The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05
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Donald Walters Found Guilty
In Rockville Court Follow
ing Fatal Crash

in Rockville Court Follow
ing Fatal Crash
ROCKVILLE. Nd, July 5.-Tn-
less the decision Of Judge Samuel
Riggs in the police court here IL
changed by the circuit court for
the county, to which an appeal has
been taken, Donald Walters. Of
Washington, will have to serve six
months in the House of Correction
and pay fine Of $45 and costs for
violations Of the motor vehicle reg
uIations.
AS result Of q motorcycle acci-
dent on tho Rockville Darnestown
pike, near Rockville, several weeks
ago, which cost Miss Helen Adam.
son, 16-year-old daughter Of Her
bert Adamson, Of Avery, near Rock
vile, her life, Walters was found
guilty Of speeding and with oper-
ating his machine after his license
had been revoked by the State
Motor Vehicle Commissioners,
Judge Riggs imposing a fine In the
first case and the prison sentence In
the other
walters and Miss Adarnson were
riding tandem at, the time and, 30
the testimony showed, travelling at
q high rate Of speed. When the
machine left the pike both were
thrown and the young girl died
several hours later in Washington
hospital. A charge Of manslaughter
resulting from the accident also IL
pending against Walters, and that
case win be considered by the No
vember grand jury, to await the
action Of which the young man
$4,000. He Ii represented by Daw-
son. Dawson 4 Walsh. Of Rockville.
The annual picnic for the benefit
66 the Gaithersburg Council of
knights Of Columbus, held in the
grove adjoining st. Martins Cath
Ollc Church, Gaitheraburg, yester-
day. was attended by several thou
sand people.
Doctor John Rome was chairman
bf the general commute Of arrange
ments and something like forty
members Of the council composed
the various committees. Dancing
was q feature Of the evening.
For motor vehicle violations, me
following have paid fines or tor
1eited colIaterals In the police court
here: Newton Dean, $12: Sidney A.
Wiseman, SO; Harvey Cassidy, $7.26i
Alfred May, n. G. McCauley, Dexter
Marsh. A. J. Guarina, A. T.. Robin.
non. r. Smith, M. ". Coleman, w. r.
Dudley, A. r. Schmidt and Benja-
min Harris, 81 each; Arthur Gray,
-.
When interviewed In q Washing
ton hospital yesterday by Deputy
Sheriff ]. Stanley Gingell. Howard
Fowler, young resident -Uf Burnt
FILLS, this county, who was MUIR
derously assaulted at picnic at
Wheaton, this county, at late
hour at night about two weeks ago,
was unable to give any information
tending to establish the indemnity
of his assailant. He told Deputy
Gingell that he does not even re-
member being struck and recalls
nothing that could have provoked
an attack Of the kind. His condi.
ton, however, IL still serious, al.
though his recovery IL now regard
cd as probable, and Deputy GinRell
thinks little later he may be
able to give information Of value.
While talking with several COM
panions, Fowler was struck on the
head with club or other blunt In
gtrument and his skull 90 badly
fractured that his life was for some
time despaired Of. Three Of his
companions are beng held here,
but all disclaim all connection with
the assault and agree that the man
who struck Fowler was q stranger
who was accompanied by q woman
In a pink dress.
William Nichols, q young resi-
dent Of this county, was fined $2S
and costs by Judge Samuel Riggs
IN the police court here following
mis- conviction on q charge OF dis
orderly conduct, and for assaultinR
Levi Johnson. Maurice Tiser was
lined q similar amount.
In the interest Of the movement
Tor the preservation Of MonticeIo.
the home Of Thomas Jefferson. 4
meeting was held at the Mont.
gomery Country Club here Thurs
day afternoon. It was addressed
by Mrs. Minnigerode Andrews and
Mrs. Gouverneur Hoes, who are
organizing the Jefferson memorial
In Maryland. and preceding the
meeting the visitors were enter
tanned at luncheon by Mrs. william
III. Talbot. Of Rockville. Later In
the day, Mrs. Andrews motored TO
York, Pa. where she was the
Fourth Of July guest Of the cham
Der OF commerce.
Licenses 60 marry have been
Issued by the clerk of the circuit
court here to Edward Perry, fifty
one. and Mrs. Mary q. Franklin,
forty~one, both of washington,
Frank B. Winston, twenty-eight, OF
Washington, and Miss Daisy M.
Berry, twenty-five, Of Norfolk, Va;
Ernest L. Johnson, thirty-one, and
Miss Ruth L. Petersen, eighteen,
both Of Washington.
COURT FINES Him $25 FOR
TALKING IN HIS SLEEP
Each day brings something new
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