The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-08-29
JUSTICES Of THE PEACE
INCRIMINATED.
ATTORNEY GENERAL FINDS IRREGU-
LARITIES IN ARREST On RAILROADS.
Fees Shared In HaT Thai IS Not
Legal.


Evidence OF an understanding be
tween Frederick and Carroll county
magistrates and eonstables and special
officers Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad that has led to wrongful
acts IN connection with commitments
of train riders to the House Of Cor
rection has been addueed b. the In
Yestlgntlon OF Attorney General Poe.
The latter's report was made public
by Governor Goldsborough on Monday.
accompanied b. a statement that the
Executive has called upon magiH=
trates and the railroad officers for an
explanation Of their participation In
the alleged wrongs.
Most startling wa. the evidence
found IN Frederick county, where, ac-
cording 10 Mr. Poe. eonatables have
shared fees received fof transporting
train riders 10 the cut" With the
railroad officers who previously made
the arrests. The participation OF at
least one magistrate. Charles Ieiera.
extends to his having assigned 10
these cases only eonstableH who
agreed to split fees With the railroad
police. This same magistrate, Mr..
Poe found, never tried The train riders
cases 1t his oiilee At Brunswick dur
Ing public honrH. buI Instead visited
the railroad .bnnk-houae" between
a. m. and Go a. n. and held hi
hearings at this place after ne nun
had been chained to radiators In the
room throughout the night.
The report i incomplete IN that
while It shows that eonstableH receive
IS per man and expenses for The frHl
prisoner and - per man aud expeu=
ses for all others. the exact amounts
OF the expenses are not given.
As 10 Carroll county. Mr.. Poe aaYz
that most OF The commitments are b
Magistrate o. D. MiiIHf. OF sYEeayiiIe
In reference 70 this magiatraIaa act
ions Mr. PoEaa rpeofi says
Magistrate Ailiar nnH no constable
and rom information secured prison
ers sentenced b. him arc taken to thE
! House of Correction = special officers
/ OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Magistrate Millaf i paid hy fee
but hs has rendered 10 report TO tha
/ County Commissioners for the Ia
nine months. although the law r.
quirea 4 report ever three months
and hence i II impossible - slats
what he county viii = called upon 4
pay and What persons viii claim com.
penaa.Ion
j In his investigation Mr.. Pc inter.
roEated the States Attorneys uf Car.
! roll md Frederick counties.
When he EaFs OF the AItoTnal
! Generals report the Governor made
the following statement
I have received from ziiUrnHz
+ General Poe hla report Of the InyeaII.
+ CATION made b him. II my request. .
alleged improper conduct Of certain
j justices of Ihe peace In Frederick
and Carroll counties.
= copy IF this report haH besH
sent b me II each Of he three magIH.
tratea mentioned therein. az Ks1l as =
/ Mr.. !. w. Thompson. third FIae-preaI.
dent Of the baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road. upon request O. which railroad
special policemen for II are commits.
stoned by me tby virtue Of ; staI9
statute requiring IL u be donal. witt
the instruction thai the magistrates
make such reply to The charges n.
legged against them n the repor; =
may seem 10 them proper YIee-Prsa.
Ir1nt Thompson. who. In letter ad.
dressed TO ms August lg, lgIz. offered
his full cooperation In an lnveatI.
gatIon | mIFht have made. has aIHa
been asked - explain the participa=
ton of the policemen OF hi road II
the alleged wrongs referred 70 in tn
report
The Governor called into confer.
enee he States Attorneys Of Carroll
and Frederick counties. The latter
have been making Investigations o
their own and were familiar With tha
charges contained n Mr.. poe's r.
norris