Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-07
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Young Girl Indicted for Forgery
Opening Of Base Ball Season.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, April G. 1906
Among the indictments found by the
grand jury which recently adjourned here
was one against Emma Ewell, young col
ored girl, whose home is near Poolesville,
this county. The charge is forgery, and
the work which resulted in her indictment
is said to have been of the cleyerest kind
She is charged with having raised a check
from $2.S1 to $20.s1- The check was drawn
by Price & Co, Washington commission
merchants, to the order of Wesley Ewell,
the girls father. It was cashed by a.
Poolesvile merchant and passed through
several banks without the fraud being de-
tected. 1t was only discovered when Price
& Co.. In balancing their books. discovered
shortage of SIS, and this led to a COM
parison of checks and their stubs, in which
way the forgery was learned.
The girl was given the tip, it is said, in
regard to the action Of the grand jury and
her whereabouts is now a mystery al
though the county officers are making every
effort to locate her.
- Mr.. Walter e. Summers of Chicago and
Miss Lessie Armistead Bailey of Richmond
visited Rockville yesterday afternoon and
were married by Rev. Thomas H. Camp
bell, pastor Of the Rockville Baptist Church
the ceremony taking place at the home of
the minister. The newly married couple
left for Washington Immediately afterward
The trial of James Bailey, alias Con
Shorty, under indictment for implication In
the attempt last May to loot the bank of
the Sandy Spring Savings Institution, at
Sandy Spring this county. has been set for
April Is. The accused will be defended by
Mr.. Edward c. Peter Of the local bar, and
States Attorney Peter will conduct the
prosecution. The case has attracted wide-
spread interest. The accused Is now in the
Baltimore city Jail.
Mr.. James e. Leaman has sold his resi-
dence. near Aubrey Park. a short distance
OF net n fn r 6vryo rd pf<Sla f1o
price being s., 500.
Mr.. J. Mortimer Kilgour, a native of
Rockville. and widely known. died Tuesday
night at his home at Hillsboro, Va, aged
cause Of his death The deceased was a
son of the late Judge Kilgour of this state
and a cousin of Col. William Kilgour and
Alexander Kilgour of this town. He is
survived by his brother, James Kilgour OF
Virginia. and several sons and daughters.
The stable. corn house, poultry house.
forty barrels Of corn and a lot Of poultry
were destroyed by fire on the farm of Mr..
Tyson Baker, near Colesville, this county,
few nights ago. The fire occurred shortly
before midnight and its origin Is a mystery.
When discovered 1t had gained too much
Roadway to attempt to save the buildings
mentioned. and 1t was with difficulty that
the flames were prevented from spreading
to the dwelling.
ell held last evening 1t was ordered that
the Standard Oil Company be notified to
discontinue at once the storing of gasoline
within the corporate limits of Rockville
The tanks of the company have for several
years been located near the Baltimore and
Ohio depot, and their presence there has
occasioned numerous complaints from the
citizens of that section of town 1t is
stated the tanks were erected without the
required permit.
The base ball season will open In ROCK,
vile Saturday afternoon. when the local
AGGREGATION and the District Commission
ers' team of Washington will cross bats at
the fair grounds. Mr.. Harry A. Dawson.
who win manage the Rockville team. has
about decided upon his players. Somer-
vile Dawson and Eugene Harriss VIII 90
the catching The pitching stan Will De
composed Of Corbin Harriss, Julian WHIT l',,
ing. Cy cummins and possibly Il w,,,
look after first base, Russell Brewer OF
brooke second t base bsse and
E,Sr,ard Dawson shortstop. The outneid-
ers viii Ds selected from Kessr Reeves
George Kelchner, Prancas ~ ane or two
others.