The Washington herald., 1918-06-09
14OFFENDERS
SENTENCED IN
LOCAL COURT
Justice Stafford Gives Ten
Years Each to Two
Negro Robbers.

| Nine penitentiary and five jail SEN
/ tences were pronounced by Justice
Stafford yesterday against various
offenders, two negro robbers draw
ing the capital prize Of ten years
each in the lottery of wrongdoing.
All the others got sentences ranging
from five years in the penitentiary to
thirty days In Jail. according to the
degree of crime.
Julius G. Brooks, alias James c.
Brooks, was sentenced to ten years
in the penitentiary on q jury con-
viction for robbing Thomas Mccoy
Of $12 in a hold-up. May 8.
Richard Black. alias William Blair,
another negro. was also given a ten
year sentence for snatching a purse
containing $3.35 from Luvenia John
son, May IS last
George w. Lucas and Raymond
Akers were given some consideration
in the measure OF punishment for
their offense on account of having
pleaded guilty to an indictment charg-
ing them with holding up Samuel A.
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change on the night of February 20
last. as they only got five years each.
Both are negroes.
Albert B. Robbins pleaded guilty
to two charges Of grand larceny and
housebreaking for breaking into gar
ages and stealing machines. and was
given two years and a half on each
Indictment
| April 6 last he broke into the garage
OF Samuel Altman and stole the lat
ter's auto. and repeated the ofrense
April IT when he took the machine
OF Clarence F. Sewers.
Six Years for August Meier.
August Meier thought he could beat
the game by having a jury trial on an
indictment charging him with house.
breaking and larceny when he broke
into the secondhand clothing store of
Louis Sonneborn. 495 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. on the night of
March 8. and laid in a supply of
goods. He was convicted, however,
, and now he will have six years in
which to mend his ways, as Justice
Stafford gave him that sentence.
Henry CLANCY Halsey, alias J. c.
Williams. alias c. NJ. Glawson,
| IL was use 10 STAND trlal
with lot of names hitched to him
like that. so pleaded guilty to a
charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses and was given three years.
September 26, 1917, he bought a hat
box from Gustave A. Knessi for $l2
and rendered him a check for $50 on
the National Bank of Fredericksburg,
Va. in payment, receiving s4S OF real
! money Hhanpa Tha
! good. and its passer was arrested,
with the result stated.
| George Holmes and Louise Brown
both pleaded guilty to an indictment
charging them with misconduct, and
! were each given a year in the peni-
tentiary.
Young Lloyd Munroe carried Off the
palm for Jail sentences as he got a
year for stealing an auto from Adoiph
iohouser. SIS F street northwest, on
July Is. 1917. and going of on a Soy-
ride. The machine was distracted
from a garage at 40 Eighth street
| northwest.
Mania for Joy Riding.
| The boy is only 19 years old, and
his father thinks his mind is af-
fected In some way. as he seems to
have a mania for joy-riding, and 1t
appears to be a diff1cult matter to
break him Of the habit He pleaded
guilty to the charge against him.
on a jury conviction of opening
Letter addressed to Miss Carrie e.
> Lee. 1915 Thirteenth street north
west. March 20 last, Frederick Budd.
employed at that time in the post
ONCE as a special delivery messen-
ger. was sentenced TO three months
In Jail by Justice Stafford.
Clarence E. Wye pleaded guilty to
stealing a machine from Frank J.
Herman. 1400 Fairmont street north
west. on the night of May 8 and 90
ing out on joy-ride. His trip viii
cost him half year in Jail.
George A. Bruce, another inv
rider. was given three months in
jail on his plea of guilty to a charge
OF stealing the auto Of J. wIIbur
Chapman. jr.. 1892 Connecticut ave-
! nue.. northwest, on the night ~
March 25 last. and venturine forth
with a lot of boon mpanions as
though he owned the machine. His
plea probably saved him from a
longer sentence.
Harry Garner got but thirty days
in jail for taking an auto from the
James LaFontaine Company. 500 e
street southwest. on the night of
July IL. 1917. He has been out on
/ bail ever since his arrest, and his
case was surrounded with exten-
uating circumstances, hence the
| lighter penalty.
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