The Washington herald., 1917-05-19
Nutshell NeDs

Frederick P. Dewey, ST., was made de-
fendant in a suit filed yesterday in I, E
District Supreme Court by Emil Cou I,
in the interest of his son, Oscar CouI :.
the allegation being that Dewey false '
arrested young Court on a charge +
hoCsebreaking February p. 1914. The =
der Court also alleges that his son W, s
roughly handled by Dewey before beh =
turned over to a policeman The cou I
Ccgu.ttCd the boy. Attorney ]. Easb! =
in a. pears for Court.
warren l.. Terry was awarded an alb
s~l'lte divorce by Justice Hitz in the Dis
1t SaprCme Court yesterday from Ruth
ferry. Suit was filed March 13, 1916.
he estate of Mrs. Hanna Cassels
-. WIDOW Of Brig. Gen. Arson Mills,
=. 3 a.. reired. valued at about $io0. 600
divided between her husband and
,.TE EHtor. Constance Mills Overton, by a
80 rlCd for probate. Mrs Mills died
iS 1914, and the will Is dated a day
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stCe Hitz, sitting in Bankruptcy
- y"stcTdav signed an order direct
2 F' ron p. Graham, the assignee for
-'w derrick W. Enrich, to advertise for
q fog the purchase Of the seven stores
operated BY the defendant. Enrich
Rilst whom a proceeding in bankruptcy
IS pending. recently filed an assignment
Ter the benefit of his creditors.
Justice Stafford, sitting in Equity
Court. yesterday signed an order requir-
i1iE Jesse II. Thomas to begin on June
to pay his wife temporary slimony of Ss
and a like amount every two weeks
thereafter until the divorce suit fled by
his wife is settled.
Justice Hitz, in the District Supreme
Court. yesterday signed an order requir-
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. why he should not contribute to the
support of his wife, Annie Brown, pend
ing the settlement Of divorce suit filed
by the wife
Fifteen additional FIRE alarm boxes
were ordered installed in different Sec
tions Of the city by the District Commits
sioners yesterday.
Through Attorney Henry L Quinn,
Louise Legge yesterday filed suit in the
District Supreme Court for limited d.
vorce against Clements W. Legge. The
couple were married in this city in De-
cember, 1910. In her petition the plaintiff
states that the defendant deserted her
In May, 1915. and has since failed to con-
tribute to her support. The wife asks
slimony pending the settlement Of the
suit.
George DeLeary, In2 Massa chusetts
avenue northwest, received slight intu-
ries yesterday afternoon, when his auto
mobile collided with a car of the Capftal
Traction Company. at Pennsylvania ave-
rue and Four-and-a-half street north
west. He refused hospital treatment.
The automobile was badly damaged.
Jesse williams, 11R Twentieth street
northwest, riding a bicycle at Twenty
eighth and NJ streets northwest, was
knocked from his wheel by an uniden-
Ral a0Hf0rnOhfla hal 80
the automobile was backing away from
the wreck OF Williams wheel 1t struck
another bicycle ridden by Thomas NAL
tey. 1888 1-2 VI street northwest. Maltey
was not injured. Williams refused hospi-
tai treatment.
Fire Of unknown origin early yesterday
morning in a vacant store at "a Defrees
court northeast, did 500 damage. The
property is owned by William Ballington.
An oyerheated fiue yesterday afternoon
started a blaze in the premises of Harvey
q Co, 1915 Pennsylvania avenue north
west doing damage estimated at 500.
A large American flag stolen some time
Thursday night from the automobile of
Mrs. 3. r. Russell. 1916 Eighteenth street
= orthwest. and valued at S, has not YET
been recovered.
Quincy sherer, Is years DID, riding d
bicycle yesterday afternoon at Fourth
aud streets northwest. was struck by
an automobile owned and operated oy
Warren NJ Mitchell, 170S Kilbourne
street northwest. The boy was only
slightly injured
Robert Taylor 8 years old, 400 NJ street
northwest. and Joe Nathan. years old,
1c22 Ninth street northwest, riding a BIZ
cycle tandem. at Fifth and X streets
northwest. ran into a car OF the W. r. &
K. Co. and were thrown.