Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-05
small tenant house on Mr. Magruder's
place. intending to keep bachelors hall

small tenant house on Mr.. Magruder's
temporarily.
Saturday evening about 7:30 o. clock Mr..
Duckett and his brother-iu-Iaw. Mr.. Louis
Dent of Washington. who were in the yard
of the formers home. discovered flames
leapfng from the Magruder house, about
three-quarters of mile away. AS soon as
possible they reached the burning building,
and were Mortified TO see the body of
Wickham. literally burning to crisp. The
heat was SO intense that It was i'm
possible to get near enough to the body to
take 1t out of the ruins, and .he spectators
had to witness the grewsone spectacle of
human being burning to a crisp.
When the fire had subsidized Sufficiently,
what remained of the body-tha trunk and
a portion of the head-was dragged out and
taken in a wheelbarrow to nearby house.
Justice of the Peace BENJAMIN il. Cress
of Seabrooke, acting in the capacity of cor
oner. summoned jury OF inquest. with
NJ. T. Howard Duckett foreman After
viewing the remains The jury repaired to
the site Of the burned building, Where some
witnesses were examined. A small col
ored boy testified that he had driven Wick
ham to the building few hours before tie
fire broke out. and That the latter was
under the influence OF liquor. lamp was
found, and the theory is that this lamp
must have been upset and the clothing Of
the unfortunate man Ignited therefrom
Otherwise he could, no doubt, have escaped
from the burning building in safety.
The jury returned verdict of accidental
death, and the remains wero inferred at
White Marsh, near WOODWORK. this county.
residing in Baltimore, and two brothers
William and Olla-living in Prince George
county. The Wickham family lived for a
number Of years at Mullikin's station. On
the Pope's Creek line of the Pennsylvania
railroad, and were widely known through
out the county. Deceased was about fifty
years Of age.
The patrons of the Upper Marlboro Acad-
envy have elected the following trustees for
the ensuing year: Senator William B. Clag-
EFT, Joseph V. Wyville, rinckney Mulikin,
William r. Smith. George II. Suit. William
w. Talbot and Anthony J. Wyyille.
The residence of Mr.. q. A. Seegar, To-
Gated about four hundred yards beyond
Branchville, on the main line of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, was destroyed by
fire Saturday afternoon last. 1t Is believed
the fire originated from a spark dropped
from a railway engine, the house being az
Mr.. Seegar had just completed payments
on the house, but it Is rot known whether
the property was insured or not.
Rev Charles I. LaRocae, rector of Zion
as the result of being run down by an au-
tomobile, has instructed his attorney to
demand $500 damages of the owners of the
auto, said to reside in Washindton, and II
this amount Is not Forthcoming 10 enter
suit for $1,000.
State Controller Atkinson has announced
distribution of the public school fund for
the quarter beginning January l. Under
ceives S6,770.96; Calvert, S2-09.$i; Charles,
$4,31464; ST. Marys, $4,3I1IS, and Mont
gomery, $6.SO236.
The following gentlemen have been elect
ed commissioners of the town of Marlboro
for a term of two years: John II. Traband,
A. T. Brooke and William l. Wolff. They
entered upon the discharge of their duties
Tuesday Of this week.