The Washington times., 1922-10-14
WIFE THROWS
PEPPER, HUBBY
HANDSHERk. D.
Then Judge In Rockville Court
Fines BIundon 5000
and Costs.

husbands face and then chases him
for something like fifty yards with q
rolling-pin. 10 that man justified In
retaliating to the extent OF striking
the wife?. This 10 q question Judge
Samuel Riggs was called upon to
decide In police court here yesterday.
Judge Riggs promptly held that he
ID not, and followed up his decision
by sentencing Lawrence Biundon, OF
Takoma Park, the man In the case,
to pay q fine Of $500 and costs and
spend three months In the Maryland
house Of correction. The imprison-
ment part of the sentence, however.
was suspended.
The testimony showed that Mr..
and Mrs.. Blundon, the latter formerly
Miss Mabel Walker. Of Takoma Park.
were married only about q year ago,
and that almost Immediately there
after their troubles began. Mrs. Blum
don swore that her husband on sew
eral occasions "brutally" assaulted
her. and that she was finally forced
to leave him and 90 to the home Of
her mother. b.
On the evening Of September ,26,
the testimony showed, Blundon went
to the home of Mrs. Walker to have
q talk with his wife, but was re-
fused admission and told to leave.
He persisted. however,. and finally. IT
was shown In court. Mrs. Biundon
declared she would make him fly"
and grabbing a quantity of cayenne
pepper and a rolling.pin made for
him.
The wife. as she admitted on the
stand. threw the pepper at her hus-
band. and when he started to run
she followed. brandishing the rolling
pin. It was testified that Blnndon
turned on her. however. and struck
her on the side Of the head. knock.
ing her down and raising q big bruise
on her head. Neighbors intsrvened
at this juncture. and prevented fur
ther hostilfties. The following day,
Mrs. Blundon came to Rockville and
swore out a warrant charging her
husband with assault:
Dawson. John A. Garrett conducted
the prosecution. Biundon was rep.
resented by Attorney Walter p.
Plumley. Of Takoma Park.
Divorce proceedings. instituted by
Mrs. Biundon. are pending In the
circuit court here.
The Montgomery county authort'
ties are on the lookout for q young
colored man who, q few nights ago
broke into the home Of William
Butler, an aged and respected resi-
dent of the Oiney district. and
brutally assaulted him. The old
man was struck several blows on
the head with q club and 50 badly
injured that at first II was feared
he would not survive. He Is now
however, out of danger. The theory
of the officers is that robbery was
the motive and that the would.ba
robber thought that Butler, who
lived alone. was away.
Fines have been paid and collat.
era.s forfeited in the police court
here within the last day or two, for
violations Of the State motor
vehicle regulations. as follows: b
r. Morris, S12.26; William F. Bryce,
$a7.25; M. @. Geners. s13; e. M
Story, SO; George Dodd, SO; VIII
lam Buck. $7.25; Ruth Rodier. ~,
To discuss the various proposed
amendments to the State constitu
ton, which will be voted upon at
the election next month, meeting
will be held q the Montgomery
Country Club here Friday evening
Mrs. William Maloy. Of Baltimore,
and Miss Lavinia Engle. Of this
county. will be the principal speak
ers.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson will be the
guest Of honor at a luncheon to
be given on November at the
wardman Park Hotel, Washington,
by the Woman's Democratic Club
of Montgomery county. w. Cabel
Bruce and Frank NJ. Mish, Demo,
cratic candidates for the United
States Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives. respectively, will deliver
addresses, as will several others OF
prominence. The club was organ
lied about a year ago and has q
membership Of about 100.