The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-27
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Eighteen persons found out to
their sorrow today the truth Of
the age-old proverb "Crime does
not pay!"
AS q result these eighteen win
spend an aggregate of 122 years
behind prison bars. Justice Stat
ford, in Criminal Court No. 2, in
imposing sentences, served notice
to hardened vioIators Of the law
that they need not expect him to
exercise leniency in dealing out
justice.
Two Goats Bring 20 Years
Ernest Payne, colored, with a
criminal record dating back to 1905,
and who has served q series OF SEN
fences in the penitentiary, was
given 20 years in the peniten-
tiary for breaking into the store,
January 2S, 1926, of Louis Kron-
heimer, at 322.324 Four-and-a-half
street, and stealing two coats, which
were recovered.
James Henry Garfield, coIored,
will also spend 20 years in the
penitentiary for charges made Oy
a young colored girl Of an attack,
December IL, 1925, at 1896 Prospec:
avenue. where he rOomed.
Charles E. Smith and Francis W.
Dabney, both colored, having long
criminal records. were sentenced
each to serve Is years in the peni-
tertiary for housebreaking and lar
ceny in breaking into the shop OF
j. w. Williams, a tailor, at 1405 +
st. N. W., and stealing a number
Of dresses.
Fake Cop Sentenced
Eugene w. Jackson, colored. alias
Jack Watkins, who for some time
operated in this city, representing
himself as a police officer, holding
up and arresting people, and de-
handing hush" money, was sem
fenced to 10 years in the peniten.
tiary for robbery.
Roster Davis. colored, was the
complaining witness. He said that
the accused, October Is, last, held
him up near 468 Ridge Rd., hit him
over the head with policeman's
billy, and asked him how much
money he had.
Davis said that If he had done
anything wrong he was willing to
go to police station, but the &c.
cLsed pulled a pistol on him and
demanded money.
Daniel j. Shanklin, colored. who
February 6 last held up Mrs. Mar
garet Weismiller on 3 street be-
tween Delaware Avenue and b
Street S. W., and robbed her Of
her purse with $2.61, and In so
doing cut the strap Of the hand
bag which she refused to give up,
and slashed her in the back, will
spend eight years in the peniten.
tiary.
Joseph Castor, alias James Cas-
tor, alias Joseph Black, colored, re-
ceived five years penitentiary SEN
tence for robbing Norman Hoover
November % last OF So.
William Edwards, alias Norfolk,
colored, an addict. will spend ten
years in the penitentiary for vic.
lation of the Harrison anti.Narcotic
law.
EnbezZler Has to Pay
During a period of two years
while employed by the National
City Dairy Company, Robert M.
Rohrer one Of it's clerks embezzled
over $1,000. according to a report
made to Justice Stafford by Amos
A. steele, probation officer, Rohrer
pleaded guilty to embezzlement De-
cember IL last Of 1865. Rohrer
will spend three years in the PEN
itentiary.
william Murphy White, convicted
OF stealing December 20 last 20
pounds of ham from the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, will spend
two years in the penitentiary and
john Henry Shorter, also received
two years sentence for violation of
the Harrison anti-narcotic Act.
Manuel Delone, young white
man, received q two years peniten.
tiary sentence for joyriding and
samuel e. Frazier, colored, also
received a two-year term for house
breaking and larceny.
lVer Hawkins, colored woman.
convicted the third time for viola.
ton of the national prohibition act.
was fined $50 and one month in
Jail.
Shavus Brown. a blind colored
man. convicted of manslaughter In
connection with the death, Septem.
per TO- last at 1890 Wards Court, Of
waiter r. Carter, was sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary
the tragedy resulted from a quar-.
rel
Mamie Campbell. colored. will
spend five years in the penitenriary
Tor violation Of the Harrison anti.
narcotic law.
probation was revoked in the
case OF Joseph Madison, alias 10.
seph Murphy, who, August l. 1924
was convicted Of grand larceny and
sentenced to three years In the
penitentiary. He will have to
serve the term.