Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-11-26
Murder Trial Set
For January q By
Judge Woodward
Two Brothers Jailed For House,
breaking; Other Sentences
Passed

Judge Charles w. Woodward has
named January Fl as the starting
date for the trial of William Parr and
John Thomas Dove, colored charged
with the murder of William Ford,
Chevy Chase night Waterman.
Their counsel, Robert Peter, has en-
tered plea of insanity and has ask
ed severance of the two cases, due
to be argued this week.
In other cases before the Mont
gomery Circuit Court at Rockville
sentences have been handed down
ranging from 2 years and six months
to so days.
Two Washington brothers, one an
employe of the Traffic Bureau, have
beep sentenced on HOUSEKEEPING
charges to serve two years and six
months in the Maryland House of Cor
rection by Judge Arthur D. Willard
and Charles w. Woodward.
The brothers entered a plea Of
guilty. They were arrested Novem-
Der 8 by Sergt. Earl H. Burdine and
County Policeman Leo Day shortly
after the policemen had received
call that two men had broken into
the home of Mrs. r. Hanson Weight
man, in Bethesda.
John N. Miller, 20, gave his oc-
cupation as file clerk in the Traffic
Bureau in Washington. His brother,
George E. Miller, "a, was captured
by Day after the policeman had
fired a shot at him in the course Of
a foot race. In sentencing them,
Judge Woodward said that breaking
into residence was even more SER
ious than into business establish
ment.
Blondel Elmo Redmond, former
theatre usher in Washington, was
sentenced to serve two years and six
months for theft of jewelry valued
at $500 from his host, Warren Gingell
of Bethesda.
Milne Swami, colored, convicted Of
bigamy, was sentenced to serve one
year in the House of Correction in
spite of the plea of his attorney, F.
Barnard Welsh, that standards of
marriage are not the same amongst
the colored people as among the white
race.
"That might apply to good many
colored persons, but not to this
youth" the judge replied. "He comes
from as high class of colored peo-
pie as there is in this county. His
father is minister and his mother
school teacher and he has had q
good education. He knew he was doing
wrong"
Leroy Smith and George Keith.
both colored, were sentenced to serve
two years and six months, and Edgar
White, also colored to serve 10 months
in the House of Correction for house
breaking and larceny. White did not
enter the store that was robbed, but
took part in the division of spoils, it
was explained.
Roosevelt jackson, colored, was SEN
fenced to serve 10 months in the
House of Correction for manslaugh-
ter. He was operator of an automo-
bile which collided with a sod truck
causing fatal injuries to Robert Heb
ron, colored.
Ann Doye, colored, was sentenced
to serve go days in the county jail
for forgery and uttering. The Judge
said her previous good record had
been taken into account in giving
her the light sentence.
Others sentenced were Fred Skagen
larceny, IL months, House Of Correc-
ton; Frank Rees, larceny, 10 months,
House Of Correction; George F. Moore
bigamy. one year, House Of correc-
ton; Thomas Parker, colored, statu-
tory offense, IL months in the House
Of Correction; Lewis Dixon, colored,
statutory offense, 10 months In the
House Of Correction.