Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-09-22
To be Brought Here for Trial

dicted for the murder OF Jesse Anderson at
Lime Kiln, Frederick county, September 5,
has been removed to this county and will
be tried at November Term of the Circuit
Court.
The following are the particulars of the
homicide as given by Frederick CORES.
pendent:
The murderer is VIM. Leonard, white
man from Baltimore, who says he is forty.
| nine years old, and his victim was jesse
Anderson, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
hand living at Lime Kiln, this county, and
aged twenty eight years. The murder was
committed at Kline Kiln on the 9Th instant
and was one of the most cold .blooded and
uncalled for in the records of this county.
Leonard's wife died in Baltimore several
months ago, leaving him three children.
Two OF these he sent TO live with relatives
In Virginia and one to the home of his
brother'in'law, M. G. Hardy, in Lime Kiln.
In order to be near the latter child he went
to Buckeystown, adjoining Lime Kiln,
about three weeks before the murder and
obtained work in the canning factory there.
lie was OF Incorporate habits and greatly
disllked, and on several occasions had gone
to his brother-in laws in an intoxicated
state.
On the morning of the 9Th he went there
again, but was met by Hardy, who told MIN
that he could not come in, he had been
drinking and he did not want him there in
that condition. He said that, furthermore,
he had heard that he had several times be-
fore called there while drunk Leonard
asked quickly who had said that he had
come there drunk, and Hardy replied Jesse
Anderson" That was the first time Leonard
had ever head the name of his victim. He
Immediately went to the house of VIM
Stone in Lime Kiln and borrowed of him
an old army musket and some powder and
shot, giving as pretext that he wanted to
shoot squirrels. Armed with the gun he
went in search of Anderson and after in.
curing at several places for him was at last
directed to his home. He called Mrs. An.
derson out of the house and asked whether
her husband was home, but he was not, and
she directed himsto where he was working,
at point on the railroad between Lime
Kiln and Buckeystown. He went at once
to the spot and, accosting the gang of eight
men, who were in charge of Foreman Thos
Fisher asked each one his name until he
came to Anderson, when he said "You are
the man am looking for. Have you re
volver in your pocketP' NO. replied An.
derson, VI never carry one" "Then | am
sorry" said Leonard, "for | will have to
shoot you, though don't want to do it,"
He quickly stepped back about ten feet,
lcveled the gun at Anderson's breast and
fired. The wounded man sprang at his as
sailant and grabbed for the gun, but finally
let go, and after walking few feet fell on
his face
He was atterward removed to his home,
where he died at o'clock in the afternoon.
The murderer, as soon as he was free, start
walk dawn in fha
of Buckeystown, and when several of the
railroad men started after him threatened to
Kill them also; said he had another load in
the gun and pistol in his pocket. He then
walked on to Buckeystown, got something
to eat and was arrested there by Deputy
Constable jeremiah Dutrow, who brought
him to Jail in Frederick Anderson left
wife and two children, and was sober, in.
dustrious workman, whom all respected and
admired. AS soon as the details of the muir.
der were known threats were made to lynch
Leonard, and for several nights a special
guard OF twenty men was left at the Jail by
Sheriff Cromwell. Leonard's case was pre-
scented to the grand jury the day after the
murder. lie was Immediately indicted and
his cese set for trial at this term.
~
Maryland Will Appeal-Maryla nd
has no right TO take oysters in the Pocomoke
sound or in that part of the Pocomoke river
lying in Virginia Maryland has no right
to her claim of joint legislation affecting
the fisheries in the sound or in Virginia's |
part of the river, or in that part of Tangier
sound lying in Virginia, and w. w. Marsh,
Robert l.. Wharton and Severn Nelson, of
Somerset county, Nd are remanded TO the
custody of the sheriff Of Accomac county |
for violation Of the laws of Virginia govern.
ing those two bodies OF water.
Such is the substance of one of the most
important decisions handed down Monday
by Judges Hughes and Golf Of the United |
States Circuit Court for the Il lstern District |
of Virginia 1t is II severe blow to the 0ys.
termen of the lower counties of the Eastern |
Shore of Maryland. The opinion was read |
in Baltimore by the judges and flied in the |
United States Circuit Court at Richmond, Va. |
The case was fought with unusual energy |
by both States, Attorney General John z. |
Poe, Gen. Bradley r. Johnson aud Col. |
Thomas 5. llodson representing Maryland, |
or the accused, and Attorney General X |
Taylor Scott and James H. Fletcher repre-.
senting Virginia.
Maryland will carry the case 10 the United
States Supreme Court. The case OF all three
were ex parte and came before the United |
States Circuit Court on writs OF habeas cor
pus, they having been found guilty and
fined by the Accomac county court
I,,ls
folk on October 1st TO renew the bail of the
accused men, pending the final decision by
the Supreme Court.
Half Rate Excursions TO the Worlds
Fair.-The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company will run series of special excur.
sions TO the Words Fair for which excur.
sion tickets to Chicago will be sold at a rate
of one fare for the round trip from Balti.
more and all stations west of there as far as
the Ohio River The dates selected are Sep
TENDER 2Sth, October 4th, 10Th and nth.
The special trains will consist of first. class
day coaches, eq dipped with lavatories and
other toilet convenience, and an expert
enced Tourist Agent and a train porter will
accompany each train, 10 look after the com.
fort of passengers. Stops for meals will be
made at meal stations en- route. The tickets
will be valid for the outward journey on
the special trains only, excepting that from
way points they will be honored on local
trains TO the nearest station at which the
special trains are scheduled to stop. They
will be valid for return journey in day
coaches on all trains leaving Chicago within
ten days, including date Of sale.
Following is schedule Of the special trains
and rates from principal stations in this vi.
cinity: Leave Washington, 1875 A. NJ,
$17; Rockville, 1l:05 A. NJ, $17; Wash