Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28
GARRETT IS ACQUITTED
OF CHARGE OF ASSAULT
Held Guiltless of Mrs. Saidee Hut
tons Charges by Jury at
Rockville.
George Walters Buys Tract Of Forty
Acres Near Dickerson-Charles
Kohlhoss Dead.

ROCKVILLE, Md, April %. 1914.
At 9:45 o'clock this morning a verdict
of acquittal was rendered by the jury in
ington. formerly of Linden, this county.
who was tried in the circuit court here
Yesterday on an indictment charging hin,
with assault upon. with intent to
murder Mrs. Saidee c. Hutton, in the
ing of November 6 last,
The case was given to the jury shortly
after o'clock last night. On the first
ballot the jury stood six for acquittal,
the others being divided between assault
with intent to murder and simple assault
The last man was not won over &ntil q
few minutes before the verdict was an
nounced. Upon the verdict being render
ed. Garrett shook hands with and thanked
each of the jurors. and shortly afterward
left for Washington in company with
friends.
Mrs. Hutton was the principal witness
for the prosecution She charged that
Garrett visited her home with the in
tention of killing her because she had
refused the evening before to elope with
him to Arizona She denied, as con-
tended by the defense. that any i'm
proper relations had existed between her
ana Garrett, ana also SWofe he h1o
never contributed to her support.
Garrett Admits Infatuation.
Garrett was the last witness placed upon
the stand by the defense. He testified
that he had been paying Mrs. Hutton
attention for some time prior to the
shooting, and admitted being infatuated
with her. Because of the pleadings OF MS
aged mother, he made up his mind to
break off the relations. which he declared.
had been improper, and that the evening
of Move ,ber 6 he went to the home OF
Mrs Hutton to tell her of his decision.
After he had informed Mrs. Hutton that
there would have to be a change sne went
upstairs he swore, and he, hearing an
exclamation from her which he inter
preted as being call to come up, ne
followed her. When he was about nan
way up the stairs. he testified. MRS hut
ton appeared at the top OF the staiis
with a revolver in hand and opened nre
on him. He swore he then drew his re-
volver and began firing. Garrett sWore
that he had contributed to Mrs. Hut
tons support.
The examination of witnesses was endeo
about o'clock and recess was taken
until o'clock. when arguments of coun-
sci to jury began. States Attorney Spates
spoke first and was followed in the oroer
named by Attorneys Preston b. Ray ana
John A. Garrett, TOT the ucASiiuohS ~ :
Spates making the final argument.
Tract of Forty Acres Sold.
A tract of forty acres near Dickerson,
this county, has been sold by the heirs
of the late Frederick o. Sellman to
George Walters for $50 an acre. For .
number Of years Mr.. Walters has con-
Quoted on the property a resort for
fishermen. and it Is the announced pur-
pose Of Mr. Walters to improve the prop
ertv and make II one OF the most at
tractiye fishing resorts on the upper Po-
tomac. .
Daniel f. Tucker. twenty live years old.
of Washington. and Miss Beatrice Roll
Inns, aged twenty-five. of Nindes Store,
Va. were married in Rockville Satur-
day afternoon. leaving for washington
after the ceremony.
Charles kohlhoss. one of the best known
citizens of the upper section OF this coun-
~. died last night at his home at Pooles-
VILE, aged seventy-three years. He had
been in poor health long while Of
complication of diseases. and his death
was not unexpected He leaves the fol-
lowing children: Munsey kohlhoss and
Mrs Alice Rudy of Washington, Harvey
Kohlhoss OF Nevada and Harry and
Claude Kohlhoss of this county. Mr.
Kohlhoss had lived in this county more
than half century.
A license to marry was issued here yes
terday afternoon to Raymond Garfield
kidweu, thirty-three years old, and Miss
Estelle Adelaide Hammock, aged thirty
one, both of Washington.