The Washington herald., 1914-04-07
In the District Courts.

Harry Regan, an infant at Law. repre-
sented by Fred r. Gibbs, yesterday died
suit against the Washington. Alexandria
and Mount Vernon Railway Company for
900 damages, alleging that February
Is last upon arrival In this city Of the
conductor directed q policeman to arrest
him and that he was locked up ON q
charge OF disorderiy conduct.
The viii Of Walter L. Ridenour. dated
August 8. 1soe. was filed for probate. The
wife, Sylvia B. Ridenour, 10 named -
sole beneficiary and executrix-
Mary J. Semmes, whose WIN. dated o.
tober I. $50 was fled yesterday. directs
that her brother, James Hail Semmex and
her sister. Emily C. Semmes, both Of this
city. be each given sl0o. The rest Of the
estate Is to be held In trust to Be paz6
to Alexander Hamilton Wilson when -
is twenty-five years old John A Hzmli-
ton Is named executor.
The Union Trust Company, a. trustee
OF the will Of William H Rohrer, fiIed
yesterday. Is ordered to pay to the wife,
Alice NJ. Rohrer. the interest from the
estate during life or widowhood. and to
the five children at his widows death or
remarriage.
The grand jury yesterday returned Q
long list OF indictments including thirty
true bills against husbands charKinx
them with nonsupport. The defendants
named in these bills are: Herbert C.
Chick. Charles z. seebrisht, James q.
Barnes, John W. Kearney, Henry Z
Altman. Lester C. Baker. William Baylor,
Parlee o. Bibler, Frederick C. Cation,
Frederick Degges, John Galtheer Georxe
E. Montgomery. William J. Pugh, and
Thomas Wildman-
Other indictments presented were as
follows: Depreciation. Albert Addison.
Domniek Brown. Rodney Blair. Richard
Harris and Edward Lucas; ashanti with
dangerous weapon. Richard Colston:
violation OF section s2sb, Of District code.
Richard HudnaII and Roland II. Chiffon;
housebreaking and larceny, Richard z
Butler. James Chapman CD, Abboy Fields.
and James Fields: embexziement, wfrliarn
B. Reilly, and violation of sections IS and
IS of the United States criminal code,
John Stevens
James ]. Fletcher, George Noble ana
May King, convicted Of conspiracy 10
defame the wife of Fletcher, were dsuied
a rehearing of their case by the CourS
of Appeals, Justice Robb holding that
the defendants were charged, tried and
~OH'4SeSN VI . SVuiInO1 law cCn9pWXGy
under section 81 OF the penal code anti
should be sent need thereunder, Fhe
trial court imposed q sentence Of fvs
years in the penitentiary on Fisfehsr.
three years on Noble, and two years On
May King. Under the ruling Of Justtc>
Robb the highest penalty for any on,
of the alleged conspirators Is two years
the maximum named in section q
The action Of the lower court m dsuy-
ing to Mrs. Edna Groff ANGEL thu rirht
to file a caveat against the estate of her
grandfather, Diller B. Groff, was afirrn-
ed by the Court of Appeals. Justice Van
Orsdel said in his decision that a. Adam
II. Gron, son Of the deceased and father
OF Mrs. Angel, was legally alive for more
than two years after the probate OF ths
fathers will. he was barred from n1iinr
caveat and his descendants are ike
wise barred.
A judgment for $4,000 damages sx>an.s
the District in favor Of Walter p. Fiaxx.
was reversed by the Court Of Apoeals
in an opinion rendered by Justice Van
Orsdel.