Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-07-05

Philadelphia. to Willow Grove, Pa,
last Thursday. Two brothers, Harry
and John Spittal, aged pectively
twelve and sixteen years, and Samuel
Watson, of Camden, N. j., started
away to a mill pond in the neighbor-
hood, went into battle and We're
drowned.
The coach from Desdwood was
stopped last Thursday night near
Cheyenne river by five masked men
who robbed the passengers of about
$4,000. They blew open the iron
treasure-box and carried off the con
tents. Several shots were exchanged
one of which took effect in the side OF
Hawley, the driver. The wound is
not serious. This is the second coach
robbery this week.
The Cumberland News says that a
few days before, two tramps called at
the house of E. r. Browning near
Oakland, Garrett county, and abused
and insulted Mrs. Browning. Next
morning one of them had the temeri-
ty to return by the same road and
when passing the house was ponnced
upon by Browning, who knocked him
down and pounded him until he
begged for his life, and promised new
err to come that way again.
The Baltimore American of Mon
dav says "A travel stained woman
came to the Northwestern Police Sta
ton last night, and stated that she
and the three children that accomra-
MED her had walked the entire dis
lance from Westminster, and had been
without food since Saturday morning.
She also had a babe in her arms, and
was altogether a picture Of Distress
She said that her husband had de-
serted her, and being without means
she was in search Of him. She was
satisfied that if he was not in Balt-
more he must have gone in the other
direction and stopped at lIagerstown.
All she wanted was shelter for her
self and her little ones until the
next day, when, if she failed to find a
clue Of her husbands presence here,
she would start in quest of him to Ha-
gerstown. She gave the name Of
Mrs. Victoria Gabriel. Captain Ear
heart very hnmanely had her assigned
to comfortable quarters and provided
with food.
COMES ION OF MrRDER.-On Fri
day last James Gardner and ]. W.
Grove were arrested near Sandy
Hook, in Washington county, Mary
land, on suspicion Of having murdered
the Rev. j. NJ. Friday near said place
on the lst of June. They were taken
before Justice r. E. Cook of Hagers-
town, who committed them for fur
Their hearing. Gardner has since con-
fe sed TO the decoy of Smith e. West,
Independent detective firm Of BaItl-
more city that Grove and himself
crossed the bridge from IIarper's Fer
ry on the night of the murder and
went to Sandy Hook where they stole
some onions from Mr.. Barnhart.-
Passing up the railroad, they separa
ted before they came to Mr.. Reed $
house, as they did not wish to be seen
in company together. Gardner says
he went ahead and Grove followed,
with the onions in a bag over his
shoulder. They met Mr.. Friday
st ,nding on the railroad track near
the Canal looking into the water
Gardner says he passed Mr., Friday,
but when Grove came up he struck
Mr.. Friday with the bag Of onions,
knocking him into the canal. Gard
ner says he asked Grove who it was
that he struck, and Grove told him
he did not know, as the man was
gone. They both then ran towards
lIarper's Ferry. George Freaner, of
the IIagerstown Bar, is the counsel
for the prisoners. 1t is expected that
further details of this shocking muir
der will be made known at the fur
ther examination, which was to take
place last Wednesday.
The following is the verdict of the
jury Of inquest on the late railroad
disaster in this county:
On the 23d inst, at los the Jury
came into the Court room and rem
dered the folio wing verdict:
That II. Eugene Dixon came to bis
death at about seven o'clock and Gf-
ty minutes A. NJ, on the 18th day Of
June, A. D. 1877, and that his death
was caused by the collision of the
Winchester accommodation train, No.
Is, with the Excursion Train from
Frederick, running as the second sec
ton Of the Washington accommodate
ton train, No. 26, passenger trains OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, at a point on the Main
Stem Of said Railroad, about three
fourths of mile East Of Washington
Junction in Frederick county, afore-
said, the body of said Dixon having
been so crushed and mutilated by the
broken tmbers of the demolished
coaches Of said Excursion Train as to
cause his instant death.
The Jury are unable to agree as to
who is responsible for the collision