The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-22
BOY
JAILED IN CAR
THEFT
Two Officers Charged With
Assault by Montgomery
Grand Jury

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Nov. 22.--Be-
cause he took little spin in an
automobile belonging to Sheriff
Clay Plummer without having been
granted permission Henson Carroll.
young Rockville negro, will have
to spend the next eight months in
the Maryland House Of Correction.
Such sentence was imposed on
him by Judge Robert B. Peter In
the circuit court here today fol.
lowing his conviction on an appeal
from. the police court.
AS result OF the alleged whip
ping in the basement OF the court.
house here at an early hour the
morning Of September 81, Of Little
ton s. Poole, a prisoner, Leroy
Rodgers, a member Of the Mont
gomery county police force, and
Lee Ball, a young resident Of
PooleSville district, who sometimes
acted as a special officer, were
formally charged with assault and
battery by the grand jury here yes
terday afternoon.
Lawrence Clagett and Oscar
Gather, members Of the police
force, who, with Officer Rodgers,
were named in charges filed with
the county commissioners by two
two brothers OF Poole as partici-
pants in the whipping were exon
Grated by the grand jury. The
cases against Rodgers and Ball
have been docketed for trial at the
term Of court now in session here
and will probably be reached about
the middle OF December.
Mrs. Ann Amelia WorthmiIIer,
widow Of John Worthmiller, and
one Of the Oldest residents of
Bethesda, died Friday morning. at
the home OF her nephew, Milton B.
Austin, near Bethesda, aged eighty
six years. She had been an invalid
for several years and her death,
due to a general breakdown, was
not unexpected.
One hundred and twenty-five in
dictments, which is believed to be
close to a record for the county.
were returned by the grand jury
which adjourned yesterday after
nooon, after having been in session
here ten days. Three Of the in.
dictments charge murder; 2, man.
slaughter; 10, rape; 81, larceny; II.
violations of the local option law;
s, assault and battery; 8, house
breaking and larceny; 5, burglary;
Z, false pretenses; 8. ba1tardy; 3,
with assault with intent to murder;
2, desertion and non-support; :,
embezzlement; prison breach: 2,
arson; 2, sodomy; 1, incest; pocket
picking: /, attempted larceny ana
1, perjury.
The grand jury examined PSI
witnesses and ignored 13 cases be
cause Of insufficient evidence.
1--WE think the jail building a
disgrace to Montgomery county.
is the way the grand jury referred
to Rockville's ancient bastille. in
it's report submitted to Judge Robert
B. Peter upon the conclusion or
its business.
1--WE consider a new fail abso-
lutely necessary to the dignity and
safety Of the county, and insist
that steps at once be taken for the
erection of a new and adequate
building" said the report.
The report recommended certain
repairs to the court house and
other county buildings.
Miss Elizabeth l.. Spamer, for.
merly director for the Montgomery
County Social Service League and
county probation officer for more
than two years, died on Thursday
at the home Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Adolph Spamer, in Balti-
more, aged thirty-seven years.
Norman Creamer, young resi-
dent of Takoma Park, this county,
was found guilty by Judge Robert
B. Peter in the circuit court here
yesterday afternoon Of having as
saulted his aunt, Mrs. Raymond
Freas, also of Takoma, and was
fined SIS and costs. 1t was charged
that following controversy over
a trivial matter Dreamer struck his
aunt with q broom.