The Washington times., 1923-01-28
Two OF 'MEANEST
THIEVES" ARE JAILED
Aged WeII-Digger Dragged
With Poisonous Rum and
Robbed by Woman.
Sentence DAY IN COURT
Prison Terms Ranging from
One to Ten Years Melted
Out BY Justice Stafford.

Two more of the ''meanest
thieves" received prison sentences
of ten years each yesterday at the
hands of Justice Wendell p. Stat.
ford in Criminal Court No. 1.
They are Joseph Turner and Ella
More, both colored, who on Deem
Der % last, drugged Cabel Adams.
an aged well-digger, with vile
whiskey and robbed him Of $65
Christmas money.
Adams was seized by Turner and
held down on the floor while the
Moore woman went through his
pockets.
Leroy childs, of. 1919 I street
southwest, who shot Mrs. Clara
Mae Shipley, of $40 Eleventh street
southeast, November 20 last, when
she repulsed his advances and then
attacked her with a butcher knife,
was sentenced to five years in
prison.
SNEAK THIEF SENTENCED.
Albert Cutler, sneak thief, who
walked into the arms of Policeman
G. I. Hellmuth, of the Eighth pre-.
cinct, on December "a last. less
than one hour after he robbed the
home of Mrs Richard A. Rice, 2137
Leroy place northwest, will serve
five years on q charge Of burglary.
A quantity of clothing was stolen.
James S. Chapman will serve five
years for robbing the store Of
Henry Rosenberg, at 500 Tenth
street northwest, of some carpet
and pictures on November last.
J. Franklin Austin, confessed
III
also serve five years, two years for
having dope and three years for
blackmail. His confederate, William
Butler, will serve two years.
HELD IN BADGER GAME.
These men, with Austins wife,
Mrs. Florence Austin, andF anoth r.
man are said to have worked a
badger game on George v. Whittle,
of Seattle, Wash, at the Cairo
Hotel on June last, and swindled
him out of $4,000.
The woman was alleged to have
lured Whittle to the hotel to get
him into a compromising position.
Mrs. Austin was tried twice ON a
! charge of blackmail, but each time
the jury disagreed. Her husband
and Butler. who claimed to have en-.
gineered the job. pleaded guilty.
Willie Collins, alleged to have
stabbed James Pruett, of 220 I
street southwest on December II
last, will Serve q year. o.
Maurice Lee,s alleged to have
broken into the shop of Alfred J.
Fullwood. at 1851 U street north
west on December Is, will serve a
year.
Emmanuel Berry, who looted the
| newsstand on the steamer Charles
Macallister last summer, will serve
a year and a half.
GEM CROOK GETS YEAR.
William r. Pietsch. who stole a
quantity q, of jewelry from Avis
Schlacter, OF 614 Fourteenth street
northwest on February II, 1921,
will serve a year.
Raymond Stewart, who broke
into the office of the Universal Coal
Company, 901 South Capitol street
on November and stole $3.50, will
serve a year.
I. B. Roger. alias Benjamin /.
Roger, bad check operator, will
serve two years for obtaining $50
from Stanley Donmoyer, of 805
Tenth street northwest on Decem.
Der 80, 1920, on worthless check.
Samuel Smith, alleged to have
stabbed Elizabeth Golden, Of COZ
Second street southwest on De.
cember II, will serve three years
James Cummings, who was sent
to Jail for two years in police
court for having gun, will serve
a year and half more for smash
ing the window Of the Kay Jewelry
Company, 407 Seventh street north
- u.
ing two watches.
Richard Clinton, alleged to have
looted the room Of Elizabeth Will
son at the National Cathedral
School for Girls on November 80,
will serve a year and a half.