The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-11

~ This state for many years an affair OF
~ lind which has excited such geherM
%. ., mont as the killing OF DR.. Thomas Clay
S,s.Sdnx on Tuesday evening at the pohs OF
W Tonrth election district Of Anne Arun-
~, unity. NJ Odcnton. Intelligence oil the
or ,cr reached this city on Tuesday night
b" "'eon,nar,fiyely short time after the oc-
...rrcnce. and spread with great rapidly.
- anne Arundel county, where Dr.
i.s.a5nv was well known from the interest
h.,sscsted hv HIM in elections held In pre-
~, wears. the news 81 the tragedy was
N,saly disseminated, and had the effect OK
..sr;nr considerable numbers yesterday,
ss,.,ithstanding the heavy rain which fell,
n.ho vicinity OF the place where the MUIR
u .D.cnrred. Justice Jacob ii. lisms, OF
az Tourth election district OF Anne Arun-
ny ", UNITY. who had been notified, arrived
&C., IN O'Clock Yesterday morning at the
.',o whore the polls were held on the
n.',fo,s day. and where the dead body OF
NadduN had been lying since the
- diajculty. The following jury OF
,a.ncst were summoned: l.. 6. Weleh
ii,'t.~n,anl y. L. Watts. Solomon Cos
p.;Ier ]. G. Gaylor. Allen Wsrtield, John
' rriedhoffcr. Jacob Watts, William Is.
,c,rner. Charles T. Turner, Thomas A.
psolns. T.. O. Hartman, and William ;.
40 who. after viewing the remains, ad-
is,yned 10 await the arrival Of DIR. j. w.
n, Rois. of Anne Arundel county, who
tsd becn sent for 10 hold pOSt-mOrtcm
lvop,inafion. That gentleman reached the
,,Iscc soon after, and in the presence Of
wr II. Cahcll Msddux, nephew OF the
doceaSed. who had gone from Baltimore
- Odenton Yesterday morning 10 take
ebarye OF the remains, William ;. Fry,
,bo undertaken who prepared the corpse
Tor burial, and a few OF the jury, proceeded
Win the operation, and in about an
bour Afterwards had completed the task.
Tho iiry was roa,sombled, when DIR. Du
pois was sworn, and testified that on eX-
sminatiou al the body he found that one
Ian had entered the thOraX at the lower
ongle of the Scapula on the right side, mid
nav between il and the spinal column,
,,,ssing downward and inward, breaking
ibe articulation OF the eighth rib near the
shine. and passing into the lower lobe OF
ne right lung. In handling the lung the
Ian icll ont and dropped to the ground.
nIcre the ball, which was IS
s,ibre one. flattened on one side,
MA, shown to the iury.l The ball, in its
eonrse. crushed the rib, leaving q ragged
EDGE and several splinterS OF bone stand
ipg. DR.. MadduX, from the direction FOL
loved hv the bullet, must have been In a
stoopinc position at the time, with his face
tewardS the person who fired, instead OF
having his back turned, rs first supposed.
Tbi. was the wound which caused death.
ON the left leg, between the knee and
thigh. there were two slight wounds, where
the balls had entered the flesh and passed
out
on the conclusion OF DR.. Du BOis's evil
dence one Of the jurors expressed wish
10 hear the testimony OF Mr.. William >.
Fry, undertaken, who was present during
the pOSt-nOrtem, and whose attention 10 the
princiDal wound had been called by Or. Dll
Bois. Mr.. Fry WAS accordingly sworn.
He testified that the ball went under the
shoulder-blsdc on the right side and passed
downward. and then across. He had felt
the broken rib, which had ragged edge,
and thought that the shot which consum-
mated the deed could have been fred from
an elevated position.
This concluded the testimony for the
day, the jury sdiourninS TO meet nj the
same place this mornmgat l0o'clock, when
the evidence Of several eye-witnesses to the
shooting who have been summoned will be
heard. The body was enclosed in an ice
casket. and accompanied 10y II. CaDell Mao
doX, was brought to Calvert station on
the train which left OdentOn at 8 O'Clock
in the afternoon. From Baltimore II was
taken to the establishment OF Fry d
Brothers, undertskcrs, No. 81 north
broadway. where il will be prepared
for burial, and then sent on the O'Clock
train Tomorrow morning 20 Fauquier cOun-
-. s..f..s an homo
Stead farm in salem. where the remains OF
al DR.. MadduX's famile lie. Mrs. Mad
dux, who had only heard of her husbands
tragic end in IN ndefinate way, ana
thought that probably the reports might
have been exaggerated, was telcgrsphed
yesterday morning by II. Cabell MadduX
Immediately on bis arrival ut Odenton that
the worst fears had been realized-Dr.
M,ddux's death being an assured fact.
OdentOn. within whose precincts Tuesday
murder was committed, is q station on the
line OF sle Baltimore and Potomac railroad,
about seventeen miles from this city.
For many years the polls OF the fourth
election district OF Anne Arundel have
been located nj Pumphrey's Mills, but this
year were moved to a house owned by
EnOs Hartman, occupied by John Il. Lob
road about 300 yards from the railroad sta
ton and between the above highway and
the track of the Annapolis and Elkridge rail-
road. The building stands alone, the near
est dwelling being fully twenty-five yards
away Here il was that the night took place
which eventually ended in such fataI
manner. The structure il Oxe and hall
stories high, and built rs small dwellings
4. lOxEgT
floor are two rOOms-One used rs parlor
and the other as q kitchen, both running
across the width Of the house. On the up
per floor there is only one apartment, eX-
tending nearly the whole length OF the
building, and devoted TO sleeping purposes.
Opening into the parlor and kitchen respec-
lively, on the west side, are two windows,
each neatly five feet from the ground. The
bsot-boX was placed on table close to the
window in the kitchen, and those desiring
10 vote had to 20 around the house 10 have
their ballots deposited. The political con-
test which cost Dr. MadduX his life had
excited bitter feeling between the contend
ing parties interested for several weeks pre-
yous to the election, each wing doing its
utmost 10 secure the triumph OF its respec-
tive candidates for the Legislature. This
was the objective point Of the canvass.
The contestants were General Frank \.
Bond DemocraD, Michael Bannon odd
Line DemocraD, and 4. John Bowie
Republcan). IL was ge9eraily con-
sidered, however, that the struggle
was between Bond and Bannon, and the
friends Of each were worked up highly on
the issue involved. DR.. MadduX left his
home, IS west Monument street, Baltimore,
Monday afternoon, evidently for hunting
expedition, for he wore sportsman's SUIT
Of light corduroy and iight-bluc shirt. lie
look with him his gun, packed in a ease.
and fayoiite dog. He purchased ticket
"a ffaf...-f .f.ft... o.. nH.Nto, aud arrival