Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-09-24

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j. y. Norris, BENZ. II. Duke
). X. stephens Geo. +. Herbert
r. d. Swami Chas. o. Fenwick
q. ~. Moore Edley Thompson
j. w. Latham C.. Ii. McCuiIy
NJ. l.. SOthoron Alex. Hebb
Perry Hayden Benz. +. While
T. >. Hayden Edward Stone
Judge Camaiier charged the Jury as
follows:
II regret that our distinguished
Chief Judge and my worthy associate
have been unable to reach here this
morning before the assembling of
your Honorable Body, as had hoped
and expected, and, consequently there
fore, the duty devolves upon me to
give you in charge she matters and
things that will come before you for
investigation touching your present
service"
Judge Camalier then read the report
of the States Attorney. enumerating
the cases which the Grand Jury would
have to consider, and continued:
From this list il is source of con-
graduation TO the people and a great
pleasure to the Court to learn that no
very grevious offense has been com
mitted in the county since the last
term of Court; but il is impossible at
this time 70 anticipate what may come
before you during your investigation.
Therefore, you are reminded that
you are not confined to the several
charges reported by the States Attor-
ney, but you are required by the oath
you have just taken, and by the law
prescribing your duties, to bring to
light for examination, trial and pun
ishment, all violence, outrage, in
dieciency and terror, everything that
may occasion danger, disturbance or,
-disrnay to the commonwealth, and
every violation of the license laws of
the State and the County. In doing
this, however, you are further remind
ed that Justices of the Peace are given
Jurisdiction concurrent with the Court
in all misdemeanors and cases of as
sault without any feloneous intent.
where the punishment Is not confine-
ment in the Penitentiary: and if you
find that Justice has taken jurisdic-
ton in any such cases, it will be your
duty to dismiss the same at once and
remand them to the justice, thereby
lessoning your labors and saving
much expense to the county. The
offense of assault with intent to rape
is not felony but requires a present.
ment and indictment, without which
the basic principle of our government
would be violated, which declared that
No person shall be held to answer for
capital or other infamous crime
without due process of law, and unless
upon a presentment or Indictment of a
Grand jury
THE crime of Prison Breach or J all
Breaking is a common law offense.
which is described as the act of one
lawfully detained in prison who effects
his escape by means of actual breaking
which breaking may be of the slightest
kind, or IL may be by one under law
ful arrest or Imprisonment regaining
his liberty without being delivered by
due process of Law. The aiding of a
prisoner TO escape is an offense of the
same grade as that of the prisoners in
effecting his escape.
THE offense of wilfully ormalicious-
ly injuring or destroying q storehouse
is made n misdemeanor under the
statute, punishable after presentment
and indictment by a Grand Jury.
THE taking or removing of oysters
from land leased under the Act of
1905, consists in the taking or remov-
ing them wilfully and without author
ity' from the lesees of the leased
grounds.
Besides the ofienses enumerated, il
is the duty of the Court at each term,
to especially call your attention to
Section }, Art. 81, of the Code relating
to abortion, Sec. 81 of the same article
relating to defaulters of Public Money
and to Chapter sos of the Acts of 1906.
Furnishing persons for the unlawful
sale of cocaine. AS the Court has
heard of no violations of either act,
we deem it only necessary to refer to
them.
There Is a local law for this county
which has been in existance since 1876
requiring the County Commissioners,
within the first three days of every
September term of Court, to report to
you = full and complete statement of
the expenses of the county, provided
for AZ the last annual levy, and it is
made your duty TO examine the same
and report to the Court your opinion
and views thereof in your final report
of your proceedings for the term.
1T is hardly necessary to remind
you, Mr.. Foreman, and your worthy
associates, most of whom have had
experience as Grand Jurors, that your
Investigations will be upon evidence
produced by the State alone; but you
ought not TO find presentment in any
case except upon substantial proof,
such rs viii satisfy your minds of the
guilt of the party II he were on trial
before you upon this same evidences.
In fact, we have always held that the
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