The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-10-27

Death OF Charles II. Ensor--verdict OF
the Coroner's Jury.-The jury Of inquest on
the cause Of the death Of Charles II. Ensor, Of
HanPden, Falls road, who was shot on Wednesday
Of last week met Tuesday morning last, (MT. Rnsor
having died Monday morning., at the oGice Of
Justice Dorsey.
Joseph Pcarce, colored, was the most important
witness. lie lives on the York road In front Of
Mr.. williams place, near Willow avenue. lie
stated before the jury that he about 100 yards
from Ensor at the time Of the shooting, and that
Ensor was then leaning against tree. lie saw
him before he saw Mrs. Hundermark. She came
out Of the bushes about twenty-five feet from where
Ensor was standing, and walked straight ap 10
him and seized his gun. pearce saw the pistol
shining brightly in her hand. lie then walked
away up the railway track, and in about eve mia
utes afterwards he heard pistol shot, followed
shortly after by another. Ensor offered no resist
anee when she came up 10 him, nor did he raise
his hand. Amer he heard the shots he went on up
the track, and neither heard nor saw anything
more.
DIR II. T. Jones the attending physician. next
testified that death was caused by the shot, and
from the FIRST he regarded the wound rs MORTAL
There was good deal Of external and internal
hemorrhagc. lie and Dr. NJ. 4. Rankin made
the post norton. Tho ball entered the body in
front, little below the nipple and TO the right of
Il, broke the 9th rib, passed through the right
lung, broke the ninth and tenth ribs. and passed
out on the right side Of the back below the scapu-
lar. aud TO the right Of tho spinal column about
three inches. The weapon was Colts revolver.
Mr.. II. o. Haughton. 40 Denmead street tost!-
fed that he was walking out, when a colored man.
living on Edmondson's place and working In
field. told him that man had been shot aud
directed him TO the place. lie went down the
track and met Mr.. Kline, who went with him 60
the station master at Notre Dame and procured
vehicle 60 remove the wounded man. They found
him lying close 90 the track, and removed him
aud sent for the doctors.
Samuel Bollinger, living on Hundermark's
place and employed by him, testified that he saw
Mrs. Hundermark 90 down TO where Ensor was
with pistol aud shortly afterwards heard q shot.
lie was about three hundred yards away. When
she came back he heard her say TO her husband /:
"My God, Henry, y negro has shot Ensor; 60 aud
catch him." Her husband then went where Ensor
was, and when he returned said 10 his wife: "You
did a nice trick. didn't your" She answered !;
"what u did o. Bollingcr heard two reports nj
an interval Of about Eve minutes.
The policeman who arrested Mrs. Hundermark,
states that she talked very fast rs he was con-
Quoting her to the 'Squ:re's Office. aud that her
statements were contradictory and confusing
She asked several times whether, if Ensor died,
anything could be done with her. The jury
dcrci the verdict "that Charles &. Ensor came
20 his death by pistol shot fired by Mrs. Mary
Jane Hunicrmark, on Wednesday, October nth,
1858, and that the shot was fred by the said Mrs.
Hundcrinark feionionsly, voluntarily and with
malice aforethough,, and against the peace and
dignity Of the State Of Mary land"
The farm on which tho shooting took place be-
longs 10 Mr.. Hawkins. who rents u TO the prison
er's husband. The prisoner IL about co years old,
aud her husband between rs and 80.
The funeral Of Mr. Ensor took place on We'd
ncsday from his late residence In Iiampden. Rev.
A. d. Melvin conducted the religious services.