The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-01-16
COURT news

stanton, was held on $1,000 bono
on arraignment last week befor'
Recorders Judge John p. O'Har;
on the charge OF larceny.
Ford was arrested in a market
at 2450 West Grand Blvd, where
police said he walked into
stockroom and picked up case
of peanut butter valued at S.
and attempted to walk out OF
the store without paying for II
Clarence Washington, %, ol
1895 Allcndale. was found gull
~ of assaulting his wife, Mrs
Daisy Washington. IL. Of 645C
Vincwood, and sentenced TO sc
DAYS in the House of Correction
by Recorders Judge Joseph A.
ellis.
Mrs. Washington, who is sep.
aratcd from her husband told
the court her husband came to
her hoIae Dec. 20 and when she
refused to open the door he
kicked it in entered the house
and beat her about the body
with his fists.
John c. Holt, AZ, of 3402
Brush. was arrested last week IN
his barber shop at the Brush
address and charged with en-
gaging in an illegal occupation.
Patrolman William Patterson
said Holt cut his hair. The Off
Ger SAID after getting the hair
cut. he played dollar mutucl
bel with Holt.
The officer said he confiscat
ed 81 and four current dated
bet slips
Ralph Edward Woods, %, OF
1903 West Garfield, was arrested
last week and charged with as
sault and battery on the com
plant of his cStrangcd wife, Mrs
Mirror Woods, 10, of 1921 Sci
don
Mrs Woods said her husband
entered her home Dec 8 anc
ordered her to pack up and get
the children ready. as they were
leaving the city
Mrs Woods said when she re
fused TO obey her husbands or
ders he knocked her to the floor
and kicked her in the stomach
and face
Police said Mrs. Woods is 2'2
months pregnant and the Wood:
have been separated about The
same length of time
James ONcaI. Sc, of 2706 Eas1
Lafayette was arrested last wecl
in a market at 756 Chcnc, anc
charged with shoplifting
Police said O'Ncal stole fiv'
pound bag of sugar valued a
55c.
Benjamin Rulcy and his wife
Ethel. Of 3677 Bcaufait. were ar
rested last week and held TO
investigating of cruelty TO chill
drcn.
Police said the couple was al
rested after their three mino
children were found wanderin
in the rain. a block from home
Two Of them barefootcd.
Edmund c. Johnson, II. G
1926 st Aubin, pleaded guilt
to maliciously destruction of pr
lice property last week bcfor
Recorders Judge Paul f. Kraus'
Police said the youth admitte
letting the air out Of two tire
on a police scout car; smashc
the windshield on the right sid,
pulled the door handle partl
off. and damaged the gear shi
! level.
The car was parked at 2lC
Graiiot, last Nov. % during
youth dance.
The officers said Johnso
couldn't give any reasons fo
his actions, except he had bee
drinking.
The officers said damages I
the scout car amounted to Sl21
35 Johnson will be sentence
Jan. 20.
Henry Green Jr~ "a. Of $50
Whitcwood, was arrested las
week and charged with impcr
sonating a soldier of the L. S
Army for the fifth time
Police said Green posed as
plainclothcsman from the army
criminal investigation division
He arrested soldier for bcinl
in improper uniform downtown
and called for military police tt
come take the soldier away =
instead the officers arrested
Green ~ they remembered hin
from previous arrests.
They said Green has served
four preNlOus sentences for siS