The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-01-07
William F. Brown Murdered
SOLOMON sUD COLORD HPlO CONFESSED BODY FOUND By WIFI
IN WOODS HALF MILE AWkY-BRAIED IN COZ STABLE SAYS he
KILLED Mr. BROWN BECAUSE He HADE HI GET Up EARLY
sDDIR ARRESTED cUnBERLlED--N BALTIMORE JAIL
GRAND JURY MEETS TUESDAY,

sudler VS. obligIng and was well
satisfied VII his home.
Williams Haa arrested Monday AZ
ternoon b. Patrolmsn Stevens and
MozIey and Deputy Sheriff Wagner, OF
the Baltimore county force. II the
home Of his mother. Tho Is known -
Agnes WilEens. near SrsedIown. :
negro settlement near raIonsville.
The young negro vas discovered
crouching IN . small bedroom, and
was It once taken n eharRe md con
veyed to tIe lookup.
Williams, sho ia zbout Is years old.
formerly lived at CalongyiIle md tha
police OF thai suburb. after learning
OF IHu murder. began search OF the
neIenborhood hay barracks. barns and
other places IN which : fugitive would
be likely 10 take refuge. The entire
forenoon and most Of the afternoon
had been spent fruIllessly Hhen the
seaTehers received word thai : negro
answering The description OF Williams
had been seen In speedt1.n. The
arrest was made about o'clock.
Williams denied any knowledge oi
the parlor of the homo of Denton
Yingling. = neighbor Of Mr. Brown
where he Ras employed. about !
o'clock Saturday night. being the soie
occupant Of the house at IHe time
Suddenly there came knock. hs aaid
wherenpon be put On bis shoes and
opened the door. finding the visitor to
be sndler. T1a two boys were fsiendH
both being On parole from he Chel.
tenham Rsformatofy. Prince Georges
county.
Alter a taIE. he sald. he ard sudleF
decided 10 escape from the nalghbor.
hood. and they vent 20 Baltimore
They spent Ihs night under : hsdgs
on the roadside near catonssIIle. said
NlIIIama. and Shen ha awoks SUNDAY
morning Sndlsr waa zone. Williams
aid sndler ave I'm SO esnia, bui
waH emphatic in hla assertion that his
companion ted him nothing about IN
murder. Williams i locked up L
baltimore cIty jail. having ben taken
there by Sheriff stoner.
andler. Who is i years old. i
Of ! light brown. 5 Tsei. L
inches IN height md weighing
IT, nonndz Hhsn :. sanszHs aslsh.
horIood he ~ore light znit. tar
shoes and : spotted cap.
Various reports Here circulated
throughout ne county as % he cap.
turs Of boIn nf the 6oiored men o.
Sunday evening. One was that they
were captured In baltimore md wers
being brought TO thu eIty on he So
train. This report led 70 : mob .
rome 80 people gathering II The
railroad station.
Another report ~ circulated thal
two suspicious characters we're ar.
rested In Taneytosn. bat we're later
released ~ hey proved Their lHuo.
cenee
Feeling i running high This
peaceful, las=abldinK farmers of the
beautiful Silver Run valley ara up IN
Armz The eTimc feII 1Ike = nzIl over
this Christian community. ut n
time drew On ; spirit crying for van
geanee has taken hold upon the sur
rounding community.
sudlsf and several other negro lads
were taken - several farmers near
Silver Run fTom n reform school Of
the State. Tie lad II fInEiInEs had
several timHH told he people the
manner In which he Hould some time
get Hf. YinglInE. The snppoaIlIon Il
that Ar. YlnElInE would aIao have
been ! victim At the same time, but
on account of going 10 fatlIsslovn
saturday might TO attend tia pageant
the scheme md plans failed.
NJ. Brown In son OF William
Brown. and sas married tHo Ysars
ago % hiaH Esther Kaufman, OF
Park avenue. who .Ith IN infant
daughter. survives him.
An inquest vas held IT Silver Run
Wednesday. Coroner Theodore r.
Brown presiding The serdieE Of the
tury vas thai Brown came 70 hts
death BY blow from : blunt Insfru=
menI inflicted BY Solomon sudIar.
TIE funeral Of Mr.. brown too place
Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Llther
Hoffman. OF The Lutheran Church At
Silver Run. officiating. A very large
crowd attended The remains were
buried In the Lutheran Cemetery.
II ms been circulated throughout
the county that Sudler could not b
hanged on account OF rs youth Sud-
Ter Il old enough to hang II he In
and sentenced 10 die.
Chief Judge William II. Thomas OF
the Circuit Court for Carroll County,
issued a call last night for the No
vemhar term Of the Grand Jury 10
meet Tuesday 10 investigate the
murder OF Mr. Brown. If sndier IL
Indicted the petit jnry Will Be sum-
moned Immediately and the negro
placed on trial. The Carroll county
vii hasten With al speed
the conviction Of the guilty n the