Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-09-11

having helped beat up an elder
lily man in a family squabble
His probation was also revoked.
and he was given an additional
two years to serve.
Henderson only made it to the
seventh grade, and lived at
home with his mother at 404
Bashford lane. He was re-
garded by his friends as a buff
foon. but they said that he
would leap at a chance to fight,
"After he was convicted, he
said to us, If I knew it would
turn out this way. I'd have
fought on the other side against
these punks,'" a lawyer said.
Henderson was alluding to the
fact that only nine of the IT
actually took part in the fight
ing.
Henderson served three years
in the Navy, but had no real
trade. He was working as a
ditch digger when arrested.
Henderson also had a juvenile
record which included disor-
derby conduct and petty lar
cenieS.
Out On Probation
Fisher. who was described by
q witness as "a raving maniac"
during the attack on the pic
nickers, was out on probation
for HOUSEKEEPING and will
come up before the Alexandria
Corporation Court for a hear
ing on Tuesday. He. was ac-
cused of causing the partial
paralysis Of one of the victims
of the fight.
Fisher lived with his parents
at 1915 Powhatan street. He
finished the ninth grade. and
was working as a carpenter.
He had served in the Army
with a reserve unit, and had a
juvenile record which police
said was not especially serious.
People who knew Fisher said
that he probably could have
made something of himself, but
preferred to drift around. He
was never without money from
home.
Frequented Parkway
Dudley, Henderson and Fish
err frequently hung out along
Mount Vernon highway at
nights, together with many
other Alexandria youths, police
said.
ITO them, fun consists Of
drag racing down the parkway,
parking at the side of the road,
drinking beer, having some
fights and telling stories about
girls" one lawyer said.
It was customary for the
youths, if they were looking
for some excitement, to gather
at a favorite drive-in or at a
site along the highway they
called the Hill" On the night
Of the fight everything was
following form.
Dudley. Ange and two juve-
niles had persuaded Erich
Logan, 10, an acquaintance
who knew them only by face,
to drive them down to the
"Hill" in his convertible. Logan
had no previous record with
police.
Told to Leave
After stopping at the "Hill,"
the group continued to where
the IA picnickers were. They
apparently tried to crash the
party, but were told to leave.
Words passed between each of
the sides, and the five, led by
Dudley, threatened to return.
According to one of the
youths involved, Dudley was
incensed at being rebuffed, and
when the group returned to the
"Hill," they waited until the
usual number of Saturday
night cronies arrived. BY 1890,
all II who took part had ar
rived, some with their dates.
What followed unfolded for
the courtroom hearings last
week.
Those who only watched or
did not take an active role in
the fighting, were given 80 to
80 day suspended sentences,
and were fined up to 500 for
taking part in a mob.
"It's a bizarre world those
kids live in," one lawyer said.
Most Of them are pulled into
this kind of trouble by a sort
of suction. They can't get out
without being called Chicken
and in that world, that's the
worst thing that can happen.