The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-01-07

One Of the most LendIsh and brutal
crimes ever committed IN the history
Of Carroll county occurred on EaIur-
day night about : o'clock.
William F. arown, farmer. aged
Is years. OF near Silver Hun, vas
murdered by Solomon Sudler, an IS
year-old negro. .ho had been In his
employ for almost two years. Rob
berry was the motive OF the crime. -
Mr Brown had between .25 and 30
On his person At the time Of his death.
which was missing.
Sudler VAS arrested at Cumberland
Wednesday evening by Assistant Chief
Of Police Clay Wilson. II nrsl he
denied that he .as the nan wanted
by the Carroll county authorities. but
later made a confession 70 Chief Of
Police ]. Thomas Eisenhauer.
About II o'clock Sudler sent for
Chief EIaenhauer and said he wanted
70 make : full confession. The con-
fession follows.
Il am making this confession to
Chief OF Police J. Thomas Elsenhauer
Of my oHn free VII without promises
of Immunity. ~ name i Solomon
sndler. | was born In baltimore and
vas sent 10 n reform school at ghel-
ianham. and thcn to the farm of VIII
liam r. Brown. On Friday Mr. Brown
cursed me- because | did not get up
early and on Saturday evening be-
tween and Go o'clock | went 10
the cattle shed md hit him with =
large cnnblestone IN the head. | then
dragged him through the Held By my
self
Sndler taking train II Leicester
Tuesday afternoon led 70 nIs arrest.
Sheriff stonef md son William Ieft
Wednesday evening on the Pittsburgh
Express from GI.ndon. Tor Cumgsr-
land and brought sadler - baltimore
yesterday afternoon where he vii hs
held In he jail until hi trial comes
mp.
Mr.. Brown had gone to tho barn 10
milk the cows. - waH his euHIon
after supper He had mIlksd all he
snsa IN he stable but lks one 81 he
door aud had about started slen
.ndler Hno was standing IN the out
side OF The door sIih an aIe IN his
hand stepped 70 ne side 81 the door
nd hlt I'm from behind With IL
blunt en1 of the aze. a feTFifc hI0s.
crushing in the IeIt aide Of his skull
~ a. u expose he brsinz
The body Wa then dragged fHon
The stable 10 : hoard fence, feet
nigh, which surrounds ths barn Yard
and thrown over. AfteTwaTd he ssenr-
I'd rope. tied i around the saIat
of the corpse, put single tree 70
II and then harnessed horse md
hooked It TO The single tree and
dragged he bodY about lhree-auarlers
of mile across public Toad. through
field 70 = woodH. where he left Ihe
body A. he xas returning The
horse 10 the stable he sas seen bT
George md Clarence uankert. Iso
naiEhbor boys Who sere On their say
u LitlIeHlown. Both o. the 6ofs
spoke 10 him but hIs actions thres off
III suspicion they might have had.
Leaving the boys he went back 10 The
barn and put away the harness md
the horse. and Hsnl To tie house 10
III his lantern rIlh oil. HrA. Brown
aid. 4 thought You ~ In bed :
sudler replied = am going 10 bed
after | fl my lantern 18th OIL He
locked the door and that Has the Iasl
rhe saw of him IRA. Hrosn noticed
nothing unusual n his talk
Mrs Brown took the baby upstairs
and lying down viii II fell asleep md
did not saken until midnight MIHz-
lns her husband Hhe went 10 the barn
and called but Rut no response. md
made FIVE visits 10 the barn between
L and :. M. IN search of her hns-
band aftersard. The might vas DARK.
II = - .saI "a
neighbor. more than hall mile dI8=
tant, About 8 4 N. she Hsnt 70 The
honse OF Murray NasenhIuer. and I0-
geIher they began search. About
! o'clock they found the blood stains
n The stable and he track from the
hody being dragged through the mud
and followed IL 10 the woods, where
they found the body OF Mr.. Brown
States Attorney Z. o. Neant and
sherin James NJ. sloner sere notified
and hurried 10 the scene and en-
nanelled . jury for an inquest which
nas held Wednesday with the follow
Ing verdict being found.
sudler after leaving he house
started down the pike toward the
home OF Denton Yingling. : neighbor.
where he met Truman Williams. m
other colored lad. Hho was employed
b MIR. Yingling. and asked him 10 20
along with him, 10th taking the 1t
fIestown bns to this city.
The two left this city On the 1870
huE for HeIeterstoHn. arriving at LII,
md boarded an Emory Grove electric
car for Baltimore. On the bus they
seemed 10 be in hilarious mood y
they kept singing until they reached
neisterstoxn.