Evening star., 1950-04-22
Man Gets 3.15 Years Miss Renner's Watch
In Bayonet Staying Of Being Sought as Clue
Wife Through Door In Nassau Murder

Wife Through Door
Frederick R. CBuck) Ramey, %,
yesterday was imprisoned for from
to IS years in the bayonet slay-
ing of his wife, Maytriss, on Feb
ruary 7.
The slight. dark haired prisoner
stood with head bowed as his at
torneys pleaded for leniency. His
demeanor did not change when
Judge James w. Morris imposed
the term for manslaughter.
A District Court jury, which
tried him last month on second
degree murder charge. returned
the lesser verdict, described by the
judge yesterday as correct"
Judge Morris disagreed with
Defense Counsel Leonard Leim-
bach's plea that further punish
ment" for his client would not
serve as a deterrent to others.
This was a severely serious
crime" the judge declared. Let
us hope this mans sentence will
deter others. The burden is on
a man to give thought to avoid
the commission of crimes"
Plunged Through Door.
Ramey was arrested for plung-
ing a souvenir japanese bayonet,
fixed to rifle. through the panel
of the bathroom door of his home.
in the 700 block of Sixth street
Sc. Mrs. Ramey was leaning
against the other side of the door,
and the blade plunged 10 inches
into her chest.
Earlier, a drinking party had
been in progress. celebrating Mrs.
Ramey's Goth birthday.
In another District Court case,
Judge James r. Kirkland gave
Joseph r. Roth, 40-year- -old sta
tionery firm employe a suspended
sentence and placed him on pro-
baton for five years for threaten
ing the life of a New York air.
plane builder in an extortion letter
demanding 100000.
Roth. who lives in the 1900
block of F street NV, had plead
ed nolo contendere (no contest)
to a charge of threatening Sher-
man M. Fairchild in letter
last october 81.
Second Charge Dropped.
A second charge in the indict-
ment was dropped. 1t had ac-
cused Roth of also writing a
threatening letter to A. j. Eek
hardt, of Baldwin. N. Y. an Air
Force major during World War
II, demanding $4,000.
Roth was wartime aircraft
Inspector. and Mr.. Eckhardt was
his superior officer at Fairchild
plant on Long Island.
At the time of Roth's arrest
last fall. it was reported he be-
lieved the Government had been
swindled in dealings between the
Air Force and Fairchild employees.
1t was represented that he be-
lieved this would be brought out
if he himself was brought to trial.
An investigation of Roth's rep
resentations has proved ground
less, the United States Attorneys
Office said at the time of his in
dictment. Sometime after his ar
rest, Roth was given a mental
examination. District Court Judge
Alexander Holtzoff ruled Roth
was of sound mind.
Two Sentenced in Killings.
Two persons were sentenced for
recent killings. One Of them.
JOHNNY w. Daye. %. colored, HOO
block of First street NV, was
given from S to IS years by Judge
Edward M. Curran for manslaugh-
ter in the shooting of Bernice
Arlington. "a. colored, last Feb
ruary. The victim, who lived in
the 5000 block of Thirteenth
street NV. was killed during an
argument in Daye's home.
A second man sentenced for
manslaughter was Robert Murray,
jr.. 80. colored, 100 block of Will
lard street NV, who was given
from 2 to 10 years by Judge Holt
zoff for the fatal stabbing of
Bernard Boiling, 26, colored, a
neighbor of the defendant.
Parker Robertson. 81, colored.
of the 800 block of r street NV.
who was a Government witness
in the William (SnagS Lewis
gambling trial in which Lewis and
two others were convicted. was
sentenced by Judge Kirkland to
serve a total of from 6 to 1S
months for possession Of numbers
slips and for draft law violations
Robertson was given from to
18 months for failing to return
la Selective Service QUESTIONABLE
and for failing to keep his draft
board informed as to his where
abouts. A sentence of 6 months
for possession of numbers slips
was ordered to run concurrently
with the other sentence.
Two Get to Is Years.
Judge Holtzoff sentenced two
persons to serve from S to is
years each for the robberies of