The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-06-02

Prof Curtiss recommends cemented vaults
and the regular removal of the contents to be
utilized as fertilizers on farms.
| The following resolutions were unanimously
adopted, the Secretary was instructed tn
transmit them to the Town Commissioners
and the meeting adjourned
RcS0lred, That it is the sense of this meeting
| that the Town BOARD he requested not to per
nit the Use of ccsspools or of prIyy wells
| sunk to running water within the town limits.
| That IL is recommended that an ordinance
| be passed regulating the use of tight boxes,
| with dry earth treatment for night soil; fire.
| quent and rigid inspection, with suitable
| hnes and penalties.
MYSTERIOUS MURDER IN BUSH RIVER
NECK.-Julius Rellensmann q German, aged
| So years, who lived alone and kept small
store on the new cut road leading from Booth
by Hill towards Perryman, was found, last
Saturday morning. May 9th, lying dead on
| the floor of Il small room adjoining the store
The discovery was made by Isaac Reed, color
ed, who stopped at the store early Saturday
morning to buy some tobacco. He notified
the neighbors and an investigation was made
The lower part of Rellenmann's face, in
Guiding part of his whiskers, was entirely
blown off, evidently with shot gun On the
frame of the store door and on the floor were
matted blood and hair, surrounded by shot
marks. 1t is conjectured that Rellensmann
was shot while standing in his store door and
that after being shot he walked into the adj
joining room. An open box of segars was
upon the counter and several segars were on
the doorstep. The supposition is that the
murderer asked Rellensmann to bring him out
some segars and shot him when he appeared
at the door.
An inquest was held by Justice R. NJ. Taylor,
the jury consisting of George W. Evans, fore
man,
Their verdict, after hearing evidence, was
that Rellensmann came to his death from
gunshot wound. the gun being in the hands
of an unknown person. The shot were No.
six.
Just across the road, in front Of the store, is
the stump of an old oak tree. which has been
recently cut. Near the tree an axe was stuck
in the ground The land belongs to a colored
man named Jacob l.. johnson. John &. Lay,
who lives near the spot, told Sheriff Calder
and his deputies that johnson, who is employ
ed on the farm of Magistrate Taylor, had
quarreled. on Friday last, with Rellensmann
about the stump, which Rellensmann had
been cutting. Rellensmann wanted to clear
it away and johnson objected. Some time
ago johnson had obtained writ for the ar
rest of Rellensmann, charging him with hav
ing set fire to a shanty on Johnson's property,
was never served. The axe found near the
stump had belonged to Rellensmann. There
upon johnson was arrested by Sheriff Calder
and Deputies DeSwan and Thompson and
committed to Jail by Justice Pritchard.
The deceased had been living in the neigh
borhood for five or six years. lie was fore
man on the farm of the late A G. MORGAN, be-
fore he began bookkeeping. He was an in
dustrous, peaceable man and was not known
to have had any quarrels with people of the
neighborhood, except the one with johnson.
He was n native of Oldenburg, Germany,
where his wife, from whom he was separated,
still resides. His son Emil, who came to this
country with him. is 4 confectioner in New
York city, He arrived on Sunday. The body
was buried in the graveyard of Spesutia
Church, on Sunday. Rev. W. A. Alrich con-
Quoted the services.
johnson is about So years old and bears a
good reputation. He has wife and family.