Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-10-01
Circuit Court Proeeeduna..

| nastinRIy. Action of
'respass. Trial by jury. Juryrail-
60 to agree ard was discbaroed
combs and Loker for Holt: Ching
and Crane for Mattingly.
Webster Watts. colored was die.
charged on wit of babeas corpus on
ground that commitment was faulty
Thursday. September "A All the
Judges present.
The Jury in Holt case retired a.
40, p H.. and No. 8. criminal an
peals was taken up on motion for
new trial. Motion was withdrawn
and Court imposed a fine of 81 and
costs. A similar sentence was i'm.
posed in No 9. These were the oys-
Ter cases appealed from Justice T..
T. Herbertsnd the charge was oyster
ing during the closed season.
Prisoners confined in Jail were ar.
rai2ned. Ia No l, Grim. apprs.
State vs. Benedict Brooks, indicted
Tor entering store of Jas. /. Cough
aud stealing 81 80. plea OF guilty"
was confessed. Brooks was sem.
'enced to months in the House of
Correction.
10 No 3. State VS. Wallace Holt.
colored, indicted for breaking into
storehouse of J. Osca. Hancock. etc.
plea of guilty" was confessed.
Sentence, 3 years in Peuitentiary.
Friday, Sept %. No 3, Trials.
Carter IL Clarke VS.. Asa A. Law
renee was taken up. Action OF tres.
pass. Trial by Jury. Pending this
case the Court adjourned for the
day.
Saturday, Sept. 26. In No. 6,
criminal Williams Watts
VS.. State, there was a motion To
quash proceedings. Leave granted
to amend warrant and case continued.
At 10 30. the Grand Jury came into
Court and presented the following
report:
REPORT OF GRAND jury.
To he Honorable, the JUDGES of the
Circuit Court:
We the Grand Jury of St. Mary's
County. State Of Maryland, for the
September Term OF the Circuit Court
1908. do hereby certify that we ex-
amined fifty three witnesses, who ap-
peared before Us, and inquired into all
violations ofthe law within our knowl-
edge and found presentments in all
cases who're the evidence would
justify.
Our attention has been called to a
few violations OF the Liquor Law,
but We could not obtain evidence to
warrant presentment in either
case and as the new law enacted by
the last Legislature OF Maryland,
puts these cases 10 the jurisdiction
OF the Justices Of the Peace, we re-
spectfully ask that these officers OF
the law be instructed by the Court
TO see that the Liquor Law is observ-
ed in this county. so far as in their
power lies, so that our youths may
be protected as much as possible.
from this great evil.
Several of the Jurors report
bridges in several sections OF the
county in bad condition, especially
the one known as the Plank Bridge
near Leonardtown, and the one near
st. Mary's City. We suggest and
recommend that the County Commits
sioners see that all the bridges in
the County be kept in such condi-
tion as will insure the safety of the
travelling public.
We have had the Clerk of the
County Commissioners before US,
with the books OF the county and
found them to be nicely and neatly
kept. and so far as we could observe,
in a limited time. perfectly correct;
the sinking fund in a healthy condi-
ton, and all other accounts 10 as
good condition as could possibly be
expected.
W. visited the County Jail and
found it in as good condition as we
| could anticipate, in such a building.
II appeared TO be neatly kept. and
in good sanitary condition The
toilets recently put in this building
are q great advantage 20 il. but sug-
gest that they ne improved, by pro-
vidirg suitable pace TO empty the
contents Drocae1,ng thorefron.
We regret to have to say, that
could We have had the necessary
witnesses before us in proper time
that we could have finished our
work in four days or less.
Having completed our labors,
and thanking your Honors, the
States Attorney. and all officers con.
nected With this Court. for their
kind and courteous treatment, we
most respectfully ask TO be dis
charged.
| F OSCAR MORGAN,
Foreman.