The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-08-22
Baltimore Rutfians Shoot an Inoffensive

Baltimore Ruflans Shoot an Inoffensive
Hotel Keeper.-Mr. Joseph S. Hoshall has
been for some time the proprietor of a tavern at
Piney Hill, on the York turnpike, short distance
below Hereford. Between one and two o'clock on
Monday morning last John M. Keleher, aged
about As years, and Harry Corrigan, aged about
90 who live in the 9Th ward of Baltimore city, and
who are known as rough characters, drove up to
Hoshalrs tavern, Keleher, it is said, being on the
way to visit his wife, who was boarding in York
county near Shrewsbury. They raped Hoshall
up and asked him to come down and give them
something to drink. After considerable persua-
sion he came down and let the men in the house.
They took several drinks and then went out to
get in their buggy. In few minutes one OF
them returned and said their horse had been
stolen. Hoshall then procured light and started
out to see what the trouble was. He saw the top
of the buggy lying in the pike and short dis
lance off found the horse tied to the fence. He
was in the act of untieing the horse when three
shots were fired in quick succession. One OF the
balls struck Hoshall in the breast and passed
through his lung. He cried for help and the men
jumped In their buggy and started up the pike at
break-neck speed. DR.. A. F. Mitchell, who lives
in the neighborhood was Immediately summoned.
He probed for the ball and extracted it. He pro-
nounced the wound a most serious one and likely
to prove fatal.
Jacob Shaney brook, o son-in-law of Mr.. Ho-
shall's and who lives in the house with him, as
soon as he was aroused from his sleep, started on
horse back for Hereford, where he called up Con-
stable Kelly and the two men started in pursuit OF
Keleher and Corrigan. At New Market they
overlook the men and arrested them. They were
taken back to Piney Hill, where they were fully
identified and were then brought to Towsontown
and lodged in Jail. The shooting appears to have
been wholly unprovoked, Mr.. Hoshall having
given the men no cause whatever to maltreat him.
After being committed to Jail here Keleher
made the following statement, to which no Gre
dence is attached: "My wife was visiting friends
at Shrewsbury, and I with my young friend went
up to see her on Sunday. In the afternoon we
took drive, winding up at the Nineteen mile
House about 1880 this morning. We went IN
and had two or three drinks, and then came out
to look for our horse and buggy. We found the
buggy-top in the middle of the road, and the horse
still tied to the fence. We shook hands with the
proprietor, and began to investigate matters. AS
soon as we reached the buggy two men came at
u.s. 1t was then nearly dark, there being only
light enough to distinguish objects-not enough
to identify any one. They made for me, and L
shot four times at them, and then got in the bug
gy quietly and drove towards Shrewsbury. When
within three miles of Shrewsbury were arrested,
and finally wound up here as you see u.s."
HosHALL's ANTE-MoRTEM STATEMENT.
Justice Miller, of Towsontown, went to Piney
Hill on Tuesday and took the dying deposition
of Mr.. Hoshall, who gave the following version
of the affair: "On the night of the shooting two
men drove up to my hotel in buggy and de-
manded admittance, stating that they wanted
some whisky. After dressing, came down stairs
and admitted them. They took the drink and
started out to the buggy, but returned and took
another drink. When they went out the second
time they stated that some one had moved the bug
gy. went in the house and procured a lantern
and accompanied them to the middle of the road.
They kept on travelling down the road, and had
gone perhaps about one hundred yards when they
turned around and stated that some one had
broken the buggy. They advanced toward me,
and when about thirty feet away the gray haired
man, that afterwards identified as Keleher, de-
liberately put his hand in his pocket, and, with
out any provocation, fired his pistol at me, but
without effect. He then fred again, when the
ball entered my abdomen. I then cried Murder,
and the two men jumped in the buggy and left.
crawled into the house. My son-in-law and
others started after the parties. They were ar
rested and brought back, and when they entered
my room, I identified Keleher as the man who
fred the shots, but why he did it am unable to
say. never met them before and do not know
anything about them"
Keleher is o rough character and, as stated,
lives in the 5th ward and carries on the cotton
waste business on Ensor street. He said he was
a candidate for the Legislature from that ward.
Corrigan is also rounder and nothing good can
be said of either one of them.
On Thursday, DR.. E. II. Rutledge, of Baltimore,
was called in consultation with DR.. MITCHELL
They pronounced the wounded man in critical
condition, but with symptoms favorable to his
recovery. The patients temperature was 1Ol,
which is slightly above the normal condition, but
his pulse was as high as lao, which is an alarm
ing feature, the normal being 70.
Democratic Executive Committee Meet
ing.-The Democratic Executive Committee OF
Baltimore county held a meeting in Towsontown
on Tuesday, the chairman, John H. Fowler, Esq.,
presiding. Twenty seven ofthe thirty nine men,
bers were present. all the districts being repre-
sented, and the full vote of the respective dis
tricts was cast by those who were in attendance.
A resolution was offered looming, it is under
stood, from the friends of Mr.. L.. M. Bacon,) de-
signaling September 4th and 5th as the days for
holding the primary meetings, and September
Sth as the day for the county convention to con-
vene at Towsontown, and also to elect five dele
gates from zach district TO tho State convention
in Baltimore, Sept 10th. Mr.. VIM. Pole, of the
Sd district, offered an amendment to the resolu-
ton, designating Sept. 18th and 18th as the days
for holding the primary meetings in the different
districts and September 14th, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ,
as the day for the county convention to meet to
nominate candidate for clerk of the court,
sheriff, treasurer, three county commissioners and
surveyor. The amendment was adopted by a
vote of 81 to s. and the districts then named
which day suited.
In the Sd, 9th, 18th, 18th and 18th districts, Fri
day, September 18th, was named, the voting to
take place in the afternoon. In all the other
districts Saturday, September 18th, was named,
the voting to take place in the afternoon.
A letter was received from VIM. M. Isaac, re-
ouesting that the Executive Committee adopt the
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Offices and if the Committee did not desire to place
all the candidates before the people in that way,
then let the different candidates for Clerk adopt
this plan. Isaac stated that he was directly in
terested in this. No second was made on the
matter, and it failed on that account.
No other business being before the Committee,
an adjournment was made subject to the call of
the chairman.
Sold for Taxes.-On Tuesday last County
Treasurer Schone sold at the Court House door,
for taxes due and unpaid for the year 1884, the
following pieces of property, all located in the 9th
district:
Lot on Huntingdon avenue, % by $50 feet, as
sessed to Samuel Stein sold to Lewis II. Urban
for SCI.
Lot near Hampton, and south of Merryman's
lane, 300 by 300 feet, assessed to Lewis Darling ;
sold to John T. Ensor for 1882.
Lot on Charles street avenue, % by 1876 feet,
assessed to Mr.. Collins; sold to Lewis Ii. Urban
for $50.
Lot on east side of Falls road, 40 by $50 feet,
assessed to Anna P. Garland; sold to George P.
Tawney for $40.
Lot on Boundary avenue, Is by 100 feet, i'm
proved by two-story dwelling, assessed to Mary
Magee sold to Mr. johnson for $4S.
Lot on west side of Oak street, so by $50 feet,
assessed to Mr.. Stein, (the banker; sold to the
County Commissioners for $50.
Lot on east side of Roland avenue, 25 by 40
feet, assessed to Thomas Harropp; sold to John
7. Ensor for SAG.
Lot on Huntingdon avenue, % by 100 feet, as
sessed to F. J. Brown, trustee; sold to Christian
Muhlbach for $50.
Sunnybrook, 10th Observation-Disclosures
Taylor, colored, was seriously injured a few days
ago by companion who was at work with him
forking hay, accidentally running the fork into
his leg, above the knee. 1t required considera-
BILE effort to pull the fork from the wound.
Mr.. Frederick Trap is building dwelling on
his place near Dances mill.
Our road supervisor has been busy getting our
roads in order since the rains.
On Thursday of last week lightning struck a
large poplar tree on the Wheeler farm, and shat