The Washington times., 1916-11-13
Murder Now Suspected In Case
of MahIon Stewart, Found
Dead.
FUNERAL WAS SANCTIONED
But Authorities Now Believe
Investigation Was Not Com
pIete Enough.

BALTIMORE. Nov. 13.-Though NAH
Ion Stewart. one OF the sons OF the late
Joshua Stewart, who was among the
biggest landowners In Anne Arundel
county in his day. was buried last
Wednesday with the full sanction of a
county magistrate and a jury OF in
quest, his body will be dug up either to-
day or tomorrow to investigate sus-
picion that he was murdered. Nicholas
II. Green, States attorney for Anne
Arundel county, is expected to give the
order for elimination.
Stewart died some time on the night
Of Sunday. the 5th. and the circum-
stances of his death have been a sub
Ject of hushed conversation by the
folk of Glenbernie and the countryside
roundabout ever since.
Father Well Known.
He was sixty-three years old. His.
father was one Of the most substantial
citizens of the State and he came
from a long line of rural Maryland
gentlemen. Mahlon. especially. was
always spoken of as a gentleman
OF the old school," and the term fitted
him, 1t 10 said. no matter what his
condition of sobriety.
It appears from the gossip around
Glenburnie yesterday among those
who knew him that on the night In
question Stewart was not especially
sober. He had been seen In an intox-
tcated condition at his home. which
10 between GlenbEnie and 'Benheld,
and early that night the neighbors
lost track of him. They presumed he
was safe at home and asleep.
At Z o'clock Monday morning Mrs.
Abraham Van Meter, who lives about
quarter OF mile from the Stewart
estate. came downstairs. wondering
where her husband had spent the night.
She found him asleen at the foot of
the couch in the dining room, and at
the head was Mahlon Stewart. sitting
bolt upright rs though he had just
awakened from a sound sleep. Mrs.
Van Meter wished him a CHEEKY good
morning and then shook Abraham into
wakefulness. Then she took a second
look at Stewart.
Looked Pale.
II wonder what's the matter with
Mahlon." she asko her husband. add
ing. He looks so pale" AS her husband
was slow In answering she took Stew
arts hand. and then dropped It quickly.
II was cold. She Immediately summoned
DR.. Thomas Brayshaw, and when the
doctor arrived Mahlon was still sitting
upright. but the room was further oc-
cupied by a crowd of frightened country
folk, staring at the motionless man on
the couch as though he were unreal.
Pr Brayshaw decided in q moment
Stewart. He was dead. and he had
been dead for eight or ten hours.
DR., Brayshaw sent for County Po-
liceman Henry Wade, who in turn be
gan to hunt for a magistrate. Justice
Potee could not be found. so Magis-
trate Charles Dulin. of Annapolis
was sent for and impaneled a jury
room. There was little discussion!
every juryman had concluded almost
Immediately that Mahlon Stewards
and they casually asked Or. Bray.
tapped Stewards shirt front.
Spot of Blood.
What does that spot of blood there
mean?" he inquired. And where did
he get that bump on the forehead"
Abraham Van Meter said ,Mahlor
and he and Mahlon's brother Celeste
had had a little scuffle In the Stewar'
home on sunday night. and that Co
' chair e h Celeste, who M N" was a in thu
crowd. stepped forward and indig
nantly denied this accusation. HI
said Mahlon had fallen in the scuffl'
kitchen stove. But DR.. Brayshaw
well. said the jurymen. will 70,
cause Of his death was7'
Will Hold Autopsy.
DR.. Brayshaw would not. because
he didn't know. So the JURY without
further elaboration, decided death
to be due to natural causes, and or
Wednesday morning Stewart wal
buried In his old family buryins
ground.
Next day Mrs. Harmon sappinston
Stewards sister. remembers that Nah
lon had had nearly $50 in his pocket,
on Sunday night. and also recalled
that his pockets on Monday morning
when he was found dead. contained
only about 81.
Her recollections came to the earl
Of Sheriff sullivan at Annapolis. ant
yesterday Deputy Sheriff Lee wen
10 Glenburnie to make an investiga
ton. The result is that Mahlon'i
body will be exhumed, and that DR.
Brayshaw and DIR. c. II. Brooks will
examine his head to see II there Il
any blood clot on tho brain. II ther'
Is, II will be considered prima fact,
evidence. that he died from a blow.
"Masher" Winked Too