Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-07-12
A Frightful Death.

nAi' hohty Slay IuBlhnu, popular ana
well-known lawyer at this place, was struck
by an electric car in Kensington, on Mon
day night last, and instantly killed, his body
being badly mangled. At 9:15, as the north,
bound car of the Kensington and Chevy
Chase Electric Railroad was approaching
the intersection of Prince George Avenue
and Washington street, the car jolted vic
lently, showing that 1t had passed over some
obstruction. The motorman, Thomas M.
Crouch, and the conductor, Richard Butler,
went back to ascertain the nature of the OBJ
struction. They found the mangled body of
man lying partly on the track and partly
In the tall weeds on the roadside Mr.. s. A
Layman, who lives near the scene of the
accident, was the first to identity the body
Mayor h. B. DERRICK, of Kensington, who
is president Of the road on which the acct
dent occurred, telt it improper to act as cor,
oner, and Justice Morgan and Sheriff Null.
lican, of this place, were summoned by tel
egraph to hold an inquest. They, accom-
panied by Mr.. John G. England, brother,
and Mr.. Howard G. England, nephew of
the deceased, arrived at the scene of the &C
cident about 2 o'clock Tuesday morning
On their arrival jury was empanneled.
DIR. Anthony Ray was the physician sum
moned. An examination ofthe body showed
the bones OF the left arm and right leg were
broken in many places. The four trucks of
the car had passed over the body at the mid.
die, crushing it to pulp. On the head and
face were several cuts and Commissions where
the body had been rolled and dragged along
the ties. Layman testified that he distinct
ly heard the noise of the impact, but heard
no outcry Motorman Crouch testified that
he saw nothing on the teack, though he was
keeping sharp outlook. The conductor
thought that it was brushwood that had
been struck. From the position in which
the body was found the jury concluded that
the deceased was sitting upon the rail. Mr..
Alfred Ray testified that the deceased had
taken supper at his house, and with Mr.
Gordon Ray had afterward bathed in Rock
creek. About S:15 he left the house with
the intention of walking to the Baltimore
and Ohio Depot and taking the train to
Rockville. The motorman and conductor
jury, which set forth that the deceased came
to his death accidentally by being run over
by the motor car.
The body was taken in charge by his
brother, Mr.. John G. England, and brought
here for burial. Mr.. England was about
fifty years OF age and was of the well known
family of his name, residents in this county.
He was considered eccentric, but those who
knew him were aware of his ready wit and
superior mental attainments. He was much
in demand in Maryland as public speaker,
and his frightful death has created general
sorrow and regret wherever he was known.
The deceased was graduate of st. Johns
College, Annapolis.
The funeral of deceased took place here
on Thursday, with services at Christ Pro.
testant Episcopal Church.
Medal FOund.-A gold medal was found
on the farm of DR.. Gustavus Brown, near
Dickerson's Station, on Monday, which
would seem to have been lost while Nc
Clelan's army was encamped at that place
in 1868. Some laborers engaged in digging
postholes unearthed bright object about
eighteen inches below the surface, and on
examination it was seen to be medal about
the size of a ten dollar gold piece, On one
side is vignette of Gen. Mcclellan, encir
cled by the letters of his name. On the re-
verse side, standing out plain and distinct
appears the name of "Franklin G. Pulisi
pher, Co. |, Twelfth Vermont volunteers"
Cannon balls and other relics of battle
field are frequently found on the Brown
farm, and as there was fighting at DECKER
sons Station during the war, it is not i'm
probable that the medal was lost in battle
by the man who had won it by some brave
exploit in another engagement, and that hi
himself fell on the spot where the mark Of
honor has lain for more than thirty years
but the finders are inclined to think that j
was lost while the army was in camp, loca
tradition having it that the place where thu
medal was found was within the limits o
the camp, and that perhaps Franklin G
| Pulisipher still lives The medal is ia thu
possession of Mr. Jamison, the superntend
| ent of the farm.