The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-05

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northwest reported 70 the police last
night that she lost a diamond ring valued
at 500 on Ninth street yesterday after
noon.
The will Of Francis + McCathran.
dated August Z 1868. was filed for probate
yesterday The deceased's wife. Mary Z.
McCathran, is named as the sole bene-
fciary and executor Of the estate. Nc
Cathran died March l3, 1907.
Three Washington boys-John C Brady.
li50 NJ street northwest; Earl Chapple.
1916 Eleventh street northwest, and Albert
White, 1917 Ninth street northwest-were
arrested in Baltimore yesterday with
three bicycles in their possession which
they are thought to have stolen in this
city.
Hattie Alma Conner, by her will, leaves
her real and personal estate TO her hus-
band, LendeIl \. Conner, and names him
as executor. It is provided that after
the death OF the husband the property IS
10 90 in equal shares 10 the sons Of the
testatrix. LendeIl A. Conner, jr., and Ed
win r. Conner.
Detective BaTbee. detailed at the Penn
sylvania Station. arrested Joseph Graef,
of High Point. Va. yesterday. and
charged him with the larceny Of a shot
gun. which was stolen in the station on
/ December 50. The gun had been pawned
several times. The owner of the gun is
+. Y. Northrop, Of Altoona.
The regular meeting Of the Needham
Debating Society OF George Washington
University will be held in University Hall
tonight at SIS The embryo lawyers who
hope to prove the affirmative are Messrs.
Swauk, Owen, and Gonzales, while
Messrs. Smith. Pearce. and Roberts will
/ as strenuously uphold the negative.
Michael B. Boyle. an aged white man
and an old soldier. was taken sick at rs
Indiana avenue yesterday afternoon and
sent to the Casualty Hospital, where at a
late hour last night his condition was
serious The doctors at the hospital
think that he may have been drugged. He
is an inmate Of the Soldiers Home.
For attempting to dispose Of a great
quantity OF copper wire which they claim
10 have found on the Potomac Flats
Harry Fridley and James Krause, white,
were arrested yesterday afternoon by
Policeman Cooper and held for investiga-
ton The manager of the Mount Vernon
electric road reported the loss Of a like
amount Of wire.
William c. Mercer. after pleading guilty
to an Indictment for libel. was fined 800
yesterday by Justice Barnard. Mercer
was charged with writing an offensive
letter to Mary T. Shepard. and when his
case was called for trial yesterday. he
Withdrew his plea of not guilty and en-
tered q plea Of guilty. The fine of sl03
was promptly paid.
Justice Gould yesterday granted three
absolute divorces, ihfdeiity being the
ground in each of the cases. The mari
tai bonds are severed between Matte Ser
yer Maloney, who is given divorce from
Clarence W. MalOney; Frank Conger
from Susan Conger. and Marian H. Simp-
son from Allen J. Simpson. Mrs. Ma
loney is given the custody Of her child.
Gladys Maloney.
Papers for the Incorporation of Wv. 7.
GalHher & Brother, Incorporated were
filed yesterday. The purpose and object
of the firm is to conduct a wholesale and
retail lumber business. and the capital
stock is placed at S250000- divided into
shares of Sl00 each. The business was
formerly conducted by William r CALI
her and Charles f. Galliher The incor-
porators are: William 7. Gallher Charles
Z. Galliher and James r. s Dickens.
| Attorneys Tucker & Kenyon fled the GER
tificute