The Washington herald., 1921-10-22
l3PROVES HOODOO
FORPRISONERSN
CRIMINAL COURT
Sentences of One to Five
Years Imposed by
Judges.
JURY INDICTS EIGHT
New Yorker Goes to Peniten-
tiary for Liberty Bond
Forgery.
JURY INDICTS EIGHT

Thirteen persons, twelve men and
one woman, were sentenced 20
terms ranging from, one to fve
years in the penitentiary and JAN
In Criminal Court yesterday. Eight
persons were indicted by the grand
jury.
Peter Thomas Duffy, "a years old,
former member Of the army or
unemployed in New York, admitted
that he had been q failure at the
business of selling opium and other
narcotics and "bostleg" whisky
was sentenced to I'VE years in the
penitentiary by Chief Justice Nc
Coy on charge Of forgery commit
ted on Liberty bonds.
In q written confession, Duffy
stated that while under arrest in
the New York Tombs on the charge
Of stealing an automobile a cell
mate told him Of the profits in the
sale of bootleg whisky and mar
cotics. Duffy, according p his
statement, tried out the business
when he left prison and failed.
Had stolen Liberty Bonds
Then, he admitted. he obtained
$3.50 worth OF registered Liberty
bonds from a clique in New York
which handled only stolen property
and brought them to Washington.
After forging the name Of Samuel
Harr" to eject q transfer. Dufry
disposed Of them. He was arrested
here last February.
Arthur Fleming, colored. alleged
Jimmy" thief, was sentenced to
serve four years In the penitentiary
by Justice Siddons in Criminal
Court on a charge OF housebreak-
ing and larceny in connection with
the robbery of the apartment of
Mrs. Thomas ]. Tate, at 1880 W
street northwest, last August, when
$3.50 worth OF jewelry was taken.
Gets Three Years for $40 Theft.
Edgar Dixon, cslored, was SEN
fenced to serve three years in the
penltentiary on a charge OF taking
S40gfrom Paul W. Lahme, U. s. NJ. C.,
on October last In a near-beer
saloon near Half and B streets
southwest
Benjamin Morris and Richard
Wells were sentenced to serve
three years on a joint charge of
and larceny in con-
nection with the forcible entry into
the stable in the rear of the home
of Alvin B. Truatt at 1904 street
northwest, and the theftfof a horse
and buggy.
William E. Craig. Daniel Brown
and James E. Young were given
penitentiary sentences for the theft
of automobile tires and other ac-
cessories from the building occu-
pied by James W. Johnson at 48I
N street northwest, last December
Craig must serve three years and
Brown and Young one year and
three months each. A.
Passed worthless Check.
James NJ. Hurst. of Alexandria,
Va, was given eighteen months in
the penitentiary on a charge OF
false pretenses in connection with
the passing Of a worthless check
for $3.50 on Edgar Baum, jr., last
June in payment for a motorcycle
Abe Dorsey and Lucretia Tolliyer
were sent to Jail for one year each
on a joint charge of assault with
a dangerous weapon. They were
convicted of stabbing George II.
Smell. of 479 Casey's court south
west, on July 1.
John M. Willis, colored, was sem
fenced to a year in jail on q charge
of throwing a brick at Nathaniel
Russell, also colored. in Freeman's
alley northwest, in July.
stole Representatives. Laundry.
Joseph Dawson, colored, was sent
to the penitentiary for one year
and a day on a charge OF grand
larceny. The Indictment charged
him with the theft of linen, napkins
and other goods from the Elite
The goods were on the
wagon for delivery to Representa-
tive Ira c. Copley, of Illinois, at
1901 Wyoming avenue northwest.
After the imposition OF these
sentences the grand jury returned
six indictments involving eight per-
sons. Those indicted and the
charges against them are: "
Grand larceny = Beulah Smith,
alias Maude Vaughn, Timothy
Brooks, Charles Brown, Wafe S.
Sewers and Alfred F. Knobs, alias
Knowles.
Robbery-Fred johnson and Har-
rison Conway. -.
Bawdys house-Marcello Sulligoi.