Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-11-21
BULLETS FLY OVER BAY
W. T. EMORY SHOT AT
bud-Planters Use Firearms on
Chesapeake Bay.
NEAR BOAT OF LOG INN OWNER
U S Commissioned Julian Brewer 10
Hear Case Against Capt Robert
Hurley.

Considerable indignation is felt
r... and in the county over the state
81 tfings Yesterday when the boat
william T. Emory, owner Of the
F.e Inn. on the Chesapeake Bay.
a..4J eight miles from Annapolis,
and one Of the lessees Of bottoms for
p.ater cultivation, was fred upon.
rae fact that bis little girl, almost a
.5y. was in the boat with him made
f.a ofenae more serious.
Ir. Emory is inclined to believe
f.tt resentment on the part Of certais
arsiermen over the fact that he has
ured portion Of the bottom is
underneath the attack upon him.
I.uwcyer. from the testimony deduced
before United States Commissioner
FuHap Brewer, in the hearing Of the
.rarrs brought against Capt. Robert
Hurley Tor alleged completely in the
matter, 10 appeared that the efforts
aI the miscregnts were 20 frighten
Mr.. Emory rather than injure him.
According to Mr. Emory, seven
ebsts were fred from a distance Of
not over 100 yards. aud none struck
CLOSER than 80 feet from MIN. Robert
Hurley. captain of the skipjack Ruth
G.. of Crisdeld, was arrested by
Deputv United States Marshal Geo.
W Icte0urneau and had a prelimi-
rarg hearing before Commissioner
Er.wer. Mr.. Bre wer held that TIE
evidence aid not warrant holding Hur-
ler.
Mr. Emory couli not identify Hur-
10y or amy Of his crew, as the MN
who fred the shots, while Hurley AID
Don. crew. four in number, swore poti-
t,yelg that they had not fired, aud
aIs. that there were no firearms
aboard the vessel. A thorough search
be the officers failed to find any fire.
arms ln his testimony Mr. Emory
ud ,aal he was taking oysters with
short. rakea or nippers near the shere
of bis place, when someone from a
smalI vessel, called sskipjack, called
90 him to drop his tongs, and at the
same dime fred in his diSction,
SIR Emory called back that he had
% right 10 take the oysters, but the
yeIls and shots were repeated Mr..
Emory -said that seven shots were
tired. and that he did drop his tongs
aud row to shore. Mr.. Emory com
muuicated with Henry d. Tydipgs,
chief Judge of the Orphans Court,
who lives close by, and Judge Tydings
responded quickly, bringing a tsle-
scope.
Mr. Emory telephoned to Annapo-
lis. and Commissioner Brewer direct
ej that ID putty Marshal Leteourneau,
with George Parkinson, former po-
Jiccman Of Annapolis, to secure q
launch and endeavcr TO head the yes
scl off, In the meantime Messrs.
Emory and Tydines got in a sailboat
and followed the skipjack which they
believed carried the men who had
done the shooting, The launch with
the officers was able to come along
side of the Ruth and II was identi-
fled by Messrs. Emory and Ty1ngs
as the one which had carried the
guilty men,
Before Commissioner Brewer it
developed that there was gap in the
testimony Of the prosecuting witness
ss,as Mr. Emory had lost sight of the
skipjack when he went to call Judge
Iydiugs and TO telephone to Anrapo-
is. Thus he was only able to point
out the vessel which he believed TO
he the one wanted. Judge Tyeings
sWore positively that the vessel
stopped by the officers was the one
pointed out to him by Mr.. Emory.
Captain Hurley and the tour men,
aers q the crew swore that no one
on their boat did the shooting. Sew