The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-06-06
Judge Watters' Sars,hIa Toll

cult Court for Hartford county Martin Reddington
19years old, who kept restaurant in Havre-de
for violating the local option Law
in selling liquor to man named Shelton, and after
wards, when Shelton was drunk with committing
an assault upon him. Reddington was convicted
and, in passing sentence, the Judge said that
ordinarily In passing sentence in case of assault
the punishment is inflicted by the Court without
explanatory remarks. In many of such cases the
violation OF law is only technical, growing out
OF the manly instinct of resentment of insult, and
only nominal punishment is or ought to be in
dicted. But where the Court feels called to in
fict seyerer punishment, some explanation is due
to the prisoner and to the Court as well. In this
matter three cases having close relations have
been tried. Though in only one has there been a
conviction, it is the right and duty of the Court
to take all the circumstances surrounding it into
consideration. 1t is clearly true that at the time
this assault was committed the prisoner was en-
gagged in an illegal business; it is also true that
Shelton was induced to come to the prisoner
place by that fact, and although it was not shown
that the prisoner made Shelton drunk, it was true
that he helped to do it. 1t is also proper to take
into consideration the character of the weapon
used. The "black-jack" or chilly" is not in any
sense weapon of defense; it is not weapon
which equalizes the difference between weak
man and strong one. Its use is secret and sud-
den. In the hands of O sober man against a
drunken one, it is deadly weapon, cowardy
weapon, not such weapon as manly man will
resort to. man who will use a chilly" is as
dangerous as a mad dog, as treacherous as fice
He should be derelict in duty if he did not infict
such punishment as would be warning to men
of this class. The sentence of the Court is that
Martin Reddington be confined in the Maryland
House OF Correction for the term of three years.
The Cause of the Failure of Springs and
StreamS.-At the meeting of the Maryla land
Academy of Sciences on Monday night, the Rev.
Geo. A. Leakin, chairman of the committee on
"Arbor Day." submitted report favoring the
idea. They thought the planting of trees would
be beneficial in that they afforded protection
against cyclones and improve the water supply.
This last was very important fact to consider.
The cutting away of timber has resulted in dry
ing up OF springs and the subsequent decomposi-
ton of rock. The springs were the tributaries to
the larger bodies from which the supply was OBJ
tanned. The Gunpowder river has now only one
quartrsthe quantity of water it contained twenty
five years ago, while the population has increased
in the proportion Of A to l.
The report concluded with the following reso-
buttons: !. That the Maryland Academy of Sci
ences cordially approves the adoption of an arbor
day connected with some historical event in the
history of the State. 2. That committee be ap-
pointed the president of the Academy being
chairman, to consult with the Governor of the
State and ask his operation in having an arbor
day annually in this State
Professor Uhler endorsed the action of the com
mittee, and said that action of some kind looking
to the restoration of the forests was absolutely
necessary. He had made thorough investiga-
ton of the water supply, and had found that
where springs had been heretofore there was now
dry land. Before the war there were thirty-five
between Franklintown and Gwynn's Falls. These
had all disappeared. There is not one eighth the
water in Gwynn's Falls there was twenty five
years ago. The same decrease was noticeable at
Herring Run, Stemmers Run and the Patapsco
river, but more so in the Gunpowder river than
elsewhere. The springs that formerly were tribu-
tary to these streams must be restored, and that
could be done only by tree plantin.
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Heavy Verdict Against R. r. Gothic
Court of Appeals has affirmed the decision of the
Carroll county Circuit Court in the case of Amos
j. Collins against the Western Maryland Rail-
road Company, in which Collins was awarded a
verdict of $4,000. The decision gives Collins in
terest from the date of the verdict in the Circuit
Court, which, with the principal and COSTS amounts
to about $4,000 Collins, the plaintiff in the case,
was engaged in marketing, and owned a car. He
gathered produce in the neighborhood of Titles
town, and had his car attached to regular trains,
coming first over the Frederick division of the
Pennsylvania railroad to Frederick Junction,
thence to Baltimore over the Western Maryland
railroad. His return trips were up the Baltimore
Il Hanover railroad, leaving the Western Mary
land at Emory Grove. On the night of June Goth,
1881, while going to Baltimore ON his car, at
tached to Western Maryland train, the plain
tiff was injured at Emory Grove. He lost one
foot and leg, and had the other foot and his back
severely hurt. Suit for damages was brought.
After he received verdict appeal was taken.
The Court of Appeals rendered its decision on
the appeal, which ends the case and gives Mr..
Collins $4,000 damages, with interest and costs.
Ready to Fight the City.-Market men
and others in the 18th district are highly incensed
against the city authorities for arresting number
of them last week for not having licenses for their
vehicles, as provided by city ordinance. They
have held an indignation meeting and propose to
carry the matter into the courts, where they will
test the legality of the ordinance. They say that
when Mr. Whyte was Mayor of the city, similar
attempt having been made under an old ordinance,
he decided, when the question was submitted to
him, that it was unconstitutional and that non
residents could not be required to pay this vehicle
tax. Whether this is so not we are unable to
state. A delegation from the 18th district called
on the County Commissioners this week and laid
the matter before them, at the same time invoking
their aid in the premises Of course the Board
has nothing to do with it, the contest being be-
tween the countrymen and the city authorities,
who have eXacted this tax.
A Meeting of Turfmen.-A meeting of we'll
known gentlemen was held at Hastead's Hotel,
Pimlico road, on Wednesday afternoon last, to
adopt constitution governing the trotting asso-
citation into which they have formed themselves.
With the exception of few changes they adopted
a constitution similar to that of the Fleetwood
Driving Club of New York. The membership fee
was fixed at SIS. The work of completing the
track is being rapidly pushed forward and it will
be finished about the 18th instant. A great num-
Der of men owning trotting horses in the city are
very DESTROYS of having such track. 1t is half
mile track and lies between the Pimlico and Hooks
town roads. The officers of the new association
are as follows: President, Hon. II. B. Holton
ice-presdent, John E. Phillips; secretary and
Arthur Emory, William Marburg, DIR. NJ. W. Eos
ter, Edward Hyatt and ]. D. Mallory.
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Important If True.-It is rumored here that
Mr.. NJ. J. Parker, late of Baltimore county, whom
President Cleveland recently appointed postmaster
at Floyd, Oneida county, N. Y, has resigned on
account of the small salary attached to the Office.
While it is true that man of Mr.. Parker's known
ability was wasting his time in that position, we
government, and that as a representative Demo-
crat hungry for spoils, after twenty-five years of
enforced abstinence, any taste, however meagre,
would be joyfully accepted. We have good rea-
sons for believing that the rumor is without foun-
dation.
We're Not Saying Word.-The Towson-
town (Md.) UNION says: "The editor of the York
Age, who is known here, announces with ap-
kDIa hat &c H., Co.
SOS book beer. When he's down here he drinks
water only-or perhaps little crab apple cider"
Our friend Longnecker calls the turn on crab
apple cider, but his hospitality and that of the
other good people of Towsontown, is too we'll
known to allow any one to believe newspaper
man would be allowed to escape on crab-apple
cider, or even butter milk, when visiting down
there.
The Stanley Rogers Estate.-Mr Robert
Archer, trustee, offered at public sale at the Court
House, Belair, on Tuesday, the estate of the late
E. Stanley Rogers, in the neighborhood of the
Rocks of Deer Greek, and including the historic
Rocks, embracing in all some :, 200 acres. 1t was
divided into eighteen different parcels, only two
of which were sold-one of 100 acres to Jos. Rib
inson, for 50 per acre, and Al acres of woodland
to II. T. Heaps for $3.50 per acre. The parcel
which includes the Rocks of Deer Creek, with lao
acres of land, was Withdrawn on bid of $40 per
acre.
Another Authority on Locusts.-An ex-
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