The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-15
District Courts

Chief Justice Covington in Criminal
| Division |, District Supreme Court, yes
/ terday imposed fines s3.CO1 each on sam
| uel ]. Masters and John b. Kinnear. for
mer officers of the Modern WOrkmen of
| the World, recently convicted of en-
bezzlement for taking bonuses and COM
| missions on loans made from funds of
the fraternal organization.
The men noted an appeal and gave
| bonds of $500 each. pending decision or
the Court OF Appeals The prosecution
was conducted by Assistant United States
| Attorney Hawken and the defense was
made by Attorneys Henry +. Davis. ].
X. NJ. Norton and Wilton ]. Lambert.
The Arlington, Bancroft Auto Company.
incorporated under the laws of Virginia.
yesterday was granted the first license
to run jitney BUSES in the District that
has been issued by the Commissioners.
President c. r. Pritchard said the COM
pany will put four busses in operation
about May over a route from Rosslyn
across Aqueduct bridge, in NJ street,
Executive avenue, Pennsylvania avenue.
f. street, Maryland avenue and terminal
ing at Fifteenth and II streets north
west. Five cent fare will be charged
and the busses each having a capacity
of fifteen passengers, will be run on a
half hour schedule.
John w. Moore yesterday entered suit,
through Attorneys r. ]. Downey and
j. W. Popham, jr., in the District SUI
preme SQUIRT, against Dennis ]. O'Con-
nor for $1,000 damages. Moore says he
was riding a motorcycle in II street
near First street northwest on October
%. when he was struck by the auto OF
O'Connor. Moore alleges his ankle was
broken and that he sustained a perma-
nent injury.
Creditors of T. Oliver Prodigy, automo-
bile dealer. have filed a petition in the
District Supreme Court to have him ad-
judged bankrupt. Their alleged claims
against PRODIGY aggregate $so.252 The
creditors named in the petition are the
Central National aBnk of Battle Creek,
Mich; Edward F. Gerber, and Cora L.
Gerber, trading as the Edward F. Gerber
Company. the Ontario Motor Company,
and the Kalamazoo City Savings Bank.
Michigan. The petitioners allege that
PRODIGY already has committed one act of
bankruptcy. James S Easily Smith and
Ralph B. Fleharty are attorneys for the
creditors.
The will of Marie Elizabeth ScholI,
dated June 20. 1908. and filed for probate
yesterday. leaves In trust with Cardinal
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Catholic Church and its congregation and
$50 for St. Mary's Orphanaee. The
will gives $3.50 to the trustees for benefit
of st. Joseph's Male Orphan Asylum.
Little sisters of the Poor are given $50.
The rest of the estate goes to sisters Of
the deceased. Helena Sintherrn and Ma
thilda Bier. of Gueldern. Germany. The
will was filed by Attorney Myer Cohen,
who is named executor. The testatrix
died April 3.
Eleazer p. Ripley. who died April II.
left his entire estate to his wife. Mary
p. Ripley, in a will dated May is, 1895.
and filed yesterday for probate. In the
will II is requested that the wife remem-
Der q daughter. Emma 8. Coats.
The win of Martha Miller. dated Feb
ruary s, 1906. was filed yesterday. The
will bequeaths premises 1t a10 n street
northwest to q daughter Henrietta Z.
Miller. Another daughter, Martina e.
Campbell. and grandson. Alexander
Maish, cadet at West Point. are be-
Qusathea ether District rss@U.s The reear