Evening star., 1912-10-10
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Asylum and Jail Superintend Prince Georges County Ora
ent Makes Report. Jury Delves Into Charges
DEATH PENALTY OPPOSED OFFICIALS ARE ACCUSE
Eectrocuon in Residents Much Excited Over Pr
Hanging Lesser of Evils ability Of Indictments.
TOO MANY UNTRIED CASES GRAVE ACCUSATIONS MA
Hurtful to Mind of
Body. Said to Run Openly
Prince Georges County Grand
Jury DeIves Into Charges.
OFFICIALS ARE ACCUSED
Residents Much Excited Over Prob.
ability Of Indictments.
GRAVE ACCUSATIONS MADE
Justices of the Peace and Constables
Are Centers of Fire-Resorts
Said to Run Openly.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, October 10.
Residents of Upper Marlboro and Prince
Georges county are more than ordinarily
excited over the probability of q number
of indictments and sensational develop
ments when the grand jury, now in ses-
sion here, makes its report. The grand
jury has been sitting since last Monday
and has been investigating startling al
legations Of graft. extortion. malfeasance
In Office and other equally grave charges
concerning the conduct of a number Of
constables. justices Of the peace and
other officials Of the county.
Among the charges that are being In
vestigated are those involving a number
OF justices Of the peace in Withholding
fines that should have been paid over to
the county authorities; the assessment OF
eXtOrtionate fines in cases Of minor Of
lenses; jailing persons without due proc
ess OF law and without trial or hearing OF
any kind; alleged grating by constables,
who are said. to have permitted law VIOLA
have levied tribute for protection upon
the breakers of the law.
Resorts Said to Flourish.
In connection with charges that a pool
room has been in full operation for
some time past on the Bladensburg road,
in Prince Georges county, a represent
ative Of The Evening Star gave evidence
before the grand jury this morning. AL
legations that q number of other evil
resorts have been permitted to flourish
untouched by the law in Bladensburg
and along the road near that place are
also being investigated. The charges
are that a number of these resorts are
patronized by men bringing with them
girls sixteen or seventeen years old, and
that these young girls are served with
liquor.
Attorney Charles B. Calvert is conduct
ing the Investigations. with the consent
of States Attorney Clarence NJ. Roberts.
and is appearing without compensation,
in the effort to bring about a cleaning-up
of conditions in Prince Georges county,
particularly in and about Bladensburg.
1t is expected the grand jury will make
it's report and return a large number Of
indictments tomorrow or Saturday,
though the investigation may not be COM
pleted until next week.
Sensation Is Predicted.
When the grand jury's report is made,
it is confidently predicted, the county will
be shaken with the seriousness of the Of
fenses charged against officers and Off
cials both of major and minor Importance
in county affairs. and sensation such as
has never been known in this part or
Maryland is expected.
The cases in which indictments are re-
turned will be tried before Judges Fill
more Beall and B. Harris Camalier OF
the circuit court, at Upper Marlboro.
Judges Beall and Camalier have per-
sonally received much information, which
has been turned over to the grand jury.
Several cases Of alleged violations of
the liquor law which have been appealed
from justices Of the peace at Hyattsville
and other parts Of the county will come
up before Judges Beall and Camalier to-
morrow. Among these are two cases
against Philip ]. Steubener. proprietor gf
a roadhouse on the Bladensburg road:
two against Elizabeth Steubener. and
two against Bertha Brown. The charges
are selling liquor to minors and selling
at illegal hours.