The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-02-11


1859, is what is probably an account
OF the mnrlcr by Justice Taneys faith
cr. The latter is called - ylmcr Tier
nay" fair paraphrase of Michael
Tancv. He was n widowcr of about
fifty" whose attentions to a young lady
were divided by a young man 26years
Old. There was youth, good looks,
and cheerful manners on one side, on
the other age, homcliness, and a gloomy
bearing, and so the bachelor was pre-
ferred to tn widower."
"One sum ner day party was held
at Tiernay's house, and the young lady
displayed her partiality for 'McGregor.
The company conclude | to 60 the cool
cool watersidc. Old Mr. Tiernay asked
McGregor to stay awhile, as he had
something particular to say to him.
His manner was so smiling that when
he made the request no one suspected
any wrong was intended.
After long time the party Won
dered where Tiernay and McGregor
could be. Suddenly servant came
running to tell them that the body of
young McGregor lay dead in the gar
den at the Poplars and that Tiernay
had ridden away or his tleetest horse.
Bruce McGregor' had been stabbed to
the heart and must have died instantly.
1.-TWO brothers of the victim pursued
Tiernay, but he was never seen alive
again. About a year afterward his
| body was brought to the county and
| quietly inferred in the family burial
ground. He had hidden himself in 4
retired part of Virginia, and had died
| there with no one to attend his hours;
of sickness but IN old negro man. his
body servant. who had learned the way
| to his masters retreat, it is thought
through letter The grave was opened
| bv the brothers of the murdered lover
| to assure themselves that the funeral
| had not been mere pretcncc to put 4
| stop to their search after the murderer.
The young lady married another young
gentleman.
What has become of the Tiernay
family! There is no one of that name
now 1882 living in the county" Mr..
Hungerford goes on: "They sold out
their property after their fathers death
and two of them left the country. The
Youngest. DR.. Tiernay. who remained,
| died without issue. The eldest brother
removed to the far Southwest. The
second brother now lS5Oa a very aged
man, occupies one of the highest judi
cial positions in the country. He is
now. am told, as remarkable for self
control and gentlcncss OF manner as he
was in his younger days for high tenn
| per and haughtiness.
Upon the next place above the Pop
lars. called Crow Island, planter OF
| cruel nature turned his overseer's fam
| ilv out in the snow. refusing to let his
slaves receive their little children. All
became sick. and one died The over
seer with Il rifle met Mr. "Harold' in
| a field and mortally wounded him, and
the planter died in his own front par
| lor, leaving bloody stains on the floor.
| The oversccr was not cNel tried. The
Governor gave hun Il nolle prosequi
Ticrnav 5 family. continues Hunger
ford. consisted Of himself. an old maid
sister who kept house for him, and his
three grown up sons The family
name was one Of the Oldest in the State;
the father and sols We're, rs their an
cc,tors had been, is far back rs tradi-
ton records. remarkable for stcrnneSs
and strength OF character, rs well rs
for violent passions and hanghtiness OF
drmeanor.
The McGrtyors were beloved. while
the Tiernavs were feared. AS these
were the two most influential families
in the hundred, and were, moreover
opposed in politics, Il traditional ieal
ousv always existed between them
Yet the families had always been upon
visiting terms. The state of truce was
due to the amiablc character of the
McGregorS, their candid dem ,anor to
ward their neighhors, their careful
avoidance Of committing or speaking
any wrong OF them and also their never
taking any offence unless assured thai
it was meant.
Such is a picture OF the crime o
Chief Justice Tanrv's father related
,y an inlulycnt pro slavery contempt
rar,.
Hun rertor,l visited his native region
in So. .Il>t rs fancy was about t,
attack the nitel States Bank The
sketches We're not plhlishel till lS5!
and had thea been edited by s,mebody
who probably, ike the gen,ral reader
never suspected that thn Tiernlys wer,
the Tan"y>.
The description OF Chief Justice
fancy by the Mary ryIander, Hnagerford
is unmiStakahlc. He may have beeI
the son, the collegiate and political son
who sent the body slave t. nurs" hi
father.
, ] InrNt OK up Samuel Tyler's lit