Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-12-28
Dreadful Homicide.

The village of GAINESVILLE was thrown
into considerable excitement Christmas
Day by the announcement that one of its
most famous characters had been killed
by respectable young man in the neigh
borhood. A man by the name of VIM
Warfeld, supposed to hail from Johns
vile, Frederick county, has been living
around GAINESVILLE for the last several
years, and playing with perfection the
role of an adventurer and gambler. =
He had way of making himself at
home everywhere, and for about year
took up bis quarters at tho residence of
Mr. Jamison. living in that neighborhood.
At last he was driven away from there
and forbidden to return to the house.
From that moment he became an enemy
Of the Jamison's and swore he would
revenge himself by disgracing the family,
and well worthy of the man was the
mode he selected for his vengeance. He
sought In every way to meet the sister,
a young girl, Of the Jamison's out from
her home, but fortunately the clandestine
meetings resulted in no shame. At last
at the solicitation Of her brothers Miss
Jamison concluded to abandon the CON-
pany of Mr.. Warfeld, and one evening
at dance, upon her refusal to dance with
him, he abused her in public ballroom
IN the most shameful manner. War
fields hatred now became moro bitter
towards the Jamisons, and at the Catho-
lie church in GAINESVILLE where they had
gone for worship on Christmas Day, he
wayaid them at the door and heaped
upon them the most terrific abuse. sea-
soned with the most fearful oaths that he
could think of. He followed them at
least two hundred yards from church, but
the Jamisons took no notice of him. In
the evening Nathan Janison, about
seventeen years old, went to GAINESVILLE,
and War6eld meeting him on the street
struck him in the face and afterwards
said he wished he had killed the son-of-a
b.. Still later in the day Warfeld
went close to Jamison's house and stood
IN the road and renewed his abuse. A
short while after that one of the young
Jamlsons started to go to the house of
Mr.. Lycurgus Eagle and on his way met
Warield in the road, riding horseback,
with Mr. Peter Henry Clements. Mr..
W. muttered something and Jamison
stopped and said "You have insulted me
enough to-day. W. put his hand behind
him as if to draw revolver and Jamison
jumped behind his horse. w. then
jumped from his horse and ran around to
j., grasping him by the throat. Jamison
struck him and w. again threw his hand
to his pistol pocket, when Jamison drew
knife and plunged it into his left breast
Waffcld let go his hold ran down the
road short distance turned and said
'"l'll shoot you" again putting his hand
behind him. lie then picked up stone
and ran towards Jamison, but after tax
ing few steps fell. Jamison ran to him
and begged Mr. Clements to stop the
blood. But all effort to save him was
fruitless. He died in short while, and
Jamison gave himself up to an officer
and was brought here to Jail. He is
tall. fiue-looking, atheletic young man,
with auburn hair, light moustache and
slim side whiskers. He has a bright
open face with large brilliant eye. His
whole appearance is progressing. He
seems deeply affected by bis situation,
although he thinks that under the cir
cumstances there was nothing left but to
kill WarGeld, yet he would give any
thing to recall the deed.
The break on the Log Wall Level of
the G. & o. canal was completed on Sat-
urday last. Great progress has been
made on Locks Is, 16, and IS.
Mr.. G. p. Cassell has butchered
porker six months old and weighing 200
pounds.
On Sunday last straw rick on the
farm of DIR. Stonestreet was burned.