Evening star., 1946-10-19
Prince Georges Need!
Larger Police Force,
Grand Jury Finds

OH d1AiOAAS AOoA AOAoAAAAAASaAN~cAS4AS
submitted by the Prince Georges
County grand jury.
The recommendations, three o1
which would require Legislative
action by the Maryland General As
sembly, were contained in a report
to the Seventh Judicial Circuit
Court at Upper Marlboro yesterday
at conclusion Of To-day grand jury
session.
One would provide for a reason
able" increase in the size of the
county police force. At present, the
department comprises 40 men, in
Guiding Police Superintendent Ralph
w. Brown. This group. is divided
between the Hyattsville and Upper
Marlboro stations and is employed
on three-shift basis.
Power for Magistrates.
Another suggestion by the % granc
jurors would give the two county
trial magistrates, Judges Alan Bowie
and Arthur p. Owens, and Substi-
tute Trial Magistrate Henry H
ONeill, probationary power and the
power to rescind suspended SEN
tences.
A recommendation that legislation
be enacted to provide transporta.
ton in school buses for all children
who attend any free education
schools in the county also was con-
tanned in the rerort
While noting that general con-
ditions in the county appear to
have improved since adjournment
OF the last grand jury" in April, the
jurors pointed out that the afore-
mentioned recommendations "ap-
pear to warrant serious considera-
tion of the General Assembly"
Conditions at Almshouse.
The jury also suggested that, al.
though conditions at the county
almshouse are generally very sat.
isfactory," a need still exists fol
adequate" fire extinguishers. The
jurors said they should be of such
a type and size that they could be
handled easily by inmates OF the
institution. Two for each fool
should be furnished Immediately
the report recommended.
Unlike their predecessors, the Oc.
tober term jurymen found no com.
plants at the County Service Build.
ing in Hyattsville or the County
Jail IN Upper Marlboro. In April
sanitary and food conditions al
the Hyattsville temporary lookup
were criticized.
Neither did the grand jurors make
any extra" recommendations, sucf
as use of whipping post" to pun.
ish "habitual and seemingly in.
durable offenders" as was recon-.
mended in April for offenders o.
housebreaking, larceny and non.
support charges.
146 Cases Investigated.
Since convening on October 7, :
total Of 146 cases of alleged viola.
tions of criminal laws were investi.
gated, the jury reported. OF thi,
number, 103 indictments were re.
turned, 40 cases ignored and three
continued for further investigation
Altogether, 283 witnesses were re.
quired to testify in cases, it wa.
revealed.
The report, which was read BY
Associate Judge Charles C. Marbury
was signed by Walter r. Brauner
Jury foreman and Gibson l.. Moore
secretary. 80 .~.gs,,s. 4sat5,Y
After reading the report, Judg.
Marbury commended the jurors fol
their expeditions handling" O
grand jury work. The jury wa.
dismissed until the next term Ii
April, but remains subject to call
Included among persons who wer,
indicted and arraigned yesterda,
were:
Lloyd A. Harry. storehousebreaking. lar
eeny ano receiving stolen goods; DAME
MacGuire, caring for q minor without ,
license; Louis w. cuifolo. storehousebreak
na ing: larceny @ and rec @rsseiving stolen goods {.
seapon motor vehce eafIslos Isrcsns Snd re-
deadly weapon and assault with intent t,
rob; Thomas M. Reihm. jr. nonsupport
stolen goods; sammie r. Ross. burglar:
Srsa %isn intent 1 to .ape' burglary and house
ful taking OF motor vehicle; Raymon,
Green. housebreakins. larceny and re
eeivilns Sire stolen ole, sooas: 8 sr
ceny. receivinR stolen. goods and unlawful
taking Of motor vehicle: William A. Smith
noussebreakins, LARCENY and receiving stolei
houseSreakins ! e.u ,si, s counts: Ed Dunston
Hisnsrd R.a,sn IL L Reed: storshousebreak akins
Of motor vehicle: William Gibson, moto
vehicle larceny, receiving stolen goods ant
motor yabee % nSt0E ysase
stolen goods and unlawful taking Of motto
vehicle: Percell Lpscomb. motor. vehicl
ffaTceny; f,,I receiving stolen goods and unlaw
Stanley storehousebreaking. larceny an.
receiving stolen goods; Stanley w. Smith
Also, Arthur Nicholes, nonsupport; Rob
ert Ross. ,nonsupport; Philip Epling, jr
MISUNDERSTANDING. larceny and receiving
stolen ;1,os;1 =, goods e counts; Elmer A Moran
hoase5rssflns and "'i larceny Is DsarssS soanss'
Melvin Colvin, burlary. HOUSEKEEPING ant
larceny q counts); Paul W. whitaker
assault and battery; William Styles
housebreaking e eountsl. larceny ans
receiving stolen goods: Russell Holiday
knoledge and assault and battery; Fred.
eriek J, Bell. burglsry. housebIeaking ane
son s forgery. gtterins and false pretense,
charge; Edward Nichols. robbery with
deadly weapon and assault with inten
Also, Thomas e. Farmer. jr., larcen,
and receiving stolen goods; Joseph v
Pryor: storehousebreakins; David T: John
Charles corbstt, larceny and reeeivin,
stolen goods; Frank I. Hall. storehouse'
receiving stolen goods; Maynard Robinson ION
on: John o. Ethridge illegitimacy; Ernes
Jones. bisapy: Elmer Diggs, manslaughtsr
assault with intent to- to have earnai knowi
Lumsden. storehousebreaking, larceny ans
befs and assault %th nsnt e S
H. Green alias Jim Green. carnal knowl
edge. assault with intent TO- have carna
shah Todd, robert and assault with in.
and and receiving stolen s GOODS; % joseph ah: aamii'
ton, larceny and s;s Tsssiyins stolen goods
ing, larceny and receiving stolen goods
Lee Brooks, storehousebreaking, larcen,
and receiving stolen goods; Thomas Green.
snd % reeeivina HisSIs ssoen goods jesse L. Evans Evans
carnal knowledge, assault with intent t
have carnsl knowledge and assault ane N.
battery Charles Shira aod motoT-vshisl. d
ful taking Of motor vehicle; John J. White
nonsupport, and James Thomas, rape, car.
nal knowledge, assault with intent to have