The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-06-01

SHOOTING AFFAIR IN BALTIMORE COUNTY
About halfpast two O'Clock, last Sunday morn
ing Mr.. Robert b. Forwood was shot ard dan
gerously wounded, by Young man, named
Charles Grover, ut the residence of the latter on
the Hartford turnpike, near Ady's formerly
Boarman's) tavern, eight miles from Bel Air
The ball penetrated Forwoods left breast, prob
ably stricking lib, which caused il to glance
and traverse the body to the back from
whence il was cut by DR.. j. f. II. Gorsuch.
Grover is about % years old and lives with his
parents His mother is n relative of Mrs. For
wood, and the families have been very intimate
The Forwoods live in Hartford county, near the
White House, about six miles from the Growers
Last winter Miss Alice Forwood paid protract-
ed visit to Growers sister, and an intimacy
springing up between young Grover and Miss
Forwood, they became engaged to be married
She returned home and everything passed on
smoothly until last Friday, when Mrs Forwood
insisted that Grover should marry her daughter
at once. He promised to do so and last Tues
day was fixed as the wedding day. The next
day Mr.. Forwood, after consulting DR.. Davis as
to the condition of his daughter, told Mr..
Grover that his wife was nearly crazy with
grief Mrs. Grover, at Forwood's request went
to stay with her taking Miss Alice, who had
been spending Saturday at the Growers, with
her. About midnight Mr.. Forwood became
very violent, and calling his son Willie young
man about l6 or Is years of age, put his horse
to the carriage and started with him to go to
the Growers, for the purpose of killing young
Grover. Mrs. Grover and Miss Alice also
started in Mrs Growers carriage to give the
young man warning, but Forwoodsand his son
arrived there first. When Mrs Grover reached
her home she found her son uninjured, but Mr..
Forwood had been shot and taken TO Ady's
hotel, where DR.. Gorsuch was attending him.
From accounts gathered in the neighborhood
it seems that Forwood and his son arrived at
Growers place at twenty-five minutes OF three.
They alighted from the carriage and then
entered the front yard. 1t is said that Willie
then called out for young Grover, and after he
had succeeded in awakening him asked him to
come down into the yard. Ii is said that Gro
yer thought he recognized the voice of com
panion named Arthur. lie came down, opened
the front door and asked what the matter was.
Young Forwood told him to come outside
Grover said that he was in his bare feet and did
not care about going in the grass. He then
asked, "Who is it that wants to see meg" At
this point the elder Forwood is said TO have
sprung from behind some bushes exclaiming,
"'m the man that wants 10 see you" He had
hardly finished speaking, it is charged when he
pointed pistol squarely in Growers face and
pulled the trigger. But Grover was too quick
for him. He threw up his arm as soon as he
saw the weapon and knocked it TO one side
The ball entered the ceiling of the porch Gro
yer moved hack toward the dining room follow
ed by another bullet, that missed him. He got |
his own pistol out at this stage of the proceed
ngs, and fired at Forwood, fetching him down