Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-09-06

Assault.-0n Wednesday, before Justice
Bouic, W. Wealey, conductor of the way
freight on the Metropolitan branch, was given
hearing on a charge of assault upon Chas. B.
Vickery, citizen of this town, whilst the lat
ter on Monday last was Il passenger upon said
train. The evidence in substance proved that
Mr.. Vickery, after boarding the train, met Dr.
Mannakee, in whose presence he gave the con-
ductor ticket Mr.. Vickery then went for
ward claiming to have had some business with
one of the train men, and when the train stop
ped at Forest Glen he'was noticed by the con-
ductor among the freight cars. When the
train moved off, Mr.. Yickery jumped on, and
was Immediately approached by the conduc-
tor fo- his fare, upon which Mr.. Vickery told
him that the fare had already been paid and
called upon several passengers who sustained
the statement But the conductor caught Mr..
the intention OF putting him from the train
when Mr.. Vickery paid his fare second time.
The conductor received the money, and then
he appealed 10 the passengers as TO whether
VI ASs WA- h'h P'N'tOhcil Ihiu tuG ldICt
and again being assured that he had the money
was Immediately refunded The conductor
claims to have been only acting in accordance
with his understanding of his duties, and that
he thought Mr.. Vickery's movements among
the freight cars Wore suspicious. lie also says
that he has no recollection of seeing the gem
teman on the train previous to the arrival at
Forest Glen.
| 1t was the opinion of the Justice that al
though there might not have been any crim-
nal intent, yet he thought that passengers
should be protected against such annoyance,
and held the accused upon his own recogni-
zance for his appearance at Court
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Reiigious.-The Regular Baptists will hold
Woods-Meeiug in the woods at the school
house, near Seneca Mills, in this County, on
Sunday the Sh instant. Divine worship at
10 O'clock A. NJ. and O'Clock, P NJ, and
also at night and during the following week.
a general invitation is given to all.
Mr. Z. A. Shekell, of our town, has so far
succeeded in tracing to the parties arrested six
robberies and burglaries which have occurred
in our county within the past four mouths
The parties have been using The school house
AT Mtche!l's X Roads as their headquarters to
store stolen plumber, and they slept and cooked
there. He found lot of goods there which
have been turned over to the parties 10 whom
they belonged US they have been fully ideuti-
fed
The sudden death Of H. L. 0lfuit on Mon
day mornug last deprives the county Of Il
gagged almost up 10 the moment Of his death
in the concerns of life, and had through long
and successful career sustained a high reputa-
ton for oil those graces of character which
are only evident in good men.
Mr. S. G Griffith, of the Maryland Prison
ers Aid Association, visited our Jail and
Aims House on Wednesday. lie speaks in
the most satisfied terms Of the improvements at
these Institutions, and is also complimentary
to the managers in charge.
Mr.. Burgdorff, on the Seventh Street road,
on Thursday Of last week, shot at two men,
supposed 10 be white, for robbing his mill;
house He is satisfied he sho; one, from his
crying as if in pain.
The round trip tickets from Washington
to Rockville during the Fair are reduced 10
eighty-dye cents, including admission to tie
Fair.
NJ Drexel, of Baltimore, has obtained the
| privileges Of the Fair Grounds for $l35.