The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-06-26
Thrilling Adventure of Three airls..over

Bank into Loeb Raven.-Between and
O'Clock on Sunday afternoon last three young
girls-Amelia Nehrer, Frances Dreamer and Annie
kreuger-the former niece and the latter step
daughter of Mr.. August Kreuger, living near Kings
old tavern, on the Jarrettsville pike, met with a
most thrilling adventure and one which came
very near costing two of them their lives. They
had driven down to Loeb Raven in Dayton
wagon and were returning towards home by the
road which skirts the west bank Of the lake. At
point about half way between the gate. house
and Meredith's ford bridge small stream runs
down a ravine called 'POssum Hollow and on the
side of the avenue a water trough has been put
up, which is supplied by the brook which tumbles
down over the rocks. When they came to this
trough one of che girls insisted going up to
water the fine mare which they were driving
Miss Nehrer objected but the other insisted and
in trying to force the animal up to the trough
she frightened at the water tumbing over the
rocks and commenced backing. The avenue is
not very wide at that point and as the wagon was
going directly towards the lake the girls became
frightened at the prospect of going over into the
water and Miss Kreuger and Miss Dreamer sprang
out Miss Nehrer on the back seat and as
the mare continued to back rapidly she had no
means of saving herself and went down the almost
perpendicular bank, with the mare and wagon,
into water about IL feet in depth. She fell under
the wagon but managed to scramble out and get
hold of portion of the top, by which means she
succeeded in keeping her head above water. Miss
Kreuger rushed into the water, nearly up to her
waist, and caught hold of her friends dress, but
unable to pull her ashore because both of them
were nearly exhausted and both would inevitably
have been drowned but for the fact that Mr.. Kent
Duvall, of Warren, just then happened along and
rescued them. After they were taken from the
water both girls tainted from fright and ex-
haustion. After they had revived Mr.. Duvall
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Morris Depprich of what had occurred. He at
once hooked up his carriage and driving down
the lake took the girls in and conveyed them home
The mare they were driving-a very fine ami
NAL, valued at S200-was drowned, and the wagon
and harness, both of which were new, were badly
das,aged. The body of the drowned animal was
removed from the water early on Monday morning.
This was perhaps the most exciting adventure
that has ever occurred at Loeb Raven and should
prove warning to others-particularly those
careless drivers who think it good joke to triae
with a nervous and excitable horse.
A Case That Caused Big Legal Battle.
On Monday last Sheriff Miller went up to Park
ton and summoned jury to inquire into the
mental capacity of Mr.. William II. Hoffman, an
aged and wealthy citizen of the 9th district. On
Wednesday of last week petition was filed in
Court here, by the sons of Mr.. Hoffman, and a
writ de lunatico was directed by Judge Yellott to
be issued. In accordance with this the Sheriff
summoned jury to meet at Partition on Thurs.
day morning. counter petition was then filed
BY counsel for Mary Fetzer alleging that great
hardship would be done her if the proceedings
were allowed to go on, as she would then be dis
qualified from testifying in case then pending
between her and Mr.. Hoffman, and upon this Pc
tition Judge Fowler passed order restraining
the Sheriff from proceeding further until after the
Goth inst, and requiring him to give at least three
days notice to Fetzers counsel, which order was
served on the Sheriff. On Saturday Judge Yelott
passed another order resembling the order of Judge
Fowler, and the Sheriff summoned new jury to
meet at Parkton on Monday. This jury decided,
after hearing the testimony of a number of wit
nesses, that Mr.. Hoffman was of unsound mind.
The contest was renewed in the Circuit Court
on Tuesday, when counsel for Mary Fetzer claimed
that the lunacy proceedings should not have been
instituted until her suit (Which is now pending in
the Circuit Court against Mr.. Hoffman, had been
disposed of, inasmuch as under act of Assembly,
where one party connot testify on account of
death or insanity, the other party to the suit is
also under inhibition from giving his or her testi
mony. And that in this suit-which is on two
promissory notes for 81 900 each, bearing date
May 1st 1872, and payable three years after date,
signed by VIM. II. Hoffman in favor of Mary
Fetzer, the plaintiff-whle the original debt is
barred by the statute of limitation which was
pleaded by defendant, there was q new promise
made plaintiff, not barred and that the effect
of finding the defendant insane at the time of
making this new promise might be to deprive the
plaintiff of her testimony on this material point.
large number of motions were made by coun-
sci on both sides and the battle waxed furious
during the greater part of the day.-After
a number of points had beed decided by the
Court a compromise was finally reached, the sons
of Mr.. Hoffman agreeing to pay the Fetzer woman
the sum of 1850. Messrs. Mcintosh, Yellott &
Offutt represented the Messrs. Hoffman, and Burke
and Ensor were counsel for Fetzer.