The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-27


Bun. Dorsey. breaking into the
store at Flnksburg Station, Maryland
penitentafy for three years.
Vernon Dorsey. stealing chickens,
Maryland House of Correction for IL
months.
James Waters. larceny of bread
and sausage, House of Correction
for seven months.
Daniel Burns. stealing use of horse,
House of Correction for SIX months.
Sheriff Kemper escorted the bunch
10 their new boarding houses this
morning. decorated with silver brace
lets on their wrists.
Following is the grand jury re-
port
We, the Grand Jurors, for he Ma}
Term, 1910. respectfully report unto
your Honorable Court
That We have. to the best Of our
ability, during the eight dayJ in which
ne have been In session. investigated
al matters brought before rs. which
ne deemed within our nIoYiuee ard
duty.
We are pleased TO say Tint there
have been few violations nf law Of a
serious nature brought 10 our atten-
ton, and we congratulate the people
Of the county thafeupon Thore has
heen, however q number of matters
brought before our notice. which re
did not deem 1t necessary. unler all
the circumstances Of the aaBc. TO fully
investigate. by reason OF tie dine ard
cost of securing the evidence. which
could and should have been done by
officers charged Herewith. aad prose
entions had before the several Jns-
ices of the Peace OF he county.
Nevertheless, we feel It incumbent
upon us To call public attention b.
this report to the matter of Sunday
selling: especially. soda Ynteg, cigat =,
candies, etc, which is Yln'ation of
tie law. but apparently ioug cor
Inued one We feel thai wherever
such violations do exist n the sever
Al districts OF the county, they can
and should be dealt with by the Off
GERS of that district by prosecutions
before Justices Of the Peace
We also find that many nj the mef-
Giants Of The county omit 70 take mt
t.eir licenses for the ensuing year un
nr before the first day OF May. aH re-
quired b. law. We are advised taat
al sales made after the first day Of
Nay, and before licenses are taHen
cut, are violations of the law, and IN
d.etable 0ffenses. but we 10 not think
there Is any intentional violation. Hij
that II Is due TO oversight and neglect
long permitted IN the county. This
condition of affairs, In our opinion,
nsould not be permitted to continue,
and suggest that the officers charged
Hith the duty see to It, that all per
sons doing business after the first
day of May without licenses, be ar
tested and prosecuted.
We have also been advised that
games, other than the regular game
Of billiards and pool, have been In
dulged in. in the county. upon Billiard
and pool tables, and they. while per-
haps not strict violations of the law,
may lead to those which will oeeonle
violations of law. and against tie best
interests of the morals Of the COM.
munity. We would therefore reeGm-
mend to the keepers of billiard and
pool tables. that they do not permit
nny other than regular games to fe
played on their tables, and to the ofii-
oErg of the various districts to see
that this recommendation Is observed.
We would also report that 1t Is cur
belief thai violations OF the liquor
law of the county are of constant oe-
eurrenee; that minors. habltually
drunken persons and persons sisibly
intoxicated have gotten intoxicating
liquors. To get the necessary ell
dence to warrant indictments and IL .
sure convictions Is most difficdlt. II
not almost impossible, within the rna
sonable time in which grand juries Df
this county are supposed 10 be In set.
sion, and We cannot too strongly fst.
emmend that the officers. namely
Il e sheriff. his deputies, and the col
stables Of the county, make a spe9l:l
effort to secure evidence against III
Siolators Of the liquor Law: especial
y to ger the names of minors and per
sons known to be habituaI drunkafis
md seen eisibly intoxicated, and af
the dates Of sales. made 70 them. ID
tat when they come before the grand
Jury, they may have some information.
which VII enable future grand Jury
to act inteiligentlY and properly.
And, In view Of the seeming inanil-
IT. Of the County Commissioners pf
the county to find suitable persons
= .IlIing to accept the Office Of consfa=
be In the several districts. tthefe Ic-
Ing now only seven constables), sng-
eest thai It might not b an unjust
tEIng, and In the best interest of pub
Il morals and due administrations If
lev, that the County Commissioners
devise. or provide. the means OF ae-
curing evidence against al yi0iafors
Of the liquor Law especially.
We have examined during our ser.
sion twenty cases. and found dfteen
nresentmenIs and true bills. and d
amIned Ihirty-three wIInessce and
seven conHiables. - required By 1Hsv.
We Visited the jaII Of the county. nd
found it = clean and In good order =