Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08
HOCKEY IS FINED
! FOR HITTING YOUTH
Mother of Complainant Asks
Leniency-Four Freed
of Assault.
Nv stan corrsspondent Of The star.

BY stan Correspondent OF The Star.
EVANSVILLE, Md, October S.-Al-
EercationS between young men of the
Berwyn- Branchville vicinity arising from
dance hall disputes were aired in Police
Court yesterday and resulted in the
convicticn of one youth and the ac-
Quittal of four others.
Sunny" Hughes of Branchville was
fined $50 by Judge j. Chew Sheriff on
two charges of assault and battery and
one OF reckless driving
Hughes, jockey. was accused Of hit
ting Thomas Rheem, jr., at "a public
place of amusement" September l9, and
of hitting him again on Rhode Island
avenue September 81. On the latter
occasion Rheem accused Hughes Of
reckless driving.
Mother Asks Clemency.
Mrs. Rheem, mother CT the complain
pnt, interceded in Hughes behalf, telling
the court he had apologized for striking
Claude l.. Hughes, who was stabbed to
Death by Paul E. Dement, in a neighbour
hood argument last February.
Rheem was defendant with three
other young men in case brought by
w. T. Lacy. who accused them Of as
sault and battery. profanity and tres
passing on private property.
at a dance September 81, and later
about 20 young men came to his home
and beat him. He could not identify
The four brought into court, however,
as the ones who struck him, and the
quartet was dismissed with q lecture
by Judge Sheriff.
Those acquitted were Rheem. Henry
Walker, Walter Mulligan and Bernard
Bates. All were represented b. Attor-
Nov Arthur q KaAfnr
Freed Man Offers Cigar.
Although ne said he did not have
p cent when arrested for being drunk
and disorderly at Riverdale, Howell
Mccartney of Philadelphia, Pa, at
tempted to show his appreciation Of the
:4eniency of the court in acquitting him
by offering Judge Sheriff cigar.
: In declining, the court suggested Nc
Barney smoke the cigar rather than
brink intoxicating liquors. Undaunted,
McCarney then offered the cigar to
Howard Acton. Riverdale town bailiff.
who arrested him, but Acton also de-
Elined.
A veteran of the World War Nc
Carney said he was on his way to
Washington to collect bonus money
@hen he fell afoul of the law. He
tainted shortly after being arrested,
but was revived by the county rescue
squad. A container of canned heat was
found in his coat pocket. The court
acquitted him on the condition he go
% washington at once.
S. Of Bond Returned.
Testifying he had been married only
two weeks and needed the money, Henry
J. Gang of Newark, N. j.. had IS of the
$40 he had posted for failing to keep
to the right returned to him.
Otto F. Gillians of the 1000 block Of
Fourth street, Washington, was fined a
total of $225 for possession of liquor and
speeding. Constable Howard Slater
made the arrest.
C. J. Dwell of Seat Pleasant, who
eras arrested by Constable Kelly Doodell
for possession OF liquor, drew a $50
fine.
Samuel Sweeney of Beltsville drew o
&5 fine on concealed weapon charge
preferred by County Policeman Ralph
Brown. while an assault and battery
charge brought by his wife was dis
missed.
Yesterdays session was the first full
day sitting of the court in it's new
quarters in the Metropolitan District
Building. and the judges bench was
decorated with palms for the occasion.