later than usual
In holding their conventions each being
anxious to know what the other is going
to do. The purpose OF the republicans In
holding back 1t is stated is to prevent a
duplication of names and the use of trick
ballot such as was done at a recent election.
All We want" remarked republican
leader yesterday, rs fair and honest eiec-
ton, and then we can win. We may not
be able to cope with dishonest methods,
however. and 1t Is for the purpose of pre-
venting this that our party Is holding back.
We have plenty OF good material at our
command. The democrats realize that the
contest this fall is to IL life and death
struggle, and believe they are prepared to
spring surprise of some kind. Just what
that surprise is may not be known until
almost the eve of the election. and If the
nominations are delayed until the last min
ute they may not have the opportunity to
do what they desire