The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-19


blood of Indignation surging
through the veins of every white
citizen of the State, and which
may result, should the fiend be
captured, in placing upon the
pages of history another crime
that of lynching-in order that
the present terrible condition of
affairs may be sum marially
checked and life, honor and prop
erty be made safe from the lust
and cOvetOuSneSS of such brutes.
At Slidell, Montgomery County,
a little town just two miles north
of BOyd'S Station, on the Metro
politan Branch of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad the crime was
committed, and the entire com.
mnnlty is eager to mete out ven
geance to the inhuman ScOundrel
who despoiled in the blood of his
victims for the sake of robbery
for that seemed to be his motive.
Humphrey Brown, alias Tay.
lor, a negro, is generally suspect
ed as having done the deed, and
the fact that he is missing adds
certainty to probability.
The victims of this tiendiSh be,
ing were Louis ROSenStein and
his wife, who kept a small store
there. They came from Balti-
more some years ago and were
quiet and respected citizens,
AT an early hour Saturday
morning last, neighborS found
the husband and wife lying in
their own blood, their heads ter
ribly crushed and bruised and
the room and store terribly upset
i'll the search for valuables, which
were found to the extent, it is
said, of 5000. No one knows
how the shocking deed was done,
but the common idea is that
Brown came to the store early in
the morning, woke ROsenstein
up, who came down stairs, think
ing it was a customer.
Then the murder was commit.
ted. His wife was awakened 10y
the noise, and coming down stairs
to investigate, met a like fate.
The authorities were notified
as soon as possible and they now
have i'll Jail negro man and
woman by the names of John
Brown and Nellie Turner, with
whom Humphrey Brown was seen
last
A description of the latter has
been sent to all parts of the State
and vigilant. lookout is being
kept by the police.
Rosenstein died at the Mary.
land University Hospital on Sun
day night and his wife is expect
ed to die at any moment.
The County Commissioners of
Montgomery County, have offer
ed reward of 5000 for the ar
rest or information leading to the
arrest of Humphrey Brown.
a strange negro, answering
somewhat to the description OF
Brown, was taken into custody
by Constable Brust, in HELPS
Half-Acre, Wednesday morning,
and committed to jail to await
/ identification.
If the man is taken it will hard
ly be safe to keep him in Rock
vile, as the state Of public feel
ing cannot be tempered. He
will be taken to Washington for
safe keeping.
BROWN CAPTURED.
Humphrey Brown, the suspect
ed murderer of Louis Rosenstein.
at Slidell, Montgomery County,
was taken captive by the Wash.
ington. ID. G., authorities, Wed
nesday morning last, but not be-
fore he had killed Sergeant Fritz
PaSsau, of the city police force,
and wounded officer Cow.
He was located in an old ice
house near Georgetown, ID. c.,
and a squad of policemen headed
by Passad, was sent to appre.
bend him.
PasSam and Cow went into the
building to demand his surrender,
when he fired at them at close
range, one bullet causing the in
slant death Of PaSSan and an
other struck the shield on Cows
breast. He was slightly wound
ed i'll the finger 1t was only af-
ter threatening to burn the negro
out that he was finally taken.
He was safely lodged in Jail in
Washington and will be tried for
the murder of Passan by the Dis
trict Courts.