The Washington times., 1924-12-17
SAILORS Gull TY
ON ROBBERY
CHARGE
Judge Brent, IN Arlington
Court, Sentences TWO to
Penitentiary

CLARENDON, Va, Dec. IT,
Pleading guilty before Judge Sam
uel q. Brent. in the circuit court to
charge Of attempting robbery; Frank
Moore and John A. Sheperd, sail
ors attached to the Mayflower. were
sentenced to two years in the State
penltentiary.
Moore and Sheperd with Robert
Slower, taxi driver, who was acquit-
ted Monday, We're arrested on the
night of August Q, charged with
assaulting and robbing Henry White
sell, Of Richmond.
Robert Shelby, giving his address
as 800 Lee street, Alexandria, in
dicted at the past term OF court on
a charge of burglary, pleaded guilty
| and was sentenced to ten years in
the pentitentiary at Richmond.
Theresa Thorpe and Clarence
Thorpe, indicted for violation Of
the prohibition laws, pleaded guilty
and were fined $50 and costs, total
ing $3.50.
Emmett Putnam, carpenter, Of
Ballston, who has been in Jail
since June. indicted at the June
terms of court, on a statutory
charge, preferred against him by
his fourteen-year.old daughter, will
be tried before Judge Brent tomor-
row at 10 o'clock.
Putnam escaped in the Jail deliv-
cry Of September s, when seven
| others walked out, but was soon
traced to Sterling, Va. He took u
train back to Washington and was
back in jail when the officers re.
turned.
Indications are that some time
will be consumed in securing a
jury, the case at the time causing
considerable excitement throughout
the county.
| County officers lead by Sheriff
Howard b. Field. raided the home
of Frank Knowles. in Jefferson dis.
4 trict, last night, seized one twenty
gallon still, and five gallons Of
whiskey. Knowles was brought to
the Arlington county Jail, where lie
is held, charged with manufacturing
and illegal possession. He will be
given hearing before Police Judge
Harry r. Thomas today.
The Edward Douglas White
Council of the knights of Column
bus will meet tonight in the audi.
torium OF the st. Charles School
at o'clock, at which time final
plans for the Christmas tree for
the children will be made.
The semi-monthly euchre of the
st. Rita's Catholic Church of Brad
doch will be held at the church
| hall tonight at SIS o'clock.
At a meeting of the executive
committee of Arlington Post, No.
| 139, American Legion, last night
at the home of Doctor ]. A. Bos-
ton, commander, plans were COM
pleted for the joint meeting of the
post and the auxiliary to he held
tonight at the community hall at
| s o'clock.
A feature Of the meeting will be
the presenting of the motion pic
ture, "a Man Without a Country"
The program will include music,
and will be concluded with refresh
ments.
The organization of the North
Clarendon Sewerage Company was
| announced last night. The purpose
of the company is to connect with
the trunk line to be constructed at
spout run and extending to the
Central High School at Ballston.
The territory to be severed is ap-
proxiniately, beginning at Virginia
avenue, north of Wilson boulevard
and including the area west drain
ing toward spout run as far as the
high school at BallsSon.
The officers of the company are
J. NJ. Walsh. president; H. H. Milks.
secretary; J. A. Kingsolver, treas
urer; with A. c. Mertens, Charles
E. Sterling, John Manning, and G.
". Ives, as directors.
1t is the purpose Of the COM
pany to proceed with its work i'm
mediately, they having the adj
vantage of the surveys made by
j. Gardner, deceased, and approved
by the former sanitary engineer, D.
J. Howell and Son.
/ 1t is hoped that the installation
can be done, including the trunk
tapping charge, for about $3.50 per
connection.