The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-20
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1ddge at Rockville Dsnounces
Conditions on Border Of
District.

ROCKVILLE. Nd, March 20.-If
Judge Edward q. Peter can accom-
pilsh Il, gambling. nliisances and
vjblations Of the liquor laws along
Conduit road and other sections OF
the county borde ring on the District
otColumbia viii be suppressed our
ing the. coming summer.
I'm his charge to the grand jury
ii the opening Of the circuit court
yesterday, he. declared il. was q
matter OF common knowledge that
last summer people from Washing
ton operated gambling and other
dfsfeputable tablishments in this
county, and not only defied the law
bat the Officers, asswell HE stated
that what is common talk SHOULD
W glfticient informal ton for the, OF.
TIERS Is. act. upon, and declared
fiat nfhis summer, II this court
kaa any, uORSf, similar conditions
1911 not exist. even IL the grand
iliey has 10 be brought back every
week ~ investigate not only the
violatOrs Of law but also the Of
JUDGE peter explained that he
Intended no, reflection upon the of
ffeers of the county. whom. ne Pc
lieved to be honest. He added,
hoxrever, that It Is up ~ them y
raid these places every day, y nee
eSsary. and bring, the guilty to JUS.
Judge peter further stated that,
aeeording to current report, irtox-
icatiIlr LIQUOR is being sold in all
actions of the county. The county
pelice authorities, he said, seem 10
have been active against the dis
tiIlers hut to have paid very little
attention to the sellers. He I'M
Ufessed upon the jurors that they
should make d determined effort TO
break up such violations OF law. He
cid there ii entirely too much or
disposition among the officers Of
the county to wait for some one with
n rgpecial grievance to furnish them
Wtth Information. Tt is their
duty" said Judge Peter. TO seek It
cut
Judge Peter selected Walter w.
Plumrler, iof Laytonsville. for fore
man OF the grand jury. and drew
the other members OF the body as
follows: Joseph II. Clagett. John =.
Ball, Max WenneF, Austin q.
Powell, Douglass II. Biggs. Albert
r. Bubble, Horace w. Bennett, WI
Ham z. Tolson, William III. Case,
Charles Weirs. Samuel Moore, Henry
M Lindig, Harry G. Peacock, Jacob
BQdmer, Clyde Griffith, Joseph 3.
Miller. Edwin NJ. West. George 9.
Darby, Robert w. Oxley. Charles
A. Boyer. Thomas D. Griffith, and
= Infa0liY n Rf~pn
The petit jury is composed of
John r. Waesche, John w. Walker,
George G. Windham, James III. Pur-
dunn. Henry g. Nv. sPlunmer, Frank
I'D. Stlbbs, Robert M. Curran, Den
MS TiiOhey. Thomas j. ,lVeirs,
George q. Fry. Harry C. Thompson,
Lewis W.. Poole. Josiah w. Jones,
Eugene Harris. Hanson NJ. Cronise,
Charles r.. Lindsay, DoWney VIII.
Hams, Maynard Watkins, Charles 4. |
nay, Simon o. Smith, John "A. How |
ard. Frank q. Mcmillan, Lawrence |
Flack and Charles ]. Lyddane.
Following an illness of several |
weeks. Dolly Cissel, daughter of Mr.. |
and Mrs. Eugene w. Cissel, died at |
her home here Sunday night, aged |
nearly eight years. her death being |
due to spinal meningitis. The lit |
tie girl was much beloved by all |
who knew her.
Miss Mary ". Ehartee and Ed
ward F. Skinner, young Washing.
were married here a few |
Days ago by the Rev. Nolan E. |
Harmon. jr., pastor Of the Metho- |
dist Church.