Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-03-29
Grand Jury Hits
Buying Site For
Liquor Building
Report Says Commissioners
We're Hasty In Action
Police Work Lauded

The Board of County Comm ssion-
ers was criticised in the report of
the grand jury for the March term
for acting in undue haste in the
purchase of site for the proposed
liquor dispensary and warehouse II,
Silver Spring. After thorough in
vestigation the grand jury reported
that it considered the present quar-
ters ample.
The jury declared that an investi-
cation showed facilities of the dis
pensary system to be ample for the
present business and advised against
the county building any new quarters
at the present time.
In its report, which was submitted
to Judge Charles w. Woodward by
Mayor Douglas M. Blandford of
Rockville, foreman, the jury returned
Il indictments, among them four
charging housebreaking and larceny,
three charging robbery with a deadly
weapon, three for manslaughter and
two for embezzlement. Twenty-Five
cases were investigated and "a wit
nesses were questioned.
Examination of the county Jail
showed it to be modern in every par
ticular and in good condition. The
county buildings at Rockville, Be-
thesda and Silver Spring were Wis
tied and the Rockville courthouse
and the Silver Spring county build
ing reported in excellent condition,
but the Bethesda county building
needed a janitor, the body reported.
The county home at Rockville also
was commended with the exception
that the body declared the need for
a fire extinguisher in each bedroom
and a radiator in each bathroom.
Chief of Police ALIVE A. Monkey
and the county police force gener-
ally were commended. The grand jury
declared its belief was that the small
number of cases presented was due
to the efficiency of the county police
department. States Attorney Sted-
man Prescott was commended for
'fhis unfailing courtesy and consid-
Grafton in advising the grand jury
and for his efficient preparation of
the cases submitted" Clayton K.
Watkins, clerk of the Circuit Court
also was commended as were other
lesser court officials.
The report was presented by Mayor
Douglas M. Blandford, of Rockville
foreman. The body was praised fol
its public spirit in serving and ad
vised it must report again in nine
weeks, in accordance with the new
law by Judge Woodward.
In addition to Mayor Blandford
the other members of the grand
jury are: Henry Kennedy, Robert
w. Hempstone, Beryl R. English
Charles C. Jamison, Frederick M
Howard, James E. Bryan, Howard
w. Bosley, Richard C. Birney, John
S. Leizear, Frank Osmond, Raymond
l.. Warfeld, George L. Crawford, Jr.
Clifton Snowden, Sterling E. Day
Dorsey w. Williams, Frank Eswor-
thy, Gilbert A. Myerly, Montgomery
w. Cashell, Israel B. Grossman
Thomas E. Allen, Harry N. Nehouse
and William L. Wilson.
Two negroes, Clifton Snowden, d
Clarksburg district and Frederick M
Howard, of Rockville district, were
drawn on the grand jury.
Last week THE SENTINEL said that
it was believed that a negro hao
never before served on the grand
jury. Clerk of the Court Clayton
; Watkins has called attention to the
: fact that five negroes have at differ
ent times been drawn on the grand
: jury within the past ten or fifteen