The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
Nutshell NeUs

A retrial of the, case of George William
Marshall, colored, now serving twenty
five years for second degree murder, was
ordered by the District Court of Appeals
yesterday. The court held that the right
to a plea OF self-defense was not denied
because a defendant had a chance to flee.
Marshall killed a colored man after an
alteration. At the trial the court re-
fused to instruct the jury that the de-
tendant was not compelled to flee.
The action of the District Supreme
Court in dismissing a divorce SUIT brought
by Louis 3. Nehrbrass against his wife,
Julia Nehrbrass. was sustained yester-
day by the District Court of Appeals in
an opinion by Justice Robb. The court
declared that it reached the same con-
clusion as the trial judge-that the charge
had not been sustained.
According to the terms of the will of
Matthew Noonan, dated February 20 1901,
his entire estate is devised to his wife,
Margaret Noonan.
William ]. jacob, member of the bar
and clerk at the War College. must pay
hiS wife $40 a month aIimony and nearly
years arrears, according to a decision
rendered by the Court of Appeals yester-
day. Jacob maintained that ne had been
legally divorced from his wife in Florida
but the validity of the Florida decree was
questioned by the counsel for Mrs. jacob.
Hearings on the valuation OF the Po-
tOmac Electric Power Ccmpany's physical
properties as determined by the Public
Utilities Commission will be resumed be-
fore that body today DR.. E. w. Bemis.
who directed the valuation work. will be
the principal witness, and his testimony
will conclude the commissions case on
the appeal DR.. Bemis probably will be
on the stand for several days, and the
power company will then be heard in re-
buttal.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion yesterday afternoon granted au-
thority to transcontinental railroads to
cancel coast-tO-cOast rates raised fol-
lowing the closing of the Panama
Canal and to submit on December 80
reduced tariffs. The ruling was made
in response to protests from transcon-
tinental shippers.
William E. CIarkson, "a. of Alexandria.
Va, suffered a stroke of paralysis at
Seventh and G streets northwest yester-
day afternoon. He was removed to
Emergency Hospital, where his condition
was said to be improving last night.
Irwin Donohoe. of 1916 Fourteenth
street northwest. yesterday reported to
the police that he had passed on him
yesterday check for $2i. which was no
good.
Fire on the third floor of 416 Tenth
street northwest about 10 O'Clock last
night did about SIS damage. A large
crowd of promenaders in the downtown
GRr N1Tar I'll
occasioned by an overheated stove pipe
in the rooms occupied by Frank Gordon.
Thieves yesterday stole tewelry valued
at S25 from the home of Miss Margaret
F. Jennifer, iii Sixth street northeast.
Entrance to the house was made by use
Of a duplicate key.
A bag containing $1,000 in 81 bills was
stolen from a Southern Railway express
car November 4, according to L report
made to the local police yesterday
A small diamond ring was stolen from
the home of Josephine Foley, 121 Fiji
teenth street southeast yesterday. The
ring was valued at $50.
James E. Shea, IS, of 1924 Fairmont
street northwest, suffered a SUDDEN stroke
Of heart disease at his place of business
sos Fourteenth street northwest yester-
day afternoon. Coroner hewitt investi-
gated and gave a certificate of death
from heart trouble.
Seventy-two dollars was stolen from;
The trunk of Pekin Low, sos North Capitol
street, yesterday by thieves who entered
the house through a rear window.
The police were asked to look out for
Frank Brown, 20. who yesterday escaped
from St. Elizabeth's Asylum Hospital.
~ gold watch valued at $15 was stolen
from the clothes of James Leverton. 1901
Thirteenth street northwest. while they
we're hanging in locker at Central High
School
An automobile operated by John I. wy
lie. of Lorton, Va. and a bicycle ridden
by Oscar Lining, IL of 641 F street south
east. colhded at Sixth and F streets
northwest yesterday afternoon Lining
was knocked from his bicycle and his
hand was injured. He was carried to
Emergency Hospital in the wylie auto
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