Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
Man Who Drew Gun.
On Deputy Marshal
Gets 8 10 "A Years

A man who drew a gun in a
cellblock last August while a dep
|uty United States marshal was
preparing to fingerprint him, yes
|terday was sentenced to serve a
total of from 8 to "a years for
|assaulting the marshal. robbery
and stealing a bond and furniture
from an apartment.
The man given the time is Frank
IL. Moten, 52,. colored. of the 1900
block Of Westminster street NV :.
He was sentenced by Judge Ed
ward NJ. Curran of the United
States District Court for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Judge Curran gave Moten from
three to nine years for assaulting
the deputy and ordered the SEN
Itence to run consecutively with
one of from 5 to Is years for a
$40 holdup-robbery of a laundry
at Twenty-seventh and K streets
NV. A sentence of three to nine
years for entering an apartment
and stealing $375 worth of prop
erty was ordered to run concur
irently
At the time Of the pistol-draw-
ing, which was in the old United
States District Court building, the
deputy marshal, Edmund j. Bar
ry. was preparing fingerprinting
material. Mr.. Barry turned quick
ly. slapped the pistol from Moten's
hand and floored the prisoner
without damage to himself.
Sentenced in Forgery Case.
Three persons were given from
one to three years each in connec-
ton with the forging and cashing
Of checks totaling more than $40O
which had been obtained from the
penitentiary at Richmond.
One Of the defendants, Mrs.
Ellen A. Norris. 81, of the 1900
block TO Crittenden street. Hyatts-
vile. Md. had pleaded guilty to
single charges Of forging the
names of the penitentiary super
iintendent and cashier on the
checks. Her sentence, was for
charges of forgery only. Author
tiles said she admitted she OBJ
tanned the checks while visiting
her husband at the penitentiary
where he was serving time.
The other two defendants were
sentenced for cashing the checks,
to which they had pleaded guilty.
They are William H. Martin. @,
of the 800 block of Ninth street
NE. and William T. Morris, %.
iof Richmond, Va. The three were
sentenced by Judge David A. Pine.
Others Sentenced.
A number of other persons were
sentenced at the court for vari-
lety of offenses.
A grocer, James H. Kitahara, SO.
japanese. of 1923 Twenty-third
street NV. was given from six
months to three years by Judge
Curran for receiving $500 worth of
stolen groceries. Earlier this year,
several men were given prison
terms for stealing the groceries
which were delivered to Kitahara.
Kitahara was convicted by a
Jury. Several months ago. four
other grocers pleaded guilty to re-
ceiving groceries stolen by the
group given time for the theft
and were given from one to three
years on the receiving charges.
Kitahara was sentenced by Judge
iCurran.
Judge Curran gave two men,
who the court was informed have
long criminal records. from three
to nine years each for entering an
apartment and taking a television
set. The two given the time for the
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny are Lee
Roy Ray. 80. of the 1000 block of
E street Sc. and Charles E. Leap
ley, SO. of the first block of Six
teenth street Sc.
Sentenced in Arson.
James c. Davis, 81, colored, was
given from six months to three
years for setting fire to a house
where he lived in the 900 block of
c street NV. Sentence was by
Judge Edward A. Tamm.
Three persons, all colored, were
sentenced on narcotic charges.
One of them, John Daniels. "a, of
the 1900 block of Linden street
NE, was given a suspended SEN
tence of from one to four years
by Judge Pine and placed on pro-
baton for four years for making
a sale.
Judge Pine gave Make knight.
80, of the 2100 block of I street
| BOB BlNS DOROTHY |