The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-04-04

SUIT FOR DAMAGEs.-The suit of August
Crouch vs. Samuel N. Hyde, for Sc, 900 for all,g.
ed false Imprisonment, which was removed
from Baltimore county to Howard county court,
was tried at Ellicott City, last week, resulting
in verdict for plaintiff for $500. motion
fora new trial was made by Mr.. Hydcs coun-
sci, Mcssrs. VIM. Young, X. Il. Boarman and
Henry Wooion, and If not granted Mr.. Hyde
has announced his intention to carry the case
to the Court of Appeals The plaintiffs counsel
were ex-Judge Grason, VIM. Grason, f. G..
Williams and VIM. A. Hammond.
The testimony on part of plaintiff went 10
show that in April, 1882, Paul Sturn and wife
and August Greuch, Sturn's step son, went
to live on the farm of Mr.. Hyde, in Hartford
county that they were to have $25 per month
and house rent, equivalent to S., until Deem
Der; that in August Mr.. Hyde had them arrest
ed, without cause, ON apcace warrant and con-
fined in jail six weeks, they being unable to
give security until that time.
On the other hand Mr.. Hyde and other wit
nesses testified in substance that the family
were TO be allowed the use of the whole house
until canning season commenced, and then were
have only one room, so that the other en-
ployes could occupy the remainder of the house.
That on the 10Th of August, when the other
employees arrived, they, accompanied by Mr.
Hyde, went to the house and were refused ad
mittance, the occupants at the same time
threatening violence. Mr.. Hyde sent to Bel
Air for Justice Lyle and the Sheriff. The par
ties refused To leave the house, whereupon Mr.
Hyde, by advice of counsel, caused the arrest
A number Of police officers and others, from
Baltimore city, sworc that they would not be-
lieve Mrs Greuch on her oath
A BRIDGE TENDER KILLED by AN EXPRESS
TRAIN.-Mr. James NJ. Bowman, for many years
the keeper of Bush river bridge, ON the Phla-
dclphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad,
was struck and killed, last Thursday morning, by
train No. 81, which is the fast mail south, due
in Baltimore at 9.45 O'Clock. MIR. Bowman,
whose dwelling is at the north end, had been
out on the bridge, and was walking back to-
wards his home. A brisk wind was blowing,
and cloak which he wore was blown over his
head. In the confusion which this created MIR.
Bowman seemed To have lost his reckoning, for
he stepped from the north bound over to the
south track, directly in front OF the. fast mail
tain, which could not be stopped in time to
save him. When the engine struck Mr.. Bow
man 1t was with such force that death must
have been almost instantaneous. The body was
hurled into the river. The train was taken back
TO the station, and in few minutes the dead
body, dreadfully mangled, was recovered from
the water ut n fishing weir, where It had
been carried by the wind. Mr.. Bowman was
aged n years, and had been in charge of the
bridge for tweniy-siX year. Hc leaves wild
ow and two children. MI. Bowman was origi-
nally of Newcastle county, Delaware. His son
Is the Telegraph operator at Magnolia station.
Mrs Bowman has been i'll for long time al
her home, and is now In u most criiieal condi
ton from the shock pi oduced by her husbands
death. DIR. I. j. Jackson, the attending physi-
clan, fears serious results. Mr.. Bowman's house
was the stopping place of many persons from Bal
tlmore who frequent Gunpowder river for fishing
and duck shooting, and he was universally re-
spected. The funeral took place FYIday after
| noon at spesutia Church, Perrymau. Luther