The Washington herald., 1921-11-05
EVANS SENTENCED
TO FIFTEEN YEARS
FOR KILLING WIFE
Gimlet Kid Gets Four
Year Term for Series
OF. Breaks.
ELEVEN ARE JAILED
Negro, Convicted of Shooting
Another, Seat TO Prison
For 1S Months.
ELEVEN ARE JAILED

Penitentiary And Jail sentences
ranging from one to fifteen years
were Imposed yesterday In the Grim
inaI Courts for offenses varying
from larceny to manslaughter.
corpl. Edward Godfrey Evans, U.
s. A.. colored. ~ years old, stationed
at Fort Myer, Va. a former butler
to Gen. Peyton C. March and Gen.
Hugh L. Scott, was sentenced q
serve Is years in the penitentiary
on his plea Of guilty to a charge Of
manslaughter in connection with the
shooting and killing OF his wife,
Margery Evans. last summer at
their home, s25 street northwest.
-Four Years for GimIet KID.
Oscar r. Slack, known to the po-
lice as the ''Gimlet Kid" who
claimed to have lived at l2I1 Tenth
street northwest when arrested on
September IL last, after he had wor-
ried the police for several months by
boring holes around doorknobs and
locks in various homes and apart
ments about town, was sentenced
to serve four years In the peniten-
tiary on one charge OF housebreak-
ing and larceny. The indictment al
Ieges that on August - last he
broke into the apartment Of George
n. Ray at 1919 Nineteenth street
northwest and stole q quantity Of
clothing.
MarcelIo SulIigoi received a SEN
tence Of one year in jail for keeping
a bawdy house. This sentence was
added to a two-year penitentiary
sentence imposed upon his convic-
ton Of pandering. He is alleged TO
have maintained a disorderly es-
tabIishment at 1922 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest.
Burglar Gets Two Years.
Lewis Edwards, alleged burglar
was sentenced to serve two years
in the penitentiary for housebreak-
ing and larceny. The indictment al
legged that on June "a last he broke
| into the apartment of Edward X.
Hobbs at 1740 L street northwest
and stole some clothing.
John A. Austin. colored, was SEN
fenced to serve eighteen months in
the penitentIary for assault with q
dangerous weapon. The indictment
alleged that on July 30. he shot
Herman Stewart also colored. OF
! 774 Navy place southeast, after see
| ing Stewart riding in an auto with
a woman he had been keeping COM
pany with.
Leon Burnett. 10. Of 1913 Sixth
street northwest. must serve eight
cen months in the penitentiary. The
indictment alleges that he stole q
diamond ring valued at $500 from
the apartment of Henry C. Bergline
at 1919 Sixth street northwest on
October Is last.
Eighteen Months for Three More.
Gilbert Fuller, colored. who was
charged with stealing $50 and some
personal property from Julius E,
Hilliard, of 1884 E street northwest
on September 16 last, was also SEN
fenced to serve eighteen months.
Charles Brown and Timothy
Brooks. both colored residents of
Danville, Va, for stealing a watch.
fountain pen and other trinkets
from the home Of Louis Yudelevit. at
IT'S Sixth street northwest. on Sep
TENDER Is, after gaining access to
the house by a ruse, must serve
eighteen months in the penitentiary.
Clarence E. Cassell and walter
NJ Mangun were sent TO jail for one
year each for joyriding. The indict-
ment alleges that on March 81 last,
they stole an automobile belonging
to Tobias Fishbein Of so4 o street
northwest and went riding in II.
Richard G. Williams was also sent
to Jail for one year. He Is alleged
to have stolen two skirts and coat
from the store of Jesse L. Leverton,
Of 1lo6 G street northwest, on July
last.