Evening star., 1894-04-04
ROCKVILLE.

The Athletic Base Ball Club Of this place
has been reorganized for the season of
1894, with the following officers: w. F..
Rabbit, manager; Robert 3. Peter, sec
retary and treasurer; Jas. F. Kelchnor,
captain. Manager Rabbit has been busy
for some days arranging q schedule for the
club, and up to date has booked the follow
ing games: With American Athletic Club,
at Rockville, April Z; Business High School.
at Rockville. April IA; Business High
School. at Washington. April 81; George
town Reserves, at Rockville, April %;
Georgetown Reserves, at Georgetown, April
y. The manager has been in communica-
ton with clubs throughout this state, West
Virginia and Eastern Pennsylvania, in
cluding Frederick, Hagerstown, Martins
burg, Hayre de Grace. Winchester. Cham
bersburg and other towns. The following
players constitute the team: Dawson,
catcher; Bean, pitcher; Kingdom, first base;
Edmonston, second base; Rabbit third
base; Kelchnor, short stop; Jones, left
field; Harriss, center field; Nicholson, right
field; Waters and Shaw substitutes.
In the circuit court yesterday John Jen-
kins, tried for assaulting Moulton Smith
with intent to murder, was convicted and
sentenced to the Maryland penitentiary
for five years. An appeal has been taken
In the case. A large portion of the day
was occupied In the trial of the case of
the state agt. VIM. G. Hendley, for wife
court, and there was n large crowd present
col siderable feeling being manifested. After
hearing the evidence and arguments of
counsel, the jury took but a short time
for deliberation, returning a verdict Of
guilty. Hendley was sentenced to i'm
prisonment in the county Jail for six
months. Another similar case stands on the
docket against him. Under the Maryland
law the whipping post is one of the penal
ties to be applied in the discretion of the
court In the case of the state agt. VIM.
Hill, colored, charged with assault with in
tent TO Kill. the prisoner was found guilty
ard motion for new trial has been
made. This Is the shooting affair that oc-
Cured at Garrett Park about two weeks
ago, when Hill fired a revolver at Conduc-
from Washington.
John Payne, a white boy, about seventeen
years OF age, was brought here yesterday
evening and lodged in JAIL charged with
a felonious assault on the person of Kate
Z. Tyler, near Silver Spring, on Friday
last. He was taken to the Jail very quietly.
Upon the arrival of The Star with full par
ticulars of the outrage, the crime became
the general topic of conversation Little
mercy Is shown in this community to Of
tenders of this class
Since Sunday last, when the Coxey army
left Massillon, Ohio, for Washington, some
excitement has been created in various
parts or the country at the probable ad-
vent OF this nondescript assemblage in
this section. 1t is suggested that If the
main object of the army is to secure good
reads they might, with great advantage, try
their hand in repairing the old Rockville
and Georgetown turnpike
Among the recent visitors to Rockville
was Judge Stake of the circuit court for
Washington county.
Mrs. Frank Thomas of Roanoke, Va, is
visiting the family of her father Dr. E E.
Stonestreet, at this place. s. A. NJ.