Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-21
AFTER THE SHERIFF
PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY c11I-
zENs EXPRESS INDIGNATIoN.A
Members of Association at Chesapeake
Junction Favor Asking County
Officer to Resign.

While no formal motion was adopted, the
sentiment was voiced by large number of
the members present at the meeting of the
Prince George and East District of Column
bin Citizens Association last evening. that
the sheriff of Prince George county should
be asked to resign, or, II he would not do
SO. that his acts in connection with serving
warrants on the officials of the Kenilworth
ton of the governor of the state, and the
skeriffs removal by that executive de-
manded.
This subject occupied the time and talk
at the regular meeting of the Chesapeake
Junction citizens. held last evening at Col
Inns Hall. and at times the discus sion waxed
warm. The interest manifested in the clos
ing of the kenilworth pool room seems to
be increasing among the citizens in that
territory, according to the enthusiasm and
determination expressed by the numbers
present last evening.
After several matters of routine business
had been discussed, a report was called for
from the committee on the kenilworth pool
room. President F.. S. Carmody, who did
not pfeSiGe last evening, took the floor.
w hen we heard that that pool room
was opened and doing business" he began
we went TO Marlboro to ask our official to
stop this unlawful practice in the county
FOR reasons best known to himself. our
ShefiH refused to serve warrants on the
prcpr!etors. A member of our association
"a w. Mallery) was deputized as a con-
stable by the justice and he served the war
rants.
TIE sheriff refus ed because he sad he
had TO consult his bond ntn be ore acting
ana re would no. act for four or five days.
But that same sheriff cou. d get uo before
oastght ana serve war. ant ON member
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brought by the pool room people.
IN NIX his assoc. alton Shou dsmand
that he resign, to let seine one else snow
what he VIII do against the iawessness at
keniiHcrih. L would like to hear tie ex-
presSicns of Up Mon of other members of
tins ASSOCIATION on tbs matter
Sheiif's Duties Discussed.
This opened the discussion CT the sher-
IF S duties and what should be done if he
refused TO do his duty. Many questions
were asked and TIE entire situation as has
been reported in The Star from day to day,
was explained to the as s cia ton
MY. Mai!ery. WHO was present at al the
meetings with the sheriff. sta ed That the
citiZens went to the sheriff Thursday. the
DAY following the opening of the pool oom
stated 10 hum that they would 60 imme-
d1ateiy TO the justice and swear out war
rants, ard asked HIN il he wCu-d serve
them.
y,
Mr. Mallery. Il asked him il he would
serve them Friday. and lie sa d he would
not. | asked HIM about Saturday and he
said he would not. He said he m ght serve
them Monday. Finally warrants were
placed in his hands, which he would not
serve Immediately.
He took the warrants to the attorneys
for the poo-room people, and told them
he would serve them the next day. They
finally agreed to meet him at the magis-
trate's and he there, in the presence of his
bondsmen, read the warrants. If we should
place other warrants in his hands he would
do the same thing and re-enact the same
farce
If the warrants were presented to him
to serve at once. and he refused to do SO.
| believe he laid himself open to dismissal
by the governor of the state" commented
Attorney William Meloy.
And 1 believe that We have got gov
ernor who will listen to us if we COM
planned to him. said President Carmody,
jumping to his feet. The discussion grew
warm at this point, and many made short
comments.
R. H. Mcneil was then introduced and
made a ringing speech.
while it is beneficial to you to stop this
pool-room business, it is infinitely more inn
portant to the citizens of Washington, as 1t
is the money of the people of Washington
that pours into the pool ROOM he stated
in his speech. why don't they go to
Washington and open their pool room? Be
cause they know that the police would
have them in the District Jail before the
night of the first day They are in Mary
land because the courts move more slowly
here"
IF they believe they. are running legal
enterprise why did they wait until the day
after court adjourned before opening their
pool room?' asked A. W. Mallory.
The claims of the pool-room proprietors
that they have a charter under the inter-
state commerce law that will permit them
to operate were refuted last night by the
statement that the corporation was not
legitimately doing telegraph business. At
various times the sheriff spoken of in
terms that were far from complimentary,
and the pool room was roundly de-
nounced.