Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-24
IN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY.
A Marlboro Farmer Held ON q Charge
Of Murder-An Historic Mansion.

Correspondents Of TEE EVENING STAR.
MARLBORO, June a.
Samuel Hodges, an old and respected colored
man, was killed near this place by Benjamin 8.
Lawson, farmer residing in this neighbor-
hood, between IL and IL o clock last night The
circumstances are substantially as follows: A
colored woman named Stewart, a relative Of
Hodges, lives in q house on Lawson's place,
about miles from Marlboro. She intended
to move her children and effects to Hodges
house and hire herself out Hodges as claimed
by his son, was going for them in an ox-cart,
when he was overtaken BY Lawson near the
house in which the woman lives at the hour
stated above. Without waiting for explana-
tons Lawson seized a standard from a wagon
body near by. and calling out, what in the
HI are you doing here?" struck the old man
on the head with the club in both hands.
Hodges fell to the ground and his assaiant
kicked his PROSTATE form several times. He was
carried to the house and died in o few hours
Sheriff Darnoll, who was in Marlboro at the
time. arrested Lawson, and coroners' inquest
was held. DR.. Griffith made the post norton
examination, and found the mans skull badly
fractured. Lawson admitted the killing. and
said that he thought that Hodges was stealing
corn from his courthouse near by when he
came up. When asked if the deceased said
anything before he struck him, he replied, mo;
didn't give him time" After the killing the
cart was found in field near by, but no corn
was in it. The only witness to the deed was a
son of the deceased. The jury found verdict
in accordance with the above facts. Bail was
denied the prisoner, and he was committed to
the county jail Marlboro Jail now confines
two prisoners for murder, the other being Nell
son Thomas, held for the killing of Eliza Fos-
ter, near Benning, few weeks ago.
HISTORIC HOUSE.
The old house in which Archbishop John
Carroll, the first Catholic bishop of the United
States, was born, is standing here to-day in
fair state of preservation. 1t is an old-style,
':brick-nogged' building, and is at present the
Marlboro Gazette. 1t was the first house built
IN Marlboro, and stands in the original plot of
the town, LOT No. l, house No. l." Bricks
from the odd structure are much sought after
by relic hunters one of them being in posses
sion of Cardinal Gibbons. There is some talk
OF buying the lot on which it stands and build
ing thereon a memorial church to take the
place of the present Catholic church. which is
old and too small for the congregation.
ANEW BRIDGE.
At a joint meeting of the commissioners Of
Prince Georges and Howard counties it has
been decided to build new iron bridge over
the Patuxent at Laurel, in place of the one
washed away by the recent freshet, and the
contract for its construction has been awarded
to the Groton bridge company.
NOTES.
MIR. n. c. Schorley has been admitted to the
Prince Georges bar.
The publication Of the Laurel Rerie,o has
been discontinued.
A valuable horse was stolen from Mr.. Henry
Powell near Laudover station last night.
A Farmers alliance has been organized in
Nottingham district, this county. DR.. W. w.
Warning has been appointed deputy organizer
for the county.