Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-20
Parties Arrested Charged With Vio-
lating Law Against Gambling.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE Md, June 10, 1902.
The crusade planned by the Montgomery
county authorities against the alleged law
lessness along the Conduit road was begun
Tuesday afternoon when Sheriff john w.
Collier and Deputies John A. Selby and
Howard White visited the River View Turf
Club, a short distance from the District of
Columbia line, and placed under arrest
George w. Sullivan. Samuel Turner, Guy
Tolson and Charles Logan. all charged with
violating the gambling laws of the state,
Sullivan also being wanted to answer to
three charges of violating the local option
law Of the county.
The officers reached the pool room about
$50 o'clock, at which time everything was
in full blast. The warrants were quickly
served and John o. Kilby, Clarence L.
Barnard and Giles Worcester were placed
under arrest as witnesses. All hands were
brought to Rockville at a late hour last
night, and spent the night at the Mont
gomery Hotel in the custody of Sheriff Col
lier. A warrant was issued yesterday
for the arrest of A. r. Appleby also upon
a gambling charge, and that gentleman, be-
ing in town, was soon placed under arrest
AT IL o'clock the accused were taken be-
fore Joseph Reading, justice of the peace
They were represented by H. w. Talbot
Edward c. Peter and Thomas NJ. Talbot
while States Attorney H. NJ. Talbot and
Frank Higgins appeared for the state. No
testimony was heard and the hearing was
postponed until next Wednesday, the JUS
tice fixing the bail at 81 900 in each gam
bling case and at $500 in each local option
case, kilby, Barnard and Worcester the
witnesses, being required to furnish 500 Sc
curlty for their appearance at the hearing
The annual examinations for those de-
IN oh ~,
schools of the county and the eXamina-
uons for scholarships in different schools
was held here Monday Tuesday and yes-
terday Twenty-nine took the examination
Tor teachers certificates and the following
for scholarships: Western Maryland Col
lege, s; st. Johns College, 3; Charlotte Hall
Academy. 2; Maryland Agricultural Col
lege, l; Maryland State Normal School, g.
Miss Mary sherwood has been appoint
ed assistant teacher at the Kensinston
school, in place of Miss Helen Nourse. who
resigned to accept the principalship of the
Dawsonville school, and Mr.. Edward o.
Zeigler has been appointed principal of the
BarnesVllle school, vice Miss Whitehill, re-
signed.
Mr.. Harry Penn of the vicinity Of Nor
beck, this county and Miss Fannie NJ
Murphy, daughter of Mr.. R. L. Murphy Of
Clarksburg district, were quietly married
mere about noon yesterday by Rev. T D.
Williams, pastor of st. Marys Catholic
Church. the ceremony taking place at ST
ceremony the young couple left for Wash
ington.
Miss Ida Dove of this town has been ap-
pointed principal of the public school at
Bethesda. succeeding Miss Fannie Homer
VINO recently resigned, and Miss Ida Usher
WOOD OF Redland has been appointed prin-
clpal of the school at Beane in place of
Miss Sue Fontaine, who also resigned The
vacancy at the Rockville High School has
not yet been filled, but there are numerous
applicants for the position.
The recently appointed officers of regis
tration for the various election districts of
the county appeared before the board of
supervisors Of election here Tuesday and
after being put through the examination
required by law were given their commits
sions. Mir. Washington Purdum was an
pointed republican register for Damascus
district.
At a meeting of the board of county
commissioners held here Tuesday Messrs
NJ. Wilson Offutt, John NJ. c. Williams and
Charles c. Bohrer We're appointed to make
an examination and report upon the ad-
visibility of opening a road from the Rock
Vile and Georgetown turnpike to Somerset
Heights, as petitioned for by A Crampton
and others. Messrs: Ninian M. Perry, Syl-
VeSter {. Jones and j. w. RenshaW were
appointed examiners of proposed road from
the Old road to the Rockville and George
town turnpike, as petitioned for by F. w
Bangerter and others. Because of the
heaVy cost, Appropriated at $500, the board
decided to open road from the old river
road to Cedar lane, in Bethesda district
which had been petitioned for by Georg.
Burdette and others.