Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-10
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Alleged 1ncendiaries Arrcsted-Fears Of .
Lynching-Other Interesting Items.
Correspondence of The Evening Star

Alleged Incend1aries Arrcsted-Fears Of q
Lynching-Other Interesting Items.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, April 10, 1891.
The county commissioners at meeting yes
terday made the following appointments of
collectors Of taxes to serve for the ensuing
year: First district, Bowie Magruder; second,
John H. Clagett; third, Charles Sellman; fourth,
John E. West; fifth. Thomas Waters Of 8.
Mr.. Winder W. Owlen, an old and highly re-
spected citizen Of Olney district. is quite i'll
with heart disease.
Mr.. L. A. Lodge has sold to s. H. Price and
F. B. Mcclure Of Washington seven and one
quarter acres of land near Glen Echo for sI7,-
600. The tract will be subdivided into building
lots.
MIR. Washington Danenhower Of Washington
has sold two lots in Rock vile Park to Henry H.
Gliis for 1900. also two lots in the same locality
to W. L. Ricketts, for $3.50. Mr.. ellis will soon
commence the erection of a dwelling house.
by the will Of the late John g. Reading of
Philadelphia his brother. VIM. Reading of this
place. is bequeathed SIC, 900; his three children
also receive $1,000.
Mr.. Jas. I. Powell. who has for some time
peen engaged In the printing business here,
Will leave In few days for Warsaw. Va, where
he has an engagement in the publication of D
newspaper.
MIR. L. ID. Blunt of Germantown has been ad-
mitted to practice in the circuit court for this
county.
Yesterday two colored men were arrested
charged with the burning of the barn of Mr..
samuel Riggs near Laytonsville on Tuesday
night. The names of the accused parties are
John Campbell and Henry Magruder, both resi-
dents OF the neighborhood OF the fire. They
were taken before Justice Kinsey and after ex-
animation Campbell was released on S4OO bail
and Magruder committed TO Jail at this place
AFTER the arrival OF the prisoner here it uas
learned that grea, excitement. existed in the
community where the fire occurred and that
threats had been openly made that a party
would vislt the Jail and wreak their vengeance
on inc prisoner In order to prevent the po1-
slDnlty OF this occurrence the state
attorney deemed it prudent to have
Magruder taken beyond the limits of tho
county, and consequently he was removed for
safe keeping to the jail at Frederick CITY.
where he will remain until it is deemed safe ~
Drlhg MIN back. Magruder, who has been for
some time In the employ OF Mr.. Riggs and was
recently discharged. denies any knowledge Of
the burning, but states that Campbell went
there on the night of the fire to steal chickens
and accidentally started the flames by lighting
a match The latter, however, denies this and
claims to be able to prove that he was in another
place at the time. 1t is also said that since
Magruder was discharged by Mr.. Riggs he has
on several occasions made threats of iniuring
him. Since the burning of the new Touring
mil OF Mr.. Remus D. Riggs, some weeks ago, in
the same neighborhood, there has been much
uneasiaess and II lis now said that MaCrpder has
been strongly suspected of having been engaged
In the perpetration of that crime. SAN.