The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-09-22
A Week of Casualties and Grimes.
Fourteen Fatal Accidents, Murders, Suicides
and ARRAYS.

The Baltimore EbeniAg Bulletin Of Monday
says;-trhe week which closed last Night was
notably eyenttul in fatal accidents murders
and suicides, in and near Baltimore.
Between Sunday, September 9th, and Sun.
lay, September 10th, there have been four.
teen fatal occurrences, including accidents
resulting in death, murders, suicides, attempt.
cd suicides and fatal woundings.
On Sunday afternoon Mr.. ii. C.. Karr was
Occidently killed while out driving on the
lower Canton road. The same morning, Mr..
Robert Goldman, butcher on West Baltimore
street, was thrown from his buggy and re.
d ceyed injuries that were considered fatal.
On Monday afternoon, john Barlage shot
his brother, Henry Barlage, at G5s Lexington
street, instantly killing him, and then inilict.
ed fatal wound upon himself with the same
pistol .. -r....
On Friday afternoon the murder Of Andrew
]. Wedner took place in front of the City
Hall, and on Saturday afternoon j. Jerome
McCarty, lad nine years Of age, was aoc.
dentaly run over by street car at Lexington
Market, and was instantly killed On the
same day, Baltimorean, named w. W.
r hutchinson, a eounterfeiter, was shot dead
while attempting 70 make his escape after
being arrested at Harrisburg, Pa,
But Sunday was the most fatal of all the
seven fatal days. Within its twenty four
hours there were four deaths from violence.
About O'Clock Sunday morning VIM. Chris
tan Hermann, cigar maker, 80 years old,
shot himself in the head with pistol in front
ofhis fathers house aud died instantly.
Frank Battee, a blind convict in the peni.
tertiary, cut his throat in his cell with dull
shoe knife about noon, but is not vet dead.
Dr.. J. Brooke Boyle, the prison surgeon, is
Of the opinion that he will recover. Confess
wound is very slight, and he was at work as
usual this morning. The affair occurred about
a II o'clock yesterday morning. Baltee ms.
saultcd Coniee with an awl, inhcting slight
scalp wound. Battee was secured and locked
in dark cell, where he WAS found about .
o'clock in the afternoon with his throat cut
from ear TO ear, and bleeding profusely.
lIattee is 20 years of age, and was sentenced
to ten years, dating from June II, 1872, for
nssaulting with intent to kill Fanny, Cole with
Ratchet. He formerly peddled shoe strings
IN the Lexington market.
Between Saturday night and Sunday morn.
Ing Harry X. Dumbolton, clerk at Camden
Station, fell from q window TO the ground nj
bis boarding house, West Fayette street, and
was found dead in the morning
AT Highlandtown, near Canton, a murder.
ous ARRAY took place yesterday evening, re-
suting in the shooting Of Henry Kssen,
child four years old, through the breast, and
he serious injury Of Frederick Rinke.
1t seems that yesterday evening Jacob Bon.
hett became involved 10 quarrel with Fred.
erick Rinke, whom he charged with having
STOLEN his hat.
The quarrel begnnin Mortell's saloon, and
h0erthe parties had exchanged several threats
Sthey walked out on the sidewalk, when Bon.
het drew a pistol from his pocket and spring.
ing at Rinke struck him with the butt end in
ihe face, knocking him down.
Rnke was picked up and carried to an ad.
loning house, and DR., Hull was called in
HIS nose was broken by the blow, and in
FALLING his skull was fractured by coming in
contact with a sharp stone.
The nephews Of Rinke, named Frederick
hnd II. G. Rurtz, on hearing Of the assault on
their uncle, proceeded to the place, where
Bonnet, in company with man named John
BONNER, was standing, and a second quarrel
Ras started.
"a Bonnet, is is alleged, again drew his pistol
bud collared II. G. kurtz, when Frederick
kurz struck struck him blow with broom.
tAudle Bonnet Immediately turned aud
discharged the pistol at Frederick.
a The ball missed the latter and struck lit
b. boy, aged three years, named Henry Kes
per, in the right side and penetrated the
breast. The child was in his mothers arms
b the time.
Bonnet dashed after Kurtz, and following
hlm into a house, again fired on him without
infect. DIR. Hull was also called to attend the
little victim Of the brawl. lie pronounced
Pie wound faials Ir-4
Bonnet was arrested in the city at a late
pour last night and taken before Justice FL
Rert, Of Baltimore county, who committed
BIN to Jail BONNER this morning entered
ihe Eastern Station and surrendered himself
p Lieutenant johnson, who handed him over
2 Justice Elgert, who released him on bail
tor $500 for trial tomorrow afternoon.
ftnke is lying ut his residence on Madeira
hlley in very critical condition.
Following this array Of bloody events, the
fnicide Of woman on East Pratt street to-
pay, is to be added to the list of fatal casual.
tes. Mrs. Caroline Schick, aged fifty.6ve
Gears, was found dead this morning at her
Residence, East Pratt street. Her death was
Hound to have been caused by laudanum, ad
hlnistered by herself
10 the above we add that of Jacob Norris,
Fayette street, who committed suicide by
Shooting himself in the ear with q very small
pistol, on Thursday oflast week.