The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-09-14
Maryland Affairs.

In August 1913 persons died in Baltimore.
Judge N. Charles Burke of the circuit court
for Baltimore county on "Wednesday decided
that IN affidavit taken by telephone was valid.
Judge Frederick Stump died at the ancestral
home, Perry Point, Cecil county. Thursday,
aged GA years. He had been on the bench
for "a years, and had yet IL years to serve.
William Jones, coloFed, pleaded guilty in
the Circuit Court for Howard county on
Thursday to having attempted an assault on
Nora Cross, and was sentenced to 10 years in
the Penitentiary.
Charles F. Beck, recently employed as an
engineer in the powerhouse OF the Mt. Wash
ington Electric Light and Power Company,
Baltimore county, passed through thrilling
experience on Friday night of last week. An
alternating electric current OF 1890 volts
passed through his body in the powerhouse,
and, though rendered unconscious, he is now
on the road to recovery. A current OF l,6O0
or |, 700 volts is used ON murderers in Sing
Sing Prison, New York.
During drunken melee Tuesday evening
at Schleysyille, in the suburbs OF Frederick,
James jackson, aged 10 years, shot aud per-
baps MORALLY wounded his father, Andrew
jackson. aged 46 years. During the day, it
is said, jackson, his son, his wife and her
brother we're having good time and partook
freely ofwhiskey and beer. The quarrel arose
from the fact that young jackson, who had
been making his home with his father, was
arranging to move to Virginia. The old man
objected 10 their leaving his home and said
he would kill anyone who would come to
take her away, and, getting his gun, loaded it
with several marbles for shot. In the even
ing an alteration arose between the old man
and Benjamin Ford, his sons brother -in-law.
The fight waxed warm, and, as Ford was being
badly used up, Jackson's son picked up the
shotgun and fred one load at his father,
alleging he wanted him to desist inhicting
punishment on Ford. One marble entered
The old mans left breast, another i'll the teshy
part of the left shoulder and the third took
effect in his neck near the jugular vein.
Lightning Tuesday night struck the recently
erected residence of Fred. A. Duval, at Jessnp,
Anne Arundel county Mrs. Duval was sew
ing by table, with lighted lamp upon it.
Mr.. Duval was seated near by, with his little
daughter asleep in his arms, and the baby was
asleep in the cradle across the room. Mr..
Duval saws that he saw no fash, but felt as il
he had been suddenly dealt a blow on the
head, and knew nothing until he was aroused
by the screams of his terrified children. The
room was in total darkness. He called his
wife, and, receiving no answer, ne gfopeu III
the dark until he found her seemingly lifeess
body. With the assistance of neighbors she
was resuscitated, but is still suffering intensely
from the shock Both children were
harmed. The cradle in which the baby was
asleep was shattered to pieces, but the child
was evidently tossed out on the floor. The
bolt visited and damaged every room in the
house. 1t wrenched off and splintered win
dow frames, made wide rips in the pastering,
blackened gilded picture frames, and finally
burst through the roof of the house. ran down
the side of the wall and plowed deep into the
earth.