Evening journal., 1891-11-14
MURDERERS SENTENCED.
TOM THOMPSON MUST PAY THE
DEATH PENALTY.

Years At Hard Labor win BE the Pan
ishmept OF Bostman who Kuied His
Mate and Then Kicked Him Overheard,
The little county court house at
Chastertown was yesterday the scene of
something unprecedented in the criminal
annals OF Kent county Md. At one time
four persons were seated ia the room TO
be sentenced for taking the lives of four
other persons, and Presiding Judge
Wickes keenly felt the unpleasant task
confronting him. Crowds Of eager cit
izens from all over the surrounding
county gathered at the court house TO
witness the remarkable and awful pro
ceedings
SIX Years for Staying His Play mate.
The first to receive sentence was james
q lamar, for the killing Of Richard
Johnson Of Chestertown, by striking him
In the head with brick while at his
fishing shautY on Eastern Neck Island on
October 2 last The quarrel grew out Of
game OF cards that mad been played be-
fore the killing and on the day Of the
murder lamar was at Johnson's shanty
aud commenced to create fuss In the
absence Of Johnson, who was in an al
joining tent He was informed what
lamar was doing, and ordered him out
and to keep away. With this both parties
commenced eursing each other and
threats followed. Finally Johnson seized
n goblet and struck lamar stunning
blow liz the face, but soon recovering. he
| picked up large stone and struck John
son on the head, from which he died. The
| jury brought in a verdict of man.
slaughter and recommended him TO the
mercy of the court The sentence was
six wears In the penltentiary
ahis Was the Most strocIous.
The second to be sentenced was Law
| renee Burkhardt, alias Larry Burke. of
Baltimore, for killing William Garnet,
also of Baltimore, ct Rock Hall on May
last. The two men were employed on a
sailing vessel Garnet accused Burk-
hardt of taking his pocketbook, which
resulted in a fight, Burkhardt getting
tLe better Of the man and giving him a
thorough punishment In the face while
down. When Garnet got up be was
knocked overheard. He came to the sur
face and swan to the boat, and endesv.
ored TO get ON board, but Burkhardt
knocked him down and kicked him of
the vessel The jury rendered verdict Of
murder in the second degree and on sen
fencing the man to-day Judge Wickes
remarked 10 was one OF the smost cruel
and atrocious murders he had ever heard
| Of Burkhardts manner has been most
defiant and rough His sentence Is
eighteen years in the penitentiary.
A Girl Punished for FIendIsh Crime.
The 12-year-old colored girl, Mary
| Brown, was next sentenced for the
4 ~ u l.. -
Pond, by poisoning on October 10, and
for one 80 young this WAS one of the
most deliberately planned murders ever
perpetrsteds in the county. The girl had
been raised by Miss Gale, and every care
had been taken for her comfort and
good. Miss Gale had purchased some rat
poison, which she kept locked up in the
pantry. While Miss Gale was up
stairs the girl got access to the
poison and placed 1t in some toma
toes Miss Gale had prepared for
dinner. Shortly afterwRrd Mics Gale
was taken sick, and when friends called
to see her were informed by the girl thai
: her mistress was very sick and did moi
I wish to be disturbed, and interposed her
o self before them. This aroused their sus
picion, and an entrance being made found
! Miss Gale upon the floor almost uneon.
: sclOus and in the agony Of death. The
girl says she wanted some money Miss
Gale had, and used this plan. She got
the money and had spent some Of 1t al
the time OF Miss Gales death Only heI
tender years saved her from the full psn
b atty Of the law for her fiendish crime
Z Sentence, eighteen years in the peniten
I tiary.
Tom Thompson Must Die.
The last case and the one which ex
= cited the most interest was that 0
Thomas Thompson, eolorsd. Of Chester
town, for the murder of Billy Adams o
Q Salisbury, Md. a colored peach pluck
upon the street Of Chestertown on Satur
day night, August % last. The troubl
originated frOm a game OF crap. in whicI
Thompson accused Adams of playing
I with loaded dice On the night OF th
q murder the men met and after
r friendly time spent together Thomp
son brought lup some old troubl
and declared he would xii
! Adams. Thompson then went home, 20
{ a knife, sought and without one wor,
d went up behind Adams and stabbed HIN
n in the left side, three inches above th
nipple, completely severing the third an
fourth ribs and inhicting a wound in tht
/ htAll huhmn uieu instantly, Inc lur
Y that tried him was only out a short Will
q and brought In verdict Of murder il
|. the frst degree. The sentence Of tn
court was that be be hanged by the nee
. until dead AZ such time as the governo
i Of this state may FIX.
ThIrty-Four Years Since a Hanging.
The last hanging in the county was
y August s, 1857, for the murder OF th
Cosden family, consisting OF WilliaI
II Cosden, his wife, Mary Annie Cosden, hi
d sister, Amanda Cosdeu, Mrs. Cosden : sister
! Catharine Webb. colored woman resiC
\ ing in the family. was also desperatel
wounded. but recovered. The murder
ere, Murphy, Taylor and shelton, con
Il mitted the deed for money, as Mr.. Cosde
" on the day before The murder went {
4 Delaware and got large sum OF none,
/ and on his way home made mention
the fact, and on the following nigh
'r while seated around the supper table, I'll
entire family we're shot down like dog
lie and the house pillaged.
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Catarrb. Mot Local. but Constitutions
i DR.. Dio Lewis, the eminent Bosto
physician, In a magazine article sayl
: "a radical error underlies nearly a