The Washington herald., 1914-02-26
GEORGE S. FINCH is
ACQUITTED BY JURY
Alexandra Salo6nkeeper. However,
Has His License Revoked by
Order of Court.
ICE TIES UP RIVER TRAFFIC

Finch, saloonkeeper. against whom a
grand jury In the Corporation Court some
time ago brought in four indictments on
charge of receiving goods alleged to
have been stolen from railroad cars was
acquitted of the charge today by jury
in the same court
Commonwealth's Attorney S. G. Brent
told the jury that after investigating the
case he was unable to present sufficient
evidence to convict Finch. and therefore
asked that he be acquitted.
The license of Finch was revoked by
the court on the recommendation of Com
monwealth's Attorney Brent Finch was
given until April 30 in which to dispose
OF his stock.
/ John Peverill and James Mason, the
latter colored. who had been indicted on
four counts for robbing cars, entered
pleas of guilty and were sentenced to
serve two years each in the penitentiary.
Linwood Nelson, colored, charged with
shooting William II. Rose, colored. en-
tered a plea of guilty and was sentenced
to serve six months in jail and pay a
fine of s..
Louis 4. Tucker. indicted for grand
larceny. following a plea of guilty. was
sentenced to serve twelve months in jail
and pay fine of s..
The jury was composed of the follow
ing: y. a. Paul, foreman; ID. y. Hulfish.
W. B. Archer. ]. Frank IIibbs, NJ. L.
Risheill, J. G. Graham. Samuel Levy,
John II. Fisher. Z. l.. Finks, w. II. T.
Brooke, James +. Muir, and John ID.
Normoyle.
The steamer Northumberland became
ice bound Off the Duke street dock this
morning and was delayed for several
hours before being pulled out by the gov
ernment tug choctaw. Afterward the
Northumberland proceeded on her way
down the River for Baltimore.
The steamer Three Rivers. en- route to
this port, is reported delayed by the ice.
The only steamers plying on the river
which overcame the difficulties Of the ice
are the big Norfolk steamers. All small
traffic on the river is tied up.
Police Sergt. William Wilkcrson and
Policeman John Kern were acquitted of
the charge of undue violence" preferred
against them by Harvey B. Struder. by
the board OF police commissioners tonight
presided over by Mayor T. a. Fisher.
The twenty-siNth annual session of the
Negro Teachers Association and School
improvement League will convene here
tomorrow. An address Of welcome on
behalf OF the City School Board will be
made by Capt. W. II. Sweeney, sUperin-
tendent OF schools: NJ. II. Hall superin-
tendent OF schools OF Fairfax. on behalf
of Fairfax County; W. T. Hodges. super
intendent of schools Of Alexandria COun-
ty. on behalf of that county; Rev. Sam
uel B. Boss, on behalf of the COlored
School Improvement League; Rev. Joseph
Mitthell, on behalf of the ministry and
church. Responses will be made by
Prof. A. J. Goode, for the State Asso-
citation; Rev. G. l.. Reade for visitors.
]. Fl. Binford, secretary OF the Co
operative Educational Association. will
make an address on The School as the
Center OF the Social Activities Of the
Community"
John Fur was held for the action of
the grand jury in the police court today
on a charge of breaking into the dwell
ing of Mrs. Nora NJ. Foltz Sl0 Prince
street, and committing larceny. Fur
said he had no statement to make.
Lemuel Spillman, siXty-two years old.
OF King George County. Va. was struck
by a Washington-Southern Railway train
shortly before noon today at the Union
Railway Station sustaining fractured
arm and scalp wounds. Spillman was
brought to the Alexandria Hospital
Sales reported by Graham & Ogden.
real estate dealers, follow: Thrce-story
brick dwelling house, 80 King street. for
NJ. J. Cullin to DR.. !. Thornton Ashton;
10: in Pcndlcton street. between WASH
iEgton and Columbus streets for AlOnzO
T Houck to w. w. Campbell: lot at
Commerce and West streets for VI. Il.
Harlow and wife to Carl Fuchs; three
building lots i'm Pendleton and Washing
ton streets, for J. X. NJ Norton to Harry
D. Kirk.
The taking of testimony i'm the con-
dcmnation proceedings OF the govern
ment against a tract of land near Deco
guam, Va, which the government desires
as a site for a reformatOry for the Dis
trict of Columbia was completed today
and the case submitted to the jury. 1t
is expected the jury will reach its YER
diet tomorrow. The jury will not view
the land i'm question.
Memorial services i'm memory, of
Frances Willard will be held at 100 |
O cIcck tomorrow night at the ChiIdren's |
Home under auspices of the Allison w. |
c. T. u.
Mrs. Belts, mother OF Police Sergeant |
Z. Frank Bettis, of this city. died today |
at her home in Manassas, Va. Mrs. Bet |
tbs was eighty-siX years old She is sur
vived by several children.
CHURCHMEN MEET IN JULY.