Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-24
FINES FORFEITED
IN R|0T|NG CASES
Many Defe ndants Fail to Ap-
pear When Summoned
to Court.
BOND WAIVED BY JUDGE

| The names of two score defendants
! were before Judges Hardison and
/ Mcmahon in court this morning on
various charges as the result Of the
riots in this city. Fines imposed and
collateral forfeited by thirty-four de-
| PENDANTS in cases before Judge Hardi-
! son totaled 1926.
| Capt. Edward G. Chamberlain, U. S.
M. c.. was before Judge Mcmahon for
| carrying concealed weapons. Cham
| the result of carrying revolver last
| night in Potomac Park.
! According to Chamberlein's story,
he and a young woman were sitting
| on a park bench when she noticed
two figures prowling around in the
bushes close by. Chamberlain dis
covered the figures to be those of two
men and he ordered them to throw up
| their hands.
| We're park policemen" they said.
I'm an officer, too" Chamberlain
| replied.
Chamberlain was brought to the
first precinct station, where officials re-
fused to place charge of carrying con-
ceaied weapons against him. He
maintained that he had right to
carry the revolver. Chamberlein's
case was continued until tomorrow.
Two Forfeit $25 Each.
Chester E. Robinson, arrested by
Detective Dollhouse of the eighth pre-
clnct in Brightwood on the charge of
| melting the colored people to rioting,
forfeited $25, when he failed to ap-
pear in court.
Raymond Dorsey forfeited $25 when
he failed to appear on the charge of
ldisorderly conduct. He was arrestefl
4 q nj hy nafn
the Anacostia precinct, who said that
Dorsey told the colored people there
| to prepare for an attack in the even
ing from 1000 or 5000 employees of
the Washington Steel and Ordnance
Company, who were going to clean up
that section.
One Held on Bond; Two Fined.
William B. Tillinghast, white, was
/ held in $1,000 bonds, when he de-
| manded jury trial on the charge of
carrying concealed weapons This
| case was heard before Judge Hardi-
son.
| Leroy Morrison and Wendell Smith.
both colored. charged with striking a
street car conductor in the face with
a cane because he allowed a police
officer to take from his car col
ored man. were each fined $25. They
were charged with disorderly con-
duct.
! Various Amounts Forfeited.
A charge of disorderly conduct
| against James Pinkney was dismissed
The following forfeited various
| amounts for failure to appear before
the court on the charge of disorderly
Louis Davidson; SO, George E. Smith
and Robert Cook; IS. John ]. Bay
! less. Samuel Butler. James e. Chick
ley, George Jefferson, James jack
ardson, Bernard Hicks, Charles Kid
! well, Hazen Willett, Edward Vernon,
Ross B. Pappis, Margaret Wilson,
Louis Pierce. Francis Grady. Albert
jolly. John B. Gleason. Mary Coney,
Herbert Rollins. Samuel Smith, j.
Howard Gorton. Peter Jennings. Ell
mer J. King and Louis Logan
Bond Waived in Some Cases.
The rule established by Judge Nc
Mahon in disposing of riot and con-
cealed weapon cases requiring $4,000
bond in all cases of concealed weap-
ons was not applied in several cases
yesterday afternoon. and in two
| cases the defendant was placed on
probation.
| Francis Scott, coIored, charged
with arming himself with a twelve
| inch butcher knife Monday night
when called upon to go for a ply
| telling the court he carried the knife
| as a protection against attacks, was
sentenced to serve ninety days in
jail. The sentence was suspended and
the defendant placed on probation.
Claims Garage Was Raided.
James R. Poague. colored. chauf-
! feur, arrested in the garage of his
employer armed with a pistol, had a
| preliminary hearing and his case was
| continued until Saturday. the bond
being fixed at $500. Poague claimed
that party of men raided his garage
and he and other colored men in the
building attempted to protect them
! selves.
| Frederick A. Champ, colored, an ex
soldier from overseas, employed as a
chauffeur. was fined $50. His sentence
| was suspended and he was placed on
| probation for one year. His defense
was that he found the pistol, which he
| was carrying openly when arrested.
| The pistol was out Of repair and use
! less.
Bond Fixed at $4,000.
| Raymond Hodge had his case con.
tinued until Saturday and his bond
| fixed at $4,000.
| Lewis Jenkins, colored, Of Pamon-
key. Nd, was sentenced to serve
ninety days in jail. without the al
tentative Of paying a fine. He said
| that he had just arrived in the city to
see a sick relative in a hospital and
that he did not know the blackjack
found in his pocket was there. He
was arrested in company of colored
| raiders.
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