Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-31
The Lawyer Murder fu Cumberland

About los" O'clock yesterday moraing. az
Cumberland. Md Thomas Cook Haghey, a
lawyer. shot \ Euoien B!ackiStoa, also law
Ner iniilciinE wounds from which he died In
less than i n,il u IS a. stated in yesterdays
STAR II app ar that B4ckis;0n. with a
client, went into q ofce of The Spaci Al au-
tltor ot the court aud % nd a 'rond report
nie0 IN Al egUi'y case IN which Huehey was
trustee, charging BakiSton with having made
an offer to vi ihdraw objections made by
reported previously, If Hughey would
Pay fifty dollars, and, on refusal, with a
S.mewhat ssnller proposal To Hughey's
attorney. employs To argue exceptions taken
from the ruling at the court OF the same obiec.
lions. What follows is substantially what was
brought cut al :he coroners inquest. A few
minutes alterwaTd Blackiston, with his client,
Frank q. Bau~h. went TO iiughey's Office
where Hughey Was seated al desk talking
with William Il. ace, a lawyer. B ackiston
10y You in that case. WHAT il coniai IS in re
gard 10 nae il a Id lie You are lying s. Of
b., and strUcl Hughey two or three blows
on the - head with his fist. B~ace then
forcln. the latter into a corner. JuSt then j.
j and j A. Mcllenry, lawyers, attracted by
tie noise, rushed in, the latter taking a kiS
tons arm, and with Brtce, trying IA persuade
him to leave HCghry b wing gotten oW us
pocket five bar e ID * minglon said, Ill YOU
advance on me- shoot You" To which
bidcki>fo plled, i am not afraid" Hughey
responded, You are Il son OF = Before he
could complete he sentence Blackiston a pow
erul young man, threw of Brace and Nc
berry and dashed al Hughe', when the latter
Fred. Blackiston struck him TWO or three
times. then they clinched and feil, Hughey be.
meath Rystauoers seizpd BlackiSion, and
Hnghey crawltd d out and ran from his office
into an adjoining one where he remained
Until the deputy sheriff came and took him 70
Iail. J, J McEenry, supporting Il ickiston,
seeing his cheek blanch. said "R Ickistou
are you shot "I. $, am, TeSpond,d d Black.
lSton, and his eyes turned up ward NJ Henry
said. My GoG, you arr dyiaE, Have YOU any
message FOR youi wifrs' Biacki,Ion m de no
reply, and never spoke or recognized any one.
fNing iE about thirteen minutes after being
slot.
a CCkoNERS INQUEST
was held at once, states Attorney BoyJ at
tending After hearing tn" testim my Of hose
w,o WINS &c tie TRACEY tn ~ returned
the f"'lowi iEg ye' diet: "ihat the said Hoo
ion tlackis'On cane 10 his death by pl stol
II fred II, m pistol in the hands OF Thomas
Cook Hughey, v hist said Hughey was defend
ne himself trnn an aggra waited as aul' made
OF him by said A HaOton b ackis'cn
Hughey was committed 10 jau for hearing
on the sd Of s. ltember. Bla okistOn was g
years OF age, a native Of Kent county, Md,
and son of avid Blackist0n. III went to
Cumberland about ten years ago, and was a
leading memb.l OF the bar at that city The
deceaSf leaves wife, who is a dauy yl'er az
Judge Pearre, and an infant sou. ThoS Cook
Hughey is a native OF q ieen Annes county,
Md. has hved i'm Cumberland thirteen wears,
has wife and one child, and is lawyer in
fair practice