The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-25
MAN
FACES MANY
CHARGES
Rum Driving, Wife Beating,
Assault, Pistol Toting and
Resisting Arrest

N0SISIIIIE VHI0S6
ROCKVILLE, Nd, April 2b.-
when Policeman George Windham
and Deputy Sheriff Stanley Gingen
visited the home of Marshall Park
err, of Bethesda, late THURSDAY
night to serve warrants charging
him with operating an automobile
while under the influence Of liquor
and with assaulting his wife, Mrs.
Fannie Parker, the young man, II
is said, drew a revolver, pointed
| it at Policeman Windham and
pulled the trigger just as Deputy
| Gingell grabbed the weapon. That
the cartridge was not discharged
was due to the fact that the ham
mer of the revolver struck ana
pinched Deputy Gingelps finger.
| Parker, it is said, resisted arrest
and rough methods had to be used
by the officers to subdue MIN.
When searched, a second revolver
was found. In addition ito the au-
tomobile and assault charges, Park.
Ter will have to answer charges OF
/ assaulting Windham with a deadly
/ weapon, carrying concealed Weap.
ons and resisting arrest. He was
released on bond in the amount OF
$4,000.
Miss Mary F. Stamper, daughter
of Mrs. William s. Stamper, OF
Drummond, and Kenneth Vieth, OF
| Washington, were married on
Thursday in st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Bethesda, the rector, the
Reverend James Kirkpatrick, Oh
! ficiating.
| In a suit in the circuit court here
Of Doctor ]. J. Mccarthy, of Wash
ington, against Clarence Parker OF
Bethesda, to recover $1,000 for
medical services, the jury was un-
able to agree and was discharg'
Several years ago, Parker, so the
testimony showed, was very Sc
! riously injured in a collision be-
tween a motorcycle he was riding
and a delivery truck and DOCTOR
Mccarthy attended him for a long
time. Parker, it was shown, OF
fered to pay $500.
Licenses have been issued here
for the marriage of Eppa Hunton
Hanback,, jr., nineteen, and Miss
Phoebe Marie Jaxman, eighteen,
both of Washington; John w. Ire
ger, twenty-five. and Miss Winnie
w. Carter, eighteen, both of Alex
andria, Ca, and Aubrey L. Burk
twenty four, and Miss Delah M
Degges, eighteen, both Of Takoma
Park, Md.
At the annual athletic meet OF
the colored public school children
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Rockville, participated in by 472
pupils Of both sexes and witnessed
by a gathering of 1900, the repre-
sentatives of the school at Laytons
vile carried off first honors, rolling
up a total Of SO points. The Rock
vile school was second with 81
points and the Sandy Spring school
was close third. The meet was
directed by Doctor William E. Bur
dick, Of Baltimore, who is in chargt
, of athletes in the public schools OF
Maryland, assisted by Edward U
Taylor, supervisor of coloreC
schools of the county.
Probably for the first time since
the Montgomery County Agricul.
tural Society was organized, nearly
three-quarters Of a century ago
there will be no running races, at
least for horses, at the annual fair
to be held here August rs, 26, q
and %. There will, however, be
the usual number of harness events
including 2:25 pace, 2:20 pace, 2:22
trot, 2:26 stake trot, 2:15 trot, 2:14
pace, 2:18 trot and a free-for-all
trot or pace. the purse in each
case to be $500. In the place Of thu
running events, three mule races
and q hunters race will be offered
In each mule race the purse will
be SIS and a silver cup will be the
prize in the hunters contest. For
the special benefit of the children
five pony races, for purses rang.
ing from $50 to $50, will be staged
on the first day of the fair, which
Is children's day and when all chill
dren Of school age will be admitted
free.
For the guidance Of the fair Of
ficials this year, budget system
has been adopted. The committee
having this in charge has fixed S.,
900 as the limit for premiums; So,
700 for races; $4,000 for music and
amusements. The budget provides
for total expenditure of $500
The association directors have de-
cided to increase the price of ad
mission from fifty to seventy-five
cents and to charge children under
fourteen twenty-five cents. The
admission rate for an automobile
will be seventy-five cents instead
Of a dollar and horse-drawn Vehi
cles will be admitted free.
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