Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-28
GIRL ADMITS SHE TOOK
$1,000 AT ROADHOUSE
Ethel Hines, One of Party Ar.
raigned at Mount Rainier,
Tells Magistrate of Act.
Mrs. Helen Stewart, Accuser, Not
Present at Hearing-Three
Held for Court Trial.

Potts Hall. Mt. Rainier. Prince
Georges county, Md. last night had
capacity audience when Magistrate
Robert Joyce convened court for the
trial of the six members of the party
of alleged joy riders who had been
arrested in Baltimore in connection
with the theft Of $1,000 from Mrs
,, Helen Stewart at Rams Horn Inn,
Saturday night. Three uniformed po-
Ilicemen from Baltimore, Sheriff Hardy
and Deputy Sheriff Garrison and De-
Elective Burlingame were on hand TO
assist States Attorney Clarence ROD
erts to present the case. while Capt l.
d. Porter, John c. Foster and James
|C. Rogers represented the several de-
PENDANTS.
Mrs. Stewart was not at the hearing
II was stated that she had started from
this city to go to Mt. Rainier. put
that she probably had taken the wrong
car Small boys were barred from the
courtroom, but two of the towns PEI
dogs made themselves perfectly al
home during the entire session OF the
court Candidates for county offices at
the approaching election were In evil
dence, and some of them took adran-
tage Of the occasion to do a little
electioneering.
Enter Pleas Of Not Guilty.
Pleas of not guilty were entered by
counsel for the prisoners and the hearing
proceeded. 1t developed that the male
and female members Of the party OF al
legged joy riders were not acquainted until
shortly before they left this city Saturday
night to visit roadhouses in Maryland.
Ethel Hines and Marie Smith met the
Young men at 9th and F streets. where
thew were seated in an automobile. ana
they went to 9Th and G streets, wnere
they met Hazel Knauss. She mad oeen
at a dance she explained. and was on
her way to a store to get a headache REM
edy when she met and joined the autoino-
bile party. When a stop was made at
| roadhouse, she stated, she INDUCED in a
cocktail and bottle Of beer. She says she
is only fifteen years old.
Ethel Hines. who gave her age as nine
! teen years, told Of having INDUCED In a
sloe gin rickey and beer. Mrs. Knauss,
mother Of one of the defendants. said she
had not fed proprietors OF two roardhouses
to refrain from serving her daughter In
| toxicants.
The story Of the taking Of the $1,000
was related by Ethel Hines.
| az took it myself" she told the magis-
trate 1T was lying on q chair at Rams
| Horn Inn and l simply reached over and
took it,
Party Is Accused.
eral accusation against members OF
her party. and while on the way to
| Baltimore the accusation was dis
cussed. Ethel then told some of her
| companions that she had taken the
pocketbook. She took 1928 from the
book, she said. and Marie tossed the
! book from the car.
T,tr
Ethel had given 5000 Of the money to
Marie and of how they had put the
money in sewers In Baltimore to pre-
vent the police from finding it on
s25 of the money in Baltimore for
. safekeeping. He turned that money
over to the police when he was ar
rested and told the Baltimore magis-
| trate of the incident.
Ethel Hines, Marie Smith and John
Barghausen were held for their APP
pearance at the October term of the
circuit court at Upper Marlboro next
Monday, Bond in the sum Of $3.50 was
furnished for Ethel. while Marie was
released on $500 security. John Barg-
hansen was released on his own
.ecogn'zance. Alfred Barghausen. Hazel
Knauss and Wi1ur Reamey were ac-
, quilted OF completely in the robbery.
They gave their personal recognizance
for their appearance as witnesses.
/ j. g. Allison. proprietor of Rams Horn
Inn, who was sick in bed Saturday
| night, was arraigned on charges Of
selling intoxicants to minors. He was
! granted a continuance for two weeks.
! Detective Burlingame this morning
| took charge Of Mrs. Stewart and sent
her to Washington Asylum Hospital
for observation as to her mental condi-
! ton. She registered as Leola Helen
| Stewart and gave her age as twenty
seven years. Her mother, Mrs. Edward
! Fletcher. resides at College Park, Md.
, She told the detective that she had not
! seen her daughter for several days
prior to Saturday, when she was re-
lieved of $1,000.