Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-16
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.
Bond to Be Hanged for Murder-Condemn-
ing Land for . Railroad.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star


ROCKVILLE, Dec. Is, 1892.
Messrs. Anderson & Bouic, attorneys for the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, have
applied for the summoning Of jury Of condem-
nation on the lands of Wilson Offutt the
American Security and Trust Company, II. R.
Dulaney. Jas. R. Ellison, the Ray and Clarity
heirs, required for the right of way fo1 the
Metropolitan Southern railroad. Sheriff Fair
all will summons the jury to meet on the 2sth
distant The same jury will act as Jury of
condemnation on the lands Of W. NJ A. Wade,
Geo. b. Wade Il Co. and Ignatius Belt on the
Goth. These lands lie in the neighborhood Of
Bethesda
In the orphans court today letters of ad-
ministratiou on the personal estate of Cornelia
" Strain. deceased. were granted to Chas. and
Cornela II. Farquhsr. bond "a. 600 Letters
Documentary on the personal estate of Jacob
=. Staub, deceased, were granted to Louise
Staub. bond $1,000 Administration accounts
were passed by Spencer C. Jones, administrator
OF Vim. Brewer; Geo. W. and Hezekiah Day
administrators of Richard Day; Jas. F. and
Charles w. Barnsley, administrators of Mar
garet A. r. Barnsley; Mary C. Cavan. executrix
of Martin Cavan. Florida II. Hurdle, ladminis-
tratrix of Nettie L. Corrick, deceased. filed
inventory of personal estate.
The death warrant of Vim. Bond, colored,
now conHheu IN tne jail AT tnls place, was yes
terday signed by Gov Brown. and the date of
execution fixed for Friday, the 18th of Febru-
airy next. Bond was convicted at last March
term of the circuit court Of the murder of Mar
garet Cephas, colore1 woman residing
Unity. on the 22d of November, 1891. At the
time the murder was committed the victim. who
was about thirty years of age and in poor
health was on her way from church near the
Howard county line, and was pursued by Bond,
who was on horseback. and in order to avoid
him she crossed a fence into field. The next
morning her lifeless body found in the field
Z short distance from the road and at the place
she had crossed the fence were marks
of horses feet corresponding with
the one ridden by Bond. Around the body
we're evidences of struggle and marks of q
mans feet we're visible. A handkerchief SINH
lar 10 one owned by Bond, and which had DIG
appeared. was found near the body. Her body
was lying face downward. and one eyeball had
been broken. apparently by heavy blow,
scratches we're on her face and her mouth was
very badly swollen and cut and her tongue was
caught between her teeth. Her clothing was
torn and disoIdered, and gave evidence that an
outrage had been attempted at least and failing
in this that Bond had choked and beaten the
woman so severely as to cause her death.
After the conviction OF Bond a motion for z
new trial was made by his counsel on the ground
that evidence proving that the woman was sub
tect to epilcptic fits and that this disease was
the cause Of her death had been discovered.
and afiidavits to this effect were filed. After
full examination OF the evidence the court de-
clined to grant new trial. and on the 22d of
November last Bond wa. sentenced to be hanged.
This is the first conviction of murd II in the
first degree in this county for more than forty
years The last case Of the death penalty be-
ing inflicted i'll the county WAS that of a coored
man named Smackum. convicted of rape on q
white woman. The scene of his execution was
IN open field about mile northwest of
this town and was witnessed by hundreds OF
people from the county and many from the
District. S. A. NJ.