The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-23

COUNTY.
We, the grand jurors for the April
term Of the Circuit Court for Prince
Georges county, beg leave to submit
the following rs our report
We have been in session s days,
have examined 81 witnesses, returned
26 presentments and 26 true bills.
Several cases of minor Importance
were considered by our body, but dis
missed on account of an insufficiency
of proof to maintain prima facie case.
A number of cases were referred to
the grand jury by reason of fact that
the bonds given by the defendants for
their appearance to answer cha gees
were general bonds, not indicating
any trial or preliminary hearing before
Justice of the peace, when these bonds
should state on their face that there
had been preliminary trial and the de-
PENDANT prayed a jury trial. This was
the case in numcer of instances where
the justice of the peace had Jurlsdlc-
ton and should have tried the parties
sentence, unless the defendants prayed
a Jury trial, which should have been
expressed in the bond, as information
to the clerk in order that he might
know that such cases belong on the
criminal appeal docket. We are ad-
vised that the acts of 1906 comforting
enlarged powers upon justic-s of the
peace, requires the justice of the pes
to try these cases andcommitthe the
party unless jury trial is prayed
We understand that this was the OBJ
j ct of the passage of the Act:
We wish to call attention OF the
sheriff and the constables to the great
amount of understanding in Kent and
Spauldings districts and we know of
no greater service they could render to
that community than b. catching these
thieves, even should it become necessary
10 employ additional deputies for this
purpeae.
We visited the Jail in body, and
found there twenty two prisoners,
eighteen males and four females. The
interior ofthis Jail is in very clearly
condition.
Previous grand juries have made
recommendation for better and more
sanitary sewerage system and for car
rying eff of the cffal. We understand
the conditions have been bettered, but
there is still considerable room for i'm
provemenJ. We suggest and recon-
mend some change by which there can
be continuous water-fow, avoiding tho
necessity of pumping water to carry
off the refuse matter. Some system OF
water works shoul be devised to give
continuous flow We hope that The
county commissioners will take this
matter up and remedy it.
We wish to recommend the presen,
system in vogue in this county by which
liquor licenses are granted.
The present freedom of the count,
from known violations of the liquo'
law is in itself an endorsement of this
system; and the fact that there were nj
indictments by this body for violations
of this staIue is further test of its use
fulness We do suggest, however, thai
if the board of liquor license commits
sisners will make the same dilig, mt in
qury into the merit of all applications
and the character Of the applicant WIN
desires to engage in this traffic, in th
future az it has in the past, this business
will then tie C mined and limited t
those only who will engage in thiE
lvsrtss fer SIX days in the week.
However, the grand jury is moral,
CT rtain that the Sunday liquor traffic Ii
not entirely abolished throughout tn
county especially in the section sdjacen
to the District of Columb ia. as partie'
from Washington have been seen Oh
Sur day in Oxon Hill district under th'
il 1uence ef liquor. and we wish t.
direct the attention of the sheriff ane
constable to this state of lawlessnes'
and urge them to use every endeavor t
bring violators of the Sunday law tt
justice.
We wish especially to commend
Sheriff Hu~d and deputy sheriff Garri-
for their successful rounding up of the
witnesses and closing up the cocaine
dives that have been operating in the
vicinity of Hyattsville and Mount Rain
Ter.
The States Attorney is deserving OF
conmendation for his efficient assistance
10 the grandiury and we wish to express
our thanks to him for diligent attention
to this work Having finished oal
labors we respectfully ask to be dis
charged.
ROBERT E. BADEN, Foreman
THE AIMsHoUsE REPORT
To the Honorable the grand jury
for the April tenn, 1903.
Wethe undersigned special committee
appointed by your BODY to visit the
aImshouse, beg leave to submit the
following report:
We visited this institution on A pril 10.
inst, and found every thing in good
and healthy condition.
We fonnd fourteen white male inmates
aid two white female inmates; three
cofored males and five colsred females,
who, upon inquiry, said they were well
fed and comfortably clothed and housed
Mr.-Lcmuel Allen and his wife de-
serve especial prais. for their manage
meut of this institution, and deserve
commentator in the services they
rerder from time to time not only to
the inmates but in general improve,
ment to the property.