Middletown transcript., 1878-09-07

Brace and Frank Baush, all lawyers
except the latter, who is a merchant,
with offices in the vicinity. These
gentlemen tried to seperate the COM
batants. Mr.. Hughey was sitting at
his desk when struck, and, being
man of small muscular frame, was
easily overpowered by his more pow
erful and well-built antagonist. Mr.
Hughey pulled his pistol and hallooed
to the gentlemen present to take
Blackiston of, at the same time shoot
ing, striking him in the lower part OF
his breast bone, penetrating some vital
organ, although the doctors were
called in (Drs. Smith, Carr and Schin-
del) were not able to find the ball.
Mr.. Blackiston struck Hughey three
times after he was SHOT and then from
exhaustion fell back into the arms of
J. ]. McHenry. He became uncOn-
scious and died in about is minutes.
Mr.. Hughey, after shooting, went into
Mr.. Gordon's Office, requesting him to
send for the sheriff. He (Mr. Hughey)
is considerably bruised about the face
and head from the blows received
from the fist of Blackiston. Both gen.
tlemen are men of high standing in
the community. Mr.. Hughey is from
Queen Anne's county, Maryland,
where he was at one time States At
torney. He has good practice and
has a wife and several children. Mr.
Blackiston is from Kent county, Nd,
was one of the leading members of the
bar and leaves a wife and one child.
He is about 80 years of age. Hughey
is about 33.
The tragedy has created an excite
ment here equaling that ON the Occa-
sion of the Black-McKaig tragedy and
the more recent affair in which Clary
lost his life. Large crowds gathered
around the scene of the shooting and
discussed it in all its bearings and
much interest was manifested as to the
coroner's inquest. The jury, after an
investigation into all the facts con-
nected with the affair, returned YER
dict "That Blackiston came to his
death by a pistol in the hands Of
Hughey, who was repelling an aggra-
waited assault" The hearing Of the
prisoner has been fixed for Sept. Sd.
There have been many versions
given ofthe difficulty between Judge
PeaFre and Hughey, which lead to so
disastrous a termination. The most
accepted version is that Mr.. Hughey
was trustee for John Weir, proprietor
Of Weir's hotel, and advertised that
hotel for sale. It is said that Judge
Pearre accused Hughey in open court
of having inserted laudatOry notices of
himself in the advertisement of the
property and with having paid for
such notices out of the trust fund.
This Mr., Hughey denies. Subsequent
Iy he was appointed trustee for George
Winier, of Frostburg, and after he
had made his audit Mr.. Blackiston
decided to file an objection to the ac-
counts. Afterward, however, Mr..
Blackiston decided not to file the OBJ
lection, and, it is alleged, Judge Pearre
wrote to him asking him to file his OBJ
lection, as he had decided not to ratfy
the accounts. Mr.. Hughey, it is said,
then wrote to Mr.. Blackiston, asking
that Judge Pearre's letter be fled in
the case. To this Mr.. Blackiston re-
piled in q bitter vein. Subsequently
Mr.. Hughey and Judge Pearre met
at the office of the county clerk, Theo-
dore German. Hughey said: GOOD
Judge" and the latter re-
piled, "Don't speak to me, Sir"
said that his respect for Judge
Pearre's gray hairs prevented him
from resenting the insult. Other
words passed and the parties were sep
lrated without coming to blows.
Hughey then wrote to States Attor-
ley A. II. Boyd, stating the facts of
he difficulty and requesting that an
,ther judge be requested to draw the
,rand jury for the fall term, as Judge
oearre would draw jury inimical to
he interests of Hughey, who, expect
ng an assault upon him, procured the
,istol with which Blackiston was shot.