Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-04-16
TWO OR 8 GAMBLING
HELLS" REPORTED

That Annapolis is viewed in
the light of wide open" CITY:
that violations of the liquor and
gambling laws flourish to an un-
heard of degree and officers of
the law apparently make no effort
to suppress them. were among the
points stressed by Judge Robert
Moss in his charge to the grand
jury for Anne Arundel county,
when the Circuit Court was con
vened this morning for the reg
ular April term.
"ConditiOns Deplorable,. He Says
Judge Moss said conditions I'm An
napolis in this respect are deplor-
able, that they are unequaled in any
other part of the United States.
Charging dereliction OF police officials,
Judge Moss said he has not heard of
single instance wherein officials
have interfered in places where law
lessness is known to exist, and yet
we hear of raid after raid OF such
places boing made in other counties
of the State. He said there are two
or three gambling hells in the city"
and said reports had come to him
where police officials wink at viola
tions to the extent, that they visit
these places every Saturday night
simply to inquire how business is
getting along" He said that he hoped
these reports were not true but that
they should be thoroughly investi-
gated
Liquor Peddled, He Says
The location of the Naval Academy
and st. Johns College here, were set
forth by Judge Moss as reasons for
more rigid enforcement OF the liquor
laws. Out in the county. Judge Moss
declared liquor is peddled from place
to place. quite the same as a milk
man serves his customers in the
morning He declared that the liquor
traffic appears to be financed by an
element OF people outside of the city,
who simply come here and do pretty
much as they please
Would Change Court Terms
Another interesting feature OF
Judge Moss's charge was a recon-
mendation for a change of periods in
jury terms OF the court, suggesting
the third Monday in February and
the third Monday in September, in
stead of like periods in April and
| October, as at present. In this con-
nection he referred to the present pc
RODS, as being of great inconveni-
ence of farmers serving on the jury.
which rendered conditions attending
the drawing of jurors intolerable, ow-
| ing to the necessity Of many ex-
| cusals.
Fewer Prisoners In jail
Judge Moss then referred to the
fact that there are fewer prison.
ers in the county Jail awaiting
trial, than for some time past. He
summarized the report made to him
by Sheriff Harry T. Levely, as fol-
lows: One prisoner charged with
murder; one for rape; one assault
with intent to kill; Z larceny, and
3 robbery. This, he said, speaks we'll.
but then he preceded lash dereliction
the mart OF authorities concerning
illegal liquor traffic and gambling.
Judge Moss urged the grand in
quest to more stringent means i'm
handling witnesses appearing before
it in cases, and who profess to know
nothing of matters under investiga-
tion. He suggested that the "dont
know" witnesses be placed somewhere
for sober reflection.
Roll OF Investigating Body
I Former County Treasurer Alton r.
Arnold had previously been designat-
ed foreman of the grand jury. The
other members of the jury who were
segregated from the regular panel OF
, talesmen this morning are as follows:
Joseph E. Collinson, Robert l..
Pumphrey, william Flood, David s.
Donaldson, william H. Hulse, Edward
w. Case, George E. Barchet, Harry
F. King, Herbert Williams, T. Webs
ter Allen, James o. Welch, John Lin
thicum. william Hall. ]. Frank Tur-
ner. Leon Gottlieb. Benjamin C. Brit
ton, William Harrison, Samuel Boone.
! LJr.. Carleton Fox, w. Handy Clark.
! Philip NJ. Prout and William G..
Gischel.