Evening star., 1951-06-30
Breakdown Continues
|As Narcotics VioIafors
Get Heavy Sentences

A~AobA ASt OooA JAASCo
their breakdown on narcotics vio-
lators by handing out heavy SEN
tences yesterday.
Judge Richmond B. Keech gave
Roosevelt Long, IL, colored, of the
300 block of L street Sc, from
80 months to 71a years for selling
and concealing a narcotic.
John M. Buchanan, IS, colored.
of the 400 block of L street S.W.,
was sentenced on similar narcotic
charges by Judge Keech to serve
from 2 to 6 years.
Judge Burnita Shelton Matthews
sentenced George T. Smith, 25,
colored, of the 700 block of Thir-
teenth street NE, to Is to As
months for selling a narcotic.
Charles o. Robinson, A, COL
Iored, whose address was listed as
the Dunbar Hotel, was given from
20 months to S years by Judge
Alexander Holtzof for selling a
narcotic.
Jewelry Thief Sentenced.
In another case, Judge Holtzoff
gave man from one to five years
for entering a room at the Dodge
Hotel and stealing $4,70o worth of
jewelry. The defendant was
James w. Knorr, %, of Ventura.
Calf, who told authorities he
committed the theft to obtain
money to buy a narcotic.
A 20-year-o1d youth was given
"a suspended sentence by Judge
Henry A. Schweinhaut and placed
on probation for four years for
a narcotic law violation. The
youth. is Joseph A. Pistone of
the 1900 block of Oak streetl
NV, who contended he had ar
ranged to get a narcotic for a
policeman friend when the officer
said he was in need of the drug.
Judge Keech yesterday after
noon sentenced two men to serve
from 5 to Is years each for
robbing a man they met in a
tavern of $100. The two, sem
fenced Immediately after a jury
had found them guilty, were
George L. Gadsby, "a, of the 1900
block of Eastern avenue NE. and
Albert H. Sladek, jr., 20, of Seat
Pleasant, Md.
Beat Victim First.
According to testimony at the
trial. they beat their victim into
unconsciousnesss before robbing
him. Gadsby and Sladek were
prosecuted by Assistant United
States Attorney Arthur j. Nc
Laughlin.
In another sentence, Judge
ISchweinhaut gave Russell Eason.
26, colored, of the 3700 block of
Jay street NE. from to IL years
for attempting to rape a 2O-year-.
old woman last April on the Ben
ming Bridge.
Morris K. johnson, jr., 25, COL
ored, of the 1900 block of Kenyon
street NV, was given from 3 to 9
years by Judge Matthews for
housebreaking and larceny and de-
stroying property in cases involv-
ing several thousand dollars.
More Than $1,000. :.
According to indictments, john
son obtained $1.487 in cash from
the May hardware store in the
1000 block Of Thirty-fir street
NV, and more than 5000 from
Fan & Bills restaurant, in the
HOO block of Connecticut avenue
NV, where he tied up a watch
man.
Judge Matthews sentenced Joe
A. Sanchez, 28, of the 1900 block I
OF Twelfth street NV, to serve
from 8 to 9 years for taking inde-,
cent liberties with a 7-year-old
girl.
Judge Holtzoff, in giving two
youths probation for taking prop
erty without right, declared he be-
lleves in parents disciplining their
children and emphasized he does.
not believe in the theory of some
educators who advocate letting
children have their way.
Judge Holtzoff suspended a e.
month jail sentence and placed
the two youths on probation for
two years. They are Francis x.
Mccarthy, 10, of Colmar Manor.
Md, and Maurice P. Foley, 10, of
the 300 block of Sixth street Sc.