Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-06-28
MATTERS IN MARYLAND.

Baltimore, June 21.-Mary 2. Jack
son, colored, was convicted of murder
in the first degree yesterday. She put |
poison in some corn bread which her
husband, William Jackson, ate. He
died two days later. Unless a new
trial is secured or the govern par
dons the woman, she will be hanged.
Frederick. June 24.-Charles F.
Stone, eyed q years, of Jefferson,
Frederick county, was arrested today
by United States Marshal George
Brust and committed to Jail by Com
missioner White in default of $3.50 bail
for hearing. Stone is charged with
sending an indecent letter to Miss
Gladys Hoffman, well known young
lady and daughter of the late DR.. Hoff-
man. of that place.
Baltimore, June PA party of Bo-
hemian picnickers were crossing the
Philadelphia. Wilmington and Balti-
more railroad bridge over Back river,
near this city, last night, when an ex-
| press train struck and killed three Of
/ them. The dead, all of Baltimore, are
Mrs. Tina Kala, Anton Krob and Mrs.
Anton Krob. One of the party, who is
a gymnast, dropped between the ties
and chung to one until the train passed.
Cumberland, Md, June 2l.-Three
men lost their lives and a dozen or
more We're badly hurt by the collapse
of a railroad bridge and the wrecking
Of work train on the Dry Fork rail
road near Hendricks, w Va, yester
day. The dead are William Booker
master mechanic. aged so; w. D.
Crawl, fireman, and a laborer named
Morrison. The injured are laborers
The accident was caused by a broken
axle.
Baltimore, June 21.-Hugh Jennings
will not play in the American League
but probably will sign with the Brook
Ign National League club. Secretar1
= Goldman, Of the Baltimore American
S League club, returned from Philadel
/ phia last night and announced that HI
e had failed to come to an agreemen
b with Manager Mack, of the Philadel
l. phia Athletics. whereby Jenning
O would be permitted to sign with Bait
n more Jennings said that he woul
q probably go to Brooklyn.
Baltimore, June 22.-Illuminatin
} gas from a hidden source killed tw
persons some time yesterday mornin
3 at 46O West Conway street, Mr., job
G, II, Borcherding and Mrs. Kat
Borcherding his wife, retired Thursda
night in full health. One Of their sol
d found them yesterday lying lifeless'
u an atmosphere laden heavily with Il
odorous gas. The gas jet of the roo
81 was lighted when the boy found
H. parents, and a window was partial
n open. It is thought that the gas can
IS from leak below the floor.
~ Baltimore, juno 25.-By the opiniC
~ of Judge Dennis, handed down in Il
circuit court yesterday, the heirs
he the late John T. Gray, a former Gle
-p, Of the court of common yleas, will
nd required to pay over to the state 81
IN 3S5.49, which he received as intere
A. on state funds deposited by him
- bank The opinion was concurred
by Judge StOckbridge. It is stated
Ill Judge Dennis that Mr., Gray's cOuri
$ a though unauthorized by law, offers
is ground for criticism of his integri
lei The case will be carried to the COZ
80, of appeals.
Baltimore, June 22,-Mlss Fannie
me Watson, aged IS, was the victim y
terday OF an attempted criminal
ced sault by William Mills, a negro, at c
I'M tbs Bay, near this city. Threats
lynching were made and the net
'.S was brought to the city to avoid tr
# a BILE Miss Watson was passing by
thicket. when Mills jumped {
son knocked her down with a bl
and on the head, and then brutally chol
the her when she attempted to call
help An approaching trolley
frightened the negro away before
ded could do further harm. He was sh
y afteTward captured,
d to Rockville, June 24-Judge Hent
40 son today sustained a general
murreT to the declaration in the
sso1 Of Mr.. Dorsey W. Ofutt of this to
TEN against the county commissioners
and Montgomery county. The suit was
stituted several months ago to Teco
olks $4,000 for damages alleged to h
'""' been sustained by reason of the
sx struetion Of the Washington and r.
ight vile Electric railway in front of
run Qffutt's property. the commission
rom having granted the right of way for
construction of the road Judge +
rom rom derson held that the commission
No.. were not responsible for any dam
does that may have been sustained,
wo- that the action was not prop
d on brought against them.