Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19
ROCKVILLE.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


ROCKVILLE Nd, November 10. 1910.
AS result of the attempt upon the life
Of James E. Devine Of Germantown. this
county, last Tuesday night. Raymond
Jenkins. Lon boy and Pat Warren. young
negroes of the Germantown neighborhood.
are in Jail at this place on charges of as
sault with intent to murder. Jenkins. who
was in Washington hospital. where he
was undergoing treatment for bullet
wound of the back, confessed to Sheriff
Welt, the official says, that 1t was he
who entered the house, and he also Is
said to have Informed the other officer
that Doy and Warren waited for him on
the outside. jenkins said he was drunk
at the time, but offered on other excuse
After hearing Jenkins story Sheriff
Welt went to Germantown and arr sted
boy and Warren. and last night jenkins
was removed from the hospital to the
jail here. The grand jury had the AFFAIR
under consideration today.
The attempt upon Devine's life was. II
is said. prompted by his action In hav-
ing a negro woman Of the Germantown
neighbOrhOOd arrested on a charge OF
keeping a disorderly house. The woman
was convicted principally upon Devine's
testimony.
About II o'clock Tuesday night. it Is
related, negro was detected by Devine'
little son crawling across the moor with
razor in one hand toward the bed where
Devine lay asleep. The boy awakened
his father and the negro made leap
for the window, but Devine grabbed
loaded rife that stood in the corner OF
the room and fired before the intruder
could jump. The man was struck III the
back and fell to the ground below. and
was helped away by companions.
Jenkins the next morning applied at the
Washington Hospital for treatment. and
that led to his arrest.
Mrs Jemima f. Crawford, widow Of DR..
Basil b. Crawford of LaytonSvtlle. died
suddenly about 10 O'Clock Thursday night
at the home of her son-in-law. j. NJ. 3.
Bowie, at Kensington. where she was
making her home. She was seventy-efght
years old. Although she had been indis-
posed for several weeks. her condition
seemed to be improving, and throughout
Thursday she was able to be about the
house. She was stricken while preparing
to retire. and died almost instantly. She
leaves two daughters-Mrs. William Banks
of Mount Airy, Nd. and Mrs Bowie OF
Kensington. The funeral will taks place
tomorrow from the Southern Methods.
Church at Goshen. Mrs. Crawford was
born in Frederick county, but had lived
in this county nearly her entire life. Be
fore her marriage she was Miss Griffith.
A survey made by County Surveyor
Charles j. Maddox at the instance OF the
county commissioners, shows. 1t is said.
ington Grove Camp Meeting Association
along the Laytonsville and Washington
Grove pike takes in as property of the
association a considerable portion OF the
road for nearly the entire length OF that
portion of the associations property that
bord RS on the road. It is said by the
county officials that the fence incloses as
much as fifteen feet of the road in places.
The fence was erected by direction of
Samuel H. Walker. president OF the
Washington Grove Association. on the
ground that the fence marks the true line.
The county commissioners will notify the
association to have the fence removed,
otherwise legal cps will be taken.
Miss Mary Dryer and Mr.. George w.
Marshall. both of Gaithersburg, were
married Thursday evening at the home of
the brides parents. the officiating minis
ter being Rev. j. /. Winger, pastor of
Epworth Methodist Church, Gaithersburg
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall are on a trip to
southern Maryland, where the bridegroom
formerly lived.