Biography: George Henry Magaha was the youngest child of Samuel and Agnes Magaha born in 1868.He was christened in March
of that same year at St Peter's the Apostle Catholic Church located at Hollins and Poppleton Sts. in Baltimore. He met and
married Margaret Anna Irving in October 1887. According to the 1900 census they had four children of which three were
still living. Article taken out of the Baltimore Sun Paper January 29, 1907. " George H. Magaha, 1028 Compton St. a member
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad police force, shot Gilmore Bouldin, colored, yesterday evening while the negro was prowling
around Mr. Magaha's house. The bullet took effect in the abdomen, and it was stated at the University Hospital that Bouldin
would probably die. Mr. Magaha walked into Southern Police Station and reported to Lieutenant Morheiser that he had discovered
a negro peeping into a small house in his back yard at 6:00p.m. and that the negro ran after him with a hatchet when ordered
away. Mr Magaha then shot at him and the negro ran through another house and disappeared.
Grand Jury Investigation:
State of Maryland
City of Baltimore
George H. Magaha, January 28, 1907
George H. Magaha killed Gilmore Bouldin, feloniously, willfully, and of malice of forethought, did make an assault with
a certain pistol, which was then and there loaded with gunpowder and certain leaden bullets, which pistol he, the said George
H. Magaha then and there in his right hand, had and held, did the feloniously, willfully, and of malice of aforethought shoot
off and discharge at, upon, and into the body of the said Gilmore Bouldin, thereby then and there inflicting in and upon the
left and right side of him, the said Gilmore Bouldin, divers mortal wounds, bruises, and contusions, he the said Gilmore Bouldin
on January 30, 1907 at the said city did then and there die.
February 1, 1907: Bail set @ $2500.00
March 6, 1907: Indictment filed
March 7, 1907 Arraignment and pleas: Not Guilty
May 16, 1907: Submits under plea: Not Guilty and issue
May 161907: Verdict: Not Guilty
George was divorced from Margaret Anna Irving on September 7, 1920. George Henry
first sued Margaret for divorce in June of 1919, but apparently there was a reconciliation. Margaret then sued George for
divorce in August of 1920. Reasons: Separated in 1904 because he was running around with a woman named Anna Casper, whom he
went to live with. He at first took his two sons with him, but because they would not call his Girlfriend Aunt Anna, and they
were also expected to work and turn the money over to her, and they refused; he at first threatened to put them in St. Mary's
School for Boys and then relented and sent them back to their Mother. Margaret then sued for non payment of child support
and was awarded $2.00 a week for each child for a grand total of $6.00 dollars a week. They had been separted for five years,
when he called her and asked her to go and visit his dying Mother (Agnes), in which she agreed to do so.When they went to
see George's dying mother she took George's and Margaret's hands and put them together and asked them to get back together.
They did reconcile and stayed together for the next three years. She again left in 1912 because he was running around with
a woman named Ollie Payne.But in Octoberof 1919, after George had filed for divorce, they went back together. They only lived
together for three months when she left him for good in January 1920. In the divorce hearing she accused him of cruelty, she
claimed that he chocked and struck her many times. Their children also testified that he had abused their mother. She also
stated that when he lived on Compton St. with Anna Casper, that he had killed a negro for insulting Anna in her back yard,
and that he was arrested and convicted and sent to jail. In later research we did find out that he was charged with murder,
but when he went to court he was found not guilty.George was a detective for the B and O Railroad. He was also arrested for
being in a fight in Westport.
George died in August 1921and is buried in New Catheral Cemetery located on
Old Frederick Rd in Baltimore
