Evening star., 1912-11-24
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES
Entire Family Convicted Of
Criminal 0ffenses-Miss
Jones Shot by Sister.
special Correspondence OF The Star.


Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, November %, 1912.
The spectacle of an entire family
either being convicted or pleading guilty
of criminal offenses was presented in
the circuit court here today.
: Several days ago the grand jury re-
turned indictments against William Car
ter, and his wife, Mary Carter, and their
three sons-Frank, William and Robert
Carter, aged twelve, thirteen and four
teen. respectively-chargin them with the
larceny of a large quantity OF grain,
canned goods and other*~articles from
Baltimore and Ohio freight cars at Lin
dsn,. this county. and indictments charg-
ing receiving stolen goods were also re-.
turned against the parents.
Two Sentences Suspended.
The boys were tried and convicted be-
fore Judge Peter today, and the parents
pleaded guilty to the indictments charg-
ing receiving stolen goods. Because of
his youth, sentence was suspended in the
case of Frank Carter, but the other boys
were sentenced to the Maryland house
of reformation until they attain their ma
jority The mother was sentenced to
three years in the Maryland penitentiary.
and sentence was suspended In the case
of the father because of his physical
condition. he being in an advanced stage
of tuberculosis
The arrests were made following an in
vestigation by Baltimore and Ohio De-
tectiye Lennon and Sheriff C. l.. Howard.
Much of the stolen goods was found
oft hor hf1ri cd or nfharviSo hidChpn about
the Carter premises near Linden.
Girl Shot by Sister.
Miss Elizabeth Jones, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Jones of the vicinity of
Poolesville, was accidentally shot by her
sister, Miss Dolly Jones, in the yard ad-
joining their home yesterday afternoon,
and her condition is regarded as critical
The young women and number of other
young people who had gathered at the
Jones home in celebration of the birthday
anniversary of Mr.. Jones were engaged
in target shooting with an automatic
.32-caliber revolver. While handling the
revolver preparatory to taking shot at
touched the trigger. The bullet entered
Miss Elizabeth Jones back and passed
all the way through her body, piercing
her right lung.
Bull Moose Expenses.
Galen L.. TAFT. treasurer of the Roose-
velt and johnson committee of Mont
gomery county for the recent campaign,
was the first of the campaign treasurers
to file a statement of his receipts and
expenditures with the clerk of the circuit
court here, as required by law.
His statement shows the receipts to
have been .$4S2.O5. with the following
contributors: J. r. Baldwin. treasurer
Of Maryland, $50; D.. w. Baker. $3.50;
Galen L. TAFT, $62.O5; A. Bingham, $50,
and A. Horn, $40
The statement shows that all of the
money received was expended for hall
rent, postage, printing. distributing litera-
ture, expenses of speakers. bands and
team hire.
Tried to Poison Family.
Upon pleading guilty In the circuit
court here to an indictment charging him
with attempting to poison a colored fam
ily,, John T. Williams, colored. today was
sentenced to FIVE years in the Maryland
trict farmer, supplied the family with
milk and the Williams boy, who was en-
ployed by Higdon, usually delivered the
milk; The morning of the attempted
poisoning the boy mixed quantity OF
paris green with the milk, but the pres
ence OF poison in the milk was dis
covered before any of the milk had been
used. 1t is understood he had gTudge
against one or more members of the
family.
ed few days ago. after having eluded
arrest for nearly two years, pleaded
guilty to the theft of gold watch from
Harry H. Hill of Bethesda district. and
was sentenced to three years in the
Maryland penitentiary Ross arrest was
brought about by the efforts of Chief
Deputy Sheriff. Peyton Whalen.
Other Cases Disposed OF.
The following are among the cases
disposed of here within the last few
days: Randall Frazier, burglary. FIVE
Years in the penitentiary; Edward Will
liams. larceny. sentence suspended;
Luther Mobiey.. assault, So and costs:
Herman Bussey, colored, one year in the
burglary. not guilty; Raymond Powell.
assault. not guilty; George Hebron. stat
utory taking. two years In the house OF
correction: Upton Gibbs. larceny, one
Swami, larceny. Ave years in the peni-
tentiaFy; James A. Thompson, assault,
$40 and costs; William Dorsey. violation
of local option law, $50 and costs; Ernest
Hoes, assault, not guilty.
Miss Clare Beeoher Williams, daughter
OF Mrs. Edmund l.. Hardeastle. formerly
of Po0lesville, this county, and Louis
Taliaferro Headley Of Village. Va. were
married a few days ago by the brides
stepfather. Rev. DIR. Hardcastle. the cere-
mony taking place at Saluda. Va. Mr..
and Mrs. Headiey will make their home
in Baltimore.
Real Estate Transfers.
The following are among the transfers
of real estate recorded in the otfice Of
the clerk of the circuit court here during
the week: Harold f. Doyle to Richard
H. Gergas. lot at Chevy Chase: Sarah
A. Rainey to Matte B. De Witt, lot at
Glen Echo; Charles II. Viett. sr.,. to
Charles H. Viett. jr.. property at Ken
9. Laycock. lot at Chevy Chase: Harry
NJ. Martin to John C. Cuttings. lot near
Chevy Chase; Robert G. Lohr to George
I. Sunday, lot at Takoma Park: Iollie
u. Jones to Nora s. Beattie, lot at Chevy
Chase; Edgar Buckingham to Eliza
buckingham, lot at Chevy Chase: Theo-
dore 8. Beaii to Annie B. Davis. lot at
Edgewood: Alice v. Burns to William r.
Guero, thirty acres; Edward r. Palmer
Park: Florence l. Giles to BENJAMIN M.
Pursell. lot at Friendship Heights; Sarah
g. Boyd to Therza NJ. Rice, lot; Sarah
T.. Boyd to Laura B. Small, ona acre:
William T. Pugh to John W. Bogley.
lot at Woodmont: B. III. Warner. sr.. to
Viola Pugh. lot in Kensington Park:
Thomas Waters to Samuel Fenton. lot at