Evening star., 1897-07-27
MIR. HILL.s ASPIRATIONS.
Politics and Other Matters in
NcfGhboring Maryland County.

Politics and Other Matters In a
Ncfehboring Maryland County.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
LAURELS July 27.-In the event of his
losing the fight I'm the primaries in this
county next Saturday for the ju1geship. it
is said Mr.. F. SnpwJien Hin will be pushed
fer the coiiectorsMp of internal revenue for
Maryland. POSTMASTER General Gary is
said to favos hing above all others for this
position. n
Mr.. Hill hold tie position under the Har-
rison admi8lstrsfaon. and is acquainted
with its duties, SaIe represents the Coffin
Gary element in this county. and was sup
ported by them flor the position of judge
wnen v. en- GOV. Lown@es appointed Mr. Merrick
or Judge Brooke's term, which occurred
last December and the election of his sue
cessor this fall. He will receive the same
aries to defeat Merrick who is the canli-
dete OF the Wellington-LowndesM Mudd fac
ton.
By some 1t is thought that Judge Merrick
Is s,r1 not as ardent a Mudd man as was at
hrst believed. 1t is wsll known that he
owes MS appointment as judge to Governor
Lowndes. For this reason it Is thought he
is more disposed to Lowndes in his sena-
toriai aspirations than he is to Mudd. The
friends of Mr.. Mudd however, favored him
Tor appointment This appointment. too,
was made before Governor Lowndes an
nounced himself a candidate for senator
ne contest between the Merrick and Hill
iacnohs next Saturday in the primaries for
the control of the. county convention prom
fses to be interesting
former Congressman Barnes Compton.
new naVai officer at the port of Baltimore.
Is III at his home here Mr. Compton is
suffering from an oppression about the
chest. He has had several similar attacks
neceh.iy; peing taken with the present one
at tne democratic primaries here last Sat
uroay: Dr. w. w. johnson of Washington
ana Dr. John Cronmiler of Laurel his
physlclans. state that his condition is not
serious. and that he will recover Mr.
oo,hpton IS at present resting very well,
altnough suffering some pain. He has nev.
er peen unconscious since taken, as was
reported His family do not look for
serious results. Mr.. Compton is now in his
sixty-seventh year.
A few weeks ago two detectiyes fro,,
the Hardesty Detective Agency of Balti-
more. one named John Daley and the other
Frusslnl, came to Laurel to secure evidence
az aga aihst aAeged violators of the local op-
tioh LAY" They visited all of the Dlaces
Wnere 1t was said the law was being vio-
Iated, ana secured evidence 1t is asserted
"hich Was used as a basis for the lndict-
ment OF the keepers of these places, the
same being placed in the hands of Stata,s
Attorney Bells In one place. which u.as
kept by Mr.. Peter Watts, the detectives
we're ordered out. as 1t is claimed by
W Wa.ts mat they threatened to xiii him
watts had warrants issued for them anI
Yesterday afternoon they were brought
from Hyattsvile to Laurel.
Justice Jackson tried the case. He fined
Dauey $oo1 and costs for carving con-
cealed weapons, and placed him 5 Under eo'i, q
peace peace pond of 500 Daley offered bail
"nich the justice would not take
writ OF habeas corpus. it is said. will
ne pe secured ntie at Upper Marlboro today. and
me me actlon of Justice Jackson brought to
me attention of Judge Merrick. Prussinf
the Italian. prayed for jury trial and
was paced under $1,000 bond, which was