The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-11-25
Maryland Affairs:

calvert county court Was Ill sesslon ouIy
eight days.
Frederick county's public schools cost
sS3, 81048 for the past fiscal year.
Washington county grand jury adjourned
Saturday after session Of six days.
Frank West, well-known physician
and surgeon of Baltimore, died last Satur-
day, aged 48 years.
Charles johnson is in Prince George S
county jail for robbing companion by the
use of knockout drops.
George W. Carter, aged p years, of
Montgomery county, has been sent to the
penitentiary for 10 years for stealing a
horse and buggy. He confessed to the
crime.
Matthew H. Jones, convicted of muir
der in the second degree for the killing OF
John Muir at Homecoming, was sentenced
by Judge A. Hunter Boyd, at Cumber-
land, on Monday, to IS years in the pen
itentiary
A stable and carriage-house on ex-
Senator A. P Germans Fairview farm,
Howard county, were destroyed by fire
last Saturday night The loss is estimated
at $40, 600. The fire is supposed to have
started from cigarette.
Wallace Reese, colored, was fatally
stabbed in Baltimore on Monday after
noon. in fight with John Brady, colored.
Both men were sailors and arrived in Bal
timore on Saturday from Pensacola, Florl-
da. Reese was disembowled.
Isaiah Lilies, colored, aged % years, is
held for the grand jury in Baltimore, for
further hearing on November %, charged
with cutting William B. Scott, colored, on
Saturday night. The men had fight and
Scott was stabbed 4 times in the back.
Mrs. Melina, aged 81 years, wife Of
John II. Shrader, Of near townsville,
Washington county, while talking to some
ladies in front of Wooburn Church, Sun
day, sank to the ground unconscious.
While taking her to the house Of John l..
Corbett, mile a way, she died
James l. Abner, the young eolored man
who murdered Roy p Lowe, son Of Mr..
Percy f. Lowe. of Reisterstown, on July
% last, by striking him on the head with
stone, young Lowe dying the next day
from the wound, was convicted of murder
in the second degree by jury in the
Criminal Court, Baltimore, on the 18th
instant, and was sentenced By Judge
Wright to Is years in the peuitentiary-
the full penalty for the crime.
Mrs. Mary Louisa Neidhart widow Of
William Neidhart, died on Wednesday
morning of last week at her home in Fred
erick, aged nearly IS years. Mrs. Neid-
hart and her husband were natives Of
Germany, but resided in Frederick many
years. and occupied a house on the site Of
the first house in Frederick Mrs. Ned
hart was the third octogeuarian to die IN
Frederick in the past three days. The
combined ages of the three amount TO over
253 years.
George Brandenburg, Jr., son of a well
known farmer Of Jefferson district, Fred.
erick county, while cunning with friends
on Saturday was Instantly killed by one Of
his companions, David Souder, who lives
near Catoctin Switch. The party were IL
the vicinity of Point Of Rocks, and Bran
denburg was slightly in advance Of Souder,
the latter carrying his gun cooked, to be
in readiness for any game. He accident
ally tripped over q stone and the hammer
dropped, discharging the barrels ThS
contents struck Braadenburg IN the back
part of the head and tore the topof Tbs
young man was 81 years Of age. Souder,
who is about 80 years old, Is Frustrated
with grief over the unfortunate accident.
The Chestertown correspondent Of the
Baltimore Sun of Saturday last says a
number Of interesting election intimidation
cases are now on trial in Kent county. Il
has been generally believed that many col
ored voters have been kept in the line C
vote the Republican ticket BY overt acts OF
threats of violence made against them by
members Of their own race. On last cleo.
ton night these threats assumed serious
phase, when the homes of two colore6 meu
who had voted the Democratic ticket were
attacked BY mob of about p men and
boys. The houses were bombarded with
stones, and one of them was forcibly en-
tered and the wife Of one of the men pain
fully injured Some of the men were ar
rested several days ago and turned State :
evidence They state that the men de-
liberately armed themselves with pistols,
bricks and clubs and went to the houses
for the avowed purpose Of assailing the
negro Democrats. Another colored man
states that the colored people threatened
to burn his house over his head, and that
his home was constantly guarded for some
nights before the election. The cases
were commenced on Wednesday. The
hearings have been postponed until Mon
day. The statements made by the perse-
cuted colored Democrats and borne out by
the stories Of the men who have turned
States evidence disclose startling eondi-
ton of affairs. Kent county has total
registered colored vote Of /, SIT. 1t is a
notorious fact that the streets Of Chester
town we're patrolled prior to the election to
restrain colored men from leaving the town
should they so desire.