Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
NEWS OF TWO STATES
PLOT TO WRECK CUMBERLAND
JAIL UNDER PROBE.
Wabash Interests Said to Be After
Another Connecting
Link.
Special Correspondence Of the star.

Special Correspondence Of the Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, February 2, 1907.
John T. Richards Is dead at his home in
Buck valley, about ten miles north of Han
cock, Nd, and a short distance from the
Allegany county line. aged eighty-three
years. He was i'll with pneumonia but a
short time. Mr.. Richards was a native of
Cecil county, Nd. and he went to Buck val
ley In 1859. having purchased one thousand
acres Of forest from WI E. Tenbrook. In
1857 he was elected to the Pennsylvania
legislature. He was one of the, organizers
of the Buck Valley Presbyterian Church
and at the time of his death was a ruling
elder. Mr.. Richards was man Of unusual
physique and distinguished personality.
His wife, who was Mary NJ. Neeper. died
several years ago. These children survives:
Rev. T. Davis Richards, Presbyterian
clergyman of Germantown, Montgomery
county, Nd; Jacob Richards, Davis, w.
Va; Albert Richards of Kansas; Cecil
Richards of Colorado; DR.. ]. Neeper Rich
ards of Bucks county, Pa; DR.. Charles
Howard Richards of DunKirk. N. Y; Mrs.
]. Clayton Hixon of Buck valley.
With his jaw shattered, two teeth gone
and his tongue lacerated, besides bullet
wound in the arm, William jackson, col
ored, lies in a critical condition at the
Western Maryland Hospital here. Thomas
Muse, a white man and tinworker, Is In
Jail charged with the shooting, which Is
involved in mystery. 1t occurred In South
Cumberland early yesterday morning. Jack
son cannot talk and Muse will not jackson
staggered into the police station yesterday
afternoon some hours after the shooting
and from there was sent to the hospital:
This is the first intimation the police had
of the affair. Later at the hospital the In
jured man was induced to swear out
warrant tor Muse. The bullet was broken
in the mans mouth. A silver penetrated
xl.4 pf MOI
back of the neck under the base OF the
tongue.
Adam Warner, ST., one of the pioneers OF
Garrett county, died yesterday at his nome
near Frostburg at an advanced age.
Mr.. L. Leslie Helmer, superintendent OF
the tin mills of the N. G. Taylor Com
pany at Cumberland, was operated upon
at the Western Maryland Hospital yester-
day for appendicitis. His engagement 10
Miss Elizabeth Roberts, daughter of Mr..
w. 4...lnor Roberts, ST., was recently an
nounced.
William Longstaf Dead.
Word was received by relatives at Lon
aconing of the death Of William Longstah
at his home in Maryport, County Cumber-
land, England, aged eighty years. He was
the stepfather Of William H. Wilson OF
Midland this county, who recently went to
Hagerstown Md, to engage in business
Mr. Longstah at one time resldeo az
Homecoming, where he was engaged with
the Maryland Coal Company under super
intendent Chamberlain. Mrs. Longstan.
who survives, is sister of H. Robinson OF
Homecoming, father of Joseph J. ROBINSON
editor Of the Homecoming Star. IL Is prop
able that Mrs Longstaff will come 10
America to reside with her son, Mr.. VIII
son. .,,.
Mrs Mary Brotemarkle, wife of Milton
Brotemarkle, died at her home in the Cum,
berland valley, about eight miles north of
Cumberland, aged f1fty-four years Mr..
Brotemarkle had been in Cumberland mar
keting and upon his return home he found
his wife dying She was stricken suddenly.
Besides her husband, she leaves one son:
George Brotemarkle Of Ohio. son-in-law or
ex-Mayor William G. Mellinger OF Cumoer-
land, and two daughters, Miss Ada brote-
Maryland Hospital, Cumberland. and MISS
Nellie Brotemarkie. school teacher.
It is reported that the Western Maryland
Railroad Company, which mas ,aR en- o rsHr
road here, contemplates charging the
Georges Creek round house, which Is 10
Gated in North Cumberland. The PROPOSE
ton is to put on an extra force OF lVo men.
This would mean extensive additions The
roundhouse will be used in repairing cars
and building new rolling stock.
cutting ARRAY occurred at dance at
| the home of Joseph Skipper near Swallow
Falls Garrett county, Md. While dancing
was in progress row occurred and In the
melee Henry Skipper, brother OF Joseph
SklDDGr,
| places He was taken to Oakland. where
| his injuries were dressed His assallant Is
not known.
Joseph Ringinger of Jenner township,
Somerset county, Pa, whose hoidlngs are
near Boswell, the seat of the Merchant
Coal Company of Baltimore has sold AUG
acres Of his farm to the Merchants Water
Company a subsidiary corporation OF the
Cambria Steel Company of Jamestown, fol
| 500. 600. The same purchasers secured III
acres from the executors of the estate OF
| Alexander Stanton for 100000. The pur-
pose is to build dam 10U feet high at the
| breast which will submerge ], 400 acres, IN
GLIDING the farms just bought. The water
supply is for the Cambria Steel Company's
plant. Farmers are protesting, claiming
should the dam break everything would be
swept before 1t.
Dislocated Her Hip.
Mrs. Dennis O'Neill, while walking on the
| icy pavement on Baltimore street yesterday,
| fell heavily to the ground, dislocating her
| hip. She was also badly bruised. Mrs.
O'Neill is the widow of Coroner O'Neill of
| this county, and she is near relative of
Justice Eugene E. Grammar of Baltimore.
Mrs. Annie Coyle, wife of Anthony Coyle,
| a resident of Charlestown, suburb Of
Homecoming, was found dead in Led by her
husband. Heart trouble was the cause.
| She was thrice married. Her first husband
| was Thomas Walsh and the second hus-
| band was Peter Corrigan She was a native
| Of the County Mayo, Ireland, and was sixty
years of age. She was married to Mr..
Coyle in Boston, Mass, about fifteen years
ago.
Mrs. Hannah Liller died at the home of
! her son. Charles Liller. In Oakland, Md,
aged fifty-six years. She was i'll for twenty
| seven years with rheumatism and was I'M
| able to walk during that time. She moved
| about in a wheel chair. Clyde and Charles