Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-06-12
COrDoratiOn Court.

The June term of the Corporation
Court began this morning. In address
ing the grand jury Judge Barley said;
Gentlemen of the grand jury: THIS
is regular grand jury term OF tins court,
and Won have been summoned, as re-
0nired by law, as the grand jury. You
constitute the investigating arm oil TINS
conrt and as such duty devolves upon
Won 10 carefully inquire into all matters
presented to you by the court, the Com
monwealth's Attorney or which may
come to your knowledge. Complaint
has been made to me that the laws of
this State against gambling, the sale OF
liouor without license aud on Sunday
are being frequently violated in this city.
As to the truth or falsity OF such com
plaints have no personal knowledge.
Your very competent Commonwealth
Attorney, ] believe, has striven hard to
bring the yiolators of law to justice, but
"a his duties do not comprehend either
shose of police agent or grand Jury
aud only begin where yours conclude,
II is difficult for him to ferret out
and bring TO trial such persons, with
ont YOU. also, do your full duty In
this regard. Numerous witnesses have
been summoned before you, including
the Constable, Commissioner of the Rev
enue and many of the police force. You
may also have summoned before you any
other persons whom you may deem nee
essary for your Investigations and require
them to testify. 1t is also your duty TO
inquire into and true preseniment make
of any other violations OF the revenue
laws. including the sale OF liquors to
minors. If such violations OF the law as
complained of are being carried on IN
this city, the perpetrators thereof should
be brought to speedy justice 1t IS
duty which you owe to yourselves and to
4he community in which you live to give
this matter your careful and painstaking
investigation, and let not the question OF
time enter into your inquiries. Know
ing that YOU are business men and will
be anxious to get through this work
as speedily as possible, l Will make
the time of the Court suit your con-
venience and will convene court either
earlier in the morning or adjourn IL
later in the evening, if by so doing 1t
will in any way facilitate your inquiries
or better suit the convenience OF the
members of this jury, and to that end
will adjourn you over from time to
time. 1t is also your duty to inquire
into any violation OF the revenue law
regarding taxation, aud to see that all
persons have handed to the Commits
sioner of the Revenue for taxation a
list OF all properties with which they
are Justly assessable. have summoned
the Commissioner of the Revenue before
YOU so that you may be enabled to ex-
anime his books of assessment, as requlr-
ed by Section SIS of the Code OF Viz
qinia. as amended by the extra session
acts of 19O2-3-4, page 6S4. The law also
requires the Court to bring to your
attention the act approved February
9th. 1900, for the purpose OF a
rigid enforcement of the law prohibiting
,he sale of aduterated and misbranded
foods in this State. 1t is your duty to
inouire into carefully aud true present
ment make of all felOnies, misdemeanors
which have not already been tried, and
all violations of the penal laws committed
within the jurisdiction of this court. AT
least seven of your body must concur III
finding an indictment or presentmen'.
You NAV. however, make presentment
ar find an indictment upon the informa-
lion of two or more of your own body,
and when presentment or an in iict'
ment il so made or found, on the lestl
monv of witnesses called on by the grand
Jury or sent toit by the court, the names
of the grand jurors giving the iniorma'
ZION. or of the witnesses, must be writer
at the foot of the Indictment or present
ment.
The grand jury was fixed at clever
and Worth Hulfish was made foreman
They returned the following true bills
Commonwealth vs.. John Jones, larcen.
of watch; VS.. Edward Naples, breaking
and entering storehouse, VS.. VIM Mickey
malicious shooting OF Robert Harris; VS.
VIM. Mickey, malicious shooting G
George Griffin; vs.. AlphOnso Antonio
malicious shooting of Jane Winfield
The grand jury was then adjourne
until O'Clock.
At , O'Clock the grand jury recon
convened and the entire police force Wa
summoned as witnesses.
John Jones, colOred, indicted 10
stealing a watch, pleaded guilty and WI
required to pay fine OF $50. -. ;.
VIM. Mickey, colored, two ] indie
ments for malicious shooting, pleade
guilty and was sentenced to serve io'
wears in the peuitentiary.