Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-24
SHOCKING MURDER YEAR BELrsylLLE.


Yesterday afternoon, the body of a colored
woman. known as Lizzie Gardner. was found
in branch near SunnySide-the residence OF
Mr.. X. Il. McLaip, OF the Agric ultural Depart
mel,t-aeout IL miles from this city, on the
point and Beitsville, Md, the station beyond.
The body appeared to have been at the place
where IL was found some hours, as 1t was frozen
three feet long and three inches thick at the
large end. The body was taken To Beltsville
and DIR. Fox examined it and found that
THE SKULL had BEEN FRACTURED.
The brains were oeIing out, and there were
other marks Of violence on the body. Justice
Weissman summoned jury of inquest on the
the jsry adjourned until other witnesses could
be procured. 1t appears that
THE MURDERED WOMAN,
who was quite gOod-lOoking colored woman.
about 80 or 40 years OF age, married a colored
man named John CHAMPION about a week ago,
Champion, ii Is alleged, had been living for some
years with woman named Caroline Reyburn,
and since the marriage she has been heard to
make threats towards thedeceased. On Wednes-
day might some persons near the depot heard
cries OF murder proceeding from the eastward.
and on going over found the woman Caroline
with her face scratched and bruised and
HER CLOTHING BLOODY.
They carried her TO the depot, where she was
made as comfortable possible. and her in
JtrTies were found not TO be serious. She re-
manned at the depot all night, and yesterday
morning disappeared very suddenly. having
persistently refused during the night to tell
how, wnen and where she got the mark of vio-
lenre upon her. After the discovery of the
body OF the deceased Caroline was arrested mi
Is held in custody, and she now saws that as she
was passing along the road a man seized her.
and carrying her into the woods, outraged her
person.
,THE THEORY OF THE BLOODY AFFAIR
which receives most credit among the residents
in that neighborhOod is that the woman Caro-
line was jealous of the deceased for having
married Cranpton, and knowing that the de
ceased was at work washing for Mr. F. NJ Ma
gruder's family on Wednesday, Caroline on that
afternoon seCreted himself in the bushes near
the branch AMI waylaid her victim. The APP
pearance OF the deceased and Caroline would
Indicate that they had a desperate struggle at
that point, but Caroline being armed with the
club came off victorious. IL is a somewhat sin
gular coincidence that the first husband OF the
deceased should have been killed near the Spme
place during the war with a club. The affair
causes considerable excitement in the neighbor-
hood OF Beltsville and Sunny Side.
Arrangements for the inauguration.
JUBILEE GILMORE TO ADD TO THE INTEREST OF
THE OCCASION.
meeting of the citizens finance and ball
ctSHInittees OF the Inauguration committees
WAS held last evening TO consult with members
of the legislative assembly who had been in
yited 20 be present.
MIR. A. r.. Shepherd presided. and after open-
ing the meeting stated that Mr.. Gilmore ofthe
Boston Subilee, was present, and proposed, ii il
was desired, to add some attractive features to
II
President Grant. The chair then introduced
Mr.. Gilmore, who said he was willing 10 furnish
band OF fifty musicians for either the parade
or ball on reasonable terms of conversation for
the band. AZ tor himself his terms were
Sl0oGO or nothing. and in this case he took il for
& anted that il F-ould be nothing, unless the
managers felt Themselves able TO compensate
hlE. The chair suggested that the band might
give Two evening concerts on the 5th and 9th of
NJ area and matlIee oil one of those days
NJ. Gil more said the terms would be reasonable
n and ttaN
sutatiOn the whole subject was referred To a
uo-committee-Aessrsf Evans, Hutchinson, and
Boteler.
LEGISLATIVE AID REQUIRED TO ENTERTAIN
Hr. Dickson thought as maEy representatives
from other cities would he here az the Inaugural
means TO entertain them. After cGPsultation a
committee was appointed to confer with the
members OF the next legislature in relation to
the matter and report TO the general coho,ittee.
he chair appointed a. the committee Mes-rs.
Hume, Dickson, Brown, Crell, and Brewer;
THE MANAGING COMMITTEE
then held a meeting, Mr.. A. X. Shepherd in the
chair. Mr.. Dickson, from the committee on
civic possession, reported that letters hal been
received from various civic societies accepting
invitations to attend: also that the committee
had adopted a resolution in favor of holding a
carnival on the day after the Inauguration with
a asquerade ball in the evening with tickets
fixed at a moderate price. ON motion il was
dSietu Iilil the chairman Oh the CIVIC procession
be requested to furnish estimates of
the expenses of the carnival.
Mr.. Shepherd moved that the committee on
bal report on Monday next the cost of the ball,
including buildings, supper and all incidentlls:
agreed to. He also moved that the managing
instruct the ball committee to dis
pense with spirituous liquors on the occasion.
Mr. kilbonrn, from the committee on ball, re-
marked that his committee has discussed this
matter, and agreed to recommend that claret
punch be distributed gratuitously, and that
champagne be kept on sale. Mr.. Shepherd
the adoption Of his resolution, and
said that he had seen much trouble at public
balls and receptions resulting from the use of
liquors and strong wines. He be-
iieved it would be advisable to exclude eyery-
thing of the kind from the building. The reso-
luton was adopted.