The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-03-10

White Hail. N. G. R. R.-During the thun
der storm of last Saturday night the homes Of
Messrs. Charles Wiley and Thomas J. Ayres
al Shawsville, were struck by lightning and
somewhat damaged, but no one was hurt
several head of stock on the farm of Mr.. John
i p, wright, near Norrisville, were killed oy
lightning during the same storm.
Mr.. John H. Kite has been awarded the
contract for the erection of dwelling for Mr..
george L. Rigney, proprietor of White Hall
paper MILL
A frame house on the farm of Mr.. John
remington, near Madonna, Hartford county,
was burned last Tuesday morning, causing a
loss of 81 ,500, with no insurance. Mr. Frank
remington, who occupied the house, saved
most of his furniture. A defective fue is sup
posed to have been the cause.
The Irving Literary Society of Vernon
public school has elected the following officers
President Frank Markline; vice president.
harold Slade; secretary, Ella Slade; assistant
secretary, Milford Almony; treasurer, Annie
ciade; critic, Carl Burns; executive committee,
Annie Slade, Stanley Slade and Harold Slade.
Mrs. John W. jefferson, of Gorsuch Mills,
mas gone TO Indianapolis, Ind, to visit her
brother. Mr.. Scott P. Matthews, formerly of
| Baltimore county.
Mr.. William +. Burns is about to let the
contract for the erection of new dwelling on
ms farm at this place.
Il I. A. "A.
! bis property at Blue Mount, N. G.. r. r. s.
Rossville, 18th District.-Mrs. John Walk
| er has returned home from Keysport, New
Jersey, heI health having been restored.
The ladies of Orem's M. E. Church held
proved succussful. The young ladies who
waited on the table wore pretty japanese COS
tunes.
Miss g. Garrison, of Richmond, Va, is
| spending a few days with her parents and
friends at Middle River and this place.
Z There will be services every Wednesday
morning at 1880 O'Clock at Holy Comforter
Church during the Lenten season. Rev.
Joseph Baker is the rector.
Rev. C. F. Fleck is preparing a class for
confirmation at Easter.
Mr.. John r. Saur has just put in seven
horse power gasoline engine and it is doing
Esine work.
The people in this community are aroused
aboutthe escape of Isaac Winder. Ifhe showed
| himself around here he would not have very
good clance to be hung at Towson.
Mr.. Herman Mohr, who has had severe
attack Df typhoid-pneumonia, is able to be
out again. ID.
fhilopelis, 9th District.-Mrs. Mary Smith
died at hG home on the 9Th inst, in the 10th
year of b.: age. She had been sick for some
time with pneumonia, when gastric trouble
set in andcaused her death. She is survived
by her husband and nine children. She was
kind, LOVING wife and mother and will be
greatly missed. The family has the sympathy
of the community.
Miss Clara Matthews is visiting her parents,
at Belfast.
Miss Matte Wheeler is visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Merryman spent Sun
day last with MIR. and Mrs. George NJ. Stiffier,
of Parkton.
MIR. Louis Chihoat, who has been suffering
fr,sfb or oh fron 10 iTnn
Mrs. Louise Cole is visiting relatives in Tren-
ton.
The escape of Haac Winder from Towson
Jail has caused great deal of comment and
we trust the blame was put where it belongs.
March has treated us well so far and we
hope it may continue. M.
Knoebel, 10th District.-Please give me
space in your paper to- discuss subject in
which nearly everybody in the county is
interested.
Under the present system at Rural Free
Delivery the carriers have five or six holidays
in the year On these days the patrons on the
routes are obliged to do without their mail, or
iare compelled to go to the distributing Office
(often five or eight miles away after it.
Under the old system we got our'mail holt
days or no holidays. Does it seem fair that
the carrier should have holiday at the ex-
pense of the patrons on his route?
The carrier may have hard job, but be IS
bis own boss. He has his substitute to take
his place if he wants day off,
Come, let us make move to have mail
service every day in the year, except Sunday.
Fl. q. MAST.
N Winder's Escape-This Tells the Whole
Story-The Baltimore american of Wednes-
day had the following editorial comment on
Winder's escape from jail: ut is hardly posi-
BILE that there can be found shadow of excuse
for officials of the Towson Jail for permitting
the escape of Isaac Winder, convicted of the
murder of Rinehart, an aged toll-gate keeper
and sentenced to be hanged March Both. The
murder was one of extreme brutality, the trial
was brief and the evidence clear, and if the
extreme penalty of the law was ever properly
declared by court of justice it was worthy OF
applause in this case of Winder.
\ ..Itis apparent that no adequate watch was
deputed for the murderer even after his re-
peated and almost successful attempts to escape.
Following his first effort some time ago vigil
lance was yet so lax on the part of his keepers
that he procured saw last Sunday, severed a
bar on the door of his cell, reached forth his
hand and easily slipped the bolt from the out
side, bis escape being prevented only by the
fortunate accident of bis running into the arms
| of keeper.
"While these prison officials were still, on
Monday evening, apparently lost in amaze
| ment that Winder should have dared to possess
| himself of a saw without asking their per-
| mission, the entire force of them rush to dis
cover the cause of a racket in one of the cells,
leaving all doors open in their haste, and
| Winder with new ingratitude, quietly reached
| over his cell door, in some way unfastened the
lock and ran forth to freedom, the dazed
keepers not even recovering presence of mind
to shoot bullet after him.
| I'm all the annals of Jail deliveries this one
of Winder, following warnings which should
| either have put him in irons or atleast resulted
| in a yigilant death watch, has hardly counter
| part in its features of official negligence and
stupidity. Judge Duncan may we'll charac.
terize the occurrence as an outrage against
the citizens of the county. Somebody should
| be held responsible"
Jail officials Fired as Result Of the
Winder Affair-New Men in Their Places.
E-On Wednesday the County Commissioners
Sdismissed John P. Chilcoat, warden of the jail
Land also Paul Bode. deputy warden, and VIII
Eliam DeBaugh, night watchman, for negligence
| in connection with the escape of Isaac Winder,
| the colored murderer, on Monday night
Elijah NJ. Price, who had been connected with
| the Jail for four years, but who for the past
| two years has been employed by an agricultural
| implement firm, was appointed in Chilcoat's
| place. The new deputy warden and the night
Waterman have not yet been named.
Mr.. Chilcoat was summoned before the Board
| on Wednesday morning aud informed of hi;
| removal. He said that he had always tried tc
| do his duty and that he was misinformed as tc
\ the condition of the locks in the Jail.
| President Mann and Mr.. Yellott both stated
| that they held Mr.. Chilcoat in the highest
| esteem regarding his personal honesty and
1 integrity, but said there had been great negli
4 gence in connection with the escape of Winder
The Board unanimously adopted the follow
| ing order
Whereas one Isaac WinGer, colored. a con
| demned murderer, escaped from the Baltimore
| county Jail, at Towson, on March 9th, 1906. and
| after q most thorough and searching investi
| CATION
BE 10 ResolUed, That we, the County Com
! missioners of Baltimore county, hereby censurt
the architect and contractors for not acquaint
| ing the warden with the working Of the locks
and providing him with safety key and ex
planning to him the use of the same, and to
prevent the spring above the door being manip