The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-01
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ROCKVILLE
JUDGE
Former Member of "FoIIies''
Chorus, Pleading Guilty to
Larceny, Creates Dilemma.

RoCkVILLE, Nd, April 1.--
Judge Robert r. Peter. in court
at Rockville, is facing dilemma
that calls for more than legal
learning as Judge. II Is case
that defies the ancient theory Of
law that the ends Of Justice must
be met.
A pretty girl-ahe 10 twenty and
q former FOllies chorus girl-wnich
is Introduction enough. pleaded
guilty TO an indictment charging
her with grand larceny. She stole
$50 ana some odds and ends OF
clothing and fled 70 Atlanta. Ca,
where she was later on appre-
hended.
Mrs. Grace Foster Westmoreland
had listened to the plaudits OF
thousands who admired her In the
FOllies. She had Tor one brief sea-
son sat on the throne Of the Ad-
mired and then her TALL was as
loud as It was complete.
Fen III Here.
Stricken I'll here, she was left
when the Follies went away. Weeks
later she came from a hospital weak
and emaciated. Mrs. Nettie Hogue,
OF TakOma Park, Nd, took the
friendless girl and gave her. q
home and the girl reciprocated by
resting few weeks and then de-
camping with some few possessions
of her benefactor.
Now, here is the, question: Admit.
teddy Mrs. Westmoreland is a novice
at the game Of crookednegs. She il
young, not any too healthy, and
she had pleaded guilty.
Shall she be sent to jail, to come
out a potential adventures or shall
her confessed sin be forgiven and
another chance offered?
Much advice has been given Judge
Peter. The judge is sitting it all.
trying to do whist will eventually
turn out to the best interests Of the
girl.
Advice Of League Sought.
Just now. the Judge finds himself
forced to either shortly impose SEN
tence or be derelict in his duty. He
has asked the Montgomery County
Social Service League to look into
the question and see what should
be done.
The opinion around the court
house is that the girl is not just
fully capable OF caring for herself
and that jail sentence would be
too harsh.
Meanwhile Mrs. Westmoreland is
anxiously awaiting the decision.
Robert Springirth, twenty.year-
old resident Of Kensington, this
county, was found guilty by Judge
Robert b. Peter in the circuit court
here yesterday to forging the name
of ID. b. Lee, also of Kensington.
to check for SIT. The young man
admitted on the stand that he
wrote the name Of Mr.. Leo on the.
check and obtained the money from
the bank. but insisted that he used
the money with which to purchase
material for an electrical job he
was doing for. Mr.. Lee.
The young man was shown to
have had previous good charac.
ter and Judge Peter decided to give
him another chance by suspending
sentence.
A license has been issued by the
clerk Of the circuit court here for
the marriage Of Gardner A. Allen
and Miss Elizabeth r. Nash. both
of Washington.
In order to keep the expenditures
within $4,000 decided upon as the
maximum cost of running the an.
nual fair to be held here August
1922, the directors Of the Mont
gomery County Agricultural So
ciety have found 1t necessary to re-
duce the premiums to be paid in
many of the departments.
The lists so far as the cattle,
sheep, hog and poultry departments
are concerned have been revised.
The directors have decided to &C
cept no sheep, hogs or cattle for
exhibition that are not owned In
Montgomery county or the District
of Columbia.