The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-08-21


| day evening.
Capt. E. Herman and family, of the Sheppard
! Asylum, have returned from visit to relatives
| and friends in York. While there the Capt. had
the pleasure of inspecting "Grantley," the beauti
full country seat of Mr.. George Small, near York.
Rev. George Morrison, of the Presbyterian
Church, has been critically i'll the past week at the
residence of his father-n-law, Mr.. Samuel Reyes
ter, ST., on REGISTER avenue, south OF Towsor-
| town. At last accounts his condition was some
| what improved.
| -Ex-Congressman Talbot was in Towsontown
| on Tuesday and met many of his friends. lie
says there is truth in the story, published in
Baltimore paper, that he is to be made Internal
Revenue Collector in order to get him out of the
Congressional fight
Blackmailing Saloon Keepers.-On Tues
day last, John Brown, Waterman at the Baltimore
county Jail, and William Wagner, convict, who
was sentenced to two years Imprisonment by the
Criminal Court of Baltimore city for the murder
of Ambrose Anderson at the Haymarket, made
their appearance in Miington, Carrollton, and
other places in the LIST district, and visited near
ly all the liquor saloons. Among others were
those of ohm Dyer, J. E. Adler, Philip Miller and
Adam Heinmiller. Entering saloon, they would
approach the proprietor, and tell him that they
were acting under the authority and command of
Sheriff Si!as V. Miller They then would say
that they had been for the last two three Sun
days watching the different saloons, and had de-
tected the proprietGrs selling liquor on that day.
They in ormei the proprietor that he would be
arrested and taken before court and be fined $50
and costs for violating the Sunday liquor law.
They further informed the saloon keeper that if
he would pay them $50, they would make all
things straight with the sheriff, and that nothin G
more would be said or done in tie matter. AS
far can be learned, none of the saloon keepers
accepted the proposition of the two men. Enter
ing the saloon of Mr.. Heinmiller, they asked him
for $40, after informing him what would be the
result if he did not comply with their demand.
Mr.. Heinmiller became unnerved, and told his
wife to get the money. She complied, and was
about to hand the money to the men, when it
flashed across her mind that something was wrong.
She hesitated, and sought the advice of Mr.. Ed
ward w. Steife, who lives short distance from
Mr.. Heinmiers house. In few minutes Mr..
Stefel was in the presence of the men, and asked
them what they wanted. They replied that they
wanted 500, and told him the same tale about the
court matter. Mr.. Steifel asked them what they
wanted with the money. They replied in con
fdential way that they must have the money to
run the Office and political purposes Mr.. Steifel
said to them: "You pair of frauds. You
had better leave this neghborhood Immediately ;
for if it gets out that you Frauds these PEOPLE
will give you no quarter. If could find an off.
Ger just now, l would have you both arrested"
The men did not wait a second bidding, but left
Immediately.
On Thursday, Justice Brunier, of the LIST dis
trict, summoned before him Isaac E. Adler, Fred
c. Zeller, Adam Heinmiller, Geo. Kinsmore, the
barkeeper of Duncan's Haymarket, and Others
Kinsmore testified that Brown and Wagner had
demanded 500 as hush-money. Zeller testified
that they had demanded $50 of him. Adler and
Heinmiller stated that $40 had been deman Led.
On their statements Justice Bruner issued three
warrants apiece for Brown and Wagner, charging
each with attempted backmail of the sums of
800, $50 and $40.
Constable Henry Melting came to Towsontown
Thursday evening with warrant for the arrest of
\ Brown and Wagner for obtaining money under
false pretenses, but Brown could not be found
| when the officer arrived.
Browns home is in the 5th district, where his
family. is now living. His story is that being short
of the "needful" he thought it would be good
| time to make raid on the saloon people, He
| therefore procured horse and wagon and took
| from the Jail William Wagner to hold the horse.
| They proceeded to the Frederick road and went
from saloon to saloon taking what they could get
hush-money, telling the proprietors that he had
the dead wood them and if they did not settle
the matter with him they would be indicted by the
| grand jury for selling liquor on Sunday, and he
said he did not mention the name of Sheriff Miller,
and that he did it without being advised by any
one. He took Wagner for company only.
Sensible Remarks on County Fair
| The Lancaster (Pa.) Examiner has the following
to say about its approaching county fair, and its
| remarks apply with much force to own
county they dc to that of our wealthy and pop
ulous neighbor. We hope they will be read by
our people generally and profted by: "In couple
| of weeks our annual county fair will be held in
the park grounds. As every indication points to
the fact that this fair will be larger, inter-
| esting and better arranged than former ones, we
ask our farming population to give the enterprise
| cordial support. We have the fairest and richest
| agricultural county in the land We may well be
proud of our fruits of long years of
careful and intelligent tillage But for all this as
a class our agricultural population is exclusive,
| lacks the spirit of cooperation and is somewhat
| shy of innovation. We have plenty of citizens
| who never get out of their own county, many who
never get to our county seat and thousands who
| have never seen a county fair, showing the pro-
| gress of the age in mechanical ingenuity, and in
| the development of the domestic animals. The
| lives of such men are bound by the burrows of
their own FARMS and so they lack the spirit which
makes active citizens and intelligent co-workers
| in the advancement of the times. With popu-
lation of $50 900 and a land dotted with the rich
| evidences of prosperity there is no reason why our
fairs should not be the greatest in the land. This
| fair is no money making scheme. The gentle
man at the head of the enterprise, who heretofore
have taken the risk of all loses still willing to
| take the chances because they are proud of the
county and more willing to aid our prosperity
than make few paltry dollars. The fair is not
| for private gain. Let every farmer for few days
lay down the shovel and hoe. Take necessary
rest. Be public spirited for week at least Let
| us show the world that not only rich, but
| that we have the best and willing to show it,
| Privileges at the Fair.-On Monday last the
| managers of our County Agricultural Society