Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-07
SneciaI Grand Jury.

The special grand jury summoned
dav or two ago met 10 the Corporation
Court room this morning, when Judge
Barley delivered the following charge
Gentlemen Of the grand jury:
AT the request of the Commemorative
Attorney. have summoned you as q
special grand jury to Investigate some
matters which he desires 10 bring to
vour attention at once, without waiting
Tor the converting of the regular grand
Jury on next Monday. He will not,
however be ready to lay the matter be-
fore your body until tomorrow morning
on account Of the absence OF some wit
nesses.
In the meantime desire to call your
attention 10 the conduct Of certain So
looms and barroms in this city. When
rrentrd The liquor Licenses at the April
term, 1904, called before me number
Of applicants for licenses who had been
keeping side and upstairs rooms for the
entertainment Of women and lnen who
made a prahce of frequenting snch place;
and at that time notified the applicant
far licenses that women must not and
sboold not be enletsined in any way al
tbeir bsrrooms; that would consider q
violation of these instructions as consti-
tutipg the keeping OF a disorderly house
within lhe law, and upon proof thereof
woud issue a rule against the offenders
10 show cause why their licenses should
not be revoked. Recently | have been
informed by the Chief of Police thai
some of the persons having barroon
LICENSE in this city had violated these In
atrur,lons and have been entertaining
women at their place of business; ths'
aide add up stairs rooms we're in some IN
s,ancss attached TO the barrooms TOR shf
entaiameut Of such women.
have had summoned before your
body the witnesses whose names have
been handed to me by the Chief OF Pc
lice. and [ charge you to examine into
this matter and make report TO the conr'
OF ouch persons having liquor licenses
gebo have violated the instructions OF the
court above referred to.
Should you desire sny other witnesses
10 facilitate the investigation OF sny mat
ter before your body, hand to the court
the names Of such persons and they VIII
be summoned before you.
At least five of your number mus
concur in anding or making an indlct'
men or presentment; you may however
mako presentment or find al indiet-
ment upon the information Of two OF
NOR, of your own body. When a pre-
sentiment or indictment is So made Oh
found on the testimony Of witnesses call
ed on by the grand jury or sent to 1t by
the court. the names Of the grand Jurors
giving the information or of the wit
ugs1es shall be written at the foot OF lht
gressntment or indictment.
Abont ten policemen were summoned
before the grand jury
Atl2:3G they brought in the ioll1@
ing report
ave, inc grand jury, recommend the
reyokiag of the license of 323 Princes:
street. and also recommend the closing
Of all barrooms at y O'Clock at night
aud be opened not earlier than $ o'ciocl
in the morning, and that any BARRON
that permits the congregsting OF womel
that the license be revoked"
Judge Barley ordered that q rule b
issued sesinst William X Harlow, wit
conducts the above saloon, to appear Ii
court on Wednesday, December IS, Il
show cause why bis license should no
be revoked lie also said that be woul
send the recommendations Of the grand
Jury to the City Council az to the open
ing and closing Of barrooms
The graud jury was then adJourne
0n 10 O'clock tomorrow morning.