The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-01-13
FROM MARYLAND.


Y the vicinity ~ Exeter ana Low Stftc's " -
thrown into The intensest state "f excite
ment by the discovery Of the murdered
body al DIR. Mciryman Cole, which was
found in his office GA Exeter street, near
\ Low in horribly mutilsted condition.
Dr. Cole was a man Of very eAcentrle hib-
/ its. but was generally liked and esteemed
4 by all who know HIM, rs good man. He
7 graduated As a ply STEFAN, hut Of late years
I had no practice. OCCASIONALLY he would
prescribe for some negro women VII" would
come to his office. He owned some very
fine dwellings IN the nrghb"rhuod amt
several small ones also. which he rented Ia
4 culored families. HIS wife was an invalid,
I and for some time has been confined IT, her
I bed. He has five daughters, but n" SONS.
I Two Of his daughters are married to men
| ia business for themselves. The Doctor was
I III the habit uf collecting the rents Of hls
/ culured tenants weekly. and il ~ supposed
he had been out during che day making
I collections, AS he had S;i3 in his side coat
Z packet and - was found under his body IN
I the office. The entry book was lying open
On his desk, and no entries low the day had
been made. There Is no clue as to
now THE MURDER WAS CoMATTED,
as there was nothing found il the Offices in
IN the shape uf an instrument "a any kind
neither was there any sign Of Il struggle
DISCOVERY oF THE HURDlR
4 colored woman living on Dallas street,
came to the office Of the Doctor 70 get some
medicine. On entering The office she
stumbled over the dead holy Of the Doe
tor. She instantly ran into the street and
made a noise, which attracted the notice Of
I a white man. who aas passing Both then
rt-ontered the office and, procuring light,
discovered the dead body Of the Doctor,
with his head under the table. AZ which he
was sitting. The alarm Was gwen. ami
soon Marshal GRAY and Deputy Marshall
Frey, with a posse VI police, were ON
the spot. DR. Spiccr. City Coroner, also
arrived. and
Pu~T NuKTEM EXAMINATION
of the body was made The head was found
To- re dreadfuliv mutiiatcd "a hnth sides.
and the mouth cut arrtN~ both lips.
rHE WEAPON,
used ~ Che assassin. Ur tssassiIis. are sup
posed e. have been hammer uf some kind.
and blunt edged Instrument. After the post
norton examination the body was removed
e. The residence If oue If his daughters.
some eight or ten houses from
TIE ~CE&E ur rHE UURpEK.
The house IN which the Doctor was muir
dered is two story frame building The
first floor was occupied ~ the Doctor as an
office. the second floor WAS formerly rented
ont rs 4 dwelling. AMI was vacated only a
few weeks age.
rHE PERPETRATORS SILL At LARGE.
Notwithstanding that Mayor Nmsant
has offered 4 reward of $500 for the dis
coNery " the perpetrators II this horrihl,
deed the police and tho detective force
have failed IN getting clcw 20 the murder
ers. and 50 far il il
IhE Mn>f MN>TIEIur~ AT RIDER
that has ever been committed IN this city.
The motive does not appear t. have been
rnhherV for the only thinu taken Was the
Doctor $ pocSct-houk. hut whether il cor
tanned any money ~ not known Neither
does tlie office appear tp havchetn searched
for valuable ur papers uf any hiud what
the motive Of the mur,lclvrvas. is ..s Inu, a
a mystery as the murderer himself. The
Doctors watch was found on his person.
and Si3. which were in the side pocket If
his coat
IRE INVESTIGATION CO.. THE CORONER
led to no facts which would have a tendency
{" throw hight on the affair. although near
u week had elapsed between the murder
and the investigation.
THE VERDICT
rendered by the C"rnnrrs Jury was that
the Doctor came tn his death ~ wounds
inflicted by some person, or persons. "a
them unknown
THU GOVERNOR : MESSAGE AND PRISON
LAEuE.
Governor Bowie sent tn the Legislature
his farewell Message II j. quite lengthy
document. treating VI number uf cues
u"ns Of puhiir interest. The Message opens
with the usual recognition If the temporal
blessings for which cur State and ueuple
have reason Ia he thankful. He gives an
exhibit of the financial condition If the
State winch Is Represented t. he a satisfae-
tory one. The productive assets Of the
State are set down at S1.1lS. 425. -. and
the unProductlve assets at so, ST.. I6g 5G
The actual debt of the State bearing III
terest, ON the Seth day of September. 49,
IS put down at SD, 436. 1865 During the
last fiscal year the State debt has heen re-
duced to the extent of 81. $50. 07324. The
Governor IN treating Of the school question
recommends that the whole question IN
dergoes a careful scrutiny and revision. and
high schools be established III every county
ali .