The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-01-18
The Wharton Trial


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| be sort of fatality attending the case. After
the counsel for the prisoner had exhausted all
their ingenious subterfuges to stave the case
off, on Thursday of last week the Court directed
| jury sworn. Summonses were issued for
talesmen directed to Mr.. Chairs, the Sheriff
These summonses were not returnable until
| Monday. Between Thursday aud Monday Mr.
| Chairs died oftyphoid fever The returns to
the summonses could not be made by the depu-
ties as their authority ceased at the death of the
Sheriff. Governor Whyte was telegraphed for,
went to Annapolis and appointed James
w. Allen, Sheriff. This gentleman gave bond
in the sum of $500 as required by law, and
Immediately deputised Mr.. Chairs deputies
and they resummoned the talesmen who had
come to Annapolis in obedience to their irst
summons From these talesmen there were
five Jurors obtained. The defense filed an ex-
ception to these jurors serving becauset they
were not returned as summoned.
Eugene Van Ness was put on the stand and
testified that on several occaGions he had drunk
wine and beer at Mrs. Wharton's and that he
was Immediately taken sick with unusual
symptoms. Once after taking drink he had
bitter, metallic taste in his mouth and was at
tackled with symptoms that the prosecution
claim could only be produced by tartar emetic
or strychnine. The testimony of Mr.. Loney
goes to prove the same effect and that he once
found considerable quantity of something in
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Mrs. Chubb testified that Mrs. Wharton at
tempted TO bride her to testify that she obtain
ed the tarter emetc, not from Mr. Myers, but
from different clerk at Gosmans.
Attorney General SISTERS mother-in-law was
taken very i'll on the 18th and he repaired to
his home but she was dead before his arrival.
A. B. Hagner, one of Mrs. Wharton's counsel,
was compelled to be absent on Monday to at
tend the funeral Of Miss Eliza Randall, his
aunt. On the 18th Mr. John Il. Arnold, enc Of
the Sherid's deputies, and brother of the third
juror sworn on the case, was on his way home
alter having served the summonses, and contrary
to the advice of his friends, attempted to cross
the Severn river on the ice. Before reaching
the opposite side the ice broke and he fell
through, drowning before assistance could reach
him.
Nss~ There we're ,.5s N les Of railroad com
pleted in the United States during the year
1872. There were 6,5l4 other miles put in the
course of construction. This shows that there
is prosperity in some departments of life II
demonstrates that some folks could spare money
tIo;~ b,,o ! Al
of internal Improvements. The money had to
be raised. 1t, in most instances of this sort, is
raised from ndivid4ala and large business
firms. Much Of this money was either made
out of the business in which its owners were
engaged, or they found themselves able to take
doubt but that 1873 will outstrp 1872 in the
construction of railroads.
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1eJ- broken rail on the Louisville and
Nashville railroad caused another accident a
few nights since. But for the feet that the
burning cars were soon extinguished quite
number of persons would have lost their lives.
1t certainly is not the most agreeable way one
could take his leave of this world to be sqeezed
and jambed up in the broken fragments of a
car and then furnish fuel for the flames kindled
by the fire that originates from the embers in
the stove falling among the pieces of the wreck,
This one cause of broken rail has made fright
full havoc of human life during the past two or
three months, He who can suggest sure
remedy will certainly confer great blessing
upon mankind.
The stockholders of the Chesapeak and
Ohio Canal Company have passed resolu ions
requesting the Maryland Representatives in
Congress TO procure legislation to reimburse
the canal company for damages done the ca
nal in the construction ofthe Georgetown water
works.