Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1892-04-08
Trial of WIN. Bond for Murder


Prettyman, and the accused by Messrs Jas
B. Henderson and Thomas Anderson. The
alleged murder took place near Unity on
the night Of the 23a Of November last.
The first witness for the State was Will.
son King, at whose house Margaret Cephas
lived. He testified to having gone to church
with the woman the day of her death. AT |
ter the services he did not see her until the
following morning, when her body was
found in field. He saw handkerchief
under the body, and one near the body
alse mans footprints. Her face was
bruised.
Other witnesses testified to having seen
Bond on black horse, near sunset, in the
vicinity of the scene Of the tragedy, and
that he had been drinking.
VIM. Ridgely testified that he heard cries
fer help and saw Bond riding away
Perry Ensey saw Bond slowly riding be-
hind the woman near where she was found
dead.
Chas. +. Townsend testified to finding
the body, lace downward, The earth around
showed the footprints Of man. There were
evidences OF a felonious assault, from the
appearance of the woman's clothing.
Justice Thomas 3. Howard, who held the
inquest, stated that the prints of q horses
feet around the scene Of the tragedy were
similar to those made by the horse ridden
by Bond that night.
DIR. Ii. Spurrier made post mortem ex-
animation and found the woman's eye rup
tured and a wound on the breast. The spots
on Bonds shirt might have been made by
blood. She died, in his opinion, of epilepsy,
induced by fright.
Thomas Ware stated that one of the hand
kerchefs found near the body resembed
one he sold Bond
At the opening Of Court on Wednesday
morning Louisa King testified that she saw
the clothing of Margaret before and after
her death, and that her clothing was in
tern condition atterward and not before.
Caroline Brent saw the woman laid out.
There were marks upon her throat as if
made with fingers.
VIM. F. Howes, the constable who ar
rested Bond, corroborated the statements of
the other witnesses as TO the scratches on
Bends face; that the ground around the
place where the woman died was beaten
dswn, evidently by II struggle, and that
there was blood on Bonds shirt.
DR.. Il. Il Stonestreet, who examined the
scratches ON Bonds face, pronounced them
to have been made by finger nails.
Deborah Myers said that Bend had now
red handkerchief. Bond boarded with her,
and she looked among his clothes for this
handkerc hief after the murder but did not
find ii. This ended the testimony for the
State. The prisoners counsel offered no
evidence
On Thursday the Court found the prisoner
guilty OF murder in the rst degrec-sen-
tence not yet passed.
Agricultural SOciety.-The Board of
Management OF the Agricultural Society
met on Tuesday last at the office of Treasurer
Higgins. The following schedule of races
was adopted-programm to be arranged
later
County trot for horses loaled and owned in
Montgomery county 800; 2:50 class, trstting,
$3.50; $50 class, pacing, $3.50; 1856 class,
trotting, 5000; $50 class, trottihg, $500;
$40 class, trotting, $3.50; 3 minute class,
trotting, 500; running stake, two races,)
$40 each, $50 added, free for all running
stake IS each, $50 added, horses owned in
the county since June Il, 1899; running
stake, IS each, $50 added, horses foaled and
owned in the county; trot or pace for coun
ty roadsters which have never been in
race, mile heats, 2 in 3, entrace free, $25
run for horses foaled in the county which
have never run a race, entrance free, $25
high jump start at feet, must be 5 entries,
$75 purse.
The premiums on horses were raised by
an addition OF 81 to frsts and 81 to seconds,
as follows: Thoroughbred, standard bred
and registered heavy draft stallion, years
and above, (for breeding animals only,) GER
tificate and LIST premium, IS; certificate and
I'd premium, S. stallion colt, 3 years, lst'
80, I'd, -; stallion colt, 2 years, LIST, IS, 2d,
50; stallion colt, ! year, LIST, "a, 81, 81;
mare, years and above, LIST. 50, 81, IS
illy, 3 years, LIST, 90, ID, 81 filly, 2 years,
list, IS, I'd, 50; Ally, year, lst, "a, 81, 81
sucking, LIST, "a, 81, 49,
Light and heavy draft stallion, A years and
above, Lat, 81, ID, 81; stallion colt, 3 years,
LIST, IS, I'd, a.; stallion colt, 2 years, LIST, IS,
I'd, 50; stallion colt, year, 1st, "a, ID, ";
mare, 4 years and above, LIST, 81, ID, "a
FLY, years, LIST, $6, 81, ~; FLY, 3 years,
LIST, IS, 81, So; fily, year, 1st, 81, %, 81
gelding, A years and above, LIST, 80, %, 50;
span. LIST, IS, I'd, So; sucking, 1st, "a, ~,
81
Oxlorddown, Hampshredown, Leicester
shire and Lincolnshire were added TO the
sheep department
The report Of the committee Of ladies,
Mrs. Charles Albert, Jr., Mrs. Baggery and
Miss Belle Veirs, ON revision OF the Ladies'
Department was received and adopted with
vote Of thanks to the committee
The Secretary was directed 10 draw on
the Treasurer for the necessary fund to join
the Amateur Athletic Union and put the
Society in tim Tor u fine exhibition at the
next Fair.
Messrs. Isaac Young, Jos. A. fancy, w.
W. Poole, W. B. Mobley, II. H. Miller, H.
e. WootL0n and Asa NJ. Stabler were elect
cd members OF the committee of reception.
Mr.. N. Lyle Griffith was elected chief
marshal.
Circuit Court.-The following cases
have been disposed of since our last report
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