Evening star., 1926-11-18
YOUTH CAPTURED
BY HOUNDS GUILTY
fucker Mays Given Five
/ Years on Plea Before
E Fairfax Judge.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Vpecial Dispatch TO The star.
FAIRFAX. Va, November 1S-
Tucker Mays, Is years old, captured
by Occoquan bloodhounds several
weeks ago after a burglary near Lor-
ton and indicted Monday by the Fair
fax County grand jury on a charge of
housebreaking, was sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary yesterday by
Circuit Judge Samuel Brent, on plea
OF guilty.
Eugene Ellcutt, charged with a
liquor law violation, was remanded to
Juvenile court, being under IS years
of age.
j. E. McAslan and o. c. Butler were
indicted on charges of grand larceny;
Leroy Gran. Edward Foley, John Cock
rell. Archie Pearson. Zebedee Pearson.
G. r. Fadeley. Lawrence Dodd, John
Marshall. c. NJ. Reid. NJ. l.. Reid, H.
V. Davis. Ed Bowman. alias Ed
Thomas; Arthur Bayliss. Daniel Ash
ton. Henry Crawford. Raymond Gut
ridge and Luther Edwards, nlanufac-
ture and sale of ardent spirits. and L..
r. Omohundo and James Patterson for
driving a car under the influence or
liquor.
On January Docket.
The cases Of Bayliss. Butler and
McAslan have been dOcketed FOR the
fsrst day of the January term. Tucker
Mays pleaded guilty to housebreaklng
and was sentenced to five years In the
penitentiary. The following pleaded
not guilty, their cases being continued
until the second day of the January
court: Bowman, c. M. Reid. Marsnaii'
Fadeley, H. L. Davis and M. I. Reid.
The remaining defendants, who
pleaded guilty. were fined or SEN
fenced: Raymond Gutridge andl Brown
Ball. each S25 and costs and six
months in Jail: Luther Evans. $50,
costs, one month in Jail; John Patter-
eor, H. Crawford and d. Ashton, each
800. costs and one month in jail. The
Sail sentence on the last four was sus'
pended.
Final DEGREES Of divorce were grant
ed to Paul Meador from Amelia
Meador and to La Refine Jenkins from
H. w. Jenkins.
Decree in Lee Suit.
The long g-contested suit between
George Boiling Lee in his own right
and as executor Of w. H. F. Lee. COM
plainant, and Mary M. Lee, defendant.
was disposed Of by Judge Brent by
decree in chancery. George B. Lee
will pay the costs of this suit, and
Mary NJ. Lee the costs Of the chan
Gerry suit filed by her in the Law and
Equity Court of Richmond. 1t was
stipulated that the settlement arrived
at privately between the two parties
should not effect the litigation in the
suit between G. B. Lee and Thalhimer
Bros. OF Richmond. and that G. b.
Leo Is now established as owner of
the fee simple title to all the estate
of the late w. H. F. Lee. The rights
of Mary Lee in the Richmond prop
erty. which she sold to Thalhimer
Bros, remain established. Moreover
this decree does not affect her title to
her share OF any sum which may be
paid the heirs Of the late w. H. F.
Lee on account of damage done to
Ravensworth during the Civil War.
The case OF the Davis adn1inistra-
tors, who are suing the Southern Rail
way for damages for the death Of
young Davis, scheduled for next Mon.
day, has been postponed until the
January term of court, as Richmond
witnesses are unable to be present
until that time. Custer proceedings
were brought against John T. Dowden
of Bailey's Cross Roads, deputy sher-
III and special road officer. Judge
Brent refused to take action on the
charges preferred.
A special petition is being circu.
lated asking Judge Brent for an or
der creating for Fairfax County a
local board of equalization Of assess
ments, composed Of three citizens.