The Washington times., 1924-11-20
FREED BY JUDGE.
To JOIN j. 5.
NAVY
Montgomery Youth Relieved
Of 1s-Month Sentence
for Assault

ROCKVILLE, Nov. George
GrooTnes, nineteen-year-o resident
Of the Brighton vicinity. who was
found guilty in the police court
here few days ago Of viciously
assaulting William Magruder, 81
young farmer OF the Brighton
neighborhood, and sentenced by
Judge Samuel Riggs to eighteen
Correction, will not, after all, he re-
Quired to go to prison. He will.
however, be required to enlist in
the United States Navy. Sucn an
arrangement was entered into at a
conference here between Judge
Robert B. Peter, of the circuit
court; Judge Samuel Riggs, Of the
police court, Groomes' attorney, and
the defendant.
While returning from a coon
hunt, Magruder, so the testimony
at the trial showed, was waylaid by
Groomes, with whom he had hud
trouble over a trivial matter some
hours earlier, and viciously as:
saulted.
The trial of William A. Frye,
young Washing tonian. under indict.
ment In the circuit court here fof
perjury, has been set by Judge
Robert B. Peter for Tuesday, No.
vember rs, and that Of Donald Wal
ter, OF Washington, who is charged
with granddaughter. for Monday. De
cember !.
Frye is charged with swearing
falsely in making application for q
marriage license here several weeks
ago, and the charge against Wal
ter il that OF recklessness in op
Grating q motorcycle on which he
and Miss Helen Adamson, of this
vicinity, were riding tandem on the
Rockville. Barnestown pike, last
June, resulted in fatal injuries to
the young girl.
The case against John Hoes, col
ored, Of Germantown, who is under
Indictment for murder, is scheduled
for Wednesday. December 3. His
ten-year-old daughter, Margaret
Hoes, was fatally wounded when a
gun he and his wife, Nettie Hoes,
were struggling for possession OF
was discharged.
Under the terms of q decree
signed by Judge Robert B. Peter
In the circuit court here, Mrs.
Maude r. Booth, OF Silver Spring,
Is granted a limited divorce from
Roland G. Booth, well.known Wash.
ington realtor, allowed maintenance
Of SIS month. and is permitted
to continue to occupy the residence
at Silver Spring, owned jointly by
both.
Although the plaintiff charged in
her bill that the defendant treated
her with great cruelty, harshness
and brutality, at times threatening
her life, and on onesoccasion struck
her on the jaw and kicked her in
the stomach after knocking her
down, Judge Peter did not pass on
the question Of cruelty, but held
that the plaintiff had, without just
cause, been deserted. Judge Peter
added, however, that the evidence
showed that the plaintiff had been
guilty of nagging just at a time
when the exercise Of little good
judgment would have made the
home life more pleasant.
The bill set forth that the couple
were married December 4, 1892,
and lived together until March %,
1925 when the defendant deserted
the plaintiff, declaring that he
would no longer live with her. and
took up his residence In Washing.
ton.
The defendant denied in his an
swer that he had been guilty of
cruelty, although he did admit that
on one occasion he smacked the
plaintiff because Of her "vile and
abusive language and after she had
thrown q pitcher of water on him. .
de declared he was forced to leave
her because Of her display OF tenn
per and abusive language.