The Washington herald., 1917-04-27
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sbopliftsrs yesterday entered the shop
OF Mrs. Clara Matthevs mo Thirtisfh
street. and stole wearing apparel for
women valued a. s50
The police were yesterday Informed
that a vacant house ~ 80 n street
northwest was entered and robbed OF
plumbing and gas fixtures.
couple OF bicycle thieves YESTERDAY
provided themselves with mounts from
the bicycle garage Of James Aiken. iza
Ninth street northwest
The automobile OF Theodore wuktnsoz
ae X street northwest. operated BY the
owner. early yesterday nnorninE whils
bound south IN Connectieut avenue col
boed with . trolley pole. The auton1o-
bile was damaged TO the extent 81 So
No one was injured
Through her attorney, J. ]. Kelly, a.
ole N Railey yesterday nled suit In the
District Supreme Court against Robert
N. Railey for absolute divorce. The wife
alleges misconduct and asks the court
70 Erant her alimony and the custody Of
iheh two children. The couple were
married in Rockville November 6. ISos.
The third trial OF former Pohcemhn
Walter L Rhine. charged with attempt
Ing blaeSmah. resulted in = nistrial yes
tsTdsy when Jury. which had been
locked up all the night before, found
that they could not agree. Justice
Gould. Of Criminal Court. No. /. dis
missed the jury.
A jury before Judge Covington yestor-
day afternoon brouFbf IN a verdict in
the case OF Michael Barrett. adsnin,stra-
tor. against the Christian Heurich Brew
Ing Company for S=5s0 On account Of
the death Of EDWARD J. Barrett son OF
.lsN-
boiler az the Heurich works in January.
1910 The jury also rendered a verdict
In favor Of Christian Heurich a. an in
diTioual, a. be had been Joined with the
brewing company ss q defendant
The grand jury yesterday returned an
| indictment charging murder in the first
degree against Peter ". Allen. the Good
Hope road shoemaker who. Il IL alleged.
shot his stepson. Ernest Allen. 70 death
April 10.
William Henry Robertson and Berns I'd
Gleason. members OF the District Of Co
lumbis National Guard. were given a
preliminary hearing yesterday morning
before Juoge PuEh on = charge OF rob
berry II is alleged that they knocked
down William GUtmSn, members OF the
] United States Corps OF Engineers. and
, robbed him OF a watch They were held
in moo bond each for the action OF the
grand jury.
Walter Clayton. aged Is. operating a
Onion Storage and Transfer Company
automobile al Sixteenth and L streets
northwest yesterday afternoon coIlidpd
with Wesley BUrks. aged 3. coloreF
1916 /. street northwest. who was nd
ing a bicycle
Fire in the ceiling OF the home af A.
/ {. McElroy. 540O Macombs street north
west yesterday damaged the building 10
The extent Of 500 The cause of the
blaze has not been determined.
Ms Josephine Nscutus. aged p. 20
Georgia avenue northwest was painfully
turned about the face and body YES
tsrday afternoon when a can Of Esso-
line in her home caught IRE She was
removed to the Gsrield Hospital in tho
Tenth Precinct patrol. The hre damaged
the building and contents 10 the extent
OF so
The home Of Clara Lancaster. qrs
S in cash "Wednesday night according -
a report received at police headqus rtcrs
last night.
Islam Allen. colored AGED y. u0l
SheDsrd.s Court northwest driving a
team in Twelfth street northwest bo-
tween G and II streets yesterday. colIided
with an automobile operated hy Joseph
/ Camp 515 T street northwest Islam
was arrested. charged with colliding
Nathaniel Spencer. 3. coIored. S1 Barry
place northwest. was suddenly taken M
yesterday afternoon and removed 10
] Freedmsn's Hospital where he died II
i:l5 O'Clock. Heart trouble was the cause.