The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-01-07
William F. Brown Murdered
SOLOMON DLE COORED EMPLOy COSED-DODY FOUND BY WIFE
In WOODS HALF mile AWAY-BRADED In cow STABLE-SAYS HE
KILLED MIR. BROWN BECAUSE HE MADE HIM GET UP EARLY
SUDLER ARRESTED CUMBERLAND BALTIMORE JAIL
GRAND JURY MEETS TUESDAY,

Sudler was obliging and was well
satisfied with his home.
Williams was arrested Monday af-
ternoon by Patrolmen Stevens and
Moxley and Deputy Sheriff Wagner, Of
the Baltimore county force, at the
home of his mother, who is known as
Agnes Wilkens, near Speedtown, a
negro settlement near Catonsville.
The young negro was discovered
crouching in a small bedroom, and
was at once taken in charge and con-
veyed to the lookup.
Williams, who Is about Is years old,
formerly lived at Catonsville and the
police of that suburb, after learning
of the murder, began search of the
neighborhood hay barracks, barns and
other places in which fugitive would
be likely to take refuge. The entire
forenoon and most of the afternoon
had been spent fruitlessly when the
searchers received word that a negro
answering the description of Williams
had been seen in Speedtown. The
arrest was made about o'clock.
Williams denied any knowledge of
the crime He said he was seated in
the parlor Of the home of Denton
Yingling, a neighbor Of Mr.. Brown,
where he was employed, about Z
o'clock Saturday night, being the sole
occupant of the house at the time
Suddenly there came knock, he said
whereupon he put on his shoes and
opened the door, finding the visitor to
be Sudler. The two boys were friends
both being on parole from the Chel-
! tenham Reformatory, Prince Georges
county.
! After a talk, he said, he and Sudler
decided to escape from the neighbor-
hood, and they went TO Baltimore
They spent the night under a hedge
on the roadside near Catonsville, said
! Williams, and when he awoke Sunday
morning Sudler was gone. Williams
| said Sudler gave him so cents, but
was emphatic in his assertion that his
companion told him nothing about the
murder. Williams is locked up ir
Baltimore City Jail, having been taken
there by Sheriff Stoner.
Sudler, who is Is years old, is
of light brown, feet, II
inches in height and weighing
157 pounds. When he =. the neigh.
borhood he wore a light suit, tar
shoes and a spotted cap.
! Various reports were circulated
throughout the county as to the cap
ture of both of the colored men or
Sunday evening. One was that they
We're captured in Baltimore and were
being brought to this city on the SIS
train. This report led to mob o1
some $50 people gathering at the
railroad station.
Another report was circulated that
two suspicious characters were ar
rested in Taneytown, but were later
released as they proved their irno-
cence.
Feeling is running high The
peaceful. law-abiding farmers of the
beautiful Silver Run valley are up in
arms. The crime fell like pail over
this Christian community. but as
time drew on spirit crying for ven
geance has taken hold upon the sur
rounding community.
! Sudler and several other negro lads
were taken by several farmers near
Silver Run from a reform school of
the State. The lad at Yingling's had
several times told the people the
manner in which he would some time
get Mr. Yingling The supposition is
been victim at the same time, but
on account Of going to Littlestown
Saturday night to attend the pageant
the scheme and plans failed.
Mr.. Brown is son of William
Brown, and was married two years
ago to Miss Esther Kaufman, Of
Park avenue, who with an infant
daughter, survives him.
An inquest was held at Silver Run
Wednesday, Coroner Theodore F.
Brown presiding. The verdict Of the
jury was that Brown came to HIS
death by blow from blunt instru-
ment inflicted by Solomon Sudler.
The funeral of Mr. Brown took place
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Luther
Hoffman, of the Lutheran Church at
Silver Run, officiating. A very large
crowd attended The remains were
buried in the Lutheran Cemetery.
1t has been circulated throughout
the county that Sudler could not be
hanged on account of his youth. Sud-
ler is old enough to hang II he Ia
convicted and sentenced to die.
Chief Judge William II. Thomas Of
the Circuit Court for Carroll County,
issued a call last night for the No
vember term of the grand jury to
meet Tuesday to investigate the
murder of Mr.. Brown. II Sudler is
indicted the petit jury will be sum-
moned Immediately and the negro
placed on trial. The Carroll county
authorities will hasten with all speed
the conviction Of the guilty in the
murder.