The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-03-09

SALES OF hEAL ESTATE. -McSsIs. Jsnn =. "
Charles l.. Dallam, real estate agents, of Bel
Air, report that there is a more active demand
for Hartford county farms than has been known
for several years. They sold, this week, for
Mrs. Susan Taylor, the farm formerly belonging
to her husband, Capt. VIM. p. Taylor. 1t con-
taines 200 acres with valuable ducking and
fishing shores on Bush river, and was purchased
by Mr. Thomas II. Hanson, of Baltimore city
for $40 0OC
The saTe firm also sold recently, for Mr.. Cor.
bin Grafton, his farm of 50 acres, situated be-
tween Forest Hill and the Rocks Of Deer Creek,
to Mr.. f. Rinehart, of Aberdeen, for 81, GOO
Judge Frederick Stump has also sold the re-
mainder of his farm on Deer Creek, containing
200 acres, with the dwelling house and out
buildings, for SG7.50 an acre. 1t was purchased
by Mr.. William Hopkins, for his brotherin- law,
Mr.. Dever, of the Eastern Shore Judge Stump
modestly called his farm "the second best farm
on Deer Creek"
| The farm of Mrs. Jesse Pocock, containing
107 acres situated in Marshalls district, Hartford
| county, has been sold to Morgan Williams, of
the second district for $4,000, cash.
TRIAL OF A BIG GUNNER. The trial of Robert
Galloway, on the charge of having violated the
wild, fowl law, took place in The City Hall, lIav-
re de Grace, on Thursday of last week. The &C.
cused was represented by Messrs. VIM. NJ.
Marine and Robert X. Vandiver Jr., while Mr..
| John f, Scmmcs represented the prosecution.
Henry Lindsey, detective, testified that on
the night of December 18th he followed Gallo.
way, saw him put big gun into his boat and
at four o'clock saw him fire it, To be abso.
lutely certain OF his man he concealed himself in
! some bushes on the shore and remained until
Galloway returned.
Joseph Farr testified that the ice was
| too thick on the night of December 18th
| for row boat to get through; that he was
in the narrows asleep between II p. NJ and I
A. NJ. and would have heard Galloway's gun il
it had been fired
The case was argued by Mr.. semmes for the
prosecution, aud by Messrs Vandiver and
Marine for the accused.
Justice Adams reserved his decision until Fri
day, when he said that the evidence of the de-
tective showed that Galloway had violated the
| law by cunning at night, but it had not been
showed conclusiyely that he used big gun
| lie would therefore fine him 800 for the one
offence and hold him not guilty on the other,
There was great uproar. Men crowded
about the stage loudly denouncing the decision
Lawyer Vandivcr said it was compliment ia
Lawyer Semmes's rich clients. Lawyer Marine
pumped outs strong ejaculation of censurc
and took an appeal. Magistrate Adams calmly
ignored the hubbub. Mr. Yandiyer demanded
that Detective Lindsey should give surety tc
appear at court in October as a witness, or 20 &c
| jail Mr.. Scmmes went bail for the defective
While the sympathy of the people of llayrt
de Grace is with Galloway they arenot in favor
of biggunning. Their feelings were Aroused
by the action Of the committee Of sportsmcn in
sending Pinkeron detective there to ferret
out the gunners. They think The authorities o.
Hartford county ought to have had charge of the
case, and that the gunners ought TO have beer
arrested by the regular police appointed for thai
particular duty.
Detective Lindsey went 10 ilayre dc Grace
several months ago, with his wife, and wa:
thought to be an English gentleman in searcl
of amusement. The SIN adds!
He won the intimate friendship of Wash
Barnes, the king of the big.gunners, and went
ont and helped Barnes pick up the ducks killed
with a big gun. SO close did their friendship
become that Mrs. Lindsey volunteered to teacf
the piano to Mrs. Barnes's children. What Mr.
Lindsey didn't learn from Mr. Barnes Mrs. Lind
sey learned from Mrs. Barnes. The detective
was on the bay all sorts of weather Once he
came near losing his life by being swept along
by drift ice. He was such an enthusiast about
the sport of duck-shooting that it was whisper
ed he was n crank. But there's not n man, wo
man or child in IIavre de Grace who thinks SC
now.
Lindsey in his operations here after the big gun
ners had violated the wild fowl law himself
hence this afternoon charges were filed against
him before Justice Adams for two violations Of
the law. The cases were tried at once, and he
was fined S25 for the first offence and $50 for the
| aaoond The fines were Maid