Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-06
FROM FREDERICK.
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Deaths-Othsr News.
Correspondence Of The Evening star.
FREDERICK, Nd. April 5. 1892
Henry Nelson Thomas, q well-known colorej
Ian Of this city, committed suicide Sunday
morning in 3 peculiar manner. He had been
Respondent for several weeks from the effects
OF an attack Of the grip, and while his wife was
preparing breakfast he went to his bed room
on the second floor. tied one end Of long
wooden scarf around his neck and the other
end around the bed post and then laid down on
the floor. his head being suspended few
inches by the scarf. Strangulaion quickly en-
sued and in twenty minutes time he WAS dead.
right, reliable and industrious negro, having
built himself house in Che southeastern
subj RIBS OF the city and accumulated some
property. He was q mason and bricklayer by
trade and was employed by many prominent
families here. He leaves . wife, but no chill
dren.
A sensation was created in Frederick on Fri
day last by an alteration that took place on
the street between John C. Calhoun of the
Hercules iron works, Chicago. ILL.,, and VIM. F.
Brothen Of Philadelphia The former has
been here several weeks experimenting some
changes at the Hygeia ice factory and the
latter has also been here several weeks SUPER
yislng some alterations in the machinery mt the
McMurray canning factory. They both board led
az the Carlin House, Calhoun having his wife
with him. He claims that on Thursday morn
ing Brother came to the door of his room and
insulted his wife aud that on Thursday night
brothen and some companions made so much
noise in the adjoining room that he and his
wife were compelled to change their abode
Friday morning he met Brother and C. Ross,
r.. on West Church street near the Central
National Bank, and accosting them told Bro n
he would have to apologize to Mrs Calhoun
for his conduct and made the young men
walk to the City Hotel in front of him while he
held pistol aimed in their direction. When
the parties got inside the hotel Brother and
Ross jumped upon Calhoun, took his pistol
from him and chastised him severely They
then had him arrested for assault with intent
to kill and Police Justice Eckstein fined him So
Tor carrying a concealed weapon and compelled
him to give BOND in 81 GOO to keep the peace
The charge of assault Was dismissed
Willard Bowman and Edward Holland. both
young colored men, got into an alteration in
helleys store at Evansville, this county n &c "
days ago over a game Of cards, during which
Bowman is alleged to have hurled a stone at
Holland that struck him in the head and frac-
tured his skull, from the effects of which he
died. coroner's jury, summoned by Magis-
trate Shipley at Evansville on Saturday. rem
dered verdict In accordance with these fac Is,
and today Constable Davis brought Bowman to
Frederick and lodged him in Jail to await the
An almost similar case occurred near the same
village about the same time. Harvey F. Con-
ner, u twelye-year-old white boy went to the
farm OF nelghbor, Geo. W. Montgomery, to
request pay for a colt of his that had been
killed by n kick from one of Montgomery
horses. As he turned to leave Denton Jacobs
q young white man who is employed on the
Montgomery farm, threw q small piece OF iron
at Conner. striking him on the back Of the neck
ana making an ugly wound. Jacobs has since
been arrested and is in the county Jail here
awaiting the result of Corners injuries. 1t
was at one time reported that the lad had died
OF !ockjaw. but that proved incorrect.
VIM. Gibson, brother Of Mr. c. A. ellison of
Frederick and father Of Mrs. Cornelius Zim-
norman OF near Frederick, died at his home
near Emmitsburg, this county on Sunday
morning under distressing circumstances. He
was assisting in making some repairs to his
barn few days ago when one of the heavy
beams slipped and fell upon him. infiicting in
ternal injuries that resulted in his death. He
leaves wife and three grown children.
Carpenters are now engaged in partially de.
molishing the old ALI Saints Episcopal Church
On Court street in this city for the purpose Of
remodeling it, The walls. which were erected
in 1914. were found to be intact but the wood
work had begun to decay. The structure will
be finished alter modern design and will serve
as an annex to All Saints Church proper on
West Church street.
The springlike weather Of the past few DAYS
has already had q marked effect upon the
growing wheat in Frederick county. and farmers
from the peach-growing section express them
selves as confident that next season crop will
be very large. The grain, too. promises to be
Of better quality than heretofore. Fruit
growers say that the buds in this county have
been unhirmed by the frosts and that the trees
appt ar to be in an unusually healthy state.
large crop of all kinds OF fruit ia predicted but
more especially peaches, which are being given
more attention in this county now than ever
before.
Jacob Nusbaum died at his home in this city
within the past week and his death is looked
upon IS o loss to the community, owing to the
thorough goodness Of his character. He was
native Of Switzerland. where he WAS born in
1905, but came to tins country when young
man, first settling in Baltimore. He came to
Frederick in 1928 and has since resided here.
He conducted a confectionery in Frederick
many years, but of late had led retired life.
He was an Odd Fellow and an Official Of the n.
E. Church. FMcK