Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-03
LoRENz OFF TODAY.
Goes to Moundsville Penitentiary With
Other Prisoners


Warden Harris of the United States Jail
completed arrangements this afternoon for
the removal to the penitentiary at Mounds
vile w. Va, of a number of prisoners
sentenced by the local criminal courts to
Imprisonment in the pententiary at that
place.
The most prominent member of the
BATCH which will depart from the Bal
| timore and Ohio railroad passenger depot
at $50 o'clock pm. today, is George E.
LorenZ. He is under sentence of impriscn-
ment for two years and to pay fine of
| SIC, COO
Lorenz was convicted with August w.
Machen and the Croft brothers of cOnspir-
acy to defraud the United States in con-
necton with the sale to the Post Office
Department of Croft letter box fasteners.
When Machen and the Groffs were re-
moved to the penitentiary several months
ago Lorenz was i'll at his home in Toledo.
Ohio. After he recovered he remained at
liberty in order to testify a witness for
the government in the Crawford case, grow
ing out of the Post Office Department ir-
regularities, the trial of which ended about
a fortnight ago. Lorenz surrendered Linn
self into custody last week.
According to Warden Harris, LorenZ will
be treated the same as are the other pris
oners and will not be shown any unusual
courtesies in connection with the trip to
Moundsville tonight. He will be formally
turned to the warden of the peniten-
tiary tomorrow morning.
Since he has been In the District Jail
LorenZ has retained his cheerful manner.
He assigned to the CELL or rather
room, over the wardens office that was oc-
cupied for many months by James M. A.
Watson. the embezzler of District funds to
the amount of about $4,000.
1t is understood that Mrs. LorenZ is now
in Toledo. The prisoner has been visited
since his incarceration here only by his
hrn Tor wi N lie q
this city, and by his son-in-law. Mr.. Baker
of Toledo. Mr.. Baker visited the Jail yes
terday and had long talk with Lorenz
In addition to Lorenz the prisoners to be
taken to the penitentiary tonight include
the following:
White-Henry Parks Hudson. embezzle-
ment. one year and one day; j. Harry
Byram. jr.. white violating Revised
Statutes United States, three years; John
Laubscherer, assault with dangerous
weapon, five years.
Colored-John H. johnson. robbery three
years; Arthur Lee. alias Gray. robbery.
one year and one day: James West. larceny,
one year and one day. James Rice robbery,
five years; William Hutchinson. robbery.
five years; Oscar Lee. assault with Intent to
rape eight years: Ollie Turner assault with
dangerous weapon. eighteen months; Hen
ry Robinson. assault with dangerous
weapon, two years; William Finks, house
breaking and larceny. two years:
George Cant, housebreaking, five years;
years: William Snowden, HOUSEKEEPING.
James W. Robey. assault to rape. eight
three years; Richard Bruno, carnal knowl-
edge. fifteen years; 1sadore Nelson, assault
with a dangerous weapon, five years; limo
thy Monday, assault with dangerous
weapon, five years; Howard Allen house
breaking, eight years; Dora c. Bryant
larceny. one year and one day; Mona
Robinson, robbery, two years: John j.
Wesley. receiving stolen goods. two years;
Kate Coleman, mayhem, three years; Jesse
Jones, HOUSEKEEPING, two years.