New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-20
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TWO MARYLAND MURDERS.

man named Gillespie murdered Benjamin DAVIS
and daDgereusly wounded James Cunning IAN a. Port
DEPOSIT, Md, lss. Sunday evening He had b.en At
the Methodist Church ana converted with tse ming
ter, who alarmed a, bis wild language and thought
bin Insane. In a sboh time he lefs the church and
coming down town met parry Of young mes, among
whom were he victims Of hi- frenzy He approached
four,hng knife, ard made stab ~ Cunningham n,
eating BIN in the breat. Cunningham caught
at the knife and drew i. from his bo-om, but Gil
le,pe je,ked it away and plunged 1t ir.o Davis up
TO the hill. The blade, which was about inches
in length struck in the lett breast. just belor the
nipple. The wound wss mortal, and Dsgs 49, hslpsd
across the street leasne his brothers arm but
blood and exhaustion. wa borne 10 his home aud
q surgeon summoned ~ sewed up the wound sai
pronoupced il Lot mortal, no great lncison being sp
parent. He, however surk rapidly, and died in
very few minutes Gillespie meanwhile had made his
way to MIS-. Reynol6s's Hotel where he showed the
bloody knife 10 he bystardes To their questions he
replied that " Davis wouldn't drink any more" An
attempt wss made 70 dispossess him Of the knife,
when be stabbed one of the party through the clothes.
He was finally disaimed and secured. An inquest was
held over the body Of Davis and verde. rendered
in accordance with the fac's narrated
On Saturday last At noon q shocking murder was
committed near Pennington Store Hartford Couaty,
Nd, by man named Ard. Thomson the victim be-
uR nebry rleFutfi IesPectdOio Ieslnens VI tno
neigh boIboo6 and neghbor to the perpetr sor. The
particulars Of the bloody o3cursnce are as follows:
II ssems that Thomson came home drupk and com
nenced whipping bis wife. Her screams attracted
the attention % Mr. Fletcher, who was passing the
house. He vent in snd with a few words tried 10
pfnuats Thomson TO cesist. Thomson retored spg
rily ard, in q moment Of passion picked upa moving
scythe and struck Fletcher tremendous blow On the
h a6 with it, Uplifting bis fkul killing him almost
instantly. A. The moment the fatal blow was struck
youpg m8n by the name OF Trout on whose fathers
place Thomson resided tenant, came il TO the res
cue Of Mis- Thomson and endssvored to protect her,
when the murderer inspired by fsndlike fsro
city made at him with weapon. Young Trout ran
euo Thomson followed for several miles, it is said, un
til he became exhausted.
When The murder became known, number of the
reederts of the peighborhood collected and whe part
remained rear the bloody scene psrt want in search
of Thomson, who had disappeared. On the same
evening Jury Of inquest was summoned. and ver-
dict Of death at ibe hands Of the accused rendered
The authorities are In pursuit of Thomsor The mur-
derer is 80 years of age and has been in the county
about eighteen months and hailed originally from the
State of New.Vork. After his settlement hero he
married but be arc his wife ever lived unhappiy to-
geber. He was a miner, but worked at his trade,
which is that of pump stock making. He hiss seen
military service il :he Mexican war an WAS generally
regarded in the neghborbood as desperate charac-
ter. MIR Fletcher, the victim to the passion Of the
6esperado Wa aged about "a years. and single man,
universally esteemed and respected