The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-10-21
Maryland Affairs.

Many persons were feeced by sharpers
at the various fairs this season.
Western Maryland and West Virginia
trade in ginseng realizes about 81, 800, =
900 yearly.
James B. Ramsay & Son, owners of the
Cecil paper near Rising Sun, have assigned
and the mills are closed.
Hagerstown had an $500 fire on
Monday. 1t started in bakery and was
difficult to handle. Several other build
ings were damaged.
Joseph S. Heiusler, the well-known
lawyer of Baltimore, died on Sunday last.
For many years he was an active member
of the Catholic Church, and also of the
Democratic party.
DR.. George H. Jones, while calling the
Democratic meeting to order in Prince
Frederick, Calvert county, on Monday
last, was stricken with apoplexy. He was
removed to his home and died a few hours
later. The meeting took recess, but
was shortly reconvened and the several
speakers addressed the people.
On Sunday night last, while walking to
his home, near Frederick, Howard Stup
was ordered by two negroes to throw up
his hands. He did so, but one of the
highwayman dropped from well directed
blow, and the other ran away. The negro
was severely beaten by Mr.. otup and will
not call on him sooR ito throw up his
hands.
Judge Revell, at Annapolis, on Monday,
in his charge to the grand jury, was very
emphatic in his charge in relation to the
selling Of cigarettes to children under II
years of age, carrying concealed weapons,
all species of gambling &c, and asked
for thorough investigation Of these and
all other violations Of the criminal law.
Wesley Harrod, colored, was arrested
Monday afternoon, charged with commit
ing the double murder at Eastport, near
Annapolis, on Saturday night, October
9TH. On the morning Of Sunday, Octo-
Der 8, William Lomax was found on the
shores of Back Greek, at Eastport, and
several days later his hand on his vessel
was found floating near the mouth Of the
same creek. Both had been killed by
blows on the head Both were negroes.
Robbery Of Lomax and his vessel was the
motive. Earrod is about p years old
He has been under suspicion ever since
Lsmax' body was found Lomax broth
er was murdered about Is years ago BY q
eolored man who was enamored Of the
murdered man wife.
Captain Oliver Caulk, Of ST. Michaels,
Talbot county, master of the Chesapeake
Bay oyster sloop Dream, was murdered,
the body dismemered and the trunk burned
to crisp by setting the vessel afTe early
Saturday morning off the mouth Of Rock
Greek, on the western shore below Fort
Carroll. The deekhand on the vessel,
Frank Collier. colored, Is missing, and 1t
is thought that he has also been murdered
The motive for the double tragedy is sup
posed to have been robbery, or the &C; Of
an intoxicated man Robert Wyatt, aged
about 90 years, an oyster tongue, living At
st. Michaels, was arrested and locked up
in the Central Police Station, Baltimore,
Monday hight, charged with the murder
of both Captain Caulk and Collier. Bloody
clothing and shirt, bloody shoe and
blood stained gin bottle were found on
Wyatt. He denied the murder, but ac-
knowledged the Identification of two i'm
portant witnesses, whose testimony viii
have considerable bearing on the case