Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-10-31


ing of the 25th instant by the report Of a
probably fatal shooting case The facts are
these: A young man named Steel, a nativeoi
Washington city, dritted to this place about
month ago. He got job of buying eggs
for man named Swartz, who runs gro
Gerry and also has charge of Lannon's mill.
Steel had permission from Swartz to sleep
at the mill. VIM Lamon, a son of John
N. Lamon, the proprietor; Joseph Welty
and s. Downing We're employed there Dow
ling took up the idea that Steel was after his
place, and the other parties named above
joined him in plot to run Steel OFF; and to
carry out this purpose Lamon and Welty
went away from the mill early Friday even
ing, leaving Bowling and Steel to sleep in
the mill room. About midnight, however,
Lamon and Welty rushed into the mill and
shouted Thieves" and Welty fired off a
pistol, the charge going in the direction of
Steel, who ran out of the mill. just as he had
cleared the door two other shots were fired.
and he fell, wounded in the left leg and
stomach. The parties engaged in the shoot
ing then ran off, Steel was carried to the
office Of DR. McSherry, who examined his
wounds and pronounced them fatal. A JUS
tice took the statement of Steel as to the
facts, and he charged the shooting directly
to Lamon, but said he could assign no cause,
as there had been no bad feeling between
any of the parties and himself Lamon gave
himself into the hands of the authorities
this morning. John w. Lamon, the father
of the young man, is q brother Of Col.
W. ii. Lamon, and one of our best citizens.
Taken in all its bearings, il is q horrible
affair, and as far as the facts are known,
there seems to have been no excuse for the
shooting of Steel, who is Il harmless and in
offensive youth. II is the sentiment of the
community that all the facts shall he brought
out, and the party or parties engaged in it
dealt with according To law Steel says his
parents formerly resided at Rockville, Md
Spectm to Bdtt0 Ame,caH tram 4hartinSjNfg
The victim in the above paragraph was
formerly well-known as a citizen of this
town, innocent as u child and of Il DISPOSE
ton full Of charity. Since the above report
of the critical condition in which Mr.. Steele
was lying nothing more of his condition has
been heard. Whether he should recover or
whether the effects Of the wound prove IA
tai, We beseech his friends to urge the law to
avenge this piece Of damnable treachery on
the part of those bloody outcasts who per
petrated the deed We hope his friends
may have the willing assistance of the law
abiding citizens Of Martinsburg in the pros
ecution Every citizen Of this town has ex-
pressed sympathy for tic young mans mis-
fortune
The Largest Catch of Bass -Messrs.
VIM. II. and Jos. II. Rabbit, Of this town,
caught sixty large bass, or one hundred and
twenty-five pounds Of this species of fish,
with hooks and lines at Muddy Branch, du-
ring Il portion Of Tuesday and Wednesday
last, and they also captured three ducks and
two possnms This is the largest catch Of
bass ever made by any party of fishermen
in this county, and there is no little energy
displayed by those who indulge this sport to
excel. The majority Of these fish We're pre-
sented TO the friends of the gentlemen who
caught them. They were prettier to behold
than John Sherman's enormous pile of gold
boarded in the treasury
.
Resigned On last Friday Spencer G.
Jones, Esq, sent to Governor Carroll and
also to the Court his resignation as States
Attorney for this county, TO take effect from
November 3. The appointing power rests
with the Court. The resignation was in
view of his candidacy for Clerk of the
Court of Appeals
We learn that Mr.. Joseph IIoyie, who re-
sides near Neesvile, this county,, had his
skull considerably fractured by the kick Of
a horse, on last Tuesday.
Resolutions OF Respecf.-At meet
ing of the congregation of the Protestant
Episcopal church in Rockville, on Sunday,
the 18th of October, after divine service,
Rev. Richard Temple Brown, the IIectorbe-
ing called to the chair, the following resoIu-
tons were adopted
Resotced, That we have heard with pro-
found sorrow of the death of our late re-
vered Bishop, William Robinson Whiting
ham, and sincerely sympathize in the irrep-
arabic loss sustained by his family, the Do
cese over which he presided, and the Protes-
tant Episcopal church of the United States,
of which he was an illustrious ornament and
most wise counsellor
Res0Iced, That the piety, zeal and learning
which distinguished the deceased in his long
career in the EpiscOpate were talents given
him for the benefit Of humanity and have
been returned to his Creator foGriold in the
fruits Of righteousness and faith which have
crowned his iaborS.
ReSoiced That in token Of respect for the
memory Of the deceased this church be
draped in morning for thirty days, and the
Rector be requested to deliver at some CON
yenient time an address commemorative of
the character and services Of our lamcntcd
Diocesan.
Resolcei, That the Register enter these
proceedings on the records Of the Parish,
and cause copy ofthc same 10 betransmittcd
to the family Of the deceased aud published
in the county papers.
RICHARD +. BROWN, Rector
RICHARD J. BOWIE,
THOMAS ANDERsON, I Wardcne
Acquitted. A. Devilbliss, who was
arrested in Montgomery county ON Tuesday
last, charged with having murdered man
in Mechanicstown district twenty -0nc years
ago, had a hearing before Justice White, Of
Mechanicstown on Wednesday. From the
evidence adduced it was shown that he had
been arrested ON a trumpcd up charge, caus-
ed by AN old grudgc held against him by