Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-17
Opening of April Term of Court
Attracts Goodly Attend
ance-Many Gases
Docketed.


the greatest interest centered in the
selection of the grandsand petit juries
and the charge To the grand Jury bv
Judge Revell. The calling of the an.
pearance docket followed the dismissal
of the juries for the day.
The opening of court, following an
old established form, was announced
from the front portico by the bailiff.
The groups of spectators separated
and trooped into the court room.
Judge Jones is occupied ON the Court
of Appeals bench and did not sit. The
first work of the day was the calling
of the jurors drawn and separating
them into the grand and petit jury.
They are as follows:
GAND JURY.
Grafton Dnvall,
George III. Woodward,
George E. Moss,
Roland Hop.
Thomas l.. Clark,
Grafton Boone,
Randolph q. Welcb,
Robert Duvall,
DR.. 5. Ii Anderson,
Henry Hodges,
j. Irving Bird,
John N. Kelbaugh,
John b. Flood,
John w. Anderson,
S. +. Rawlings,
Emmett M. Webb,
James b. Burch,
Hezekiah Linthioum.
w. b. Gardner,
Vim. T. Burtis,
II. p. Phibbons,
b. Worthington.
PETIT JURY.
Robert II. Bussey,
Thomas ID. Lee,
John Fudser,
Joshua Owens,
Hezekiah K. Ward,
j. A. Cunningham,
Joseph e. White,
John E. Pettebone.
Joseph b. Lewis.
Charles w. Beard.
John w. Grimes.
Michael Levi.
Robert +. NOVEL;.
Summerfield p II. Benson.
Frank j. Stockett.
Elmer +. Parkinson.
Edward o. Wilburn.
Frank H. Duckett.
John K. GLADDEN..
James w. Warren
Henry j. Johnson.
X. Louis Griffith.
John W. Disney, Jr.
John Collins. of John.
Charles w. Brown.
Several times in the course of his
charge to the jury Judge Revell spoke
of the many charges which had been
made, both by word of mouth and
through the newspapers that there
had been failure on the part of Off
cials TO make proper return of moneys
coming into their hands and which
should have been turned over to the
proper source. He told the members
of the jury that it was their duty to
investigate all such allegations and if
they were found TO be based on facts
to return indictments. He reiterated
this sevreal times and tried to impress
upon the members of the jury that
the investigation of such matters was
not optional with them, but that they
we're bound by oath to do so. The
power for this, he said, was set forth
in Section 46, Article %, of the gen.
eral laws.
AhCNClAS III bllb tOuIht VI Ills
charge, stated that the city and coun-
ty, as well as the state lost large sums
annually by reason of the failure of
many persons to take out their Iicen-
ses on or before tie first day of May
He stated that in many instances
liquor dealers, cigarette dealers. store
keepers and other traders would put
off getting their Licenses until just
before the October term of the grand
jury met in order to escape paying
for the time they had been doing bust
ness since the first day of May. He
stated that the jury was in duty bound
to take cognizance of any such viola
tions and that any person found sell
ing goods or carrying OH any business
for which a license was needed who
had not secured a license on the first
of May should be presented.
Reference was also made to the per-
nicious practice of carrying concealed
weapons and Judge Revell stated that
this should be broken up, as it leads to
murder and other crimes. Very
strong was his charge with reference
to violators of the Sunday liquor law
and that which has to do with the
sale of liquor to minors. He made il
plain that lt was not necessary that
the owner of the saloon had been guilty
of the facts alleged to have been com
mitted, but that any person acting as
his agent could be held responsible.
The charge was very lengthy, but was
full of solid facts and truths which il
is expected will be very helpful to the
members Of the jury when they take uI
the matter OF investigating the large
number of cases which are brought
before them.
The grand jury was then excused to
take up the investigation of cases and
the petit jury was excused until later
in the week, at which time it il
thought that cases will be put on trial.
The appearance docket was taken NJ
and several continDances were grant
ed. Others were set forstrial at later
dates during the term and the indi-
cations are that many can be disposed
OF during this sitting.