Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-21
Then. too she exhibited the same feeling
when she told how she called Bywaters the
lowest dog that ever lived"
Local Police Active.

The local police are taking a deep in
terest in the matter, owing to the admitted
fact that the operation was performed in
this city. Inspector Boardman said this
morning that he would do everything in
his power to bring to trial the person who
may be shown to be guilty of It, De-
tective Cornwell left here on the noon
train to go to Culpeper for the purpose of
aScertaining If he can obtain evidence
enough to warrant the arrest of anybody
as well as to learn If Mrs. Bywaters will
come here and go upon the witness stand
The name of DR.. Edward Leon appears
in several places in the criminal records
matter of record in the annals of the
civil courts here His career I'm this city
covers long period. His real name is
said to be Dr. Leon Thompson, and re-
Gently he filed a suit for divorce under
that name, it is said.< In it he asked for
divorce from his wife and charged her with
treating him with cruelty and removing
his household goods from his residence.
Mrs. Thompson, the day. following, also
brought suit against her husband for d.
vorce, alleging cruelty and infidelity on
his part. and stating that he had an
nual income from his medical practice apI
proXimating $4,000 Both suits are pend
ing and will not be reached for some
time.
His name as Leon and Thompson figures
In the court records for considerable
of the criminal docket, in the offices of the
United States district attorney. The name
it is recorded in Mr.. Bakers office, how
ever, is not Thompson, but Edward Leon.
Under case No 24935 the entry shows the
United States against Edward Leon" the
charge being violation of section 500 of
the District code. 1t is alleged, in connec-
ton with this entry, that on October IL,
1905, one Edward Leon performed a crimi-
nal operation on one Sadie Volk; that he
was held by the coroner November 1 fol-
lowing, and that when arraigned on April
g. 1906 he pleaded not guilty. In case OF
conviction. the penalty for the offense is
not less than three years nor more than
twenty years imprisonment
Will Ask for Trial.
1t was stated by Mr.. Harvey Given, as
sistent United States district attorney that
the government will insist on trial in
January; that the government is ready to
go ahead with the case, and that so far as
he knew thert1is nothing to prevent the
case from being tried, so far as the prose-
cution is concerned.
Another entry on the criminal docket In
the United States district attorneys office
shows that one Edward Leon was held by
the United States for murder on November
I, 1898: that he entered plea of not guilty
on December the same year; that the
case was tried before jury, the same re-
turning verdict Of guilty on January 30.
1894.
1t is stated that an appeal was taken.
and that on March 81 a new trial was
granted and that June q the jury
found verdict against Leon Of guilty of
An appeal was also taken
from this verdict. and a motion for a new
trial was filed on June d, 1894. 1t is al
legged that the court in passing on the points
at issue held that the evidence against
Leon in the case. being that of an accom-
plice, uncorroborated by other witnesses,
was not sufficiently strong The prOSecu-
ton, it is understood. dropped the matter
then.