The Democratic advocate., 1907-12-06
Maryland News.

Calvin P. Addison, tenant Oh the Lewis
property, near Havre de Grace, was shot and
seriously injured Tuesday about noon by
Joseph Martin, colored.
Joseph Robinson was arrested Monday
night on charge Of having attempted to as
sault Mrs Howard Smith, young married
woman of Cambridge.
While skating at the local roller skating
rink Tuesday night at Hagerstown Wm. II.
Socks fell and broke both bones in his right
leg, Just above the ankle.
With bullet wound in his neck, Harry
Scott (colored was found dead on the floor
of the saloon of George l.. Hull, Baltimore,
at noon Tuesday. Mystery surrounds the
death of the negro.
John p. Lindsay, 50 years old, Baltimore
representative Of the Economy Life Insurance
Company, attempted suicide by drinking laud
anum in his office. Room 405 American
Building, Tuesday night.
The large textile mill ofthe Baldwin Manu-
featuring Company, at Elk Mills, three miles
north of Elkton. has closed down indefinitely
throwing about 100 hands out Of employment.
The other mills at the same place are running
only five days week.
Charged with causing the death of Walter
Strack, IL years DID, Annapolis, Harry Smith Il,
the same age, was committed for the action
of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County
after preliminary hearing before Police JUS
tice John N. Davis, in Annapolis, on Monday.
Following an argument Tuesday as TO which
was the better man, r. W. Howe, a negro
piano player and bartender at the saloon kept
BY Della Carter at 1897 North Fremont ave-
nue. Baltimore, shot John Henschke in the
right shoulder with So 8calibre revolver.
After he was shot and while attempting to get
away Henschke stumbled and fell, fracturing
his right ankle.
Nelson Armbrester, aged IA years. and
Samuel Armbrester, aged II years, sons of
Albert Armbrester, painter and paperhang
er of the Second district of Cecil county, are
both confined to bed with gunshot wounds,
which resulted from the careless handling of
gun by Willie Hudson, aged about ID years.
Daniel W. Parnes, Frederick, young col
ored man, Il years old, was instantly killed
by the accidental discharge of shotgun on
the farm Of Hall Smith, near Doubs, Freder-
ick county, Monday. Parnes had been out
hunting and on his way home stopped at the
house of friend, where he slipped and fell.
The gun he carried was discharged, the entire
load taking effect in his abdomen, making a
terrible wound. He died before a physician
could be summoned.
"Bury me like a dog, or cremate me,'
q wrote an unidentified man who committed
suicide Monday morning in the furnished
room house of Fred Dollinger, 1927 North
Charles street, Baltimore, by shooting himsel
in the head. The victim made other plans to
die, in addition to writing the note, and took
great pains to destroy everything that would
assist the police in learning his identity.
According to information received by the
local police, of Baltimore the McCracken
family, who we're arrested in Baltimore last
Sunday by Detectives Burns and Bradley of
headquarters on the charge of swindling
Washington Cd. CO. merchants, and after
being confined in the Baltimore City Jail for
seyeral days we're taken back to Washington
last Friday, had meteorio career in Bridge.
port, Conn.
Moses Carter, colored, Baltimore, was
about to enter the Courthouse Monday morn
nsng to get license for the marriage of his
son, Moses Carter, Jr., when a white man
who was stranger to Nose volunteered 10
assist IN procuring the document. Nose ad.
mitted that he did not know where to eo IN
get the license. and he willingly handed over
to the stranger slip of paper on which was
written the necessary information for the
marriage license clerk and 81 to paw for the
license. The negro is waiting vet for the
kind white gentleman to come back. He
finally found his way into the clerks Office of
the Court of Common Pleas audtoId his story.
Then he went home and reappeared later ID
the day with another dollar and got the license
himself.