The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-08-07

when Bowling would remove. lie told him
that he would not care about his leaving the
place il he would remain there, but that he
was away most of the time, and that depreda-
tions were being committed. Bowling an
| swered that he would remove next week, but
that Whitaker could not put him off for
year. "Oh, wel,n replied Whitaker, ''if you
| feel that way about it, will have to go law to
get you off," To this Bowling responded,
| '''rhere is no use of going 10 that trouble and
| expense, I'll move next week" "Iou have
told me that so often,' said Whitaker, "that
| | don't know how to believe you" Bowling
| flew into q rage and said, "You have no right
on this place. and you had better get off of
it," Very well,' said Whitaker, 81 guess
we had better go. c. d you, I'll shoot
you," cried Bowling, who was sitting on the
door step, and reaching around the door post
into the room he procured gun and started
| after the men, who were slowly walking away.
Mr. Whitaker turned, and seeing the position
which affairs had taken, cried out, "Dont
| shoot, have done nothing to be killed for"
| Sc d you, III kill you,' was the re-
Spouse, and US he spoke lie fired. The shot
struck Mr.. Whitaker, who had placed small
| plum tree between him and his pursuer, in the
right abdomen, striking and almost demoish-
ing his watch. bowling fired the second
time, and then threated to shoot Harry Whit
aker with pistol which he had drawn. The
wounded man walked across the orchard and
climbed over a fence, supported by his son and
| Mr. Murphy, and then sank, exhausted.
Mr.. William f. Hanway, near neighbor,
was sent for and rough stretcher made and
the wounded man conveyed to his home,
| few yards distant. Drs. F. z. Smithson, w.
B. Munnikhuysen and William 5. Archer were
summoned. They pronounced him to be in
| SO critical a condition that States Attorney
Preston, accompanied by Justice James A.
| Lyle, went from Bel Air 10 take his ante-mor
| TEN deposition.
! MIR. Whitaker died at IL minutes before
| twelve o'clock on Sunday night, perfectly
conscious and without apparent pain. He
was in the G4th year of his age, and leaves
widow, sister Of Mr.. J. Pearl Wilson, of
Bel Air, a son, MIR. Harry Whitaker, and two
| young daughters, Misses Florence and Mary
Whitaker.
Bowling has resided upon the property
where the tragedy occurred for about thirty
years. 1t was formerly part of the Nhita-
ker property, being the residence OF George
| Whitaker, a brother of the deceased, who
committed suicide while living there, the
| murder of Sunday being the second horror at
tached to the place. 1t is situated at the cor
| ner Of the road leading from Forest Hill to
Jarrettsville and that leading from the main
Fairview colored church.
| After Bowling had committed his fearful
| crime, he loaded his gun and cutting through
the fields back of William Wilson's house, he
crossed the road near Rock Spring Church,
| and passing in the rear Of MIR. Joseph Wallis
| house he went down the B. and L. Railroad
until he reached the residence of Mr.. William
| Il. Harlan, TO whom he surrendered. Mr.
| Harlan Immediately brought him into town
| and delivered him at the jail. He had evil
| IDENTIFY ran great portion of the way as his
appearance manifested, his clothing being
soaked with perspiration. The gun is now in
| possession of Mr.. j. Edwin Webster, to whom
he handed it, Formerly a man Of good ad-
dress and well thought of in the neighbor-
hood, considerable change had come over
| him, and his wife and children were living
apart from him, with the exception of one
son. He is about IS years of age.
On Monday Justice Lyle acting as coroner
| held an inquest upon the remains, with the
| following jury: j. !. Richardson, Jr., Henry
| c. b. Norris, James {. Bavington, William I.
Billingslea, Joseph II. Pyle, Harper II. Black,
| Oliver johnson, George II. johnson, William
| o. Grafton, William Z. nanway, Wilson d.
| West and Thomas A. Amoss.
Previous to the inquest post-mortem eX-
animation was made by Drs. Smthson, Mum
nIkhuysen and Archer.
James Murphy tesiifed.--''I went to bowl
ling's with Mr.. Whitaker after dinner. 1t
was about half past one O'Clock. Harry went
with u.s. We took a couple OF buckets, ln-
tending to gather plums. After picking the
plums we went toward the house. When
first saw Bowling he was taking an arnful OF
wood into the house. The two men greeted
each other pleasantly. Whitaker asked
| Bowling when he was going to move, and he
replied, next week. Il wish you would
said Whitaker, 'as there is no one here to pro-
tect the property Tknow it, said bowling,
during the last year or two about $3.50 worth
of goods have been taken from my house.
Whitaker agreed to this and said they were
robbing him of his fruit. Whitaker said to
him, If you don't get out I'll have to seek the
law Don't do that was the reply. i can
stay here another year anyhow Bowling
walked about fifteen feet toward us and said,
Il don't known that you have any other bust
ness here, and want you to get off the place
Whitaker said, we will co. and walked off.
! Bowling, who was then sitting upon the door
step called out, id if you don't have to
90 he reached in and got a gun and said,
id if | don't shoot you There is no
necessity for that, Mr.. Whitaker said, and
Bowling cried again, id if | don't kill
YOU" Mr. Whitaker jumped behind small
plum tree, saying as he did so, MIR. bowling
don't shoot me- Yes, I'll kill you was the
reply. Whitaker lodged and Bowling fired
at him and struck him on the right side. Mr..
Whitaker cried MY God, don't shoot
Bowling said, Yes, I'll kill YOU and fired
] again Harry went to help his father and
!, Bowling drew u pistol and threatened to
! shoot him. We took him away. He walked
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