The Washington times., 1917-10-08
B|GAM|ST SERVED
MANY Terms IN
JAIL FOR CRIMES
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OF 'Perech" while employed as q milk
wagon driver for Coghill. had appro-
priated S3.59 from the amount Of his
collections. For this offense he was
sentenced to ten months in jail. Be-
fore he could begin serving his SEN
tence, the District Supreme Court had
to give priority to another short SEN
tence, which had been imposed by
the United States branch of the Po-
lice Court, when Perry, as ''Perioh."
had been convicted of an assault on
a man named Norris Powell
Six Months In 1908.
Perry did not see liberty again tin
March %, 1908.
A half year Of freedom, however,
found Perry again involved. this time
with q business man named Thomas
W. Schaeffer, Of 1333 FourtSenth
street northwest, who complained that
on September 8, 1908, Perry had en-
bezzled 90 cents on each of two dif-
ferent occasions while collecting
money for him For this offsnss he
was given six months more In jail,
and discharged agai nthe following
spring
Stayed Out Tive Years.
Perry evidently had had enough of
Jail for some time, for he apparently
steered clear of the police for nearly
two years. In March, 1906, however.
Perry had trouble with his first
American wife. Mrs. Kate Grogan
Paris Perrick, who now lives at 1145
Tenth street northwest. Her name is
spelled as Perrick in the court records
-
however, bears the name OF Paerich,
Perry.
Attacked wife.
The Police Court records are rather
silent on the manner OF Mrs. Perry's
trouble with her husband, but the
police say that Perry had attacked
her with a knife. At any rate, sew
eral of Mrs. Perry's sons, by her for
mer husband, John Paris, were on
hand to testify against their step
father, who was sentenced to sixty
days in Jail for the offense. He re-
gained his liberty July 5 Of the same
year.
Perry does not appear in the rec
ords again until July, 1911, about ave
years later. when Jacob SeitE, of
Bowie, Md. complained that Perry
had stolen a bicycle from him. and on
the testimony OF seitE and his wit
nesses, Perry went back to the Dis
trict jail for little stretch of $50
days. He emerged on December 10.
once more free man, but with a
steadily mounting list Of crimes COM !
posing his record.
Arrested For Assault.
Perry, however, running true to |
form, did not permit q full year to
elapse before he had another profes- |
sional call from the police depart |
ment This time, II was alleged that |
he had struck his employer. Richard |
NJ. Perry. livery stable man, with an
iron wrench or bar. during an arGu-
ment over the matter Of Perry's al
legged confiscation OF money which
patrons OF the establishment had paid
for hiring teams.
Perry came near seeing q jail for
the last time on that occasion. for he
nearly killed the liyeryman. He was
held for the action OF the grand jury
on a charge of assault with . dan
gerous weapon. after his victims in
juries had not proved fatal, and in
the District Supreme Court a few
months later Perry was sent to the
penitentiary under . six-year sent
ence.
The time of this sentence, how-
ever, was materially reduced because OF
good behavior. II seems to have been
his invarisble policy while behind the
bars to conduct himself according to
the rules of the institution
He had not been at liberty long
when the present bigamy charge was
placed against him.
Two Wives astand Pat"
The exposure Of Perry's police rec
ord has not dimmed the glamour that
has surrounded him In the eyes OF at
least two OF his wives, who refuse to
have aught to say against him. 1t ap-