Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-20
IN COLD BLOOD.
Singular Murder Case to he Trfeo
I'm Frederick County.


I'm Frederick County.
correspODdence of The Evening Star.
FREDERICK. Nd, Sept Ia IgQa
The circuit court for Frederick county.
the August term OF which still continues
VIII be engaged this week. beginning to-
morrow, with one Of the most irnporta M
and interesting murder triaas that has ever
occupied its attention. the murderer IN
William Leonard, a white man from Balti-
more. who says he Is forty-nine years old.
ana his victim was Jesse Anderson, n Bal
umore ana Ohio railroad hand living at
Lime Kiln, this county, and aged twenty
eight years. The murder was committed
at Lime Kiln on the 5th instant and was
one OF the most cold-blooded and uncalled
Ior IN the records or this county. I>eonsrd'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 prother-in-law,
M. q. Hardy. In Lime Kiln In order 70 be
near the latter child he went to Buckeys-
town, adjoining Lime Kiln, about three
weeks before the murder and obtained work
IN the canning factory there. He was OF
incorporate habits and yreatly disliked.
ana on several occasions mad gone 20 his
brother-in-law's In an Intoxicated state.
ON the morning OF the 5th he went there
again, but was met by Hardy, who told him
mat ne could not come in. he had been
or1nklng ana he did not want him there
In that condition. He said that furthermore
ne had heard that he had several times
before called there while drunk. Leonard
asked quickly who had said that ne had
come there drunk and Hardy replied Jesse
anderson That was the first time Leonard
had ever heard the name Of his victim
"a ae Immediately went TO the house Of q VIM.
stone IN Lime Kiln and borrowed OF him an
ola army musket and some powder and
snot, giving as pretext that he wanted TO
shoot squirrels. Armed with the run ne
Ven, went IN search OF Anderson and after inquir-
7 n q f.rt n.
rected TO his home. He called Mira Anderson
out OF the house and asked whether her hus-
band was home, but ne was not and she
ui,eS.eo MN TO where he was working. at
point on the railroad between Lime Kiln
ana Buckeystown. He went at once TO the
spot ana. accosting the gang OF eight
men. who were in charge Of Foreman
Thomas Fisher, asked each one his naue
until he came 10 Anderson when he said.
lou are the man ] am looking for Have
you a revolver In your pocketr' NO" re-
p !.Tsa Anderson. Il never carry one"
viii have TO shoot you. though / don't want
10 DO IT. He quickly stepped back about
ten feet leveled the gun at Anderson's
breast ana nred- The wounded man sprang
at his assailant and grabbed for the eun.
but finally let go. ami after walking a fev
feet fell on his face
He was afterward removed TO his home.
where ne died at oc clock In the afternoon
The murderer, as soon as he was free.
started 10 walk down the track I'm the a.
recuon OF Buckeystown, and when several
OF the railroad men started after MIN
threatened TO KIN them also; said he had
another load In the gun and n pastol IN hts
pocket He then walked on 70 Buckeye
town. got something to eat ana WAS ar
rested there by Deputy Constable Jeremiah
Dutrow, who brought him 20 the jan in
Frederick Anderson left a wife ana tvo
cnildren. and was q sober, industrious
workman. whom all respected ana admired.
AS soon as the details Of the murder were
known or A. -
and for several nights q special Guard Of
twenty men was left at the jail BY shsrf0
cromwell Leonard's case was presented to
me t9 grand Jury the day after the murder.
set Tor trial 1t this term The prompt &C
ton OF the authorities allayed the feelfnrv
OF the mob. and the idea OF fynchinR was
abolished The court has assigned John
c. Motter and ]. E. r. Wood 20 defend The
prisoner and the prosecution win De IN DE
hands OF the states attorney, Edward g.
Eicheiberger. assisted by VIM. p Maulsby,
Jr. 1t is thought the defense WI enter =
plea OF insanity. Much dificu1ty Il 10 son.
posed, viii be experienced IN obtaining q
jury, and this work alone win occupy ~.
eral days.
Local Political Ink.
The democrats OF Frederick county fol-
lowed yesterday in the wake OF their re-
publican opponents In the matter of ar
ranging the preliminaries for their fan
campaign The primary meetings Of the
party were held In each Of the twenty-one
election districts Of the county. all being
contests Of any kind. The purpose Of the
| meetings was to elect delegates 70 the
county nominating convention, to be held
In this city on the I'd instant. and also to
choose members OF a new county central
committee. At the county convention on
the sd nominations win be made for the
egates and a county surveyor. and alss
delegates Will be elected TO the state con-
vention In Baltimore on the 9TH Instant. 70
nominate a candidate for state con troner.
They will not nominate a county commits
sioner ticket. as the republicans have done,
because they are OF the opinion that the
act Of the Legislature OF 1872 extending the
term OF the present board from two TO six
years Is constitutional and viii be 10 de-
cided by the court OF appeals when the oues-
ton comes before Il next month. The pri-
mary for Frederick district was held yes
terday afternoon in the basement Of the
court house. and after being called 90 order
by ]. Roger McSherry was organized with
Roors as Th ana J1.eps
authorized TO name twenty-five delegates
/ TO the county convention and twenty-five
members Of the new county central COM
mittee which he did. and the meeting ad-
journed.
An interesting event In the church history
| OF Frederick occurred this afternoon at
St james Evangelical Lutheran Chapel was
| laid on West Second street. with impressive
services. and in the presence Of q larye
| number of people. The Rev. @. @ H
| Harstcarl pastor OF the congregation. had
| charge of the formal exercises. and the SER
| mon was preached by the Rev. DR.. Wolfe.
| of the Theological Seminary at Gettysburg.
| Pa. In the corner stone were placed records
/ of the church. a number Of local and other
| newspapers of current date. coin. &C The
| new edifice will be completed during the
| coming winter. at a cost OF about 5000. 1t
| will be OF Romanesque deagn- with an
| amphitheater interior and tower on the
| front. There will be a space for q memorial
4 window TO the hte Rev. Dr. Geo. Dtehl.
| who founded the congregation. and space
| will be left in the front OF the lot Tor an
| addition to the church at any time
| One of the most famous Instances OF
| litigation In the annals Of the Frederick
| county court Is the Hoffman-Secrfs road
| case, which has been In progress for the
past fifteen years and was sdll left unset
| tied at the present term OF court By the
failure of the jury TO agree. The contest
is over the opening OF a short pieoe OF
| county road on the Land OF Sectst In the
ueishbor hood OF Vaudeville. and the con-
test since IL began has put the county to
an expense OF several thousand dollAss with
| to bob up at every term OF court Secrfst
objects 20 the road because II passes be-
| tween his barn and house and cuts on his
| water supply.
The court had before Il on Friday the case
| OF the state versus Thomas Philips, Cor the
attempted murder OF Daniel Kennedy. Both
are white men and both OF Frederick. and
| got into a quarrel on East Patrick street
last winter which resulted IN several pietol