Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-31
IN WASHINGTON COUNTY.
What is Going On I'm Hagerstown and
Vicinity.
Correspondents Of THE EVENING STAR.

correspondence OF The EVENING STAR
HAaERsTowN, July &c. 1889.
The readers Of The STAR doubtless will re-
member the mysterious case of the 'baby in
the basket" which caused so much talk here as
well as newspaper comment. This all grew
out of party-unknown at the time-boarding
train at the Baltimore and Ohio depot in
Washington with baby in basket, which he
brought to Hagerstown, and, under the cover
of darkness, some six months ago, deposited
the baby and basket on the steps Of the
orphans home in this city. Some days after
Charles Seibert, married man of good family
connection, was arrested for the offense and
later on was convicted in court here under an
old Maryland law upon charge of an assault
upon the baby. Seibert was sentenced to five
months IN jail and to pay fine of $780, He
never revealed the parentage of the child or
made any explanation of his action. Yester-
Gay ne hnished his term of sentence, paid the
nne and was released from Jail.
David G. Herbert, who was yesterday logged
for wife-beating, is a well-known cattle dealer
man OF family and means and is connected
with some of the best Maryland families The
hfteen lashes were given in the Jail building
A single strap, d inches wide at one end,
tapering to an eighth of an inch at the other,
was used. 1t was fastened to a handle of wood
loot long. The strokes were heavilg laid on
and Herbert was badly punished each stroke
causing the lash to cut and lacerate the prls-
oners body. He suffered great agony during
the administration of the whipping, and.
although he is a strong large and robust man.
he cried aloud as each succeeding stroke fell
upon his bleeding body. The affair has occa-
stoned considerable comment and there is
great diversity Of opinion to the business of
the law providing such punishment
Among the numerous fruits cultivated and
grown IN this county to a large extent for mar
ket ana WINE purposes Is the grape The out
look Just now for good crop this season is
rather unfavorable. Reports show that the
crop has been seriously affected with mildew
caused by the continued wet weather. and
when rain has not fallen, the intense humidity
OF the atmosphere.
The American base ball club of Washington
Will play two games with the home club in this
city on Wednesday and Thursday. The Amer
lean has record of nine victories this season
with no defeats, while the Hagerstown club
has scored seventeen victories to three defeats.
Mr.. Joseph Selbert one of the leading citi-
zens of the Clearspring district and a pros
porous farmer, died yesterday aged seventy
SIX He was. a former member of the board of
county commissioners and an intelligent and
clear-headed citizen.
young man named Samuel Miller living
near ST. James college, this county, while
driving span OF horses attached to mower,
fell III front OF the machine and was terribly
cut by the knives. The flesh and muscles were
cut away from the bones of his arms.
Our farmers have about completed the oats
harvest. The crop is unusually large, the num-
Der OF acres planted last season being much
greater than for number OF years past. Here
tofore where only corn ground rows were
planted whole fields were sown The quality
this year Is good and the yield large
lady and gentleman, fine-loOking couple.
well dressed and evidently above those form.
ing the ordinary social circles were among the
Baltimore excursionists who visited Pen Mar
last Friday. They spent the day pleasantly
enjoying the pleasures of that beautiful resort
and as the shades OF evening came on decided
to become man and wife. Accordingly they
took train for Chambersburg, where Squire
Selders performed the necessary ceremonies.
lhey gave their names as Mr.. Geo. Bowman
their homes the next day.
"Gambrills' Is to be the name of a new sta
ton on the Washington county branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. 1t will be located
snort distance south of Breatherdsville, and
the foundations for the station and ware house
have already been begun. Near this point is
located the Robbery distillery one of the
largest in the state. the shipments to and from
winch VIII greatly increase the revenues of the
railroad company.
DIR. Morself of Washington is guest in the
family of MIR. Alfred Snowman. this city.
Mrs Frank Emmert of Washington is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Soloman Lang this city.
Ihe Potomac river from Point of Rocks to
Falling Waters is literally lined with fishermen
from the cities. Many of them are camping
out and accompanied with ladies' Owing to
the muddy condition Of the stream but few
bass are being taken, however. B.
Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction.
The case Of F. Won Tagen, charged by Fannie
Armstrong, colored, with being the father of
her infant child, as heretofore published in
The STAR, was called for trial before Justice OF
the Peace ONeil yesterday afternoon Mr.. A.
b. Williams, for the defendant, moved the case
before Justice Harper. The colored girl was
present with the baby. She was represented
by Mr.. ]. p. O'Neill. The woman sued for the
childs support Justice Harper held that he
did not have jurisdiction in the case. The
judge decided in that way because if the de-
PENDANT was proved guilty and could not give
bonds for the support of the child the law re-
CURED his commitment to Jail. This, the JUS
tice claimed, he did not have authority to do.
The case was therefore dismissed Several
years ago similar was tried before Justice
Helmick, who held the accused and committed
him. Judge Humphreys issued writ of ha-
| beas corpus and discharged the defendant be-
cause the imprisonment was really for debt,
and haf moi he =