The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-06-21
HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY.
Charles Adams Held to Answer Charges Of
Burglary at New Windsor.

States Attorney Weant appeared for the
prosecution and John Milton Reifsnider rep
resented. the accused. There was a .scloud
of witnesses" as the attorney for the defense
observed, when between fifteen and twenty
persons stood up to be sworn. The hearing
lasted more than two hours. The Justice s
Office was crowded during the hearing, many
not being able to get in. The accused did
not look at the witnesses during the herring,
but apparently heard every word of the evi-
dence, and was little nervous.
The burglaries at New Windsor occurred
after midnight on Tuesday night of last week.
Adams was arrested at Frederick last Friday
evening and was brought here Saturday morn
ing hand .cuffed. At Justice Moore's office
then be did not seem disturbed at his arrest,
and talked freely about himself and rubber
bag containing what was supposed TO be nitro
elycerine. He advised Sheriff Crawford to
pour out the contents of the bag, saying that
he would admit later that the bag WAS found
upon his person when arrested; that he claimed
it was not dangerous, but might be exploded
if carelessly handled. In answering questions
by Justice Moore and States Attorney Weant
he said his home was near Cumberland; that
he was never In Carroll county before; that
he had been working in the coal mines IN
Pennsylvania until the strike came on, and
that he used the fuses and nitro-glycerine IN
mining. When asked what the electric lamp
was. he smiled and said 81 do not know; that
does not belong to me.' When the day for
a hearing was set he said he had no witnesses
to be summoned.
At the hearing on Wednesday the State
proved he several burglaries at New Windsor
by E. S. Bankard, Charles P. Bale, John
Roop, Ernest Stouffer and d. P. Smelser.
John Grant Shoemaker, repair hand on
the Pennsylvania Railroad at Frederick testi-
fed that on Friday morning of last week he
found two revolvers, book with map, seven
dynamite sticks and a rubber bag containing
what he regarded as an explosive under tool
chest belonging to the railroad; that ne took
them TO the railroad office IN Frederck, and
the agent there telephone news of the find to
the sheriff. Deputy Sheriff Shaw testified that
he answered the telephone call and went to
the railroad Office and examined the articles;
that he concluded that the owner would look
for them in the place he had hid them. and
put the rubber bag and the seven dynamite
sticks under the tool chest again; that having
received a telephone message from Sheriff
Crawford to look out for person or persons
who had committed burgaries at New Wind
sor and learning of stranger at Anderson S
boarding house, place of whose reputation
ne did not care TO speak, he and two others
watched the house; that about O'Clock he
saw Adams approaching the house, took him
by the arm, saying "you are the man we
want" that Adams threw an arm around an
iron post, and observing the mouth of rub
Der bag in his inside coat pocket, and Adams
melee ensued; that Adams was soon secured,
and upon his person was found rubber bag
and seven dynamite sticks exactly like those
that were found under the tool chest and
which he had put back. and like those now in
the possession of States Attorney Weant.
E. s. Bankard, hardware merchant of New
Windsor, identified one of the revolvers found
under the tool chest as one just like the one
stolen from his store on June 18th; that he
had but one of the kind, and just before he
closed up Tuesday night he had shown it to a
colored man who wanted to look at some
pistols; that the price was SO. IS; that he had
had il on hand some time, aud in order to
keep it from rusting had put gunolene on it.
Charles A. Troxell, living with Edward
Hartman. mile or so from New Windsor,
testified that he was driving mower between
6 aud 7 o'clock Wednesday morning, June
18th, and saw a man lying in some bushes.
He identified Adams as the man he saw in
the bushes. Later, he said, be told Mr.. Har
man of seeing strange man In the field
Edward Hartman testified to having heard
of the robbery, drove to New Windsor, and
returned to the spot where Troxell had seen
the stranger. They found revolver case,
sardine box, bloody rag, and a small
tin can; that they again looked about the
spot last Sunday when a tag with S3. 70
marked upon it was found E. S. Bankard
was recalled and identified the figures
on the tag as having been made by him.
The bloody rag was found near where
some papers had been burGed, and it is held
BY the States Attorney, because Deputy
Sheriff Shaw testified that on Saturday morn
ing, when taking the prisoner to Frederick
junction to deliver him to Sheriff Crawford
he noticed that Adams had wound on one
of his hands, one sixteenth of an inch deep
and about an inch long, with the appearance
of healing
IDENTIFYING ADAMS.
Mrs. William D. Lowell, of New Windsor.
identified the prisoner as the man she noticed
passing her house about noon on Tuesday
She described him as wearing dark clothing
having sandy moustache and hair, but thought
he wore lightish hat. She said she saw him
pass twice, in company with another man,
while she was sitting at the window sewing.
C. W. Smith, a jeweler of New Windsor,
testified that he saw the prisoner in New
Windsor about noon on Monday or Tues
day, and met him near the Presbyterian
Church; that his attention was fixed upon him
by the dark coored glasses he wore; that he
did not observe that the man had but one eye.
A pair of dark colored glasses, found upon
the premises was shown him. and he said they
were similar TO the ones he saw the prisoner
wearing.
Mrs. Mary Hof and Mrs. Alice Dudrow,
sisters, living about a mile and a half from
oad boI u,ile frnuo I'D rd
Harman's, each identified the prisoner as the
stranger who called at their house about 8
o clock Wednesday morning, June II. and
asked for something to eat. They testified
that after he was served with bread, butter
and coffee he inquired the way to Frederick.
Each said he wore dark clothes and had but
one eye.
Charles Edward Brown, colored boy of Is
years, living at Samuel NJ. Hoff's, identified
the prisoner whom he met on the road about
8 10 clock the same morning as he was turning
out the cows. He said the prisoner inquired
the way to the railroad to Brucevilie and
Frederick; that later he saw him eating break
fast at the house, and testified that he had on
dark clothes, wore shoes, had light moustache
and hair and had only one eye.
Mary Brown, colored, swore that she met
the prisoner on the road near Hotf 5 the same
morning about clock, and that he inquired
the way to Frederick. When asked about The
clothes he had on, she said 'he had on black
hat and clothes just like that, pointing to
the prisoners coat.
Howard Cromer testified meeting the pris-
oner on the same road the others met him on
the same morning.
George w. NORMAN, farmer, living mile
from Frederick, identified the prisoner as tine
man who came down the Pennsylvania rail
road track to his place on Thursday evening,
and asked it there was water at the barn; that
he said no and told him that he could get some
at the house and walked to the house with
him; that he closely observed the man, for he
was much better dressed THAI strangers usu-
ally seen walking on the railroad and asked
to stay in the barn over night; that after get
ting some water the prisoner walked back to
The railroad track, going toward Frederick.
SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE.
The evidence shows that the accused was in
New Windsor on Tuesday, June 10; that the
burglaries were committed that night; that he
was seen by six witnesses within two miles of
New Windsor early Wednesday morning; that
he inquired the way to Frederick from four of
them; that the revolver stolen from Bankard' S
store was Just like the one found where the
prisoner was discovered asleep in some bushes
aud that the price tag found at the same place
was the one that Baukard had marked 3d. rs
upon, the price of the stolen pistol; that the
man was traced to near Frederick, the place
to which he had impaired the way; that the
burglar outfit found under tool chest near
Fraderick was the same later discovered upon