The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-10-05
The North East Homicide.
Trial of Larue for the Shooting
of Holland.

Trial of Larue for the Shooting
of Holland.
Ldrue COnricfrd Of Murder in The
!SecOnd Degree.
The Iria! of William f. I.lrue, for the
killing of Henry Holland. began regularly
on Monday. This homicide was com
mitted in the village of North East, on the
9th Of April last, and excited much interest
i'll the community where it occurred, as well
as in Port Deposit aud Elkton, where
Larue had formerly lived, ON account of
the belief entertained by those who were
best acquainted with the facts in the case.
that it was both willful and deliberate, and
that it would be almost impossible to acquit
the offender. Holland was single man
and had lived with Laruc for some time
before the killing. Larue, who is a bar
Der, is, when sober, a reasonably well dis
posed person, but he unfortunately had con-
tracted the habit of drinking whisky, and
had kept a rather disreputablc shop in
North East for some years past. This shop
is aid TO have been the resort of idle ne
groes and lazy whites, who INDUCED in
drinking whisky and playing cards.
The case was taken up by the court on
Saturday last, il being the intention of the
Judges to select jury on that day, but not
Ia swear the last juror-so rs to obviate the
necessity of keeping the jury together
away from their homes on Sunday.
Larue, who looked care worn and de
pressed, was brought into court shortly
after 1t was called and was arraigned in the
usual manner. The Sheriff. as directed Sy
the court, had summoned fifty talesmcn,
most of whom were from the 18th, 9th and
9th districts. From them and the regular
panel the work of selecting 4 iury was at
once commenced, and contrary to TIE ex-
pectations of most persons was finished
shortly after II N.-only forty of the regular
Jurors and taleSmen were called into the
jury box, and had the usual questions pro
pounded to them. OF this number eight
were disqualified because they had formed
aud expressed opinions about the guilt or
innocence of the prisoner. from reading the
account OF the murder in the newspapers
or fer other reasons. Fourteen were per
emptoriy challenged by the defense, and
two by the State. Three were dis
qualified on account of conscientious scru-
piles against capital punishment, and Judge
Evans, Of the Orphans Court, was legally
exempt. The names of the iurymeu were
As follows: Vim. Ward, Foreman. VIM.
T. Jack, Calvin Watson, &. V. R.eder.
John w. Passmorr, Lewis II. Kirk, Moses
I. Nesbtt, Thns. W. Mccullough. Milford
u. Richards, Edwin Haines, Jr., Elisha
i. I'll IL. L..
cept Mr.. job Haiues, were sworn, and for
The reason before stated. they were all dis
charged till Monday, at 81 A.. NJ.
MONDAY.
The court met At o. 4. NJ. and, upon
calling the jury, all of them, except Lewis
X. Kirk, answered tn their names One of the
jurors from the same neighborhood inform
ed the court that Mr.. Kirk was on the way
and would probably arrive in a short time
The witnesses were then called, and all of
them were present, except two tor the de
Tense. Attachments were issued for the
absent witnesses, aud Mr.. Kirk the absent
juror having in the meantime Arrived, Mr..
job Haines the twelfth juror. was sworn IN
and the panel completed. The clerk then
read the Indictment, and Mr.. Mccullough,
the State : Attorney, said he thought il
proper AT the outset To define the word
murder and to endeayOr to show the differ
ence between murder and mausiaughier,
III order that the Jury might be better able
10 properly apply the evidence to the case
before II. That he expected to show that
the shooting was done for the purpose Of
taking life, and read from several standard
authorities showing that the law was such
that where threats had been made OF plots
entered into, malice might be Inferred The
learned counsel then produced a plot of
the block of the three houses, in the mid
die one of which LlTue lived and hear the
back yard oil which the shooting occurred
That he expected to show them that
some months previous To The shooting,
l.irue aud Holland had 4 fight, during
which Larue cut Holland with a razor.
and Holland had broken a chair over La
rue's head; that this had ranked in I.arue's
mind and was the cause of the killing.
The defense made no statement. bu,
asked that the witnesses who had seen
the shooting might be excluded from the
court room SO that they would no. hear
each others testimony. The State then
called
i'rIn y. Crouch fc"l -whn laid that Larr- -.ni
Tim UP the -trr~i the n"Tuiu: co.. tn -., Ting t.
s~uc-t Henry Holland 1" dow t. Ia. ,t>s: illa
holland sat-irE ira Ia" and I4Fu- fgufs.i
anil
Isl =" shortly ait~rS ard that Holland mot Iarua Il;
front II hi~ h"u-', aui wa- - lin invite! =, sr
o. TIA" 'rk part Il IT: t.ai they COMPANY rii ait
u~->. went ruuu To the hack II III. house That ".
trttl Holland 10 rTu,s hi- Irrn3. ami ti.at IIp ana
rrItrI You black 20! a h--n will rr..-- rIf.,u
'ni would Ike {" --- You hinder that I,fi.. vch
art" h- h"u-~ and Holland -i-IiI upon I,tri- t4rr
ittt IIrur, after lIns thu ios-. iuDiri~r- tr.
prITrl at the dor and tell do,r on t..
Ia" porch floor AMI that Ltru- Immediately tclc 1t
up aud shot Holland: ,; Holland. night hand Va III
hi- i ~ri when h' shot aud That " hen kr W. IT,,
i'c act u Alitue BE- pulled pt.t"l hl, I k.l
iId not f~'"l!e'i -"!nE any "i the other ~
L"IT The Attd m-"u t' IaT,. wt:t..- ari ursl John
srn-on 1T jail that i'rue had him tor II.nry John
>ai' "n ia" i"rnIi.- ct the shooting
iHr EsG johnson rp ~ said that ~ morning If tn.
-'-iuE lrG" inquired ui her Wi-r- Holland va and
that sh" told hni ami that The heard iFur tell Crouch
{" tell Holland 1" l.Wu h. huu that lac want
II T. -"r lin, ai that h~ iu!Eis. hun Crusl
that he 'aE" down. Hud They l. Lark ,aT!
h"sri the alteration lgt nio Lrr house t,rc
tn" "hiiu; -" Crouch Ia the back yard before size
Wrut int the hpts"
Cs.'-- rSaiauI-witu,-- heard u. threat. III r,lr ly
HaI;Ei s-a!u-t L-rt: had nj h--, t,.-.u,,I,.I :.
testify against Nri AI hal not tl. NJ aii- t,.t -.
dad not hear thu uuNrE-atau between NJ mi trTErl
i! not t--I4 tAuI rT,I Hitt Ia cal,r,,i I.r., Il
Jordan holland with two ,ult. If H.
"u- never -sw h'm hp," a pistol. lid not tell N-t-
Wi hat Holland '-sF''i iv" I-r" Mi viii.
Jams Ih"F-"Hic. Wa At Ee.I~T'- -'or. IA IN
r"n, with Holland when tr""'h '.in" up an! -aI Nr
Wants /" l'E ATS! Hu1uj COMPANY It'll Nittf---
onckm4r and "ih-rs went twH :" N"i'- vent to tack
ui Ned house; Me-! -hWe,i Holland hi- i,r.,,i..- and
told him lot To- rr,-> them" Holland ri cru,- tin To-
Harm, porch Ned al e" You son ui I.-h vauu moi
cross them again. AMI rushed thu h"u-, and came.
"ui With gun. which b" DROPPED upon thu Threshold
HAT hr immediately picked az, AMI -ho, Holland With
II: Holland fen AMI Nj TrinAi k Die y,u -, Of a
i'-h, AMI vent mt be hau.-.
'tu---rEauiIH'tI-lIuIJiI stopped near the rsfner
- W. AH!"E-"- ii"Gsr and iaFEr l.I tel htn u.
on" en- aud l." 'ru>- "rrr Nod NAI.I auI sa- stand!
ug n"AT th" porch Vt"u h- shot: lid mot u, There
that m"THt"s aH;i, IaiiuE airu.ly: me- no mere,
tHia rabbit found Mr. JuhI,nn siiiIr. in her huu.-
did not -"- her "n ia" porch the pistol come out
/ If li"lanG- pocket ~ hr ;allIn.
Jtn's H. bH6.H.1H tcp Wa. present at th,- -tlrt
when Crouch cItnr Tor Holland: went dow IA with n, T.
A.ud AMI ID" oihrrs dc-rrii the Occurrence II, if
saiH - tie uil-T- had dome Nr, johnson IN tie
nous" r'aT the WINDOW Ii"T IT, shooting, az, Holland
ala III" in" HHi lI-iul 'II lie l-II VIXEN I.r
dropped 'rnm h;. Iackci
Cr"ss,Namiu-.!-bi not Loan Holland , y..;nl:
iiI not lOaa Tim ruils- ~I,,F lu I'D ly.rr4f. ,iiI
not antr1FHtr -iHI tslr,. wh-u d. went down 10
afU"- house. Iii Mr. Johnson ,,lf The I-.rrb
"T any ~h"r" rl-r tail after shooting.
admitted that h~ her IL, front porch u hen, h.
hr-t WeHt down back dor h.u-- NJ .r.-ts
Holland had wIiH~>- li-i"l uh-u ~, shot Tut utt-
n~-s lid not know III" lat TIL ih- shooting: m
onsr {" Society cai!-i Light anil TRUTH that mt
weekly in North Eat
SdmHd NlsiiN-was IA 1T garden at time IT shoot
ing heard the report til" .u, ami ,r-tt =; i.-,-f,-
81 th" Hnrirr; law man iytfE th'T". Nr.i
On hack IHrri anil sIii, nIr ba. -..g II i-it