The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-31
HELD FOR rHE GRAND JURY.
An Ex-Postmaster Charged With Making
False Returns.

William II. Hull, merchant at Beggs,
this county, between Westminster and Union
Mills, was arrested bya United States Deputy
Marshal on Friday of last week, and had a
hearing in Baltimore on Wednesday before
Commissioner Rogers on the charge of max
ing false returns of the mails passing through
his Office so as to increase the compensation
received from the Government. There is no
salary attached so the position, the holder of
it being paid in proportion to the quantity of
mail handled.
When a change was made in the Office last
year and John I. Grouse was made post
master, the number of letters passing through
the office, it is claimed, suddenly dropped to
about one-third of what they had been under
the administration of his predecessor. This
raised the suspicious of the auditor OF the
Postoffice Department at Washington. and he
sent Inspector Maxwell to investigate, with
the result that Mr. Hull was placed under ar
rest. He claims that the dropping off in the
letters were caused by the fact that the post
Office had been removed, and much of the
matter formerly mailed there was now semitic
Westminster and Union Mills.
Commissioner Rogers released the accused
upon $500 bail for the Federal Grand Jury.
His father went on his bond.
Base Ball.
The recently organized Westminster Base
Ball Club won its initial game Saturday after
noon, on the College grounds, from the Fritz
ellburg Club, by the score of 10 to 2. The
game was close and exciting up TO the fifth
inning when the locals scored three runs and
clinched the game. Irwin pitched a fine
game, having plenty of speed and curves, al
lowing the heavy hitters from Frizellburg only
six hits, of which Babylon made three, and
striking out seven men. The runs made by
Frizellburg were made in the third inning
after two hands were out. Myers hit to left
a line drive which was caught by the wind
and bounded from Shriver's hands into some
weeds and could not be found until Myers had
crossed the plate. Shaffer, the next man,
knocked slow one to third but the throw
was wild and the ball went through a hole in
the fence and again could not be found until
he had scored. In the first inning Brown
went to first on four bad balls and Banner
made hit, but the next three men were re-
tired one after the other Again in the fifth
Black reached first on an error and Brown
was given base on balls, but Irwin steadied
down and all Banner could do was to force
Black on third. Myers and Shaffer were easy
outs. In the first inning Lawyer singled,
went to second on Shriyer's sacrifice and came
home on the error made on Frizzells hit. In
the second Shaw went to first on an error,
Stonesifer's two Dagger scored Shaw and he
stole third and scored on LAWYERS sacrifice.
In the fifth three runs were made, by Stone
sifer going to first on an error, Lawyers two
base hit and singles by Miller and Frizzell.
In the sixth Van Fossen made home run.
Three more runs were made in the eighth.
Irwin led off with hit, Smith forced Irwin
out at second, Van Fossen and Shaw singled
scoring Smith, Stonesifer was hit by the ball,
Shriver hit one to Brown whose throw was
made mess of by Black, scoring Van Eos
sen and Shaw. Schaffer of the visitors made
the star play of the game, making running
catch with one hand of Irwin's long fly. Mil
Ter caught fine game and threw well to
bases and Lawyers third base playing was on
the star order.
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