The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-24
GRAND JURY REPORT.
Strenuous Statement of Law
Violations by the High Tri
bunal.

Following is the report in full
of the grand jury, which ended
its sitting on Wednesday last:
ITO the Honorable, the Judges
OF the Circuit Court for Frederick
county:
"The grand jury for the Febru.
airy term of court for 1905, having
finished the work assigned it, re
specifically submits the following
report:
ut is now the pleasant duty
and privilege of the grand jury to
thus publicly acknowledge the
uniform kindness and courtesy of
the officials about the courthouse
in assisting the jury in their
labors, and We hereby express our
most cordial thanks to each and
to all.
owe have been in session for
10 days, spending from 5 to 81
hours each day, carefully going
over the cases brought to our
notice. We had our attention di
rected to 90 cases. we examined
$50 witnesses, found 53 present
ments and indictments, dismissed
SO cases and discharged from the
Jail one prisoner.
1.-THE jury, in a body, visited
the Jail and found confined there
the following prisoners, viz: White
State prisoners, 4; colored State
prisoners, Ii, and 5 prisoners for
city or corporation offenses.
"We found the Jail in good con L.
ditiOn, the prisoners are we'll kept
and are made comfortable. We
desire to bear testimony to the
cOnsiderate and humane treatment
of the prisoners by Sheriff Young
and those associated with him in
this work.
''The jury was in session longer
than we wished or desired. Under
the circumstances, however, it was
impossible to shorten the session
consistent with careful investiga
ton and rendering impartial ser
vice to all concerned. Our sitting
was prolonged by reason of the
fact that murder was committed
on February and this required
time and careful investigation.
Then, too, there are two many
cases sent to the grand jury that
should be settled by the magis
trates. These cases. for the most
part, are trivial, involving a con
sideratiOn of from 75c to So. The
large number Of witnesses sum.
moned for these take up much
time Of the jury and involve an
expense on the taxpayers that, in
the Judgment of the jury, the facts
do not warrant.
''Much valuable time and large
expense to the country could be
saved if greater care would be ex-
ercised on the part of those before
whom these petty cases are tried.
Again, to many cases involving
family quarrels and neighborhood
broils come before the jury for ad
Indication that should never 90
beyond the home or the commu
nifty in which they find birth"
The jury reports that in a mum
Der of public buildings, including
the court house, the doors were
found to open in, instead of out.
1t further says:
"After careful investigation in
to the sin and crime of abortion
we regret to say that our effort s
were not very fruitful. We are
only able to report one case where
sufficient evidence could be gath
cred to justify US in finding a pre-
sentiment. We, however, are per
suaded that this crime of Staying
is largely on the increase. We
believe, with President Roosevelt,
it is our American or national sin
aud no one can seriously think of
it without the conviction that it is
growing menace to the home
aud the nation. and that once our
homes are depleted of the yonng
life our national life must decline.
This crime of numbering the
infants. pre- natal and post natal,
is among high and low, more
among the high than the low, aud
is helped forward by few un
scrupulous physicians and drug
gists who have no higher object
in life than to get gain. Not
only among the unmarried, but
among the married, in this evil
practiced. LII the one case, to
save the shame and disgrace of a
birth out of wedlOck, the young
life is destroyed, aud in the other,
among the married, where the
claims of society press, or where
mistaken notions of ease and com
fort are sought. the young wife is
willing to assume the care and
burden of child nurture or to taste
the joy and feel the loving thrill
of motherhood. We recommend
that all lovers of home and country,