The evening times., 1896-09-25
MURDERS IN MARYLAND
Large Number Of Homicide
Cases Soon to Be Tried.
SLAYER OF MISS DROWN
James Smiths Trial to Occur During
the Coming Term of Court-The
Waring Piummer Tragedy = The
irwin Assassination ut La Plata
Sensational Features.

cases are OF particular interest to residents
or ms city. by reason Of tie cl Csc proximity
of the scenes OF the crimes. In baltiniore
city there are seven murder cases to be
tried, while i'll the counties the number Of
persons under the charge are seyeu white
and ten colored
The principal one in which Washington
Is Interested is james Smith. who Is held
for safely in Baltimore city. he is the
murderer of Miss Marguerite Drown, whose
murder took place at Seat Pleasant.
Prince George county. Just few miles
from this city. The brute ended her life
by cutting her throat.
Up in Charles county. at historic La
PI1La. George Matthews and Mrs. Emma
Irwin are held for The murder OF james j.
Irwin. husband or the woman. Irwin, 1t
vii! he remembered, was killed in bed at
his iioIne ut Aliens Fresh. Matthews.
whom Mrs Irwin has ackIow iedged was
her p8raInour. Is charged with the killing,
which was brutal i'll the extreme. and the
wife is held as an accessory. states At
torney POsey feels confident Of con-
viction. and claims to be possessed OF the
strongest proof.
MURDER OF THORNTON.
over at Rockville six coiored men are
confined in the Jail awaiting the action
OF the November term of the Montgomery
county court They are Perry Eicorn,
Archie Hopkins, CHARLES Hopkins, Sam
Budd, Elijah Hagf;e,u. aud street Hopkins,
all charged with the murder OF Chrenc.
Thornton, the particulars OF which were
exclusively stated in The Times the next
day after the killing. which took place
at Sandy Springs. 1t was in light in
the woods that the men held are alleged
TO have set on Thornton, and with fence
rails aud sticks to have beaten him 10
death.
Prince George county will have iarge
share of the number OF murder trials.
Besides that OF Smith, there is OF I
particular interest 1t Is the killing of
DR.. William Waring, who was fatally cut
by Mordecai Plummer IN the lattcr's
restaurant at Upper Marlboro. II is said
that when Mr. PIuuimer asked the doctor
to make less noise the latter became in
censed, and seizing a tunibier threw II
at PIurnmer, striking him on the left
temple, and followed up his attack by
striking Plummer in the eye.
The men then fought behind the counter
aud out to the main floor, when both fell.
When separJted the doctor had cut
under the left Jaw and was bleeding to
death Mr. Plunner IS out on $4,000 bail.
Both men were prominent citizens OF the
county.
The other case with which States At
torney Roger Bells will have to wrestle
is that OF Richard King, charged with
the killing OF James Crook last Fourth
Ill ut
after drinking. returned to Kings hcnie,
about three miles distant.
Here they began TO wrestle, and after
King had been thrown a few times he be
came angry and picked up caftpm and
struck Crook several blows. Crook became
unconscious. was taken to Kings home,
and fingered for week. when he died. A
post mortem examination showed frac-
ture of the skull about six inches long.
THE WHITAKER CASE.
In Hartford county the only person charged
with murder is William Z. Bowling for the
killing of Charles Whitaker. The circum-
stances Of the crime are as follows: Dowl-
ing who had resided upon the adjoining
place belonging 10 Mr.. Whitaker, had mort
gagged his farm and 1t was purchased ut
trustees sale by Mr.. Whitaker
The latter made several attempts to get
possession. without avail. On Sunday. A u
gust 9, last. Mr. Whitaker, in company
with his SON. Harry, and James Murphy an
empIoye, went across thcficlds to Dowling's
property for the purpose of gathering
plums.
When they reached the place Dowling
came out. and friendly greetings passed
GpsnltOry CDIl-
versation being kept up for about ten
minutes. when Whitaker told bowling
that persons were carrying off his fruit
and that he would like 10 get Possession
OF the property and inquired when Dowl-
ing would remove.
Dowhpr answered that he would leave
in a weeks time, but that Whitaker couio
not put him off for year, to which MI
Whitaker replied that he would so to law
to get him off The conversation went on IN
this strain for some time, when DOWNING
flew into rage, and told Whitaker mat ne
had no business ont the place ,andto getotfot
Il at once. at the same time saying: III
shootyou,' and getting his gun. started after
the retreating mep.
Whitaker turuCd, and. seeing the posluon
which affairs had taken, cried out. Don
shoot, / have done nothing to be Killed lor'
aud as lie spoke. Dowling fired first and
second time, striking Whitaker IN the aD-
domcu. Tie wounded man fingered Tor
about eleven hours, when he expired. after
having been carried to his home
THE RASH TRAGEDY.
The only person now in Queen Annes'coun-
~ iail op The charge of murder is ThomasR.
Brown. charged with the killing of his
bro,her-in-law. Samuel NJ. Rash. april Il,
1896 TIE case is rather mysterious aud
very sensational
The Worcester county Jail contains two
alleged murdercrs. both colored. John
Gordv. charged with the killing of Lizzie
Timmons. The case has been removed to
wicomico county and will be tried nexi
moDth nj Salisbury. The second case is
that OF James Handy of Pocomose City.
charged with having killed Samuel Fitch
ett at a lawn party held at tue colored
church ut that place.
Ia Dorchester Frank L. Thomas. widely
Known citizen. will be tried on November
8 for the shooting and killing or his next
door nei ghbor. A. A. Wilson. school teach
er. Bad feeling had existed between tue
two for some time.
The cases which occurred III Eaiiiuoie
city are nearly all Of an interesting CHAR
acter. The principal one is connected with
the so-called Sandy Bottom gang Of South
baltimore, Roger Donghertyi Patrick Kane
and John Diviney being tue principal, char
acters who are now waiting trial in the
cosirt of appeals for the killing OF Patrol
man John J Daley. '.-,..
Other cases are William Howard, charged
Observation-Disclosures