The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-25
MINNIE BEGINS
2-YEAR TERM
At FARM
Alexandria Bobbed Bandit IN
Good Spirits Wants to
Hear From Eddie

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Oct. 25.-
with the trial Of her sweetheart.
Eddie Hansborough. scheduled for
next month, Minnie wilcox. nine.
teen, bobbed.haired bandit, began
her two.year parole ct Ivokta
farms this week.
Minnie Ii IN the best Of spirits
and Is taking her work at the
farm with the same completeness
that marked her attitude at court
proceedings in which she was sem
fenced TO serve two years for an
attempted hoId-up Of. John Fisher.
.a Washington hacker.
Minnie pleaded guilty to the
charge when she was arraigned be-
fore Judge Samuel G.. Brent at
Fairfax court house and took all the
blame for the actions Of herself,
her sweetheart and her brother
when the attempt was made on the
Camp Humphreys road several
months ago.
The giri did not show any sign
Of gratitude to the Judge or Doctor
Kate Waller Barrett when she was
told that she could go to the reform
school instead Of the penitentiary
II she wished but seemed more than
anxious that Eddie should be al
lowed to see her and correspond
with her.
THE Navy Makes Doughnuts."
This slogan bids well to supplant
the cry Of THE Navy Builds Men,
In the hearts Of the children Of this
city.
The u. S. s. Osborne dropped
anchor of the United States naval
torpedo station here yesterday, to
participate in the Navy Day cele-
bration, to be held Monday.
Hardly had the anchor been
thrown overheard when the COM
mander of the ship announced that
the ship would be open to inspec-
ton to all the school children, and
doughnuts would be served from
the ship kitchen. Every warship
that has locked off the city wharyee
for the past two years have kept
their kitchens going at full blast,
turning out the doughnuts.
w. q. Edwards, who gave his adj
dress at police headquarters as the
Bancroft Hotel, Washington, was
held for the action of the grand
jury today by Judge Frederick g.
Duvall, in Police Court, for viola
ton Of the prohibition law. Similar
charges against r. s. SweeIey, j. N.
Sweeley and ID. M. Davis were dis
missed. J. N. SweeIey, however, was
fined SIS and costs for disorderly
conduct.
The four were arrested last night
by Policeman Lawrence Padgett as
they were coming from d dance.
Swealey was using profance Ian
guage, the officer stated, and he
brought them to the station house
Later he searched the automobile In
which the four men were riding and
found some whlskey in pint bottle
Edwards claimed the LIQUOR.
Forty Of the Washington Times
| herald newsboys were the guests o
| Walter L. Main at the night per
| torrance Of his show which
| showed here last night.
i More than three thousand cit
zenk visited the circus at tn
evening performance, The show
which closed its performance II
fredericksburg today has beef
sold 10 Joe Miller, owner Of tn
1O1 Ranch.
Funeral services for John E
Duncan. a telegrapher and life
long resident Of the city, who die
yesterday morning at his home i
East BrA ddock, Va, were held thi
afternoon from his residence. TIL
deceased is survived by his wife
Mrs. Evelyn c. Duncan, and tw
sisters, Miks Hattie v. Duncan an
| Mrs Marvl Duncan Ctroio