Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-24
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Alleged Murderer Arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Mullican.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd, February "a 1906.
Deputy Sheriff George W. Mullican OF
this place believes he has captured William
Young, who Is alleged to have murdered
John Wallace Hoffman, captain of the
schooner Marshall, at ST. Jerome, St
Marys county the I'D Of last December
Receiving Information from Burtonsville
this county, that a suspicious character
was In that section Mr. Mullican wen;
there Thursday afternoon and arrested a
man known in that locality as William
Carter. Mr.. Mullican learned that Carter
tailed exactly with a description sent out
OF the alleged murderer of Capt. Hoffman;
that Carter arrived in the BurtonsYlle
neighborhood the 27th OF December; that
al that time he wore a heavy nluStache,
which he shaved off a day or two later and
that he had been keeping under cover dur
ing the daytime, but had been seen several
times after dark generally at the Burtons-
willie post office. When questioned by the
officer concerning the murder Of Capt
Hoffman the man denied all knowledge OF
the crime. He volunteered the STA tement,
however, that he well remembers the 22d
Of December, and that II began raining
about $50 that day, which, Il Is said, IS a
fact
Carter has been lodged in Jail here and
the ST. Marys county authorities notified.
A reward of $500 was offered for the arrest
Of the man wanted.
Mr. William NJ. Levin Of the Washing
ton bar has been retained by Prof. J. A. l.
Cassidy OF the National Park Seminary. AT
Forest Glen, this county 10 oppose the
passage of Senator Lees bill removing
Montgomery county from the operations of
the law exemptins from taxation all In
corporated educational institutions of the
state. Prof. Cassidy contends that It Is
aimed directly al his institution and pro-
tests against being Disseminated against.
Those behind the measure claim that the
National Park Seminary is not a philan-
thropic institution, such as the spirit or
the law intended should alone be exempted
from taxation.
Mr.. Milton Reicard Reeves and Miss
Laura Agnes Wyatt, both of this county,
visited Rockville yesterday and Were mar
ried by Rev. S. r. White, the ceremony
taking place at the home Of the minister.
Mr.. John c. Burrows and Miss Eudora
Calysta McGinniss, young WashingtOnlans,
were married here Wednesday by Rev,
Thomas II. Campbell pastor Of the Baptist
Church, at the home of the minister.
Funeral services over the remains of Ed
ward Rabbit were held Thursday at the
late home OF the deceased near Aspen. Rev.
Ernest L. Wolf, pastor Of the Rockville
NJ. E Church, OBLIGATED and the interment
was IN Rockville cemetery.
Messrs. William H. Wade and William
H. Griffith, democrats, and Thomas Vim
son, republican. have been named by Gov.
Warfeld the supervisors of elections for
this county They succeed Messvs. Elisha
c. Etchison and Samuel Riggs, democrats,
and Henry NJ. Lindig, republican,:
The governor has also appointed Mr..
Hazel w. Cashell OF Lay Hill as a member
of the county public school board 10 sue
coed Crittenden King, whose term recently
expired. The other members Of the board
are Messrs. George r. Rice and Roger b.
Farquhar.
The public schools of Montgomery county
were not closed Thursday, but in the
afternoon held exercises commemorative or
the birthday Of George Washington.