The citizen., 1911-06-16
MARYLAND
STATE
HAPPENINGS

EdSlOn.-MlsS Lena sullivan was
not poisoned and the much-talked-of
Caulk case is closed, so far as States
eerned. State Chemists Penniman
and Bowers, who examined the dead
girls stNnach and also specimens of
food, have made their report, and il
is upon the strength of this that the
States Attorney decides that there
is nothing more to be done in the
case. Ihe report of the chemists de-
clares the samples of food submitted
TO them were free from poison and
continues: There was no arsenic
in the stomach. No other metallic
poison was found, and We made a
1 further search for the following:
Prussic acid, volatile alkaloids, phos-
! phorous oxalic acid, the non-volatile
alkaloids, such as strychnine, etc,
and the poisonous principles OF
plants. Nothing unusual or suspi-
cious was detected under any of the
/ above headings. A very minute
| amount of some alkaloid substance
was present, but the quantity was 30
small that ii may have been due
either to decompo sition (formation
of ptomaine) or medicinal dose of
some alkaloid given before death.
! Taking all the above circumstances
into consideration, We feel certain
that Miss Sullivan did not die from
arsenic or other poisoning, although
We are naturally unable to furnish
any suggestion as to the cause of her
decease"
Westminster-The Washington
and Westminster turnpike. one OF
the shortest yet most travelled roads
in the State. running southwark
/ from Westminster about three miles,
is the artery through which flows
/ into this city the traffic from about
/ one-fourth of the county geographi-
cally. A deed transferring the prop
erty from the Washington and West
/ minister Turnpike Company to the
| State Roads Commission was record
| ed in the Clerks Office here. The
consideration named in the deed is
| $4,000, and il contains proviso that
the Washington and Westminster
Turnpike Company shall have "the
privilege of removing any and all
tollgate houses lying wholly or partly
within the bed OF said turnpike road,
provided the same are removed on
or before the first day of July, 1911"
Frederick k-Despondent over pro-
longed illness. Mrs. Mary E. King,
wife OF Charles King, farmer living
near Hyattstown, shot herself in the
right temple with a revolver and died
instantly. Members of the family
heard the shot, but Mrs. King was
dead when they reached her side.
The revolver was still grasped in her
hand. Mrs King was daughter OF
William Watkins. who also shot and
killed himself about IS years ago.
near Damascus, Montgomery county.
Mrs. King, who was 81 years dd, had
been a sufferer from dyspepsia for
25 years and had frequently tfreat-
ened to kill herself. The bullet en-
tered the right temple. passed
through her head and came out below
the left ear. Coroner Anderson de-
cided an inquest unnecessary.
Cumberland.-The Maryland State
Firemen's Association elected the
/ following officers: President, c. OBJ.
Diehm, OF Rescue Hose Company,
No. 1, Sparrows Point; senior vice
president, Jacob Durm. of Veterans
Volunteer Fire Association. Balti-
more; secretary, Edward Stevenson.
of Good Will Fire Company, No. Z,
| Lonaconing; treasurer, William B.
| Usilton, Jr., of Chestertown Volun-
teer Company, Chestertown; trustee
| for five years, Peter c. Mcfarland,
of Good Will Fire Company. Iona
coming. The only contests were for
the offices of secretary and treas
urer. Hagerstown was selected as
/ the place of next years convention.
New Windsor-At the commence
/ ment of New Windsor College those
| who were graduated with the degree
of A. B. were Miss Margaret Engle,
Ellicott City, Nd: Raymond P. Day,
I Roslyn. Nd; Samuel Gordon Tucker,
Bangor, Maine: NJ. Selehaddin, Con-
stantinople. Turkey. and Huxley Hall
johnson. Baltimore Rev. Charles S.
Barrett, of Laurel Springs, \. j., re-
eeiyed the degree of doctor of di-
vinity and Rev. w E. Bird. of Balti-
/ more, that of master of arts.
Rockville.-The Woman's Inquiry
Club has been organized at Rockville
with 20 members and the following
officers: Mrs Frank A. Spencer,
president; Mrs William c. Beck,
ce-president; Miss Alverda King
don, secretary. and Mrs. E. L. Bull
lard. treasurer. The membership is
limited 10 30.
Cumberland-Loui NJ Carr. 55
years old. painter and paperhanger.
was struck by an engine on the Bal
timore and Ohio tracks in the Fair
mont yards and was decapitated. His
body was horribly mangled.
Hagerstown.-Charged with stab
bing his son, Albertus Myers, aged
1e years. in the back during quar-
rel, Benjamin F. Myers was arrested
and placed in jail Young Myers re-
ceiyed two dangerous wounds One,