The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
ROCKVILLE

ROCKVILLE. Nd. April 2.-On
the ground that at the time he
committed the offense he was in
sane and is still insane, Harry Lee
Duvall, a young resident Of Gath
ersburg. this county. was acquitted
by a jury in the Circuit Court here
of a charge Of forgery. 1t was rep
resented that he forged the name
Of Henry Fl. Griffith, of Laytons-
vile, to a check for s1O and sue
ceeded in having it cashed.
There was produced in evidence
a letter written by DuvaIl to a
Gaithersburg friend imparting the
information that he ODuvalD, was
dead, giving details and telling who
his pallbearers were to be and other
arrangements he had made for his
funeral. The letter also gave a list
of the relatives of the writer whom
he wished to be notified. The young
man will be committed to a State
institution for care and treatment
Miss Lucille HiRbee and James p
Lowe, both of Washington, were
married in Rockville today by Rev
p. Rowland Wagner. pastor of the
Baptist Church.
y A license was issued by the clerk
of the Circuit Court here today for
the marriage of Miss Bertha l.
Taylor, OF Washington, and WILL
lam p. Rierson, of Charlotte, N. c.
After obtaining the license the cou-
pie left for Hyattsville.
Among the cases disposed of IN
the Circuit Court now in session
here were the following: State VS.
Eli Hall. selling intoxicating liquor.
$50 and costs: Milton Awkward,
larceny, one year in house of cor
rection: James Who'd. larceny, SEN
tence suspended; Marie Coates, for
gerry, sentence suspended.
Crittenden II. Walker, of CATH
ersburg, who represented this
county in the last house of dele
gates. has withdrawn as a candi-
date for one of the Democratic
legislative nominations to be made
this summer, leaving DIR. George l..
Edmonds. of Rockville. and Charles
G. Grihith, of Beallsville, the only
candidates SO far formally in the
Held
In honor of his eighty-eighth
birthday, anniversary, Edward w.
Horner. one Of the Oldest residents
Of this section Of the county, was
given q surprise party at the par
Bonage OF the Rockville Christian
Church last night Following a
meeting of the officers of the Chris
tian Church. Mr.. Horner and his
fellow church officials were invited
to the parsonage, where a large
number of members of the con-
gregation had assembled for the
celebration Rev. D. G. Barnes, pas-
tor OF the church, and Mr.. Car
ter, representing the CONGREGATION.
made congratulatory speeches and
Mr.. Horner responded.
By defeating a team representing
the PoolesvilIe High School at the
high school building here yester-
day. the debating team of the Fair
land High School. which had pre-
viously beaten team representa-.
the Sandy Spring High Schoor
gained the right to. compete in a
nnal contest on April % with a
team yet to be determined.
Last evening at the high school
building here the Rockville High
School team was given the decision
over q. team representing the Ger
mantown High School. On April %.
teams representing the Gathers
burg High School, which was re-
Gently awarded q decision over a
team by default. and the Rockville
High School team win. debate md
the winner will be Fairbanks op-
ponent in the nnal contest on
April 20.
The subject at all debates was:
should the United States Have
Some Form Of Compulsory Military
Training?" and this win also be
discussed at the debates yet to be
held.