The morning times., 1896-08-08
List WORD N ACCUSATION
Dr.. Waring Declared There
Was a Plot to Kill Him.
MARLBORO MURDER CASE
Jury Desires More InfOr-
matien and Adjourns Until This
Afternoon - bartender Ridgeway
May Know More Than He Has Told.
His Story Of the Fatal Affray.
Especial TO Tue Timcs.D

Marlboro, Md. Aug. THE coroner's
jury which 10 Investigating the killing Of
DIR. william waring by his Cousin. Nor
decai Plummer, adjourned this afternoon
without a verdict. An hour was spent in
discussing the evidence and the jury fsen
decided TO adjourn until 8 O'Clock toHnor-
row afternoon, when additional evidence
wili be heard.
The tragedy has caused but little excite
n,ent in the county, though because OF the
prominence OF both the dead man and his
slayer. 1t Is the one topic of discussion.
The real cause Of the killing remains
a mystery. No one declares 1t murder
prenIeditatcd and Intentional, yet 10 one
is willing to venture the opinion that It
was 1ustifiable- There is an impresston
that Ridgeway. the bartender. could tell
more than he has, and many believe un-
less Mr. P1umner comes forward and gives
the true facts they will never become
kHowD.
RIDGEwAY's STATEMENT.
Ridgeway stated to the coroner's jury
that DR.. waring and Mr. Piummer had been
drinking all the afternoon, but they were
perfectly pleasant and there was no dis
pute.
Mr. PIummer," said Ridgeway, went
home to his dinner. and did not know he
had returned, because 1t was unusual for
him 10 come back as early as he did yes'
terday. His custom is TO take nap. About
6 O'Clock it was when / turned around
and saw him at the end of the counter.
"Dr. waring was rather tight and rails.
ing a big disturbance. He picked up the
glass under the water cooler and threw
it at Mr.. Piufpmer. TIE glass is very
thick, at least an inch at the bottom, but
W hen il hit Mr.. Piummers head 1T broke
and left bad cut. Mr. Plummer came
behind the bar and DR.. wariDg followed
and dinched him. They swerved hack
and forth. and in trying To separate them
stumbled to the floor. As got UP they
sur.ed from behind the counter and i
gain attempted TO separate them. had
hold of DR.. Warnings right hand and was
grabbing for Mr.. Piurumer when 1 felt
warm stream on my arm. / looked and
sa " that II was blood. Almost Immediately
DR.. waring and Mr. Piumrner fell to the
floor. Both were all covered with blood"
Ridgeway said he did not see Plummer
cut Dr. waring nor did he kuo W what knife
it was done with.
DYING MANS ASSERTION.
Deputy Sheriff Causin Wanng testified
that his brother. Just before he died. said.
1t was preconcerted, concocted thing
to get me in here and then kill me-" The
dying man later repeated this statement to
Dr. Griffith. This. together with the tes-
timony of Jones and Tidings that Ridgeway
| told them To get out because there was
| going to be tight, led the Jury, after an
| hours defiberauon. to adjourn until 8
| O'Clock tomorrow. The foreman, DR.. Bill
| said this evening that he expected ad-
| acknowledgements would he had Tomorrow
and that States Attorney Bells had been
| telegraphed for and would be present.
Botn waring and PluTIner are large men.
but Piunmeri is MUCH larger tha n the former.
Men who know both say if Dr. Wanug
| hit his slayer with the glass in the way
described by Ridgeway it is a miracle that
| Plummer was not killed.