The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-23
Arrested on Suspicion.

Last week, shortly after the attempted
robbery of Mr.. Ambrose Ewing, which oc-
CURED on the Rock Run road, not far from
Port Deposit, circumstances; seemed TO lndl-
cate that two young men living i'll that
place were :he guilty parties. Their names
are Lewis Hall and John Moore. They are
probably between twenty and twenty-five
years of age Moorc'> reputation, it seems,
is not the best in the wurii. and Halls has
not been increased by hi, association with
him. Earl Y in the week, :lr. Ewin. sworc
out Il warrant before .Iu~fire hbrahamS,
which was placed in the hands Of Walter
PaXSon, the iiailitt OF Port Deposit, who ar
rested Hall il that place and took him be
fore Justice Abrahams where he had Il
hearing, which resulted III his discharge.
Hall remained in Port Deposit till Satur-
day, when he thought it best to leave, and
departed for parts unknown.
Moore, probably suspccling that some
thing WAS i'll the wind, concluded to act
upon the advice of the Lite philosophical
editor of the New York Tribune and 70
West, but was followed Ia lIavre dc Grace
10y the Bailiif and taken back, OIL Thursday.
Clinton Mccullough, Est, States Attor-
ney, WAS Informed that his presence was de
sired At the hearing of Moore, which was
set down for Saturday, but he having an
engagement elsewhere that day, requested
X. {. Tlackery, Esq, to attend to the ease.
Mr.. Thackcry reached Port Deposit on Sat
urday, and learned that the case had been
postponed till Monday last, upon which
day, ut II o'clock \. Nj, the hearing com
menced before Justice AbrahamS. The
prisoner was represented by X. Il. Nandi-
Yer, Esq.
Ambrose Ewing was the first witness e1-
amincd for the State. lie testified to the
facts us stated in our last issue, and gave, as
well AS he was able, a description Of the
men who assaulted him, which description
left no doubt in the minds of those who
heard it that Moore was ono of the guilty
persons.
William Bulin was then examined and
testified to meetins Moore, tho was going
in the direction of the place where the rob-
berry was attempted, shortly before the at
tempt was made.
William Boyd also testified to meeting
both Hall and Moore on the same road
heading in the same direction.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cullom, who lives near the
place where the robbery was attempted, tes-
Tilted to seeing two men pass her house in
that direction. The men vero strangers to
her, but upon being confronted by Moore at
the hearing, she declared that, to the best
of her knowledge and belief, he was one of
the men. She also stated that very shortly
after they passed her house Ambrose Ewin.
drove past.
Willard CharSha was plowin. in a field
near the scene Of the assault and between
the hours of - and o'clock saw two men,
w HON he fully identified aS Hall and Moore
rapidly crossing field in the direction of
Port Deposit and from the direction Of the
place OF the attempted robbery
The officer who arrested Moore testified
that he informed him Of his intention 10 90
West and also offered him 50 to let him cs-
cape.
The prisoner rested his defense upon his
ability to prove an albi, and to this end
offered testimony to show that he was in
Port Deposit at or about the hours of II and
o'clock. He was, however, unable to ac-
count for his whereabouts at the time the
attempted robbery took place. The Justice
decided to hold him for the action Of the
grand jury and fixed his bail at 81 900, in
default of which he was committed TO Jail,
Oh Tuesday last.
Mr. Thackcry, in view of the testimony
elected al the hearing of Moore, applied for
warrant for the re-;trrcst Of Hail. but at
last accounts he had not been found.