The Washington herald., 1917-04-12
Nutshell News

Howard Hamilton. of 4O5 Washington
street northwest, "a years old, while
walking at Tenth and H streets north
east, got in front of a moving auto truck.
driven by Hamilton Preston. of 19 Par
ker street northwest. He landed square
Iy on the front of the truck. After being
taken to the Casualty Hospital, where he
was examined for supposed injuries. he
was sent to the Washington Asylum Hos
pital.
Frank Thompson. OF Suitland. Nd,
charged with desecrating the flag by
striking it with a whip, was released
from Police Court yesterday morning
after he had convinced the court that his
striking the fiag was purely accidental.
While riding in an auto truck yester-
day at Georgia avenue and Hobart street
northwest, John P. Tenley, 106 Sixth
street southeast. was run into by car
of the Washington Railway and Electric
Company. Both cars were slightly dam
aged. Tenley received slight injuries to
his back.
Burglars were scared of the job early
yesterday morning when they attempted
to loot the lunch room in the Senate Ho-
tel, 1O7 D street northeast. James Horne,
the night clerk heard some one tapping
lightly at the back door and made haste
to see what it was. A pane of glass was
missing. Nothing else was, as the bur-
glars decided not to take chances with
any one around.
Andrew Jackson. a colored boy. de-
scribed as having thick lips, wore black
coat and light cap, has been missing from
his home, 1852 Kramer street northeast.
since Monday, April 2. He Is 13 years of
age.
Col W. H. Harts, engineer officer in
- k,,NI
has received from President Wilson a
letter commencing the work Of the park
police during the inauguration
The hanging of James 7. Allen, colored.
convicted of numbering his wife, Clara
Allen. on November II, 1915, by stabbing
her with knife, has been postponed
from April 10 to May "A. This postpone
ment Is made pending an appeal of the
case in the Court of Appeals.
Mrs. Clara whipley. demonstrator for
a New York firm, was taken i'll sud-
denly while in her room at $40 I street
northwest. yesterday and died a few
minutes afterwards. Coroner hewitt is
sued a certificate of death from cerebral
hemorrEase. The proprietor Of the store
in which Mrs. Whipley was working, no
titled the coroner that he would take
charge Of the body and notify the re-
latives.
Hermann Finger, a 1e-year-old white
boy. residing at SO4 o street northwest,
was arrested yesterday on a charge Of
housebreaking. The police say that Her
mann, with other boys. broke into an old
amusement place at 17o3 Seventh street
northwest.
Failure to pay his family an allowance
of s. a week, as ordered by the Juvenile
Court a month ago, Harrison Folin, Is
years old, giving his address as 30O6 NJ
street northwest. was arrested last night
on a writ of attachment issued by the
court. He was turned over to the mar
shal and will be given a hearing this
morning in the Juvenile Court.
Emmich Rhodes, 10 years old, U
street northwest. was run over yesterday
by an automobile owned and operated by
George X. Raynor, of 913 F street south
west while crossing Rhode Island avenue
at North Capitol street. Rhodes right
leg was broken.< He was taken to Sibley
Hospital for treatment