Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-31
DOCKET CLEARED
IN FART AK COURT
Circuit Tribunal DiSpoSeS of
Many Criminal and
Civil Cases.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
FAIRFAX, Va, March 31.-The
Circuit Court last week disposed of a
large number of the criminal and civil
cases to be brought up at the March
term. Roy Green and Harry Jackson
of Warrenton, two of the five men and
women who several months ago are
alleged to have robbed the general
store of Morris and Uselton at Chantilly
of merchandise to the value of $500,
pleaded guilty and were sentenced to
serve two years each.
Lee browns and Andrew Williams,
pleading guilty to a violation of the
prohibition law, were each fined $50
and costs and given one-month
suspended jail sentence. Ord Bush,
indicted on a charge of unlawful trans
portation, pleaded guilty to driving
while intoxicated. The court deferred
sentence until the first day Of the May
term, his bail being extended until that
time. James Dewey, Washington, and
Albert Graef were both fined 500
and costs and one month in Jail for
driving while intoxicated. Graef was
discharged on payment of fine, as he
had served his time while awaiting
trial.
A capias was issued for the arrest of
Harvey johnson, indicted on felony
charge. Cases against Charles B. Ennis
and Ernest Hitaffer, indicted on
May term. The Commonwealth also
continued until May the cases against
the following persons indicted on
charges of violation of tSS prohibition
law: John T. Cooke, John F. Fletcher,
Harry Kreuse, Charles w. Chinn,
Herbert Kiep, G. G. Reedy, e. r,
Mansfield, Wade Perry. Raymond E.
Smith, Robert Lee Smith, j. w. Smith,
Harry Cohen, J. A. Minnick, Victor
Moriarity.
Named Special Officer.
James Herbert Stevens was appointed
a special officer with jurisdiction only
over the Holm Hall estate in Mount
Vernon district property of Harley P.
Wilson. Stevens was required to
furnish $1,000 bond.
Clerk E. r. Holbrook and confessed
judgment in favor of j. C. Petty for
$2,088.15 with interest from October,
1929. Bond on a distress warrant was
forfeited in the suit of Edith S. Thomp-
son against e. S. Waring and his
surety, o. B. Campbell. In the suit
brought by the Fairfax National Bank
against Ada F Hummer ct al; A. G.
Ritchie was appointed guardian for
referred to one of the commissioners of
the court to ascertain whether the
share of Alice B. Poore and r. T. Poore
in the real estate left by the late Corona
Pearson will satisfy the Judgment with
in five years. In the case Of George
Franklin Ballenger against Beatrice
Nelson Ballenger, j. M. Whalen was ap-
pointed guardian for the defendant and
the case referred to Harold F. Hanes to
inv fvof IA xrfha Eo no
diction.
The case of Catherine L. Triplett
against NJ. Lillian Triplett was deferred
to Charles Pickett for investigation, the
answer of the infant defendant being
filed by the guardian Hugh Marsh. In
the suit of E. S. Hurst against Henrietta
Beans ct al, the commissioner of sale
was ordered to pay distributive share
of the funds in the Fairfax Bank to
Mary Capitola Beans Parata, Charles
Robert Beans and Bertha Ann Beans,
the cause being continued for diStribu-
ton of the shares belonging to Hen
rietta Virginia Beans and Florence
Zillah Beans. j. w. Rust, bonded COM
missioner, was ordered to pay to Joseph
P. Redmon and Genevieve c. Redmon
$272l1 due them in the suit Of the
Peoples National Bank of Leesburg
against Charles B. Redmon.
Washington Case Heard.
The cause of Wilson M Wing against
Mary c. and Lucy Madeira Wing of
Washington was referred to A. C..
Ritchie to report division of the real
estate, Lucy M Wing having released
her dover interest in the land The
injunction granted by Judge Smith
several months ago in the suit brought
by Frank C. Rogers against George C.
Smith was continued until April 10.
Vera B. Darne was granted divorce
from A. Clarence Darne of Herndon on
grounds of desertion, neither party to
remarry for six months. Custody of the
child was given to the mother. War
rem r. Bradford was granted divorce
| from Myrtle Powers Bradford, neither