The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-06-08
JUNE TERM OF THE CIR
Cult COURT IN SESSION
Judge BOyd's Remarks When He
Discharged Grand Jury
This Morning.

who on Monday morning impanelled
the grand jury with Mr.. Charles F.
White, of Oakland, as foreman.
In his address to the grand jury
Judge Boyd dwelt at length upon the
unrest now prevailing in the mining
districts of the county and instructed
the jurors to thoroughly investigate
reports of lawlessness prevailing at
these centers. He also called the at
tention of the body to the activities
of bootleggers and roundly scored the
purchaser of bootleg whiskey, putting
them upon the same level as the max
ers Of the stuff.
The appeal docket was taken up
Monday morning and disposed of in
short order and on Wednesday the
petit jury reported for service.
The grand jury, having completed
its labors at twelve o'clock today was
excused from further service at this
time, the Court stating in excusing
them that it was possible, in view of
reports coming to the attention of
the Court, that the grand jury might
possibly be reconvened at almost any
time.
The Courts remarks in full at the
time the grand jury made its report
were as follows:
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury:
Il am informed by your report
that you have completed your inves-
legations of such matters as have
been brought before you, and now ssk
to be discharged. According to our
custom, you will be discharged sub
ject to be reconvened at any time be-
tween now and the next grand Jury
term of this Court, which will be in
December.
1T is always the hope of the Court
that that will not be necessary, but
from some information | have l have
reason to fear that it may be neces-
sary to bring you back 1t is said
that there have been large gatherings
IN this county, one within the last
twenty-four hours, with the apparent
intention of intimidating men who
have gone to work in some mines
Just how far they have gone, l have
not such definite information to JUS
tify me in now holding you for fur
Their investigation of the question,
but if such information as | have is
correct, they have gotten very close,
to,if not beyond, the line of a criminal
charge for unlawful assembly and
possibly some other crimes.
''As l told you in my charge on the
first day of Court we have nothing to
do with controversies between opera
tors and miners as to wages or other
such matters, but we have something
to de with preserving order and pro-
tecting property and law-ab; ding cit.
liens in this county.
Any man who wants to engage in
lawful work has the right to do so,
and no man, or set of men, have the
right to resort to unlawful methods
to prevent him from doing so. As
far as reasonbly lies in the power of
the Court and the authorities those
who want to work shall be protected,
and any who interfere with their
legal right shall be punished, if prov
en- to be guilty.
eff, therefore, it is found upon fur
Their inquiry that the law has been or
is being violated, you will be recon
vened to investigate the matter. II
the facts Justify it, you may be
brought back very soon, or if not nee
essary at once it may be done later
1t is a reflection upon your couGty
to have such things going on in some
localities as are reported, and if they
prove to be true, they should be
stopped by the use of all legal means
necessary to that end.
"The other matter | specially dwelt
upon in my charge to you on Monday
was the violation of your liquor laws
If you and other law abiding citizens
of this county will give such aid as
you can, that can be checked if not
wholly stopped. Whenever you know
or hear of such violations you should
report them to the Court or to the
States Attorney.
at is of the greatest Importance
to prevent liquor being sold in the
mining region at this time when Sc
many men are idle and especially il
the Courts information proves to be
correct-that large numbers of men
some from an adjoining State-con.
gregate with view to prevent other
men from working.
$50 the Court, thanking you fol