The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-24


On Friday April Gath, by Edward Robin
son, near Reckord's mills, 2 horses, 8 colts,
cows, wagons, farming implements, &c.
On Wednesday, March Goth, at Jarretts-
vile, by Thomas ID. jarrett and John Deets,
stock, farming implements, household furni-
ture, &c. George A. Cairnes, auctioneer.
On the same day, near the Hickory, by
George A. lleuiser, mules horses, colts,
sheep, hogs, farming implements, &c. j. S.
Richardson, auctioneer.
On Saturday, April LIST, Mt Prcson's Mills,
Deer Creek, by VIM. p. Wetherill, 2 horses,
1 cow, household furniture, &c.
On Monday, April Sd, at Belle Farm Grove,
by Henry J. Macatee, farming stock nipple
ments, household furniture, &c. S. r. Gill
bert, auctioneer.
On Wednesday, April 9th, near Fountain
Green, by VIM. Hitchcock, stock and farm
ing implements. ]. S. Richardson, auction
eer.
On Thursday, April 9th, near the Rocks
of Deer Creek by Joshua Rutledge, executor
of the late Ignatffus Rutedgc, a large quanti-
ty of wheat, oats, corn, hay, household furni-
ture, farming stock and implements, &c. j.
S. Richardson, auctioncer.
TIE HOMICIDE At lIAyRE DE GRACE
Lewis Tasker, by John Bown, alias Harris,
which occurred at Tavrc dc Grace, ON the
18th inst, are from n correspondent of the
Baltimore Ameltcan under date of 18th:
Captain Jacob Poplar is the owner of
cunning scow here, and had rs hands on it
Lewis Tasker and John Brown, alias Harris,
both young colorcd men, On Tuesday
these two men were left in charge of the
scow, and shortly afterwards the report Of
gun was heard in the direction of the scOw,
and man on it was seen TO fall. Directly
afterwards Brown came TO the land in
small boat, went up town. told DR.. Smith
that man had been shot, and asked him TO
go down and sec him. He then started back
himself, and on the way met Captain Pop
lar whom he requested to 20 with him to
magistrates Office. On reaching Justice
Healll's Office, Brown told that official that
he had Shot Lewis Taslcr, and requested to
be taken into custody. In the meantime
some parties had gone to the scow, found
Tasker MORALLY wounded, and brought him
TO the shore. Justice Heath had received in
formation of this, and when Brown came
into his Office the Justice was preparing II
warrant for his arrest.
When the wounded man was brought from
the scow he was taken to his fathers resi-
dcncc, and Drs Smith, Cochran and Evans
eXertcd themselves for his relief, but with
out avail, as he died about 10 O'Clock last
night. Two surgeons had been summoned
by telegraph from Philadelphia but when
they reached here Tasker was dead This
morning the five surgeons made post-mor-
tenn examination of the remains, and found
that death had been caused by Il gun shot
wound in the right groin. several shot pcnc.
trating the stomach and intestines A jury
of inquest Investigated the affair this morn.
ing and returned u verdict that death was
caused by a gun-shot wound, but by some
body and under circumstances TO the jury
unknown.
This evening further examination of the
matter took place before Justice Heath, when
evidence setting forth the facts given above
was adduced, and in addition, Brown admit
ted that he had fired the shot which killed
Tasker. He said that they had quarrclled
about kindling fire, when Tasker threaten
ed to shoot him, and started to the forward
cabin to procure gun to carry his threat
into execution. Brown then went into the
after cabin, brought out double barrelled
breech-loader, charged both barrels, and fired
once, with the result stated. This is Browns
version of the affair. He says also that he
was afraid Tasker would kill him, as he had
shot at him with revolver last summer,
statement which seems to be substantiated
by the testimony of others. There was no
gun found near the wounded man, however
when assistance reached him, and the evil
dence was conflicting as to whether there
was one even at the end of the scow he was
standing on when shot Justice Heath COM
mittcd Brown to Jail TO answer the charge
and also "sent up Il tramp" whose tcstimo-
ic al for in, ln
Both the parties to this homicide have
been recognized as belonging TO the better
class of our colored population, and both
were respected by their employer Brown
is only about twenty-five years old, and Tas-
ker about twenty-sevcn. The latter has re-
sided here all his life, and the former for
some years.