The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-12-27

liar ever met" / told him | would come
up the path when pleased. He repeated
the threat 10 cane witness, and witness told
him il he attempted TO do it he would
never cane another man. When witness
got near the steps Mr.. Jones came around
the corner of the house and threw a stone
Witness stepped back on the steps. He then
seized another stone hestated one mo-
ment. Mr.. Jones stood with the stone in his
hand waiting for me to cross the opening in
the porch, l then sprang TO the ground, Mr..
Jones advanced stsp or two towards me
ran out from the tree near which was
standing. Mr.. Jones threw second stone
and lodged it and reached down and got
stone in each hand. Mr.. Jones made one or
two steps towards me. with the shovel uplft-
ed. AS drew myself in position to throw,
he raised the shovel before his face and moved
backwards l threw the stone, which passed
over the shovel, above his head did not
try to hurt lin with that stone do no,
recolect whether threw the other stone or
not, but think did. | looked for another
stone and he ran towards me with the shovel
raised Seeing he was getting close on me,
ran from him towards the embankment At
the edge stopped TO get a stone. He over
took or ran against me there, and fell over
the emsankment, on my hands and knees
| got up and ran, Mr. Jones followed me,
with the shovel raised. ] ran short distance
and again stopped for II stone. ASH was
raising he reached out and struck me with
the shovel. l fell, partly from the blow and
partly from trying to avoid it. Jones was
then in the act of striking me and had turned
the edge of the shovel He raised il aud with
nm oath said he would kill me- l avoided
shat blow ran on down the road, Jones
still pursuing. Somewhere between where
of wit In CHI 4 ,l,.
he threw n stone, which passed close to nv
head | still retreated and reached for II
| stone but he was so close to me did not get
it. ran as hard as | could. | succeeded in
getting stone. As got up / told him not
| to hit me with that shovel. was still run
ming with my fnce turned towards him He
replied, "Pll kill you, you -" He was
| close on me, and seeing he was gaining and
| if did not do something to relard him he
would strike me down, in minute or two
more, turned and threw the stone. Mr..
Jones threw himself forward | turned and
ran on i'll the same direction, and looking
around saw Mr. Jones had fallen, and
was just turning over. Witness then re-
turned to the house. On his way he
met his brother William, and told him he
thought he had killed Mr.. Jones' He went
on to the house, passed through into the gar
den, and looking down to where Mr.. Jones
| lay saw his brother William carving water
| from the branch in his hat. Went to the
woods and being much fatigued rested on
| the fence He then went on to his fathers
| On the road he met his wife and told her of the
occurrence. From his fathers he went on TO
Jarrettsvlle and asked DR.. Jarrett to 90
down and see Mr. Jones. He returned to Ii S
| fathers, and from there went to Squire De.
voc, and made statement of the affair.
Witness averred that he endeavored " i'll
all his might to escape from Jones, that aft eI
the threats and Jones striking at him with
the edge of the shovel, he thought his life in
danger. When he got the stone he meant to
get away from him without throwing it. Ht
was or feet from him when the stone was
thrown. On the cross-examination by Col
Webster the witness said the basement door
was broken, but long before this occurrence
The direct examination was then resumed
d.. j. Ii. Scarf, Jacob Hess. Thomas b Jar
rett DR.. Martin l.. jarrett, Thomas NJ Cath
cart, Samuel Street,, John o. Phelps, VIM
Upton, Samuel Arthur, John Gross, Jacol
Gross and Thomas Anderson all testified tt
having known Luther Mason from his boy
hood, as a peaceable, orderly, quiet, gooC
citizen
A. II. Norris, Esq, testified that he hat
known Mason in Carroll county for fiv,
years. and that his character there was re
markably good.
The deposition of Nathaniel II. Nail
Luke Enson, Harrison Ecker and Eli N
Hubbard, residents of Carroll and Frederick
counties, as to Mason's good character il
Carroll county, was also read.
Benjamin Mason, father of the accused
testified that he is postmaster at Jarrettsville
and that his son Luther had always been
good. quiet boy,
The case was ably managed for the Stat,
by j. T. G. Hopkins and Col. E. H. Webster
but no other verdict than one of acquitta
could have been given upon the evidence
Col. Herman Stump and William Young
| ESQ, defended The accused