Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-14
NEWS OF ROCKVILLE
ALLEGED CONFESSION OF MUIR
DER-sEARcH FOR FUGITIVE.



ROCKVILLE, Md, September IA. 1907.
Joseph Ennis, the young negro who Is in
Jail here charged with the murder of Ber-
nard Smith, also colored, near Avenel, this
county, last Sunday afternoon. has, it is
understood, admitted to States Attorney
Peter that he fired the fatal shot. Ennis at
first denied his guilt, but the circumstances
were so plainly against him that he finally
weakened. Wesley Warner, colored, was
first charged with the crime, but he has all
along asserted his Innocence. Smith was
shot during quarrel over a game Of craps
a shotgun, loaded with No. shot, being
the weapon used.
Hurricane" Branch has temporarily
abandoned his search for the assailant Of
Charles L. Souder, the Virginia school
teacher who was shot and robbed near
Redland. five miles from here. the after
noon of July 3, and yesterday afternoon
left with his bloodhound, Bolivar, for his
home at Suffolk, Va. He came to the con-
cIusion that it was useless to continue the
hunt. since there was absolutely nothing
for the dog to work upon and because OF a
strong probability that the man wanted is
not even in this section If a more definite
clue to the negrO's whereabouts Is dis
covered, Branch will return.
Branch, Sheriff Colt. Deputy Mullican
and the others who participated in the
hunt last night spent considerable portion
of the night watching a house where the
fugitive is said to have been getting food,
but there were no clues obtained.
Several of those who participated In the
search last night expressed themselves as
anxious to own Bolivar, and when asked to
name his price for him Branch stated he
would not be willing to part with him for
less than $1,000. He was then asked what
he would hire the animal for, and when In
formed 500 a week was the best he could
do, he was not questioned further along
this line He stated that he had recently
disposed of a promising pup, for which he
received $500.
Stack Of Wheat Burned.
While making preparations to thresh
few days ago, large stack Of wheat on the
farm of Mr.. Edward Ward, near Hunting
Hill, caught fire from sparks from the en-
CINE and was entirely consumed. 1t is es-
timated that the stack contained between
], 500 and 1000 bushels.
The Montgomery county school board has
announced the appointment of Miss Lucy
G. Waters as an assistant teacher at the
school at Gathersburg and the resignation
of Miss Mildred II. Ricketts, as principal OF
the school at Blairs. The board has award
ed scholarships at the Maryland School of
Art Baltimore. and Washington College,
Chestertown, to Miss Gladys Brooke of
Sandy Spring and OllVer b. Whte OF DICK
erson, respectively.
At this weeks session of the orphans
court letters of administration on the per-
Sonal estates of James L. HENDERSON,
Georgeanna Henderson and Rebecca
Parsley were granted to Ella II. west ana
Walter L. Dorsey, Ella H. West, Katherine
H. Dorsey and Beulah B. Henderson ana
John w. Parsley. respectively. Charies >:
Hilton administrator of the estate or
George w. Hilton, and Francis SnoWoen,
executor of the estate of Henrietta SNOW
den, passed their final accounts and made
distribution.
The progressive euchre tournament given
Thursday evening at the clubhouse OF the
Montgomery Country Club was an enjoy
able affair. 1t was under the direction OF
Mrs. David NJ. Munro and those who
played were as follows: Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Dorsey, DIR. and Mrs. Reverdy Stew
art. Mr.. and Mrs. William II. West, Mrs.
Elizabeth Ofutt, Mrs. Claude Allnutt Mrs.
Otto H. w. Talbot, Mrs. Charles Quigley,
Mrs. Munro, Mrs. Theodore Mason, Mr.. and
Mrs Wilcox Mrs. Charles II. White, Mrs.
Robert B. Peter, Misses Grace Munro, An
nadale Beard, Mary Anderson, Virginia
Brewer, Eliza Choate, Priscilla Dawson,
Rose Henderson, Bessie Fields Mamie
Hogg, Rose Williams. Miss Cotton, Mrs.
Harry A. Dawson, Messrs. Thomas Vinson,
George Allnutt, John Brewer Abbott
Beard, Abby Henderson, Ralph f. Jones,
Samuel L. Phillips, Stephen Quigley Wal
ter Williams and Mr.. Bailey. Messrs. Vim
son, Brewer, Dorsey and Wilcox and Mrs.
Wilcox, Miss Henderson, Mrs. Offutt and
Mrs. Allnutt won the prizes.