Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
COURT CUTS fine
IN FISHING CASE
Reduction Ordered Despite
Plea of GuiIty-Fairfax
Court Business.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX. Va, March 23.-Lester
Wiley, Walter Hicks, Robert Hicks and
Albert Hurst pleaded guilty in the Fair
fax County Circuit Court to a charge
OF taking a boat belonging to William
Shepherd and fishing with nets at night
without a license, but appealed from a
decision of Justice of the Peace Harry
Shepherd Of Accotink filming them $50
each and costs of $3.50. They were
flaed So and costs each by the Circuit
Court.
Charles B. Strauss, who pleaded guilty
at the January term to an information
charging transportation and possession
and was told to appear March Is for
sentence, was bailed to March 81, with
Charles A. Strauss of Alexandria as
surety on a bond of $500.
Ben Yates, who pleaded not guilty to
an information filed in November
charging driving while intoxicated, was
tried by jury and sentenced to pay
$500 and costs and serve 80 days in jail.
80 Days Suspended.
James Patterson pleaded guilty on a
prohibition charge and was fined $3.50
and costs and 80 days, suspended. Ray
mond Washburn, pleading guilty to a
prohibition information, was fined $50
and costs and one month, suspended.
M. A.. Toombs appealed from a de-
ciSion of justice Of the peace inpos-
ing fine of $25 and costs. The court
sustained the Justices judgment, but for
good reason shown ordered the priosner
discharged on payment Of costs in the
two courts.
The case against Max Schaffer, in
dicted on grand larceny charge at the
November term, was nolle pressed. The
charge against William H. Duson, In
olcted at the September term for a
felony, was dismissed at DuSon's costs
An indictment and an information
against George Benaugh and one
against Roy West were ordered con-
tinued to the next term.
j. Randolph Davis was sworn as an
attorney in the Fairfax Court on motion
OF Robinson Moncure.
Special Election Ordered.
An order was entered calling for a
special election on April 10 of the quail
ned voters Of the town of Falls Church
TO pass on a SI25, 900 bond issue for
water installation, this bond issue not
to be included in the otherwise author
lied Indebtedness of the town until
after a period Of five years if such a
utility Should then fail to produce sufi-
cient revenues to pay the cost of
production and administration.
Petition for Divorce Referred.
The petition for divorce brought by
Myrtle @. Thompson against James
Wilbert Thompson was referred to Paul
Brown, commissioner in chancery. The
suit brought by Margaret Elizabeth Har-
rel against Benjamin Franklin Harrell
was dismissed on motion of Mrs. Harrell.
The suit for divorce brought by Nellie
May Trumpower against Thomas John
TrumpoWer was referred to A. c.
Richie. The petition of Edna Pearson
Bushey against w. r. Bushey was re-
1erred TO A. c. Richie.
A final decree of divorce was granted
Wilbur M. Carper, alias Carter, from
Mary Smith Carper, alias Carter, for
desertion for more than three years.
The report of John M. Whalen in the
suit brought by Dorothy Mae Owens
against James Benjamin Owens was
confirmed and limited divorce granted
with permission for the wife to resume
her maiden name of Dorothy Mae
Cough.