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September, 1910
(Gettysburg Times- Gettysburg, Pa.)

JEALOUS WIFE SLAYS HUSBAND

She Shoots Him in the Head in Lawyer's Office

SOUGHT A RECONCILIATION

Sought Revenge When She Learned He Was Arranging to Leave With Another Woman

Salisbury, Md., Sept. 10- Absorbed for the desire of revenge, and jealous of her husband's attentions to other women, Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Hudson, wife of Tobias Hudson, a mechanic (locksmith), formerly of Cambridge, Md., and Laurel, Del., but for the past three months a resident of Salisbury, shot and almost instantly killed him in this city.

The shooting took place in the rear room of the offices of States Attorney Joseph L. Bailey, where they had met for the purpose of a reconciliation.

The story leading up to the crime dates back eleven years, according to Mrs. Hudson. Wednesday last, Mrs. Hudson appeared in Salisbury and swore out a warrant before Justice Trader against Hudson for non-support and desertion. The trial took place and he was held under $250 bail for his appearance September 21, if in the meantime he had not made some arrangement to support his wife.

Hudson had agreed to return to his former home in Cambridge as soon as he had finished up his business arrangements in this city. This satisfied the wife, but the climax came when she heard that he was arranging to leave Salisbury with another woman. This is partially responsible for the murder.

Mrs. Hudson saw her husband driving with a woman. Then she made here arrangements to finish her troubles, as she said after the crime was committed.

Mrs. Hudson went to a hardware store and purchased a revolver, asking that they oil same and load it, as she wanted it in good working shape. Next she went to the office of the states attorney and told him to get her husband to come up, as she wanted to have a final talk with him before leaving.

When Hudson approved, he was shown to the back room, and they were to talk it over. They were left alone in this room. They were there for more than twenty minutes, according to the testimony before the coroner's jury, and after a while the wife began to quarrel with her husband.

According to the testimony, Hudson could be seen through the glass door between making gestures as if he was trying to make some matters plain, and he was heard to say: "Well, if this is all you wanted with me, I will leave." And then he turned and reached for his hat, turning his back toward the wife. She produced the revolver and fired the fatal shot, which entered Hudson's temple.

Mr. Bailey rushed to the back room. He says his first impression was that the man had killed himself, but turning, he saw the pistol in the hand of the woman, still smoking. "My god woman, do you know what you have done?" and she immediately replied: "I am no worse now than I was before."

The injured man was taken to the hospital, where he died in about one hour, never regaining consciousness. Mrs. Hudson was lodged in the county jail.

At the time of the shooting there were women clients in Mr. Bailey's office. The women fainted and are under the care of physicians.

　

October, 1910
(Washington Post)

MRS. HUDSON FOUND GUILTY

Convicted of Manslaughter for Causing Husband's Death at Salisbury

Special to The Washington Post.

Salisbury, Md., Oct. 9.- Mrs. Elizabeth Hudson, who has been on trial for the death of her husband, Tobias Hudson, for the last four days, was late last night declared guilty of manslaughter by the jury. Sentence was suspended pending a decision by the defense regarding an appeal.

The plea of the defense was insanity.

Mrs. Hudson's son and her former husband, Joseph R. Anthony, were present when the jury brought in its finding.

Footnote: Further information about the case was not found.
　
　

January, 1963
(The Salisbury Times)

POCOMOKE CITY - New officers of the city volunteer fire department were elected recently. They are: Joe Byrd, president; Joe Mariner, vice-president; James Fykes, secretary; Raymond Dryden, treasurer; Fred U. Henderson, chief; Raymond C. Dryden, assistant chief; George Young, chief engineer; Clayton Lambertson, trustee.

On the ambulance committee are: Lee Ray Thompson, president; R.I. Givens, secretary and treasurer; Herbert Somers, Pete Dulick, and Dwight Campbell, trustees.


April, 1910
(Altoona Mirror- Altoona, Pa.)

Quakes Follow Coast Line

Snow Hill, Md., April, 25.- Slight earthquake shocks were felt by many of the residents of Snow Hill and throughout Worcester County. The vibrations are believed to have been a continuation of the Atlantic City quake down the coast line, this county extending to the sea.　

　

April, 1952
(The Salisbury Times)

(Excerpts)

Three more schools and counties have announced winners in the eliminations preceding the Delmarva Spelling Bee on April 25.

The three winners in Accomack, County, Va., were Judy Lang, 11-year-old Temperanceville School pupil and Richard Poulson, 13, and Janice Somers, 12, both of Bloxom School.

The Accomack bee was held in Parksely High School last week with 23 contestants participating. Herbert S. Powell was pronouncer and judges were Mrs. Elenor Hopkins, Miss May Mears, and Miss Iona Birch.
　

August, 1947 (Time Machine archive)

While much of Maryland wasn't returning to Eastern Standard Time until September 29th, Pocomoke City had voted to return to "slow time" at midnight Monday, September 1st. Snow Hill and Berlin were expected to do the same based on an agreement by the mayors of the three towns to stick together on the time change. Salisbury was going to make the change early Tuesday, September 2nd so as to keep an extra hour for the Labor Day weekend, while Ocean City was expected to remain on Daylight Savings Time until September 29th.

Footnote: For many years the state of Virginia remained on Eastern Standard Time all year.  In the 1960's when I was living in Pocomoke City and working at WESR in Virginia, I'd leave home at 6AM during the summer and arrive at the station at 530AM!  However, when I left for the 30-minute drive home the time in Pocomoke City would be an hour and a half later when I arrived back. -tk
　

　

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