Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-30
A CHRISTMAS MURDER.
white Man Shot st Dukes Wharf Tn.
Baltimore aud Drum Point EaIi~a,.

A White Man Shot At Duk-'s wharf Tn.
Baltimore aud Drum Point RaIiwa,,
corresrona-nc. Of The Evening star
CPPER MaRLBoRo', M. Dec. %. issa.
THE Stars rel resen;stive had an interview
yesterday evening with Mr.. Howard s-.m
Calvert county, who gave the details % a nu--
der IN that county on saturday nirht h., A,
Dukes wharf near Prince Frederick. TIM
wharf Is a favoriie resort for the oyster tons.r.
and dredgers. and they conyregate the,~ in
great numbers to spend their none, and IN
dulge IN card games and gambling Gene ally.
As It was Anas eve there was PLENTY OF corn
JUICE 10 De had. which had been sent down IN
the steamers plying The river 4 larger e-oua
OF course than usual was on hand 10 ,el. ~,
Xmas and drinking and gambling. cursi,f. .,a
swearing was INDUCED IN 90 a e-.n, .,t.,.,
lhe principals IN the murder were a White M,
named John L. Reed. a dredger. and a 60 ,o-.l
msn-another dredger-named Vim. nIl-t
heed was about twenty vears old
Nilet Is about twentv-oae vears old Tho.
men became involved in quarrel over .,u,.
trif1ing matter which could not De- learre, M
II was thought that II grew out % q game n
cards. IL il said that Reed s,ruel v',p.,
whereupcn Millet drew his revolver and ..rr /.
thlrty-two-calibre bullet cra-Linc through
leeds brain AID he died early on Sina,.
morning. Reed was unconscious from IA, tim.
be Was shot until he died A doctor yas spv-
moned and rendered medical aiA A. .o,n =.
Niilet had shot Reed and became aware 81 ~
seriously he had wounded him be took right
and has not been seen since The story q III.
tragedy did not reach the ears Of the c,rut,.
officials until Mondav. when a writ was ,4ao-,
out Tor Willet, but be could not be found ana
on tuesday the county commissioner. FOR
Calvert county offered a reward Of $50 f,r m.
arrest and return of Willet To the sheriff % tbs,
county. The murderer L. about tw,utv-oue
years old. chestnut colurod. about five f,,f Two
inches tall. has thick CURED u,,per In. with
large scar IN forehead and weighs ahort 80
pounds. All the officers IN thi- and Anna
Arundel. Charles and 81 Mary'- counties sud
Baltimore. Washington and Annapolis lay.
been notified and shsr. lookout viii be MAIN
tanned for him. and while he NAV svAae .rr,a,
for some time it is hardly possible that h wil
get away.
Mr.. y. III. Darnal OF Darnal Anne Arundel
county, was driving home on Chris,naa .ve.
when suddenly his horse took fright a some
thing and threw Mr.. DarnAl out h,arily a. the
ground. He struck on the frozen ground aud
his face and head were badly cut and biui.ed
and two or three ribs were broken Df u
Carr of MoKendree attended him and a -es..a
the wounds and set the broken RIBS
Mr.. Il. ID. Hopkins % Bristol entertained hi.
many relatives and friends on Christmas lay M
a dinner.
As has been predicted in THr STAR. the farm
ers of Anne Arundel county IN the vicii itv q
Bristol yesterday effected the organization Of n
taxpayers association. with the following Off
cersi DIR. ID. A. Carr, president. diassowaV Pin
dell, vice president; John Shepb.rd secretary
and treasurer. and DAVID shepherd. NJ istant
secretary and treasurer. IL l. the object u this
association TO reduce, If possible. the TAXABLE
basis of property now in for,e. upon which
they are at present paving n tax rate which
they claim IL far in excess of what woui be a
reasonable rate and what they should raw.
They claim that unless the tax rate H. lowered
that some of the large land Owners. the assessed
value of whose property is double wat il
should be, will be compelled 90 suspend opera
tons In that section the new assessment law
would be heralded with great joy. and il is to
be hoped that Gov. Brown win not pocket the
assessment bill thus time.
NJ. Vernon Buunell left here Yesterday for
Baltimore, where he will take a position ON
January 4, 1893. with J. W. Bond & Co az
bookkeeper. Mr.. Bunnell is a graduate "
Bryant a STATIONS Business College, Balti-
more, and is well fitted for the position.
There Is mad dog scare in Anne Arundel
county and dogs are being killed regardless os
age, color, sex or value. The towns in the
county and the country at large could well Af-
ford TO spare nine dogs out OF every ten
THE DRUM POINT RAILROAD.
Rumor has it that work will be Commenced
again on this road at some day in tn. near
future and that its completion is only matter
of time. There is not much reliance pla ed m
these rumors, but surely If the present owners
ever intend doing ANYTHING more upon tie road
II IL very nearly time they were being heard
from. IL IL not very encouraging to see such a
vast amount Of work going to ruin and a. think
that nearly eighty miles Of the road /. graded
and WIS at one tine in good condition, WITH
the ties lying along the line and tho steel
ordered. and today there il not a tle On the
line, they having been removed and sold The
prevailing impression that the Baltimore and
Drum Point Railroad Company L. dafunct
because the legislature Of 1892 failed 20 extend
Its charter. liz without foundation.
This road would have unquestionably been
finished had the company secured from Balti-
more city the appropriation of $500 O0C The
line is all graded from Drum Point. in Calvert
county. to a point in Anne Arundel county
near Millersvilie, a distance of nearly eighty
miles The work was done BY Messrs Rodgers
* Clements OF New York. and bridges, culverts
and drains and everything was done in first
class style. They erected many fine brid ges on
the line and put in come culyerts. all of which
will stand for many years 20 come. Many
splendid farms in Calvert and Anne Arundel
counties were ruined by this railroad Dnt tho
people wanted il and we're willing TO sacrifice
most anything TO get il. Each of these Ounties
sunk $50. 900 in the road and today they haven't
got the first red cent from it. The bed OF this
old road is used for private and public roads In
many places.