The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-01
JUSTICE BRINGS
. WARNING PAIR
TO PEACE
Mt. Rainier Enemies Given
Verbal Spanking Shake
Hands and Forget

Enmity between two leading citi.
zens OF Mt. Rainier, Md. dissolved
in A friendly handcIasp in court be.
fore Justice OF the Peace Robert
E. Joyce last night. But nos before
Judge Joyce had administered a
verbal spanking to the gray-haired
parties to the case.
A charge of disorderly conduct
had been placed against H.. w.
Blandy, secretary of the Citizens
Association, following a near-alter-
cation with Doctor II. r. Clayton,
after the Citizens Association meet
| ing, Monday night.
In addition to this charge, Mr..
Blandy faced action on a peace war
rant, requested by Doctor Clayton,
on the ground that he was afraid
the secretary would do him bodily
harm.
BIandy Ordered In.
More than 200 citizens of Mt.
Rainier crowded into the little court
room last night to hear tho trial.
Doctor Clayton. came in and sat,
with arms folded and lips set, in the
first row of seats.
'Blandy is outside talking with
his lawyer" the judge told Bailiff
Henry Cleveland. Tell them to
come on in
The accused man, short of stature,
spare of build, looked straight ahead
through his thick-lensed spectacles.
He ignored the presence of Doctor
Clayton entirely. j. Wilson Ryan,
his attorney, followed him.
"Cokey,' said the judge, get up
and give Mr.. Ryan your chair"
A young man rose and yielded
his seat to the lawyer.
Then the fun began.
Started After Session.
From testimony of witnesses, t
was shown that. at the close of the
association meeting, Doctor Clayton
had approached the secretary's desk
and the two had engaged in a
heated debate. Witnesses said tina /
Secretary Blandy, averring vehement
ly that no. man could call him
liar or another name and get away
with it, reached behind him and
picked up the iron seal of the asso-
citation.
Constable Samuel F.. Jacobs told
the secretary to put down the seal.
Howard A. Derrick. who is three
times as big as Blandy, pinioned
the fiery little secretary, who was
at last forced to desist
Mr.. Blandy was the last witness.
He sat In though for a moment
and began his testimony dramati-
cally: THE meeting of the Citizens
Association had come to a close"
So he told his story, concluding
with his remark to Constable ia
cohs when he was placed under
arrest: Proceed with the rat-kill-
ing"
Attorney Ryan was allowed to
talk for three minutes. Then Judge
Royce told them they had behaved
childishly. He cautioned Secretary
Blandy to leave the seal at home
and to use it only to stamp re-
ceipts FOR the associa tioni
1T seems to me to be kind OF
foolish FOR grown men to be carry
ing on like this" said the Judge.
Il don't want it to be necessary 10
call out the militia whenever Won
have a meeting of the Citizens
Association. We want to be sure
that the secretary is going to use
the association seal for the pul..
pose for which it is intended. I
think you men have been a little
nasty in this. I'll dismiss the
charge of disorderly conduct and
set aside this peace warrant if YOU
two will shake hands"
Secretary Blandy was on his
feet in an instant. With q
dramatic thrust. he held his hand
out to Doctor Clayton. The doctor
rose, looked little doubtfully at
the judge, and his hand went out
to meet the secretary's. The ap-
plause was deafening Nobody
even heard Judge Joyce adjourn
court