Evening star., 1953-05-23
Terms Extended
By Consecutive
Sentences
Armed Robber Gets
9 to n Years for
Four HoIdups

A NUMBER OF consecutive SEN
tences and long prison terms
were given yesterday in the q. S.
District Court for the District
Of Columbia for robberies.
houSebreakings and theftS.
Raymond Thomas. 81. colored,
Of the 1900 block of Twelfth
street NV, was sentenced by
Judge Luther w. Youngdahl to
serve consecutive sentences to-
taling from 9 to 81 years for the
armed robberies Of three clean
ing establishments and an ice
cream store.
Thomas had been convicted
by jury in an $87 holdup-rob-
berry of cleaning establishment
in the 1900 block Of Twenty
first street NV. and pleaded
guilty to the robbery of two
other cleaning places and the
ice cream store. Judge Young
dahl gave him from 3 to 9 years
on the case on which he was
convicted by the jury and from
2 to 6 years on each Of the other
cases. The jurist then ordered
the sentences to run conSecu-
lively.
At the same time, Judge
'Youngdahl gave a co-defendant.
also convicted in the robbery Of
the cleaning establishment on
Twenty-f1rSt street, from to
IL years for that robbery. He is
Jack H. Showers, 80 colored, of
the 1000 block Of Third street
NE.
Two Other Cases Remain.
Showers originally was in
dicted on the four robbery cases
with Thomas, but has been ac-
quilted on one of them by a
jury, leaving two other robbery
cases against him.
In another case, Judge
Youngdahl gave Leroy Hubbard,
21, colored. Of the 1900 block of
Seventh street NV, from 4 to
IL years for breaking into the
Petworth macy, 4201
Georgia avenue NV, and steal
ing over $700 in cash and other
items valued at about $1,000.
He then ordered the sentence
to run consecutively with time
previously given Hubbard for
robbery and HOUSEKEEPING. The
new sentence added to the old
ones gives Hubbard a total of
II years and 8 months to 35
years in prison.
Gerald T. Watson, 20, colored,
of the first block of street, me-,
was given from S to Is years by
Judge Edward M. Curran for
robhing Capital Transit Co.
bus driver of SIT in cash and
148 Streetcar passes. The rob-
berry was at the end Of the bus
run at Sixty first and Dix street
NE. Three others believed to
have taken part in the robbery
were not apprehended.
Yoke Robbers Sentenced.
Judge Curran also gave three
men long prison terms for an
$S3 yoke robbery Of a soldier.
They are:
Ernest Owens, jr., %, who was
given from. 4 to IL years; Roy
L. Bynum, 20, who was given
from 3 to 9 years, and Kapis N.
Govan, 81, who was given from
2 to 6 years The three are col
ored and all lived in the 1000
block of M street NV.
Monte w. Durham, 25, of the
5000 block of Dent pl. NV. was
given from 3 to 10 years by Judge
Alexander Holtzoff for taking
part in breaking into the home
of Donald Hiss, 5000 Q street
NV, in 1851 and stealing more
than 5000 worth of jewelry and
clothing.
Durham's trial had been de-
layed until recently because he
had been adjudged Of unsound
mind. He waived jury trial and
elected to be tried by the court
after recovering. Two co-defend-
ants, one of whom became known
as the "Celluloid Kid" were
given long prison terms some
time ago.
Judge Henry A. Schweinhaut
gave Ernest E. Nelson, 20, col
ored, of the 1900 block of Girard
street NV, from 4 to IL years
for taking part in a $103 robbery
of a store in the 4400 block Of
Fifteenth street NV.
Narcotic Sentences.
Several persons were given
long prison terms for violating
narcotic laws. One of them was
Leon James, 35, colored, who was
given from 8 to "a years by
Judge Schweinhaut. The SEN
tence was ordered to run con-
currently. however. with a pre-
vious sentence Of the same
length, which had been given
James following his conviction
in the large narcotic conspiracy
case several months ago. James
awaits trial in still another mar
cotic case.
A co-defendant of James in
the one case before the court
yesterday, Alethea Smith. 81.
colored. Of the first block of N
street NV, was given from 2
to z years by Judge Schwein-
haut.
Others sentenced on narcotic
charges yesterday included: Lee
Sick Wing. 40. Chinese. of the
300 block Of Eighth street NV,