The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-10-17

former on the first heat. Gould afterwards
trotted one mile against time and turned the
track in 2:l93.
The first fair Of the Hartford county Agri-
cultural Society was held on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday of this week, and was a
great success, there being large crowds pres
ent each day. In the race on Wednesday a
Patrick Henry mare belonging to our young
friend, Mr.. George Wilson, came off winner
time, 1858, 2:55l, 2:59. The track is half a mile
in length, and is said to be fine one.
| MIR. Raspe, living on the Belair road, five
miles from the city, has hen with strange
brood. She took possession of three young
kittens and was nursing them to the best OF
her ability when discovered by Mr.. r. 1t is
supposed the mother of the kittens carried
them to the hen in order that she should
protect them from the cold. When found one
OF the kittens was dead, and the others nearly
The Belair Rgts of last week says: "Mr.
Chas. E. Kerr, living on the farm of Mrs. Giles,
| near Belair, tells us of chestnut tree on the
place which is full of blossoms, and has on it,
at the same time, crop of chestnuts, the burs
OF which are just opening The tree is as white
with blossoms as If it were the month of July.
Another tree, only few feet distant, blossom,
ed but once this year, and was not affected
like its neghbor."
"A well to do farmer named Woodward,
living near Wilmington, Delaware, a few days
ago found two boys on his place gathering
chestnuts. He ordered them Off and they not
| leaving as quickly as ne desired procured
gun and fired two shots at them, wounding one
of the boys severely, and killing the other out
| right. Woodward was arrested and it was
with great difficulty that the incensed popu-
lace were prevented from lynching him. And
it would have served him right.
"A number OF young men in the neighbor-
hood OF Reisterstown, are getting up a bur
lesque tournament, to be held on Friday, Esd
inst. Already the gallant Knights are scour-
| ing the surrounding country to find the slow
| est horses, and other preparations are being
made. The affair will no doubt be most
| amusing one, aud will attract large crowd.
Barrel hoops will be used instead of rings and
hoop poles in place of lances. This will be q
frst-class "stlck poking" contest in every sense.
| The coming annual meeting of the Mary
land Jockey Club at Plmlico, which common
| ces on Tuesday next, and continues Wednes
day, Thursday aud Friday following, promis-
| es, should the weather prove favorable, to be
| one oil the most successful meetings ever held
upon the course. There will be large num-
Der of fine horses upon the ground, and the
| most prominent stables in the country are daily
| arriving though several will not arrive until
| Monday, being compelled to remain at Jerome
| Park to meet Saturdays engagements.
| The circus that showed here on Thursday
of last week gave an exhibition at Havre de-
| Grace the Tuesday before. A balloon ascen
| sion was also down in tho bills" for that place
| The colored @ronaut, that came down on top Of
| the Court House at this place, was the only oc-
| cupant of the basket when cut loose, and he
went up about 900 feet Suddenly the bal
| loon commenced descending and down it came
| in the middle of the river, the water where it
| brought up being twenty five feet deep. The
| colored gentleman could not swim and had it
not been for the timely arrival of tug boat his
"earthly" balloon voyages would have been
brought to end. He was rescued worse
frightened than hurt.
| The American of Wednesday devotes over
| half a column to the boy Crooks" who testi
| fed in the Mcdonald case, and to his father
| and mother. From that statement it would
seem that the little fellow had been unfairly
| dealt with, aud that there is more truth and
| uprightness in him than is generally found in
| one of his class. His father is gas-6tter by
| trade and whilst at work in Washington some
| time ago met with severe accident which
confined him to a hospital for long time.
| During that period, the boy, who is only IA
| years old, supported his mother by backing
boots and selling newspapers. The american
| suggests that a subscription be taken up with
| which to give "Rocks" an education, to fit him
! for some useful occupation, and says that this
will empress upon the rising generation the
! lesson that truth and honesty pays better in
| the end than seeking for "blood money !"
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THE MCDONALD CAsE--ACQUITrAL OF THE
PRIsoNER.-The last chapter in this somewhat
noted case was enacted in the Court House at
| this place on Saturday morning last. The jury
| to which on Friday afternoon at six o'clock the
fate of Mcdonald was committed, remained in
| the close custody of two bailiffs during Friday
| night, and was confined in the court room. The
| important twelve left the court standing nine
| for acquttal and three for conviction, but soon
| those in favor of verdict of not guilty were
| increased to ten. The two remaining members
of the special panel kept each other company
steadiastly until after ten o'clock, when the
whole party betook themselves to rest. Sam
| uel Mcdonald found rest for the night in
Baltimore county Jail, and though troubled with
grave apprehensions of final disagreement,
showed that he had favorably construed the de-
cision of the majority in his favor. There was
| much speculation as to what the jury would
| do, and the people of Towsontown and vicinity
| discussed the case in all its relations phases
| and probabilities. The status of affairs re-
manned thus in painful doubt until the next
| morning, and until the Court had been in ses
| sion short time there was no relief The jury
| reported when the Court met at ten that they
had not agreed, and the Court ordered that they
be kept in custody. The contrary jurors had
had enough of custody, aud soon after the latest
| order of the Court was announced the reluct
ant couple yielded to the will and opinions of
| their brethren. The Court was promptly in
| formed that the jury had agreed, and at once
| directed that Mcdonald be brought into Court.
ne ndu UOb Oe0Q luIOTH6u Vi Juc IdNOTdDle TO
suit, and as he entered the court room he was
| heard to ask friend: Glow is it?" He did
not receive very comforting reply, and pass
| ed on at rather rapid pace to the prisoners
| room. Mr.. Cuttings, one of his counsel, follow
| ed him at once, and announced to him that the
| Joy full words mot guilty" would soon be heard.
The Court at once ordered the jury to be brought
in, and they fled in looking serious and weary.
Mcdonald was mex placed at the bar. All eyes
were turned upon him, but he appeared to be
| forRetful of the attention which was entire
| ly his. His mother, sister and Mr.. De Speyr
pied their accustomed seats to the left of
| the bench. The jury was polled, and the brief
but impressive formula prescribed for such oc
casons was observed with particularity.-
| Mcdonald was remarkably calm, and met the
\ gaze Of the jury he stood with uplifted hand,
with Q resolute, stern look. When the words
| "not guilty" passed the foreman's lips he was
| still com posed, and kept his position. His de.
voted counsel, eK Governor Whyte, was much
| affected, and in a voice almost tremulous with
| emotion moved that his client be discharged
| The Court i'm mediately ordered that Samuel w.
| Mcdonald be discharged, and he was warmly
shaken by the hand by number of friends
who were near him, but speedily made his way
to his mother and sister, Both his mother and
sister warmly embraced him, the latter shed
| ding tears freely. In few minutes the late
prisoner and alleged murderer left the court
room with his relatives. There had been no
| dem nstration at the announcement of the YER
dict, the Court having positively forbidden any
| expression whatever of assent or dissent, and
| threatened severe punishment. But wherever
Mcdonald appeared an eager crowd followed
him evidently desiring to get look at the re-
| leased man.
The case Of VIM. Clark being next on the
docket was called, and counsel on both sides
agreeing it was submitted to the Court upon the
| evidence which had been given in the previous
case. Judge Grason decided that an entry of
mot guilty" was proper one, and thereupon
so ordered Thus Clark, too, was tat liberty.
COMPLIMENT TO A FORMER RESIDENT OF BALTT-
MORE CouSrY.-In the Monticello ETpress, pub
lished at Monticello, Jones county, Iowa, we
And the following 6attering notice of former
| resident of Baltimore county:
Or L. Duer, Who was nominated for the Of
fee of Recorder, is a native of Maryland, where
| he vas born in 1912, and where he resided dur
;nr the war and I'D to four wears ago, when,