The Washington herald., 1909-07-15
United States Attorney Baker
Quashes Prosecutions.
COURT SANCTIONS HIS ACTION
Conspiracy Charge Against Hotel
Employees NOIIed After the CuIprits
Made RestitutiOn--ReIease PennsyI-
vania Bridge Company from Charge
OF Violating EiEht-hOur Law.

Ooldlhtu pCtLiiSSlOn LIOLA juSLlCe bdI-
nard to noIle pros. the case against
Carl White, a negro porter. indicted by
the coroner's jury last September. as
responsible for the death Of Mrs. LOttie
Harrison. Mr.. Bakers examination Of
the case convinced him that the death
was the result OF an unavoidable accident
The conspiracy charge made last De-
cember against Jerome J. Rafferty,. Frank
S. Mahoney. Herman Berger. Guy c.
Wines. and Nevios Reed. former en-
ployes OF the Hotel Raleigh. has also
been dropped They were charged with
combining TO defraud the hotel manage
ment Of cash derived from sales made
in the hotel. It Is understood that res
titution was made
The case against Olive Mckenzie. who
was charged with abandoning her twen-
ty-five-day-old infant on the doorstep OF
Henry B. Brown, former justice OF the
United States Supreme Court. has been
none pressed.
Mr.. Baker also abandoned the prosecu-
ton against the Pennsylvania Bridge
Company, which was charged with vio-
/
The charge OF manslaughter against
Larrie Brown has been withdrawn.
Brown was indicted as responsible for
the death OF Andrew Jackson. who was
hit on the head with a thrown stone.
The evidence showed that the stone was
thrown IN self-defense.
List OF Cases Dropped
Among the prosecutions dropped, in ad-
dition to those named above. are the
following:
T A Mullins and John H. Clarke. violating
postal laws.
Helene Stem abortion
Robert D. Rufln. violating postal lava
Christopher .. Marsh. lottery.
Walter Smith. grand lsrceuy,
John Z. johnson postal law Tiolation
Martin Kasle, Ebel.
John Nolan. h0usebreakng.
Clarence II. Herr false pretenses.
Robert Il Anderson. false pretsnseA
William D. Cass0ne. false prCtenses.
Floyd Hsmdon, embezzleueut-
Edward Young, receiving stolen propery-
Adam 2. Grinder assault with dangerous weapon.
Thomas II. simpson. embezziemPut-
Eugene +. Dortmus. false pTetenses and srlbezzle-
ment
Thomas Ware. embezzlemcut
Max Won ScbrRdCr. grand larceny.
Ferdinand A. IipDhard. grand larceny.
William q. Russell. enbezzlenent-
Edward Warren. robbery.
George Wallace. embezzlemeut.
A. Gary Garter. forgery
Edward Richards. Edward Matthews. ard GeorEe
Buckcr. h0usebrelking.
walter ]. Wolfe. Clyds Z. HutzeH, ard Bessie
S. Buckingham, grand larceny
Frederick ". Grothe false pretenseS
Edward Shorter assault 20 rapG
James simpson. grand larCeny.
Grant j. Byrd. forgery
Edward Young. lalsa pTgtgnses-
Herbrrt Crstcbley. grand larceny,
Campbell 81. King enhezzlernent.
Stewart ]. Jacobs. embezzlemeUt-
j. Amber Smith. violating postal lava
James II NcClanahan. eInbezzlgmenL
Charles +. Townley nonsupp0Tt.
George shepherd. srund larceny.
Amos f. Deisein. false pretenseS
Richard ". Crouuse. embczzlcnsnt-
Henry Crowner. grand larceny
Mayer L. LOwens-eiu fCrVery.
Burgess johnson. cmbezzlomeut
Antonio Pandelis assault with dangerous Eeapgn-
james Hll, grand larceny.
Fred Lipphart. grand larceny.
Frank Wagner. crand larceny
May Beckett. abortion
Dallas r. R0wmau. T.. f0rgery.
William Preston ard Jossph Jones. h01ssbrsak-
ine
George W Walker. receiving stolen properly.
James King. larceny and c1nbezzlsment.
Thomas r. Martin. embezzement.
John Butler. housebrcakl:g.
Thomas Linkins and Jacob LACY houschruaking.
Joseph Jones receiving stolen property.
William Shupp housebrcaking
Frank Mitchell. false pretensss.
Samuel 3. Herman. embezziement.
Earl Howe larceny.
GeorFisnna C. Ede!in, bs@my.
George To5le. robbery.
George 7. Parsons. grand larceny.
Samuel CohCl. grand laroeuv.
T. r. Lanape and John w. WauinsfOrd. false
pretenses.
Abraham GrcCnberg. larceny
John Dandridge, assault with dangerous weapon.
John p Foley and Ellen Foley assault with
dangerous weapon
William Crawford. arson
John Dusan. unlawful purchase q military prop
erty.
Katherine Osborne. receiving stolen property.
Mary Sinms. grand larceny
Frank W. Smith and Henry Johnston. house
breaking
Nicholas G. sullivan. forgery
Nicholas Robinson. assault with dangerous
weapon.
Leon Nicrnsee embezziement