The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-01-04

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WWE kiLiIN" oS TiIE FAILS RoAp.--On Christ.
inas night terrible homicide took place on the
Falls road ia this county, near the city limit. -
u Appears iht, 3 man named John Mcnamara IT,
side! ihrge. his family consisting of his wife
Aun. aud two children. For some days previous
60 Christmas the two had been drinking and
M'Nainaia had severn, times beaten his wife On
Christmas evening. h. wen, into the room where
las wife was, AMI after some words. struck her
with = huoi-JAck which rendered her insens.blc
Her husband then dragged her to bed in the
room, the alarm was given by one Of the children
who s;Hiad that her father said mother was
dead Several Of the neighhors went 10 the
house. and found the woman in diving couii-
iion, her husband holding her bead up aud ery-
M bitterly. Her face and body was covered
with bruises, aud she only lived an hour
Mcnamara s,aiG about the house all iay hu;
neat morning lett. taking the Washington road
but was pIrsuel by officer Mcintosh. Rnd com
united tor examination. Justice llO.hal Of the
county, summoned a jury Of inquest an un The
above facts being fully proven, committed the
arru-cd TO Towsoniown Jail, TO await trial for
III" wiliul murder Of his wife, the jury u inqacs
having agreed upon verdict that she came To
her death from blows inflicted by him lie a;
ir,, dcncd the horrible crime, stating that his
wife had fallen down and injured herself while
coming from the city on Christmas eve, hnt sub.
sr'iucn,ly he fully admitted the murder. The
deceased i. represented as having been AN indus
tri"us Woman, and although she had bcen drink.
ins suinr days before Christmas, on that day she
was peril city sober and busily engaged in attend
my 10 her children and household duties.
SrArE CnisIiAS CoSyLATloN "A circular re-
r'iIei from Rev. Griffith owen informs us thntA
Convention will be held ia the Charles Street
Methodist Church Baltimore, on the lsih and
18th al January, instant the object lSing 10 " 81.
cure a mole general interest in the subject vi
lion, EIng,iisa',oH; to meet together Tor the
purpose oi united prayer 10 God, and for free
interchange Of opinions and experience in regard
To various questions OF practical Christian effort,
Very many Of our most eminent Ministers AMI
other ciiqcn. unite IN the call for this Convention,
among ~hum We notice the following from this
county Rev. q. T. Nice, Rev. \. T.. Gross and
J. q bridges, WIN. u. Ilill, James " tesser.
Hiram Wuois, Vim. Numsen and Oliver y. Nrr-
lyman, t''ls The following question. will ic
'lisruss.d
Isl IN" n"crssiiy OF more earnest Christian
effort
~. How To stimulate greater interest ani ac-
iSiiy Among the male membership of the Church
81. How ean Home EvAngeliz alion of our
STATED b. besi promoted,
eth. How ran we hes, reach aud influence
ihose who hnbiinally neglect public Worship
9Th. How cnn we secure better observance
IL the Sibh,ihg
Clh What means can hc employed to pro-
mote The cause of iemperanc. in our State
9Th The Importance al developing the cncr-
~ ahi iniarncr 1T Christian women.
Every church of every denomination Is Re-
pn'~i,i to send at least two delegates 10 this
Convention