Welcome to Montgomery County, Maryland Crime Newspaper Data from Montgomery County Horrid The Rockville True American, relates a most shocking murder, which was committed in Montgomery county, Md., on the 6th inst. Major N. Musgrove, residing near Unity, was shot by his son-in-law Alexander Duvall. A controversy about a servant is said to have produced this awful transaction. It is stated that every precaution is used by the murderer’s friends to prevent his apprehension, in the hope that by the influence of wealth or personal favour, his pardon may be affected. -- Fred. Cit. [July 30 1823, Page 4, Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Penn., sub. by N. Piper) ©2007 Genealogy Trails