The Washington herald., 1917-03-31
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| Dd"SOn, dUdS ne Mule, COL
ored. was sentenced to twenty-five years
in prison yesterday by Justice Gould in
Criminal Court No. l. Dawson pleaded
guilty to charge of murder in the sec
ond degree in connection with the death
| Of Robert Taylor June l. 1914. Dawson
was caught and brought here for trial
after a oountry-wid chase.
The District Supreme Court will ad-
journ Thursday afternoon until Wednes-
day. April II, at 10 a. m. This recess was
decided on yesterday at a meeting of the
court in general term. Chief Justice Cow
ington presiding. and Associate Justices
Hitz. Gould, Stafford. Mccoy. and Sid
dons in attendance.
| Stanley Johnson. recently indicted by
the grand jury on a charge of handbook
in Criminal Court No. l yesterday. His
attorneys. Hawkins & Havell, were
granted ten days by the court to file a
demurrer.
Some thief with a view to entering
the junk business or bent on securing
| a vehicle with which to transport some
! of his plunder yesterday afternoon con-
| flscated the push cart of James Coleman.
of Blagden Court northwest. while II
was standing in front Of 443 Q street
northwest. The cart contained an as
/
ing the purchase of some more rags
\ when his cart was taken
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany street car no 4OS, yesterday after
! noon collided with the automobile OF
James H. Brown, $50 L street northwest.
while at Fourteenth and @ streets north
| west. The machine was slightly damaged
David Brown. 172 Fourth street north
west. operating his automobile in P
| street at the intersection of Seventh
street northwest. yesterday afternoon,
! collided with Capital Traction Company
| Car No. q. The automobile suffered
slight damage.
Another problem added yesterday to
the long list that will confront the
American government in case of war
with Germany is: What will the United
States do with regard to paying the pen
sions of 400 odd German civil war vet
| Grams, who have resided in Germany
! since the war between the States ended
| They have not received their checks for
! the last quarter. not because Of inter
/ national crisises. but because postal
| facilities have not been such that they
| could be sent.
| An automobile truck of the White Coal
/ Company. operated by william Hender-
! son. 1215 Harrison place southwest, yes
terday collided with tree at Eighteenth
! and streets southwest Damage to
! the truck is estimated at so. The tree
was struck when Henderson swerYed his
machine to avoid running down Albert
! Sugar 72 Eleventh street southeast
| Salvatore Scales. of the National Fruit
! Company, yesterday reported to the
! police that $3.50 had been stolen from
his desk by a negro man formerly en-
| ployed by the company. The theft oc-
! CURED early yesterday.
90 y. Maske. Of Marlboroe Pike. has a
: wagon which is tougher than a street
car Of the Randle Highlands line. The
| two had test Of strength last evening
on the Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge,
with the result that the street car suf-
fered injuries to the extent Of so The
wagon was uninjured
johnson Mitchell. O. colored, 1893
Vermont avenue northwest, died yester-
day without medical attention. Coroner
hewitt was notified.
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany street car No 4. Yesterday after
noon collided with the Automobile OF
| W. F. Maher. 613 Lamont street north
west. The automobile was crossing
| Georgia avenue at Lamont street whell
the street car crashed into It. Both the
| automobile and the car were slightly
I damaged. No one was injured.
Fire of unknown origin in the ofices
| occupied by Representative Bascom
Slemp, OF Virginia, in the House Ofrice
Building early yesterday morning
| damaged the furnishings of the room
to the extent of 500. The fire was dis
| covered by Night Watchman John Coffin.
An alarm was turned in and No 8
Engine Company was rushed to the
| scene.
Garland W. Sellers. 80. 31S Twelfth
street northwest, was yesterday after
| noon struck down by an automobile
operated by William W. Kendric, 4s T
street northwest. He suffered cuts about
| the head and body and was treated at
Emergency Hospital His condition is
not serious.
An automobile operated by F. IT
Murphy, IS I. street northeast. while
backing on Eighteenth street just north
of Pennsylvania avenue northwest, yes
terday- afternoon. coHided with a lamp
| post, shattering II.