The Washington herald., 1917-04-03
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Joseph d. Brady was awarded verdict
for 1900 damages against the District
yesterday by q jury In Circuit Court, No.
2. before Justice siddons. Brady was In
Jured February II. 1915, while driving Q
buggy over a depression IN the roadway
on Twentieth street northeast. Attorney
Alvin L. Newmyer represented the plain
tiff.
The Court Of Appeals yesterday up
held the decision of the District Supreme
Court In diminishing the suit brought by
Frederick e. Pierce to recover $4,000 al
legged to be due him from the First Ma
tional Fire Insurance Company as sal
ary. The Appellate Court ruled that
Pierce's contract for three years service
was not made by an authorised officer OF
ing. 8
Hundreds Of District automobile own
ers appeared at the ONCE Of Maryland
registration officials, Twelfth street and
New York avenue northwest, yesterday,
to obtain tags for the new quarter.
Balmy weather and good roads resulted
In bringing out greater numbers than
have appeared in former years at this
time.
The commissioner cannot collect taxes
from Washington Terminal Company for
the use Of abandoned streets. now occu-
pied by the company. the Court Of APP
peals decided yesterday. The court also
affirmed the dismissal by the lower trf-
, bunal of the cases brought by the Dis
trict to collect taxes, by holding that
Congress failed to provide for a method
by which to collect the assessment.
Gen. John E. Roller, OF Harrisonburs.
Va, is entitled to the value of one fifth
interest in 1905 acres Of land in Virginia
and West Virginia. according to an opin-
ion handed down yesterday by Justice
Van Orsdell in the Court of Appeals.
The land was purchased from Mrs. Mary
n. Murray by the government. The APP
pellate Court ruled that Gen. Roller had
lean on the property at the time Of its
purchase by the government.
Suit for absolute divorce was filed yes
terday in the District Supreme Court by
Alonzo Graham against Jessie Susan
Graham. The petitioner charges miscon-
duct and names a correspondent. Attor-
ney ]. S. Gallagher represents the petit
toner.
Suit for absolute divorce was filed yes
terday in the District Supreme Court by
Alice A. Snead against Harry Snead.
The petitioner. through her attorney.
Thomas Beckell. charges misconduct and
asks temporary alinony and that the
court prevent her husband from molesting
her in any way during the progress OF
| the trial.
William Bell, Of the Washington Fer
tilizer Company. New Jersey avenue and
K street southeast, yesterday reported to
the police that a set OF harness, valued at
s25. had been stolen from the company s
stables some time yesterday morning.
Sadie Dove. years old. 1870 Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest. while crossing
| the street at Tenth and z streets north
| west yesterday, was knocked to the
ground by an automobile owned by the
National Gas Governor Company. op-
Grated by ]. Hill. 1o14 Rhode Island ave-
nue. northwest. The child sustained
slight injuries.
| John Curry. colored. 10 years old. Is
jackson street northeast, while at work
for the Crawford Paving Company at
fell to the ground. The Emergency Hos
| pital ambulance was called. When Il ar
rived Curry was dead. Coroner hewitt
was notified.
NJ. Cannon, 1895 Fifteenth street north
west, yesterday reported to the police
that a screw-tail English bulldog had
been stolen some time Friday night.
! Secretary OF War Baker yesterday aft
| ernoon authorized the release from the
National Guard Of any militiamen In the
| employ of the government the loss OF
whose services would hamper their de-
partments in the present crisis.
The First and Second companies OF
Coast Artillery OF the Virginia National
| Guard were yesterday afternoon ordered
out for general police duty.
/ special meeting of the Senate For
eign Relations Committee has been called
| " ha
| O'Clock this morning.
Charles b. Hickey, Q years old. whose
body was found face downward in the
| Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Sunday
morning, was declared the victim of an
accident at an inquest held yesterday
| morning at the morgue. Hickey was a
wireless operator attached to the L. S. S.
sylph and lived at the Everett Hotel.
A rear end collision between two
cars on the Tenallytown line at Wis
| consin avenue and Fessenden street
northwest yesterday afternoon, result
ed In a severe shake-up for several pas
sengers who were alighting from the
| south bound car. Mrs. Sarah Weldon,
OF 95 L street northwest. and Mrs.
Henry Latimer. were slightly injured,
but refused treatment. me end plat
forms Of both cars were demolished
John Weems, colored. 2I35 wyoming
avenue northwest. was locked up at
No. l precinct last night on charge
of carrying concealed weapons
Weems. the police say. was so heavily
loaded with cheer" that he collapsed
| under the load while standing at the
corner Of Ninth and E streets north
| west. His mouth was painfully cut
and he was carried to Emergency Hos
pital where it was discovered that he
was armed
Harry Williams. 35 years old, of
1905 F street northwest collapsed
| while on duty at the Adams Express
| Company. Second and l streets north
! east, yesterday and died before aid
| could be summoned. Williams had
! for some time been a sufferer with
heart disease. The coroner was noti-
| fled.
Musically, inclined thieves entered
the rooms of George Taylor, 1881
Eleventh street northwest. yesterday
| morning and carried away $50 worth OF
| Graphophone records. A suit of clothes
| two bed Sheets a bed spread and a
| revolver are also misRing