The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-10-19
The Circuit Court.


The third week of the October
Term of the Circuit Court convened on
Monday with Judges BeaIl and CANA
lier on the bench. Court is expected to
adjourn the last of this week. The
Grand Jury adjourned on Thursday,
after making the following report
GRAND JURY REPORT,
To the Honorable Judges of the Cir
cult Court County, MARYLAND.
We. the Grand Jury for the October
term of the Circuit Court, beg leave to
submit the following rapport
This Grand Jury has been in session
ten days, has Investigated S. cases, ex-
amined I53 witnesses and made 81 pre-
sentiments. We visited the Jail in a
body and found there Id prisoners, all
male, colored and white. The in
terror of the jail is in clean, sanitary,
condition. The Jail keeper, Mr.. Swee-
ney. recommends that the furnace be
overhauled and necessary repairs made
We suggest that these repairs be
made at once that the furnace may be
in good working order before cold
weather. We suggest that the proper
authorities investigate, and if they find
the prisoners cannot be properly fed at
the price now paid, to increase the
amount as they find the conditions
warrant.
Owing to the Increased traffic on our
public highways, it is the opinion of
this jnry that it will be of great benefit
public to compel all interurban cars to
slow down or have restricted rate of
speed passing over all unprotected
grade crossings
The majority of the constables failed
to report to this jury on the day set
aside for this hearing. 1t will avoid
considerable confusion in handling wit
nesses if they be notified to appear at
the proper time.
The report of consta bles as to traders
and licensees doing business in our
county is lax and indefinite. Their
information is too indefnate in anv
particular case to justify an Indictment.
It is apparent from the records of the
Clerks Office that the Clerk of Court is
complying with the requirements of the
icensee as to taking the afidavits of
traders or their agents, and vet it is the
belief of this Grand Jury that the State
is not securing from the traders and
licenses all of the revenue that their
business would would justify. We can
only recommend in this connection that
as all of the revenue goes to the State
and none of it to the county-the prop
er manner of securing data as to the
amount of stock carried by traders and
licenses is through the State Tax Com
mission State Agency 1t is not rea-
sonable to expect the county to bear
any special expense as to securing the
data where the county does not receive
any portion of the revenue. 1t is ap-
parent that this data cannot be proper
ly and accurately secured through the
Constables, and the State should take
this in hand.
The attention of this Jury has been
called to the condition of the bridge
crossing the Chesapeake Beach Rail
way on Central Avenue road, near Capt.
toll Heights, member of this BODY
visited the bridge and reported the ban
lister Tor guard rails) loose, stating they
could be easily pushed over. We sug
gest that this matter be reported to the
proper authorities that this bridge may
be safe for the travelling public.
The Clerk of the Court, the Regis
trar of Wills and County Treasurer
advise that all money due the State
Treasury has been promptly RENTED.
We strongly recommend that some
provision be made for tue convenience
OF ladies that have occasion to visit the
Court House. The toilet should be in
a more private part Of the building. or
a new one built some where on the Court
House grounds.
A committee of three has been ap-
pointed by this body to visit the County
Commissioners when in session to make
recommendations in reference to i'm
provements of conditions at the Aims
House.
We desire to express our appreciation
tor the prompt and efficient assistance
rendered by all Court officers and at
PENDANTS and especially commend the
system introduced by our States At
torney, Mr.. Peach. of listing cases for
the Grand Jury. We find the records
attached to the list of great assistance
in making our investigations.
We hereto attach the report of the
committee appointed by this body to
the Aims House.
Having performed our duties as far
as we know, we respectfully request
that we be permitted to adjourn subject
to the future orders of the Court