Evening star., 1925-11-14
WOMAN SWOONS
ON ESCAPING JAIL.
Overcome With Joy as Her
Sentence for Stealing
Bills Is Suspended.

Grace L. Crawford, an employe Of
the Bureau Of Engraving and Print.
Ing for 10 years, was overcome with
Joy and tainted today when Justice
Bailey Of Criminal Division l placed
her on probation under a suspended
sentence Of two years for stealing q
sheet OF $40 bills from the bureau last
June. There were eight notes on the
sheet and inquiry developed that all
We're put In circulation. The woman
had been shaking with emotion as she
awaited her turn to be sentenced and
when the fear OF going to prison had
been removed by the sentence Of the
court she swooned and had to be re-
moved from the courtroom.
Terry Coler, alias Louis korati. a
young white man, was sent to the
penitentiary for seven years by Justice
Bailey. Coler broke into the store
Of the r. c. r. Motors Co. June
last ana took quantity OF auto
mobile accessories. He had a criminal
record
Roemer Gets Five Years.
Carl Roemer. 20 years old, of Cleve.
land, Ohio, was given a term Of five
years in the penitentiary for selling
an automobile which had been in
trusted to him. The boy secured per.
mission to have the car for a half
hour and took IT To Duluth. Mimi,
where he sold its Similar charges OF
stealing machines are alleged against
him in Duluth and at Superior Wis,
and he once attempted to set fire TO
the home of his parents, the court
was told.
Five years in the penitentiary was
the sentence imposed on Clifton
Simms, colored, of Brentwood, Md.
He assaulted Robert G. Redding with
pistol. and the court said It was the
| merest accident that he was not up
for murder.
Ada Shorter. colored, mother of
/ five children. was sentenced to serve
four years in the penitentiary. She
was convicted OF dope" peddling.
William +. Noel colored, viii
serve three years in the penitentiary.
He attempted TO hold up Thomas
Nelson at the point Of a pistol Octo-
Der 3. \ like term was imposed on
James w. Queen. colored, who
forged and passed a number OF
Worthless checks for small amounts.
he pleadea. guilty to four cases and
the court fixed the penalty at three
years in each case. but allowed them
TO run Concurrently.
.JaIitor Jailed. -
John Hauptman, 81 years old, cons.
victed OF d second ofYense of violating
the NolStead act. was sentenced to
pay a fine of S2p0 and, in addition,
I" serve one year at occoquan. He
Is employed as janitor in an apart
ment house on Pennsylvania avenue.
Junita Lee. stylishiy gowned, was
before Justice Bailey for sentence for
receiving stolen property consisting
of wearing apparel and jewelry. She
.
but was placed Oh probation as she
has three small children.
John Stewart, colored, will serve
six months at Occoquan for joy-rid-
ing and Beatrice Cole viii be at the
same institution for one year because
she welded a knife during a dispute
with Gertrude Conway September g.
Amos r. Stepney. co!ored, was sent
to the penitentiary for FIVE years to,
day by Justice Stafford in Criminal
Divtsion&l. The prisoner has a crini-
nal record and was convicted of steal
ing an automobile belonging to VII
liam T.. Grant.
Joy-Rider Paroled
Richard @. Allen. a young white
man. was given "a term of two years
He stole an automobile belonging 10
Eleanor Il. Patterson April last.
sentence OF tnTec years IN the peni-
tentiary was imposed on Leon Shields,
colored. who stole an electric battery
belonging to the District OF Columbia
September IL. William Liggins. col.
ored, who was with Shields, will spend
ono year at Occoquan.
Ruther Jackson, coiored, former en-
ploye Of the Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing. who admitted pasting por-
tions Of Government money together
| intending to put them into cirrula-
ton. was gwen term of one year at
OccoQuan. Rufus Adams. colored,
was sent TO OCcoQuan for six months
for using a knife during an assault on
Bernard Lewis August y last
Henry Trundle, a young white man,
who confessed to a charge of joy rid
ing, was given another chance by Jus
tice Stafford. He was placed on pro
baton for two years.