Evening star., 1897-04-02
LAUREL.

Capt. Vim. NJ. Potter in effort Wednesday
nigh. to prevent Mr.. Edward woods. who was in
drunken condition, from hsaulting his wife, WINS
cut several times In the arm The captain was
walking down Washington avenue about 80 In
the evening. when he called to by Mrs. Woods,
who said that her husband was breaking every
thing In the house. End that she was afraid he
might do serious injury TO her. The captain cn-
went out the back door, returning shortly with a
knife in his band. He started for the captain,
VINO ho~e'.l, Saueht MN ps the NrisI- puriis
the 81 uf1e which .Ilsued the captain and Woods
worked their way our OF the house into the street.
Here the encounter continued, unti the captain
finally ki.ocked Woods down Before lac had sue
cesded in doing this. however he was stabbed
eral times in the Woods Threatened all the
while 10 Kill the captain II he got a chance Mr..
John u. kearsey arrived the scene after Woods
had been knocked down and while the captain was
holding Kim. The captain directed Mr.. hcarsey 10
take the knife away from Nocls. which he did.
Bailiff Robey then came NJ and handcuned Woods.
taking him before Justice Curley- The hearing WAS
held until yesterday morning, when Justice
Curley bound Woods ever TO await the action Of
the grand jury liking his bail $1,000 whlch
was furnished for him by Mr.. Il. Lee Nichols.
The injuries received by Capt Potter, however, are
General Manager Schoepf OF the Maryland and
Columbia railroad states that Tuesday he will be
gin to put 9th street. over which the' elecr rail
way Will run through Laurel, in condition for
travel. This street has been unit for travel
throughsMt the v inter- The council has urged the
electric railway people to fix 1t up hut up To the
present tfIe nothing has been done with 1t. Some
OF the electric railway people were 10 Laurel yes
rargeme,its for beginning the work OF improvement
Tuesday. 1t is said that within three ar four
weeks work will be resumed all along the line be-
tween Baltimore end Washington. A gang OF EN-
ployes will be put at Laurel 10 finish the grading
ard begin ballasing and laying the tracks. This
gang will work Murkirk and Betsyille, where
another party will work TO Lakeland. Another
body OF The hallway employees will continue the
work OF ballasting and laying the track nom Lake
land to the District line. Ii Is believed that the
track will be laid from Laurel TO Washington by
the early part OF the summer
Friends OF ex-Mayor G. Is. Tmanus have been
urging him to for mayor independent
or republican ticket. Up to the present time
the ex-mayor has refused to II is believed
that he does wish TO for fear that II elect
ed II may inJure his chances OF securing the Laurel
post Office upon which he has eye. Some
OF his close friends believe that the effort TO put
him I'D for mayor is n scheme the part of some
of his friends TO get him out Of the for post
nester. While there are q large number Of can
6idates for the Laurel post once. Mr.. Timanus
feels rather c,Dhdent that he will secure Il. in
asmuch he Is calculating upon the backing of
Postmaster General james A. Gary. who is a stock-
holder in the LAUREL cotton mills of which Mr..
Tfmanus is manager. and In which he also has
interest. II is believed by many that the Post
master General will take no part in the appoint
ment OF n successor to Postmaster Flannery, but
will leave the matter to Representative Mudd Of
this district