Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-31
Horrible Murder On the Eastern Shore of
MARYLAND.

most horrible and cold -blooded murder
was perpetrated in U ueen AEnes county, Nd,
early on Friday morning, the particulars of
which are thus given in the Centreville Cidzen
OF Saturday:
A man named Reamy Gilmore, an industri-
Gus, honest, and inoffensive farmer, aged about
forty years-reslding on a farm belonging to
the heirs OF the late Judge Chambers on the
road from Church HILL to Chestertown about
four miles from the former and two from the
latter place-was found dead at an early hour
on Friday morning. and his wife lying in an
Insensible condition, but still alive, by q negro
man and woman who had been engaged by
Immediately gave the alarm to one of Mr. Gil.
more's neighbors, who made the fact of the
murder known 10 the officers Of the law; and
Jnsuee Iarontton, OF OrumPton, summoned
n negro woman, Martha Barwick-Mr. Gil.
more's cook-who III first denied all kuo Wledre
OF the matter. but finally confessed that a cer-
tam negro man IN the neighborhood, who was
IN the habit OF visiting her, named Michael
Bell, and herself, had formed plot to murder
and az h rob na Mr.; Gilmore, which Plot was Intended
from some cause on Thursday night the time
Was changed and the deed perpetrated on Fri.
day morning, between daybreak and sunrise
Bell, she states, remained in the kitchen ali
night, and in the early morning went MP stairs
and effected an entrance into Mrs. Giimore's
room without awakening her, when he dealt
her two blows with the blade Of an axe, as she
lay sleeping and then sent the woman-the part
ner in his cYime-to tell Mr.. Gilmore who, il
appears, for some cause, slept in another house
some distance from the dwellIng) that his wife
was very sick and wanted him Mr. C},lmere
immediately repaired 10 his wIfe's room, and
as ne entered the door Bell dealt him a heavy
dow with the eye of the axe, knocking him
senseless TO The fioor, after which he struck
hIm two more blows upon the head, and then
LETT him. The woman Martha says Bell then
commenced rifiing the bureau drawers, but
drove her from the room, and she does not
know what amount Of money, if any, Bell OBJ
tanned After completing his search for BOOTY
ne left the premises, and that was the last she
saw Of him.
Information was afterwards obtained that
BELL made his way TO the river, lust below
Chestertown, and procuring a small boat,
boarded the steamer Chester as she passed, and
~ Is supposed went to Baltimore. On obtain.
ing thls information, parties were sent TO in
teTcept the steamer Trumpeter, in the Sassa-
IIas river, who went in pursuit Of the mur.
derer; and as the Trumpeter has much
shorter route than the steamer Chester she
generally arrives Ia Baltimore in advance of
murderer was arrested upon his arrival in
Baltimore. The steamers We're searched ON
their arrival in Baltimore, but the murderer
was not on board.-ED. STAR.l
The jury OF inquest rendered a verdict in &C.
eordance with the above facts. when the
woman was committed TO Jail by Justice Tar
button as an accessory 10 the murder and
ford.
The Object appears 10 have been both robbery
and malice, and IL is said there had been some
dlmeulty setween Mr.. Gilmore and Bell snort
TINE previously. Mr.. G.. raised great deal of
garden produce, which ne had been selling in
Baltimore, and IL is believed that he had con.
Was WIN the double object Of gratifying his
maIlee and Obtaining the money that Bell per.
petrated the horrible deed Themprdered man
was ch ndless.