Evening star., 1912-11-20
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES
Grand Jury Finds Crimes Due
to Liquor Drinking and Car
rying Of Deadly Weapons.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


ROCKVILLE. Nd, November 90. 1912.
The grand jury for the November term
Of the circuit court, which adjourned yes
terday afternoon after having been in ses-
sion eight days. examined 172 witnesses
and found 80 indictments. Two Of the in
dictments charge murder and are against
Brtce Diggs and Raymond w. Swan, both
! colored. Diggs is charged with killing
Lincoln McQuade, colored, at Dickerson
few weeks ago. and Swan with causing
the death OF Stephen Webster. colored.
by shooting him several months ago at
Emory Grove. The other indictments
are as follows: Assault with intent to
murder, Z; assault, 4: larceny, IS: carry
ing concealed weapons. 2; burglary. 4;
selling intoxicating liquor, 6; keeping dis
| orderly house. 1; disorderly conduct, 2;
pocket picking. 1; attempt to poison. l.;
statutory taking, 2; rape, g
The report of the grand jury represents
that many of the witnesses were unwill-
ing and evasive in their answers to ques-
tions. especially so in intoxicating liquor
cases.
Liquor and "Gun" Carrying.
The report gives 1t as the opinion of the
grand jury that most of the crimes COM
mitted are due to the drinking of intoxi-
eating liquors and the carrying of con-
cealed weapons, in which connection it
says:
I'VE are fully of the opinion, from the
evidence that has come before us, that
cider, wine. beer and whisky drinking,
together with the carrying of concealed
weapons, is the most prolific source of de-
mOralization and crime known to the
county, and We call upon all good citt-
Zens OF the county to cooperate with the
officers of the law to help suppress the
port to the sheriff when they have rea-
sonable grounds to believe any person is
carrying concealed weapon"
Glen Echo Should Be Watched.
The jury, according to the report, thinks
Glen Echo should be watched, stating
that "a complaint has been made to us
by a Mr.. Houghton of lawlessness in the
town of Glen Echo. We had the corre-
spondence between the states attorney,
Gov. GoldsbOrough and others before us
and we recommend that the sheriff and
the cOnstables Of the county keep a dill
gent watch and report any violations Of
law in the town Of Glen Echo"
The report states that the jury visited
and inspected the county almshouse and
iouHu lAdl the DuHOllS presented as
clean an appearance as possible in a
building so antiquated and badly con-
structed. Eighteen inmates were found
there.
The jail and courthouse were also in
spected, and both buildings were reported
to be well kept and in good condition,
few minor repairs, however, being rec
commended for each building. In the jail
were found twenty prisoners-two white
males, one colored female and seventeen
colored males.
After the reading of the report Judge
Edward c. Peter discharged the grand
jury from further attendance at this
time. He thanked the jurymen for the
thorough and expeditions manner in
which they had transacted their business.
Will Inspect Normal Schools.
Andrew j. Cummings Of Chevy Chase
is member of the Maryland state nor
NAL school building commission. which
left Monday afternoon to spend the week
inspecting normal schools in various Sec
tions Of the country. The commission
will visit Oswego and Albany, N. Y;
Charleston and Macomb. ILL.,: Cape Gil
rardeau, Mo-, and other places.
At the latest session of the Maryland
legislature 100000 was appropriated to
build a state normal school for Mary
land, which will be located in Baltimore
county, and the commi--ion was named
to take charge of the project.
Licenses to marry were issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here yesterday
county, and Walter Thomas Allnutt of
Laytonsville, and to Emmanuel H. Will
liams and Miss Amanda J. Posey both
of Washington.