The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-02-13
Maryland Affairs.

Theodore L. Marshall, aged 81 years, died
in Port Deposit, Cecil county. on Wednesday.
Charles Winters, aged 10 years, is in Jail
ID Frederick, for robbing Legore station of
s1O2. on Friday night of last week.
Lieut.. Col George Porter Houston, re-
tired officer of the United States Marine
Corps, died in Baltimore on Sunday. He was
born in Lancaster county, Penna., in 1884.
Burglars entered the residence of Conrad
Schilling, aged about rs, in Cumberland on
Tuesday morning, bound and tortured him
until he was compelled to give up all the
money he had, about $500.
Mrs. Louise Cooper died Tuesday at the
residence of her son, Samuel Cooper, near
Greensboro, Caroline county, aged " years,
She was apparently in good health until few
hours of her death, which was caused by
hemorrhage.
George Neider, colored, is under arrest in
Frederick for setting fire to a stable on Mon
day night, in the business centre of the city,
in which was stored large amount of valuable
agricultural machinery. The loss is over
$500, with about $3.50 insurance
Shortly before daylight on Monday, James
Pulley deliberately murdered his mistress
Sarah Fields, in their room in May street
court, northeast Baltimore. Both are negroes,
and frequently quarreled. As the other m
mates of the house heard net cry, IT is sup
posed he held her by the throat and beat her
head into Jelly with an axe. The deed was
not discovered for several hours after, when
her sister tried the door and found it locked.
She looked in the window, which was raised
and saw the body of her sister lying on the bed
In the Allegany court, last week, Judge
Stake has decided, with Judges Sloan and
! Boyd cOucurring, that the cigarette law must
be construed literally, and that boy under
fifteen years of age cannot buy cigarettes I'M
less he has written order from his parent,
/ guardian or employer. George Whiting, q
dealer at Frestburg, sold cigarettes to a boy
upon the written order OF man who did not
| bear relationship as enumerated above, yet his
attorney, Mr.. a. A. Doub, thought a liberal
construction of the Law might bring abouG his
aequttai.
Fourteen ex-Sheriffs of Talbot county are
! living, viz jerome b. Bennett, sheriff
twice; VIM L. Wrightson. Robert I. Larri-
more, Nehemiah c. Fitzjarreli, VIM. S. Grace,
4 Caleb Griffin, VIM. Reddie. Thomas F.
Bridges, Thomas p Hopkins, VIM. S. Horney,
John S. Sullivan, Charles 4. Nicols, John b.
1 Fairbank, William j. Dukes. OF these sheriff
Bennett and sheriff FitzjaTell officiated at
executions Mr.. Wrightson was sheriff when
the late Judge Richard B. Carmichael was ar
rested on the bench while holding court IN
Easton, in 1862. by Deputy Marshal McPhail
and squad of his men from Baltimore, at
WHICH time the Judge was beaten over the head
with dubbed pistols for resisting arrest with
out warrant
The Circuit Court for Washington county
began the February term Monday morning.
In his charge to the grand jury, Judge Stake
called the attention of the body to two impor-
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prosecution of the municipal authorities OF
4 Hagerstown He said that the insurance COM
panies with agents there in their zeal for bust
ness had insured every description of property
without regard to the character of the risk,
endamgering the loss of more valuable prop
erty and the lives of citizens He said every
stable and frame building in the heart of the
city was fully covered, tempting destruction
at any time Judge Stake further called at
tention to what he designated the mndhOles
and disease breeding pools in alleys of the
city. He said if not remedied the responsible
authorities should be prosecuted. A sensation
was stirred up by the remarks of the Court.
Rev. Dir. George Morrison, a well-known
! PRESBYTERIAN minister, has filed a suit in the
Baltimore County Circuit Court, at Towson,
against Joshua f. Cockey, president of the
Cockeysville National Back, claiming Slo0,
coo damages In the declaration filed, Rev.
DR.. Morrison states that in 1899 he was mar
ried to Miss Comfort W. Cockey, sister of the
defendant, who was lady of refinement, So
cial position and wealth. and the declaration
continues The defendant, selfaggrand-
izer, at the time controlled and partly used IA
large amount of the plaintiffs wife's money,
and Immediately after said marriage attempted
TO and finally did ALLEVIATE the affections OF
the plaintiff S wife, and caused her to separate
. T. 1ofaD do, fnrf Sfatp
the defendant with lust for lucre, and with
native craft, has continuously, to the present
day, prevented reconciliation between the
plaintiff and his wife The plaintiff states
that sowing to the influence Mr.. Coekey sx'
erted" over his wife, he was compelled to Sc
cure divorce and was deprived of her love,
society and affection.