The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-13
z TAKEN IN
RAID ASK
TRIAL
Daniel Loughran and Mrs.
Daye Enter Pleas of
Not Guilty

Trial by jury was asked in Po-
lice Court today by Bert Emerson,
attorney for Daniel Loughran, son
Of the wealthy Washington tobacco
dealer, and Mrs. Ruth Daye, beauty
culturist at 1921 Connecticut ave
nue., who were severely beaten by
Henry Daye, estranged husband,
when he and the police vice squad
raided Mrs. Daye's apartment in
West Clifton Terrace, early yester-
day morning.
Plead Not Guilty.
The two were arraigned on a
statutory offense. The Police Court
hearing before Judge Gus A.
Schuldt was very brief. Pleas
Of not guilty were entered. and bail
set at 5000 each. The entire pro.
cedure consumed only q minute of
the courts time.
Henry Daye was just out of jail.
where he served several months for
failure TO pay alimony to his wife.
He looked up Mrs. Daya and found
her, according to police. living with
another man under the name Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton. With a 'pri.
vate detective, he watched the apart.
ment. He called police In early
yesterday morning.
Lieutenant o. T. Davis, Sergeant
James ID. McQuade, Detective Mel.
son Holmes and other policemen re-
sponded. They had to so through
double doors to get in the apart.
ment.
Attacks Couple.
Inside, police say. they found q
Miss Miller, believed to be a sister
or Mrs. Daye, asleep on a daven.
port in the hall She awoke imme.
ldiately and rushed to another room.
In this room, police say, they found
Loughran and Mrs. Daye, the latter
clad in pink pajamas. They were
placed under arrest.
And then came action.
Daye, police say, leaped on Tough.
ran. and used his fists effectively.
The two women sought to inter
vene. Daye shot left hook at his
wife, and down to the floor she
went. He nearly knocked both of
them out. The he chewed at his
Wire's finger, seeking to take a
diamond ring off of Il.
~ all happened quickly. Police in.
terfertng found themselves no match
TOR Daye at first He was finally
overcome and elected from the
apartment.
All West Clifton Tarraee. an
apartment house at Fourteenth and
Cnrton streets northwest, was
awakened by the noise. AS Mrs.
Daye and Loughran were led to a
waiting patrol, many residents Of
the apartment were at the windows.
At the police station, Mrs. Daye
and Loughran posted $500 collateral
Tor their appearance in court.
In 1917, Henry Daye married Mrs.
Daye. a pretty young woman Of
Front Royal, Va. They lived to-
gether but a short while. After the
separation, Mrs Daye opened a
beauty parlor at Thirteenth and F
streets northwest Daye left the
city.
Lured Daye Back
Some months ago Mrs. Daye
learned her husband was in North
Carolina. She IL said to have
written him to come back to Wash,
ington for a reconciliation. He
came back in December and met
his wife at the Union Station. She
LED him to waiting automobile
and also into the arms of United
states Deputy Marshals MCGUIRE
and Mullen.
The next day Daye was taken
perore Justice Bailey. He was
ordered to pay back alimony or
serve ninety days in Jail. He took
the latter. His term completed,
Daye was again arrested and
charged with contempt OF court for
failure to pay alimony. He served
another term and was again ar.
rested on his release.
Daye served thirty days of the
third sentence when Justice Hitz
ordered him set free and reduced
the alimony from $3.50 to $40 a
month. Daye, through his counsel.
proved to the court that his wife
| was making good living and could
care for herself.
Loughran Is a prominent Wash.
ingtcnian. He lives at 14O7 Six
tesnth street northwest. AT thit
ADDRESS today word was given out
tnat he was "out OF town" He ID
said to be badly bruised.
Daye, II was snid today, will
institute divorce proceedings.
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