Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-19
IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
Colorado Capitalists Investing In Mining
Lands-Daring Highway Robbers.

ROCKVILLE, October Is :
A lease was fled in the circuit court for this
county today by Jacob Miller leasing his farm,
about miles from this place, to capitalists of
Denver, Col, the sum agreed to be paid being
si2.ooo. The farm contains about 100 acres
with improvements. Several fine specimens
of gold-bearing quartz have been found on the
place, and il is the intention Of the lessees to
sink shafts and put machinery on the same for
the purpose Of crushing the rock. A force OF
workmen are now operating at the Collins
mine, about mile from this place, with good
results. During the past week the mine OF
Senator Sharon in Potomac district is reported
as yielding good returns. During this week
large number of strangers have visited the
mines in the vicinity of Hyattstown looking for
Investments in mining lands.
Today Judge j. ]. Ninson drew the names OF
.the following persons to serve as jurors at the
November term Of the circuit court: Levi c.
Zeigler, Oscar w. Charlton, Hezekiah Weeks,
Ernest H: Darby, George McCeney. Nathaniel
Clagett. John T. Higdon, Peter H. Clements,
Jonathan Magruder. VIM. E. Shaw, George p.
Fenwick, George Mccormick, Thomas l..
Moore, James E. Howes. Henry Hamilton. Ed
ward X. Watkins, John H. Bogley, Albert
David Charlton, Richard Poole, John d. Gard
ner, Oliver R. Harr, VIM. Z. Muncaster, Chas
L. Purdum, Caleb A. Beall. Thos q. Hardesty,
Jas. I. Trundle, Bernard Monday, Reuben W.
Young, Louis L. Burnett, Elias p NARROW JIG ohm
Bready, Chas. H. Brooke, Isaac Fyffe, Zscha-
riah w. McAtee, John Padgett, Reuben Riggs,
George Blair, John A. Carter. Winfield S.
Beall, Crittenden King, Lloyd c. Collifower
Marion w. Thompson, Richard ii. Cissell, Wal
ter II. Brooke, Francis Thomas.
Court meets on second Monday in November
There are thirty-three criminal trials and seven
crl nj eli s.a,xs tvs ~
trials. eighty-four judicials and forty-seven APP
pearances on the docket for this term.
Miss Kate Hammond of Washington, who has
been visiting Mrs. Vim. E. Morgan of this
place, returned to her home in that city yes
terday.
A large number of people were present at
Potomac chapel today 10 witness the burial Of
the Misses O'Neal, who both died about the
same hour and in the same room on Wednes-
day night
A bold attempt at highway robbery was made
this evening about o'clock on the Frederick
road about three miles from this place, near
the farm of the late Geo. NJ Graft As Mr.
Chas. ID. Green, formerly resident of Wash
ington, was driving along the road which is
rather lonely at this point, being skirted by
woods, he was surprisedSt seeing a man rush
out and take his horse by the bride. causing
him to stop suddenly. He at once demanded
to know what the stranger wanted, when an
other man appeared at the side of the vehicle
and bluntly told him that they would now let
him know what they wanted, at the same time
roughly attempting to pull him from the
wagon. Mr.. Green jumped from the wagon,
alighting on his feet, when he was grasped and
tightly held by one of the men while
the other, who had been holding the
horse, came back and held his arms.
The first assailant searched his pockets, but
finding nothing of value that they wanted or
dered him to get into his wagon and drive on.
Mr.. Green was unarmed and therefore made no
show of resistance. He describes one of the
men as of slender build, about FIVE feet eight
inches in height. with black mustache, and
the other Of lower stature and heavy build. with
smooth face. One of them carried small bun
die in his hand, which he laid on the ground
when the assault was made. Persons who
passed along the road during the day report
seeing two men answering to the above de-
scription near Neelsville tramping in the direc-
ton of this place. An effort will be made to
apprehend the would he rohhars