The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-04-01
Raltimore county Court.

The contested Judgeshp was decided in tht
House Of Delegates on Friday, the oath ult by
the adoption of the majority report Of the Com
mittee on elections, declaring Mr.. Grason disqual
flied to hold the office byreason of disloyaty, ant
the Election for Judge of this Circuit on the 8tf
of November last null and void. BY the decision
of tie Legislature, Mr. Ridgely is also disqualified
to hold the office on account of non-resdence
and as the bench is thus made vacant, it devolves
on the Governor 10 appoint Judge until the
next General election. The vote on Mr.. Grason':
dismissal stood AZ in favor TO 80 against. All tht
members from Baltimore county voted in the af
frmative except Mr.. Poteet, who lodged the
question by not voting on either side.
The Court convened on Monday morning last
but as no Judge had yet been appointed, the clerk
Mr.. Longnecker, adjourned it from day to day,
until the office is filed Considerable anxiety
was expressed that the Court should go on, as it
was unpleasant for Jurors and others from the
country whose time was valuable at home to re-
main here doing nothing, though they are paid
for every day in attendance. By an act of the
late Legislature, Jurors now receive So so pei
day and Is cents for every mile over FIVE, Travelled
in coming to Court and returning.
Mr.. Emory, living at Lutherville Appointment
member of the Baltimore county bar, and VIM
Fl. Purnell, ESQ.,, Post master at Baltimore city,
and now living at Mt. Washington, have Teen
most prominently spoken of for the Judgeship
Mr.. Purnell formerly practced law in one of the
Eastern Shore counties The following is a list
of the Jurors for the present term
The Grand Jury has not as yet been drawn =
Thomas Wooden, Chas Thomas, J Ritter, s
Owings, Geo. Burnham, G. E. O'Dell, Luther
Timanus, Jos. Fl. Wright, Jas. W. Tyson, Ste.
phen Batchford. Jacob Huff, c.. III. Cole, VIM
NJ Gore, Mich Walter, Jesse R.Yingle, Chris
Musselman, Abraham S. Cooper, Jabez Arma.
cost, Joseph Leaf John Cross John Cooper, Ste.
phen Parrish, Mcajah Meredith, VIM Foster
Edward Freeland, Thomas Ensor, VIM. Gent
Aquilla Matthews Caleb Cross, George Chlcoat
Uriah Carter, e. l.. Parker, John w. Treadway,
David Sindall, Joshua Parker, George w. An
derson, Richard Tyson, David Blackjack, Ed
ward R. Sparks, Thomas Forsyth, Cyrus X
Mumma,s William Parker, Clayton Pines, VIM
G. Strong, Philip Clark, Carville Councilman
Wesley B. Coursey, Edward Levering.
Murder in Anne Arundel County.
Captain Watkins living near Annapolis ant
lately commanding company of cavalry in thu
Purnell Legion, was brutality shot dead on til,
evening of the Goth uH, while sitting quietly
with his family in bis own house.
The act is supposed to have been committed BY
a scoundrel named Boyle, a rebel deserter, VIII,
came into the Union lines, though from wha
III
ed the house by the front door, while Captain
Watkins was sitting reading newspaper befer
the FIRE. The only person in the room at the tim
besides Captain Watkins was colored woman
and the FIRST knowledge of the murderer bein,
in the room was salptation from him, I" Yo
- IT, your time has played out" firing a
the same moment the ballientering the right sid
and passing out near the left arm pit Captai
Watkins Immediately sprung to his feet, seize
the murderer when a tussle ensued, but the Car
tain finding himself failing, assembled the starwa
and fell dead in the doorway, where his wife wa.
Boyle shooting at him second time as he ascend
ed the stairway. Boyle was accompanied by tw
persons who were strangers They have bee
traced as far as Upper Marlboro making thei
way to the Potomac river.
aaltis impossible TO conceive a more cruel am
heartless murder than this, peaceful, deserving
citizen shot down in his own house by the side 0
young and devoted wife. The Governor la
very properly offered reward of $1,000 for th
murderer and $500 for any one who may hay
been accessory thereto. Z