The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-07-11

DuC the present conditions certainly Justify the
IsssEongest possible protest.
} Roads Engineer Crosby sent the following
Freely 10 General Agnus:
Dear Sir-Your favor of the Both ult. al
hano The new roads at Stevenson were
turned over to the county by Mr.. Riggs late
last fall Immediately staked out the work
of preparing the south road for matchmaking
but the bad commissioner did not commence
before winter set in, and it was too late to dc
anything hat year. AS soon as the weather
permittedthia spring l again staked out the
work. PDgress was again delayed by the
lack of a rDller, the one belonging to the dis
trict being n the repair shop.
work vas finally begun, however, and
pushed as fast as the weather permitted until
a couple of weeks ago, when we were Obliged
to again suspend operations because of the in
ability of Mr. Riggs, who has the contract fol-
furnishing the crushed stone for this work, to
get the stone. He assured me, however, about
that time that he would do all he could to
push the work along.
'"As regards the details of construction, per-
init me to say that believe they are such as
will, if properly followed, produce the best
results at the minimum cost. Regarding the
closing of the old road, the agreement between
the county and Mr.. Riggs was that one of the
new roads should be macadamized within one
year after their acceptance by the county, and
that the old road should remain open until
this work was finished"
House Burned and Visitor Lost Her
Life.-Miss Matte V. Mcpherson, aged about
45 years. sister of Mr.. John w. Mcpherson, a
well known Baltimore business man, lost her
life at 11.30 o'clock on Sunday morning last
| under the most distressing circumstances while
on visit to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. T. Matthews,
who occupied a small frame tenant house on
the property of Mr.. John W. Hail. Jr., on the
west side of the York road, just south of Tow
son. Miss MCPHERSON had arrived from Bal
timore half hour before to spend the day
| with her friends when she met her death in a
shocking manner.
Mrs. Matthews says that Miss Mcpherson
and herself were sitting on the front porch of
the house, preparing vegetables for dinner,
when her attention was called to a cracking,
roaring sound in the rear of the house. She
! Immediately ran down the steps from the
porch, and, in looking back, saw the rear end
| of the house in flames. She screamed for
help, and at this time, she says, she distinctly
saw Miss Mcpherson going into the house.
Mr.. Matthews was asleep in the front room up
| stairs, and was awakened by the screams of
his wife. He says that his room was full of
smoke, and that he Immediately jumped out
of bed, and, although he could not see his
clothing he grabbed pair of trousers and put
them on.
At this time, he says Miss Mcpherson came
into his room, where she had left her clothing,
pocketbook and rings. Mr.. Matthews says
that he made for the stairway, and in going
out of the door he ran against Miss Mcpherson,
a1d that t hs grahhd he tbs as
Gated with the smoke and bewildered from
being just awakened that he rushed down the
stairway and fell out of the front door, blind
ed by the smoke. This was the last seen OF
Miss Mcpherson alive.
The neighborhood was aroused by the
screams of Mrs. Matthews, and, although
some of them live very close by, when they
arrived upon the scene the whole building was
mass of flames. The house was small two
story frame building, in the shape of an L,
| the kitchen being on the south side OF the
| house, and the only solution of the origin OF
the fire is that the coal-oil stove in the kitchen
exploded
After the building was burned down search
was made in the debris in the cellar and the
remains of Miss Mcpherson were found di-
rectlv under the room where she was last seen
alive An inquest was later held by Justice
Herbert and verdict of accidental death by
| burning was rendered. John Burns d Sons
took charge of the remains and removed them
to the late home of Miss Mcpherson in Baltl-
| more.
The Towson and Govanstown engines re-
| sponded promptly to the alarm and did good
service in saving other buildings on the place.
Mr.. Junker's Little Bill.-Some interest
ing facts were brought out in the testimony
before Judges Fowler and Burke in the Circuit
land Tidewater Railroad Company and the
South Baltimore Land Company, in which
the Railroad Company took an appeal from
the verdict of the condemnation jury sum-
moned by Sheriff Oelgrath. The testimony
showed that they were in session IA days, and
that during this time they went to the circus,
saw PLAYS at the theatre, went to Ellicott City,
| IN Floods Kirby's and other places of amuse-
ment, and with their friends and witnesses in
the case had cigars and drinks that cost SAT-
\ \ 81 ..,,t
snent over the bar was S86.05. The bills were
presented to the Sheriff by Mr.. Frank Junker,
proprietor of the hotel in which the jury held
its sessions.
Mr.. Junker, who was on the stand on Tues
day. said: The jury was in session IA days
The bill for cigars and drinks amounted tC
s477. 20. and the entire bill, including cigars
drinks rooms and meals, amounted to 81 ,261.
90 The bill on the day the verdict was rem
dered for drinks and cigars was $86O5. The
drinks and cigars were not only served tc
members of the jury, but to witnesses and
persons invited by the Sheriff"
In his testimony Sheriff Oeligrath said thai
he had charge of the jury in the case at bar
that he had received $25 day from the rail
road company and S25 for his deputy; thai
the regular price was $50 day, but the rail
road company volunteered to give the S25,pro
vided the sheriff would see that the company
was not required to care for and feed othel
nersons than the members of the jury anC
such persons as the counsel for the railroad
company might invite. He said that wher
the members of the jury asked for drink they
kOt it that there was no heavy drinking.
THE attorneys engaged in the case are Mr.
| George R. Gather Jr. of McComas, Cattle
& Greenbaum Messrs. Boarman & Lindsay
and Mr.. Frank I. Duncan, for the Railroad
Company, and Messrs. Bernard Carter, JohI
! J. Donaldson, ]. Fred. C. Talbot, Walter r
Townsend and John s. Biddison for the Lane
Company.
The arguments in the above case were con
cluded on Thursday and on Friday morning
Judges Fowler and Burke set the verdict o
the Jury aside on the first exception, which
was that the amount of damages awarded wa
grossly excessive.
Some Circuit Court Matters.---Judg
Burke this week gave an opinion IN the cas-
, of Willoughby Chatterton and others agalns
Charles A. Chatterton and VIM. a. wilson
The court holds that the transfer by John
Chatterton, deceased, to the defendant, Charlie
) A. Chatterton, of the sum of 81 1868 an
, the further assignment of policy OF lnsul
ance by John H. Chatterton to Charles
Chatterton, issued by the Central Acciaens 90 y
surance Company of Pittsburg, ls void as ia
as the plaintiffs and other creditors OF Jon
; H. Chatterton are concerned.
Mr. Emil BudnitZ, attorney for Charles !
Connery and others, filed a bill in eqult
against John J. Connery and others, to procur
decree fort for the sale Of a lot of ground and in
) provements belonging to the late Agnes 1
) Connery and for the distribution OF the pre-
: ceeds of sale among the heirs of the deceased
On Thursday Chief Judge Fowler passed
: order appointing NJ. A. Davis, trustee, 10 sc
i. the property of Cora Davis, lunatic.
A decree was also signed by Judge Fowlt
appointing John F. Williams, trustee to Sc
/ the real estate mentioned in the proceeding
5 in the suit between Margaret E. Coan vs. Ma
5 garet Coan ct al.
E Kicked by Horse.-Mr. Robert
/ Francis manager of Hon. John X Cowen
: Notchcliff Farm, in lower Long Green Vale,
J. was kicked in the side by large Perchero
s mare early on Friday morning, 10th inst, b.
]. fortunately received no serious injury. II
2 mare has colt few days old and this mat n: