Evening star., 1916-01-01
Grand Jury Indicted 1920 Per-
sons During Year---Twice as
Many Convictions Secured in
Criminal Courts as in 1914.

three other members of the bar for
alleged irregularities.
turned by the grand jury, the one
which attracted the most attention was
for alleged perjury. 1t grew out OF
an affidavit filed at the hearing of the
| Riggs bank suit against the Treasury
officials. The crime Is alleged against
Charles c. Glover. president of the
bank; William J. Flather. a vice presi-
dent. and Henry H. Flather, the former
cashier.
Resignation of I. D. Porter.
| The resignation of Isaac D. Porter,
the first probation officer of the Dis
trict Supreme Court, was accepted dur
ing the year. and Amos a. Steele ap-
pointed to his place. There was also
a change in the office of the auditor of
the court. Louis A. Dent retired June
80 and was succeeded by Herbert L.
! Davis.
| OF the 1872 persons placed in the care
| of the probation officer during 1915
there are IFS males and fourteen fe-
males. OF this number 1870 are white
and sixty-two colored The oldest pro-
| batfoner is sixty years and the young
est boy of fifteen years. Only nine
persons violated their parole and were
sent to prison. The largest number of
probationers are sixty three recreant
husbands. who have fViled to support
their wife or children By offenses
twenty-five are for joy riding, twenty
sault. eight for forgery, twelve for
larceny. seven for robbery. five for e>a-
bezzlement, five for adultery five for
depreciation. four for Harrison act, one
for gambling. one for pandering. one
for bigamy and twenty-ore for misceI-
laneouS offenSeS.
The value of property appraised in
the office of the register of Wills in
u1 G -
wills We're offered for probate, 99I ap-
plications for letters of administration
or testamentary were received and $50
guardians were appointed. The court
approved f.142 bonds. a total of 254
appraisements We're made, 1,125 letters
issued and 2,62S eXemplifications pre-
pared by the Office force. which also
covered 30.118 pages of typewriting in
recording the wills and other papers in
the office
With the Recorder of Deeds.
An increase Of 1923 papers is shown
IN 1915 over the business for the pre-
ceding year in the Office of the recorder
of deeds. A total of 23,7sS Instruments
were received for record. distributed as
follows: Deeds, 1853; trusts. 7.049; re-
leases. $3.50; chatteI mortgages, 2.151:
release of chattels, Is; bills Of sale 32S.
Vel VASES 10, leases, l14. agreements,
Ss: assignments. %. and miscellaneous
81. The records by months shows: Jan
uary, 1.of4; February. 1875: March, o.
ool: April, 2,llt; May, 2.172: June, o.
3ss; July, 2,229: August. 1,73.; Septem-
Der, 1888; October, 2,126; November p
073, and December 1S27
Dan Cupid is proud of his record for
1915. While equaling the number of
4.2o1 licenses issued in 1914, Col. W. A.
kroll also had the distin ction of grant
ing license to President Wilson. In
no year in the history of the clerks of
flee has more bliss permits" been is
sued. An increase is also noted both
in the law and equity suits filed in
1915 A total of i.140 suits at law were
commenced and $50 proceedings in
equity. Clerk .sohn K. Young received
1sl applications for naturalization and
5S1 declarations of intention to be-
come citizens. Ninety-nine mechanics
liens were recorded; 81 bankruptcy
petitions fled and 1870 district court
cases, which include land condemna-
tions, pure food libels and appeals by
Cinnamon from orders OF deporta ton.