Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-05-28
Anti-saloon League Meeting.

vile on Thursday OF last week, with large
number of members of the league and
other temperance workers from all sec
tons of the county in attendance. A meet
ing of the executive committee was held in
the morning, and in the afternoon public
session. Dr. Augustus Stabler, of Brighton.
presiding. with j. Calvin Muncaster, of
Rockville, as secretary.
Among those who made addresses were
DR.. Stabler. Rev. W. P. johnson, pastor Of
Goshen M. E. Church; Rev. M. S. Poulson,
superintendent of national work at WASH
ineton; Andrew B. Wood, of Baltimore,
assistant superintendent of the Maryland
Anti-Saloon League Mrs. Sarah I. Miller,
of Sandy Spring; Benjamin H. Miller. Of
Sandy SPRING Frank Higgins, of Rockville.
attorney of the county league, and Rev.
VIM. Hoffman.
The REPORT OF FRANK HlGGINs, ATTORNEY
FOR THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY ANTI-SALooN
LEAGUE.
Shows there were forty four cases brought
at the last March Term of the Circuit Court.
Of these. thirty-two were for the violation
of our local option law. They were against
sixteen different parties, four white and
twelve colored. In ten of these cases there
were verdicts of guilty, and six were ac-
quilted. In five cases sentences were sus-
pended. In two cases fines amounting to
$3.50 were imposed. Fourteen cases were
continued and four cases stetted The
names and results are as follows. viz:
.xf in.
one case and sentence suspended upon
condition in another; James Ganley, twelve
months in the House of Correction Luther
Snowden, six months in the House of Cor
rection and sentence suspended in another
case Henry Duffin, four months in the
House of Correction and not guilty in three
cases Elijah Bond. fine $50 and costs !;
Louis PachinO not guilty; Gertrude Mar
tin, guilty, sentence suspended: Robert
Waters. four months in the House of Cor
rection; Henry Clagett and wife, plea of
guilty, sentenced suspended on account of
age and being first offense Julian HOwes,
case continued, he being out of the State {;
Frank Duvall, case continued James Hall,
case continued George Green, case con-
tinued; Rein Holland, case tried and ac-
quilted. Among these cases there were
seven hard-cider cases. and of those tried
none were found guilty. There could have
been more hard-cider cases. but the grand
jury, in its wisdom, ignored them.
Your attorney is of the opinion that the
reason for the failure to convict in the
hard-cider cases was due to the lack of SEN
timent with the petit jury. 1t certainly
was not because of insufficient evidence,
for in one case we had the cider analysed
by DIR. Mcdonnell, the State chemist. and
the analysis showed nearly per cent. al
cohol, considerably more than there is in
lager beer, yet the jury failed to convict.
1t was argued by the learned counsel for
the defense that it would not do to con-
vict in cider cases because nearly every
farmer Orchardist in this county sold cider
by the barrel in violation of the law, and.
therefore, there would be no market for the
product of their orchards if they were not
allowed to sell cider. The law is broad
enough to include anything intoxicating.
The GANLEY CASES.
The importance of the cases against the
Ganleys becomes manifest when 1t IS known
that these cases are the first successful
ones prosecuted under what is known as
the search-warrant feature OF the local
option law The raid was planned and
carried out with the full knowledge and as.
sistance of your attorney, who prepared
the warrants and who assisted very mate
rally the successful prosecution OF the
cases in court The result of the prosecu-
ton was that the son, James Hickman
Ganley, was found guilty and sentenced to
the House Of Correction for twelve months
and the father, James Ganley. was fined
$500 and costs of the prosecution in one
case, and the sentence in the other case
suspended upon the following conditions,
which were written down by the presiding
judge. His Honor Judge Motter and filed
in the case: THAT Mr.. James Ganley is
not to in any way allow any violation OF
the local option law on any of his property
or by any member of his family; that II
there is any such violation, whether he al
lows it or not, he will be brought back and
sentenced to pay fine of $500 and be
confined in the Maryland House of Correc-
ton for twelve months; that il there is
any drunkenness or disorder about his
premises the same penalty will be inn
posed"
Mr.. Benjamin F. Hicks deserves the COM
mendation of the league for his efforts In
suppressing lawlessness at Boyds, and he
has Informed me that there is very diff
ferent atmosphere around there now to
what it was six months ago. Mr.. Aaron
X. Hewitt. deputy sheriff and also bailiff
of Rockville, also deserves credit for his
work in assisting to break up the speak
castles in that portion of Rockville known
as "Bloodfield," or Monkey Run. the por-
ton of town where the colored people re-
side. He deserves the thanks of the league
and can be relied upon as faithful and
efficient officer.
The liauor was confscated and destroyed
under order of court and the barrels re-
turned to the beer bother in Frederick, to
whom they belonged. In this connection
| will read rather humorous and exaggeT-
ated account of the sheriff emptying the
beer kegs Here read the newspaper ar
ticlel.
There we're a good many witnesses sum
moned before the grand jury TO indict
other violators than those named, but there
were no indictments found and hence nc
prosecutions. We have list of the places
and we will try not to slight them at the
next term of Court. There are places neal
Laytonsville, Mt. Zion. Sandy Spring. To-
beytown, Wheaton and Halpine which are
on the suspected list.
AS this is the year in which most OF the
county Offices are to be filed hence there
will be great many candidates, and OF
course the usual number of summer pic
MICS will be held, and naturally this will
attract the lawless element, and necessa-
riIy there will be an increase in the Illegal
sales of intoxicants and the Law Enforce
ment Committee will have plenty Of work
to do, especially among the colored people
After Court adjourned, there was raid
made upon the Rock Spring Club House,
near the District line, on the Conduit Road
and the proprietor. John Schmitz, was ar
rested. About two weeks ago the house
burned down.
In conclusion would like to testify to
the courtesy extended your attorney by
both of the judges during the last term Of
court. Neither of them made any fina
disposition by imposition of sentences
without taking into careful consideration
any suggestion or information from me
which was not brought out at the trial OF