The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-23
CRIME FURNISHED
IN RECORD
TIME
Arlington Robbers Get Nine
Year Sentences for HoId-up
on Sunday Night.

CLARENDON, Va, April "a
What proved to be the quickest
action ever taken by the circuit
court Of Arlington county resulted
yesterday In the calling Of a special
grand jury by Judge Samuel G..
Brent in the case of William Mar
tanville. twenty-one years old, OK
Philadelphia, and Milo Sicwald,
eighteen years old, of Indiana, SOL
diers stationed at Camp Humphreys.
charged with highway robbery and
assault with deadly weapon upon
William r. Lusby, Of S12 E street
southeast, Washington, d. c., last
Sunday night on Mt. Vernon boule.
ward near Hume Springs.
The grand jury, composed Of a..
w. Cathcart, foreman; w. L. Golden.
u. c. Daniels, George II. McCrillis,
and s. r. Swar, being out only
about ten minutes, brought in a true
bill. The men. on being arraigned,
Samuel G. Brent appointed Carl
Budswiski, an attorney from Alexan-
dria, to defend them.
Following a short conference be-
tween their attorney the two men
plead guilty and were sentenced to
serve nine years each in the penl.
tiary at Richmond, Va.
The Ballston Citizens Association
at a meeting last night in the Ball.
ston fire house. with James r.
Thompson presiding, passed a re.
solution asking for the extension of
free mail service for Ballston and
lnk A4 De- a.
branch Of the city office. S. r.
Lewis was named chairman Of a
special committee to arrange for the
proper numbering. Of the houses in
Ballston.
President Thompson announced he
would appoint the sanitation commit
tee at the next meeting Conditions
were scored by several members,
who said that during recent heavy
rains several homes were partly
flooded, surface water draining into
the wells. The matter will be
brought4 to the attention Of the
board OF supervisors at their next
meeting.
The Arlington county board of
underwriters, meeting at the court
house last night, adopted a con-
stitution and bylaws. President
Garland Kendrick announced that
meetings will be held on the first
Tuesday Of each month.
Plans for a community cleanup
were made by the citizens associa.
tions of CLARENDON, Ashton Heights,
Lyon Park, and Aurora Heights,
the Woman's Civic Club of Claren.
don, and the Garden Club at a
joint meeting in Clarendon Citi.
zens' hall last night.
j. Thomas Manning, chairman
for the Clarendon Citizens Asso.
citation, said today that it is in.
tended to carry on the campaign
during the week Of April %, the
final day for the collection Of all
the trash being May S. Boy
Scouts and the school children will
be asked to aid.
More than 100 citizens attended
the Monticello luncheon given at
the home Of Mrs. A. j. Porter by
the Arlington county committee
yesterday. Mrs. w. Snyder, coun.
ty chairman, was assisted by Mrs.
Catharine M. Rogers, Mrs. Rex
Hunt, Mrs. c. r. Taylor, Mrs. j.
Il. Lipscomb, Mrs. #. l.. Bushonv.
Mrs. A. M. Dawson, Mrs. III. AZ
Hollins, Miss Alice Sue Kessel.
ring, Miss Elouise Hough, and
Mrs. r.. H. Prender. Arlington
county is expected to exceed 1ts
quote Of 1900. Mrs. Snyder said
today. and a member on the execu.
tive committee Of the MontiCollo
home will be appointed