The Washington herald., 1917-04-04
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with members In forty States approved
motion made at the business meeting
held on Monday evening which states
that the league. desires to pledge its
loyalty to the flag and its support In
upholding the Constitution.
Alexandra Dionisio, who was convicted
last week of second degree murder In
connection with the death of Quinto
Vienna on August 10 was sentenced yes
terday by Justice Gould to serve twenty
years In the penitentiary.
Lindsey E. Beach and Guy Rome.
policemen Of the Sixth precinct, pleaded
not guilty yesterday before Justice
Gould. in the District Supreme Court. to
an indictment charging blackmail in con-
nection with their alleged failure to ar
rest two inaugural visitors upon receiv-
ing $40. Attorney James O'Shea made a
motion for a separate trial for Beach.
George T. Hilton. former policeman
convicted of housebreaking. was sent
enced yesterday By Justice Gould in the
District Supreme Court, to serve eighteen
months In the penitentiary. II was charg-
ed that Hilton entered the garage Of
Charles B. Church in southwest Wash
ington last November and removed q
spark coil valued at 50 and tools valued
at a.95. Hilton was tried three times for
these ofrenses. Attorney George p.
Hoover represented the accused.
Through his attorney. Ben Kebesky,
Barney Rabinowitz petitioned the Dis
trict Supreme Court yesterday to change
his name to Robins. Rabinowitz tells the
court that his present name Is too long.
too hard to spell and otherwise incon-
venient
Justice Stafford In the District Supreme
Court f9RIod Tula yaQfarfkar ri ~
Claude L. Burrows, John NJ. Finn, e
X. Ricketts, and the Mount Pleasant
Garage Company to show cause April
Is why they should not render an ac-
counting to James Gibson and six other
stockholders in the concern. The rule
was based on a petition for an injunc-
tion. accounting and a receivership filed
by Gibson and others. alleging negligence
and failure to properly conduct the
business. The petition was filed by At
torneys E. F. Colladay. H. 8. Barger ana
Fred L. Fishback.
Bicycle Policeman c. F. Ehlers, of the
Second precinct. sustained a fracture to
his right arm yesterday afternoon when
he was thrown from his bicycle while in
pursuit OF speeding automobile In
massachusetts, avenue northwest. He
was taken to Casualty Hospital.
Lucy Jones, 70 years old. of 1915 Twelfth
street northeast, was stricken with
spoplexy while in Seventh street between
F and g streets yesterday afternoon.
The woman died while on the way to the
Emergency Hospital in the ambulance.
Austin Carlson, 10 years old, of 12So
Twentieth street northwest. while play
ing in Fifteenth street northwest between
New York avenue and H street yester-
day afternoon, ran into the automobile
of John Fisher, 1915 Fifth street north
west. The boy was badly bruised about
the head and shoulders. He was treated
by DR.. Poole, SIC Fifteenth street north
west.
Fire in the establishment Of Walter L.
Hagen. H2 E street northeast, yesterday
afternoon resulted in 800 damage to the
building and Its contents. The origin Of
the FIRE has not been determined. The
house. IA E street. owned by William a.
Guste, was slightly damaged by water.
No one was injured.
Arthur Muller, a special officer was
exhonerated yesterday Of blame for the
death Of Fred Briggs, colored, who was
shot by the policeman while resisting ar
rest Monday afternoon. The man died 1t
Emergency Hospital . few hours after
being shot.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company yesterday reported to the
police that raid had been made on their
telephone slot machines in the eastern
section Of the city. The report states
that the telephone boxes at the Remona
apartments and the Senate apartments
were stolen Monday night
A report received at police headquar-
ters at 12:35 o'clock yesterday afternoon
from the Tenth precinct states that at s
o'clock Monday evening Arthur Grass
berg. q, apartment q, oo2S Fifteenth
street northwest, attempted suicide by
taking bichloride of mercury tablets.
The man was removed to Emergency
Hospital in an ambulance. His condi-
ton was reported as favorable yesterday.
John R. Davis, zoe First street north
west, was held up and robbed of s275
and jewelry to the value OF 800 early
yesterday morning while at North Capt.
tol and w streets by two colored men.
The men can be identified by Davis.
One Of them asked him for a match while
the other attacked him from behind.
Morris Mcdonald. a member Of the N.
G. D. c., was arrested yesterday by
Detective Sergts. Cornwell and Berman
on a warrant charging assault William
Allen, driver for Maj. Raymond w. Pull |