The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-22
MURDER AT BRUNSWICK.
ROBERT KELLER INSTANTLY
KILLS ]. G. WALKER.
The Crime Occurred at mo g." AT
ter a Short Altercatlon-Th
Victim Took the Part of
His Lame Brother-Jury
of Inquest Held.

Following closely in the wake of the
mysterious robbing of the toll on the
bridge and the fatal shooting of a
tramp in the railroad yards by an Off
Ger of the law, comes the news of cold
bloodtd murder just outside of the cor.
porate limits of Brunswick, and if the
details gathered during the excitement
following the sad affair, Prove to be
close-fisted facts, the scales of justice
will soon do some extra weighing and
the county Jail hold in its strong EN-
brace convicted murderer. But there
are always two sides to question.
Robert Keller, fifty five years of age,
! was brought 10 Frederick Tuesday
morning by Deputy Sheriff Emory
Nelson.
The crime committed on Monday
night at late hour, and according to
accounts there were several witnesses.
One was J. E. Walker, a brother, who
is lame aud who is also au employee of
the B. & 0. The two entered Keller's
saloon on the Knoxville road, which
does not bear very reputable charac-
ter, and ordered drinks. Something
was said about the payment of them,
and one word led to others, until KEEL
Ter suddenly grappled with Walker
and the pistol shot followed. 1t is
said that to the amazrment of the
the murderer co ly grasped his victim
by the heels, dragged him 10 the door
and cast him outside. Snme say that
after the shot, X Her hit the fallen
man with the butt end of the revolver
The authorities were at once notified
and Keller placed under arrest. The
dead man was removed to the home of
his mother, TO whom The shock is al
most vulnerable.
Keller has figured before in cases of
the same kind. Twice he has gotten
off With his life in courI, one of The
cases being that of shooting at man
in Brunswick. He is now in Jail here
and is now non-communicatlve. He
will not talk of the affair at all He is
tall of stature, rather stoop shouldered.
grey mustacbe and rough looking gem
orally. The prisoner was given pre-
liminary hearing before Magistrate
Hteshew, of Brunswick, who COM
mitted HIM TO Jail to await further ac-
ton on the part of the authorities.
A coroner's jury was summoned in
Brunswick, on Turspav, TO investigate
the killing of JIG. Walker by Robert
f. Keller The jury was composed of
Messrs. Patrick NJ. West, foreman;
Luther II. Polterfield, John +. Vtrts,
d. G. Dixon, b. Frank Norris, Charles
w. Halves, Martin Mcbride, John S.
Flora, Charles w. Whitehair, Clayton
E. Orrison, VIM. Z. Rowe aud James
s. Busey.
Coroner Thomas Turner States At
torney Kinks and Sheriff Mcbride
went to Brunswick that day and de-
cided upon an inquest.
The autopsy, made by Drs. Leon
West and John HILLARY, showed that
the shot took effect near the left nipple
and penetrated the heart, causing in
slant death.
The verdict of the jury was that
"Joseph c. Walker came to his dealt
in Frederick county, Maryland, near
Brunswick, on the night of January
18th, 1897, by pistol shot fired If m Il
pistol in The hands of Robert f. Keller,
which wound killed Joseph e. Walker
in Frederick County, against the peace
and dignity of the Stale OF Maryland"
The outcome If the inquest brings to
light several important pieces of in
formation which will hang heavily
over the accused man when his case
comes before the court
1t seems that the lame brother and
a brother IF Keller got into a dispute
about trifiing matter aud this finally
brought about the trouble. The st ongrr
brother took the part of the weaker
one.
Those in the saloon at the time were
powerless to prevent the crime, so
quickly was it consnmmated.
Keller will be tried at the next term
OF court and the State will have plenty
Of witnesses to make out a strong case
against him.