The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-09-22

grarT Sffown 10 rIfu jury H cUrrtcr
station. Was standing near the men waiting
room and heard the shots fired. They came
from the front car, next 10 the engine. Lee
fen at the first shot, No shots Were fired FROM
the platform.
night. ] saw The fire coming from the car
window, but did not see Lee fall. Lee was
orderly. No shuts were fired from the plat
form.
Edward Duff was at the station and saw
the shooting. The shots came from the first
car and ee fell at The fir I shot.
Joseph arrCll testified TO being present hear
inv the shots fired. and seeing tee fall. Did
not see who fired, but the shot; came from the
front car.
fired. Don't think any were fired outside of
the car.
John e. Calder.-T had come from my home
Mt Forest Hill and spent the evening in Bel AR.
returning on the night train. Their was
commotion outside after got on the train, and
some one threw a bottle out of car window.
Several more bottles were then thrown from
the car and the men on the station platform
moved up towards the ladies' waiting-roOm
door | had my head out of the window when
the first shot was fired. l drew in my head at
the flash and saw man about four seats in
front of me with pistol in his hand, firing IL.
IThe witness then identified Young as the man,
The smaller mau (tSushl was beyond him. The
cars were in motion. He heard four shots. No
shots were fired from the outside.
on cross examination the witness said: II
changed my seat after the bottles were thrown.
I did not see who fired the first shot, but it was
evident that the man with the pistol in his hand
had done it. / never saw Young before the
shooting but knew Bush. l saw no one shoot
but Young"
Rouse, testified that she had been to camp and
returned on the train. She saw Lee on the
camp-ground and he was quiet. Bush wanted
to borrow the pistol from Young and the latter
said that he would loan it to him until he got
to Bel Air, saying, II want to use it myself
when get to Bel Air. When ! get there, am
going 10 shoot some CANNED gan na 4 9iRgeri fo ne
Young whistled and Bush came and got the
pistol. / recognize Young and Bush as the
Flemming was sitting on Young slap: didn't
see Murray on the car. Young and Flemming
were in the seat in front of me. When Young
aourished the pistol 1 stood up. l was afraid
Martha Auderson.-I saw Young and Bush
on the train. They had some talk and Young
behind him and saw the pistol passed. Did not
know Young before that nignt. Bush handed
the pistol back just before the train reached
John Jackson.-I saw Young at Forest Hill.
Charles Green handed me pistol to look at
| and handed it to Joe. Young. who told Green
| the shooting. Young fired the first shot. !
saw him do it. He fired three times, the first
| time out of the car window. did not see Bush
shoot. The pistol which he fired was the one
he got from me. 1t was 30 calibre. threw
| a bottle but don't know whom hit. Charles
johnson threw a bottle. They were sarsapa-
Charles o. Whitaker.-I was on the train and
saw the blaze from the shot. / heard Young
say to the woman, Flemming, "You - do
you want every body to know who did 1t "
There were five or more shots fired. Several
| missiles were thrown at the car.
/ Samuel Turner was on the train and saw
l Young with the pistol but did not see Inc
| shooting.
| Court adjourned at 430 o'clock. The jury
men were placed In charge of Sheriff Forsytht
| and were cared for at the Eagle Hotel.
| Court reconvened at 10 o'clock Thursday
VIM. E. Stewart testifed-I came up from
1 Fallston in the car next TO the engine. Young
and Bush were in the car. ] saw them both Il
| camp. Each had pistol in his hand. heard
| Il bottle thrown. 1 heard but did not see thu
shooting. Saw Young with pistoi after thu
| shooting. i saw no trouble while AT camp, bu
saw Lee trying to throw bottle into the ca
from the high platform. He was the man whit
fell. l was told it was Lee, but didn't know
him.
Hall Calder.-I saw something fall. Lee wa
acting orderly. Five shots were fired. saw
the flash of the first shot. There were no shot
from the outside. l think bottle struck thu
side of the Car. The bottles were thrown iron
the outside first
Jane Chancey.--I had been at camp all da!
| and returned on that train. Was 10 the ca
next to the engine. l heard Young say, II an
going TO kill Ed. Lee this night before leav
i Bel Air. He had pistol. The tram was thrl
| between the Almshouse and Bruins Crossing
saw no shooting. | left the car as soon as
| stopped and know nothing about the shooting
| William Brown knew nothing about tn
shooting. He was on the road above ErOgtowl
| when the Sheriff passed him with the tire
| men. Alter they passed he picked up plstO
| in the road, which he afterward gave to tn
| sheriff. 1t had three cartridges and two empt
| shells in it,.
Vim. J. Forsythe.-I am Sheriff of Harlor
! county. ! arrested Young Gnd Bush. wa
| notified that II man had been Shot ut the depe
| and went out there and found Lee On the llE
| platform L had MIN carried into the waiting
| room and sent for the doctors. | started ut
D A. NJ. with AlonZo Bond and found the mel
and brought them to Bel Air. | asked Yodn
if he knew my errand. He said it Was abou
, | the shooting. Iasked for the pistol and he too
| il from the bureau and gave it 10 ME. sayil
that wa the one he had shot with" He sal
| he mad told no one that ne had done any shoe
ing, hur afIerward admitted it, saying, IF
| he had I'll ken the cartridges out. He asked III
e | if had Joe Bush; that ne had done some shoe
!, ing too. Bush admitted that he had shot ono
4 but ne shot upward. Bush said that he had lie
| his pistol home. got Bush's pistol from wi
d They are American BULLDOG, 81 calibre
N | Young seemed frightened when arrested. III
night was u beautiful MOONLIGHT one.
q Conductor Webb, Oliver l.. Jefery, Aloni
/ Bond and Georgeanna Lee, the mother of u
murdered boy, gave testimony corroboratlr
the others as to the station incidents.