The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-03
BAIL INCREASED
ON SLAY|NG
CHARGE
Montgomery Baseball Star Is
Held in Death Of Man on
Railway Tracks

ASOSA v AAA1C4J Ouu', way CLAW
renee Burdette, amateur baseball
pitcher and member Of the Boyds
team, of the Montgomery county
league, was given a preliminary
hearing before Judge Samuel Riggs
in the police court here on a charge
of causing the death Of Clarence
M. Griffith, a resident of the up.
per section Of Montgomery county,
who died in a Washington hospital
early in April from injuries re-
ceived when he fell or was knocked
down a steep bank alongside the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks,
at Boyds.
Since his arrest a day or two
following Griffith's death, Burdette
has been out on $4,000 bail. After
hearing the evidence, Judge Riggs
increased the bail to $1,000. Friends
of Burdette are endeavoring to fur
nish the bail.
Following an illness of about
two weeks, Mrs. Evelyn NJ. Morri-
son. wife of Ralph 8. Morrison,
died Thursday night at her home
at Huntington Terrace, Md. aged
twenty-four years. She Is sur
vived by her husband and her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Har-
ris. of Potomac district. The fun.
eral win take place at 2 o'clock
Sunday afternoon from the home.
Preston B. Ray, clerk Of the cir
cult court here, has received from
e. Brooke Lee, secretary of state,
the commissions of the following
notaries public for the county:
Joseph w. Bowie, +. Bache Albert,
Samuel NJ. Haines, Charles r.
Rowdybush, j. Forrest Walker,
John A. Slower. Harry c. Meem.
Miss Anne Yearley, r. D. Lille,
Charles H. Becker, L. Curtis Nor.
timer, John Jones, Frank D. Leizear,
III. B. Hendricks, p. Kenneth Lyd.
dane, William A. Knoll, Edward
w. Maxwell, Miss Madeline ]. Son.
neman, George M. Wolfe. William
e. Morgan, Benjamin White, Miss
Lola e. Atwood, Samuel D. Byrd,
Alfred A. Rayn, Miss Lydia F.
PrettyTnan. Miss Mary Lee Cashell,
william A. Gassaway. William F.
Griffith, Mrs. Lee A. Thompson,
Haitian D. Brown, Russell e.
Duvall, J. Janney Shoemaker.
Robert C. Lyddane, Mrs. Martha
]. Thompson, Mrs. Nellie j. Saw.
yer, Hugh r. Thompson, J. Paul
Burnett and Miss Rebecca Hall.
All must subscribe to the oath of
office before the clerk of the cir.
cult court within thirty days, or
by May 81, otherwise their com.
missions will be returned to An
napolis.
At the annual election Of officers
of the Epworth League Of the
Methodist Church at Potomac. the
following were chosen: President,
Miss Lavinia Collins; vice president,
Robert Collins; secretary, Russell
Nicholson; treasurer, Miss Kath.
crime Butt; corresponding secre.
tary, Miss Jessie Nicholson; super.
intendent first department, Miss
Irene Allen: superintendent second
department, Miss Maude Nicholson;
superintendent third department,
Miss Annie Allen: superintendent
fourth department, Mrs. j. w.
Walker.
At a monthly meeting Wednes.
Gay nlBNL VI Iu0 nOChNllLo NOlun'
teer Firemen's Association, Joseph
w. Howes. Wilson 8. Ward, VIII.
liam II. Disney and j. Howard
Ward were named as delegates to
represent the organization at the
annual meeting Of the State Volun.
teer Firemen's Association to be
held in Havre do Grace In June.
The officers Of registration for
the first precinct Of Rockville dis.
trict refused to enroll Marvin w.
Simmons, q young resident Of
Rockville, as q qualified voter ut
their session on Tuesday, the board
holding that inasmuch as q year
had not elapsed since he made his
declaration to become a citizen he
was not entitled to register. The
young man appealed to the circuit
court and yesterday Judge Robert
b. Peter directed that his name be
entered on the registration books.
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