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Ipje ffoening'pfafWASHINGTON AND VICINITYSEPTEMBER 24, 1947ras pre-.6 years’ tal Park resident t a din-vight B. i retlre-g group, t Photo.iriaxIssueBrouilletle FacesSentence TodayIn Cabin SlayingSailor Found Guilty In Death of Woman; May Get 5 to 18 YearsBy Jerry O'Leary, Jr.Star Staff Correspondentitiesxn resort ! it is to leeded for 3eorge T. iember of iol Board, en's Club;1 Dennis, ool Board, ub to ex-ird's resoon over-3 to the lent of the i purchase ■elieve the 100I.it there is le literary lent funds ax County He ad-sales tax jucational“impera-iooI Board hool prole of the is needed id money, people of ised when f the pro-en's club ' facilities i Schools, ild rather r a month i to con-is for theSoard offl-cilities in renovated the in-Fairogram.—Charles iral fair— Boys- Club laryland— lule today tiles south lboro Pair Jeslgnated■deen An-)rd cattle, yesterday :m Mary-ed influx modations use abouttent was sual and est ever. nents are•ortsman's ests in the i awarded Maryland is, and to Maryland ccept live-uring the-will be udging of itered by11 feature Nicotina Elizabeth old blond, lammond, fland.LEONARDTOWN. Md„ Sept. 24.— Seaman 1/c Joseph Daniel Brouil-lette, 22, today will be sentenced to serve from 5 to 18 years In prison for the second-degree murder of Mrs. Julia Katona, wife of a naval officer, after he was found guilty late last night.The broad-shouldered sailor from Manchester, N. H„ did not change expression when the St. Marys County Circuit Court Jury returned after two hours of deliberation. He rose to his feet when the jury filed back into the chilly courtroom at 11:10 o'clock last night and stood at attention in his white Navy uniform.Seaman Brouillette shook hands with his friends after the verdict was read, but his mother. Mrs. Jules Brouillette. who earlier had testified that he was a model son. burst into tears. The defendant's frail, blond wife of five months, however, moved quickly to her husband's side and squeezed his hand.Brouillette Testifies.Lt. Prank Katona. husband of the slain woman, was one of the first of the several hundred spectators to leave. His face betrayed no emotion at the jury's decision as he quickly threaded his way through the crowds packing the corridors.The jury went out at 9:10 p.m.! after Brouillette took the stand for two hours to tell how he and the 35-year-old Navy wife—mother of [twins—had been left alone after an .mpromptu penny-ante poker game at the Katona's Tall Timbers (Md.i j home on the night of July 23.Defense Attorney Paul J. Bailey based his plea for Brouillette's life on the fact that the war veteran .admittedly was very drunk when he and Mrs. Katona walked alone to Bachelor's Haven, a cabin near the Katona home, after the poker party broke up.Brouillette declared on the wit-neess stand that Mrs. Katona had led me on, both at the poker party she organized and later, when the four other guests had departed. Brouillette's testimony indicated he had been drinking all day and had climaxed his drinking when he and Mrs. Katona consumed 12 bottles of beer some time after midnight.No Denial of Beating.State Senator Bailey said Brouil-lette’s drunkeness precluded any .chance of premeditation or malice. .At no time did the defendant deny | beating Mrs. Katona. but Brouillette I likewise never admitted killing her. | As events leading to the tragedv were reconstructed :-by t*stimoiW of both a Brouillette and ©ther witnesses, the Patuxent Naval Base | sailor and Mrs. Katona were Jeft | alone In the Katona home about 1 p.m:, July 23, when the' other‘card players departed.Lt. Katona, a veteran of 18 years in the Navy, who also is stationed at Patuxent, was on a 24-hour tour of duty at the base at the time, testimony revealed.Brouillette said the attractive Navy wife urged him to remain to continue the card game. Finding no cards, he said, he and Mrs. Katona shot dice and continued drinking.He testified that she suggested they go to the nearby cabin— at that time unoccupied—in search of a deck of cards. When they reached the dark cabin, Brouillette testified, we kissed and I put my arm around her waist.Then we were on the couch. I don’t know how we got there. I couldn't see a thing, Brouillette .said in a low voice.Tells of Victim Falling.He told the jury he and Mrs. Katona remained on the couch for a long time and then Mrs. Katona I began to object to his advances saying, My husband wouldn't like this land neither would your wife.rhe sailor said Mrs. Katona tried ; to get. up but instead fell to the 1 floor. When he tried to pick her | up, the defendant testified, Mrs. . Katona began to struggle and I believe I hit her several times.Brouillette denied choking Mrs. Katona but admitted ripping off : her clothing.“After that, he testified, it's all hazy. I got scared and went home. It had been brought out earlier that Mrs Katona's body bore no evidence of criminal assault but her face and body were bruised and cut extensively.Brouillette. asked by State's Attorney C. Henry Camalier. the prosecutor, why he tore Mrs. Katona's clothes, replied:I don't know. I was very drunk. She had been leading m: on all evening. I didn’t mean to hurt her.”The defendant said he did not learn that Mrs. Katona was dead until naval authorities picked him up at his barracks the next evening.Chief Judge William M. Loker and Associate Judges John B. Gray, jr., and Charles C. Marbury listened intently as a parade of Navy men took the stand to tell of Seaman Brouillette’s good character.” The sailors characterized him as a good shipmate and the kind of fellow we liked to have around.Pollution CoAction Is TaIn MarylandCommission At 3 Resolutions o Purifying WateLEONARDTOWN, MD.—FAMILY COMFORTS SAILOR AT MURDER TRIAL-The wife and parents of Seaman t/c Joseph D. Brouillette (center) were downcast when this picture was taken outside the St. Marys County Jail, where Brouillette was convicted yesterday of the murder of Mrs. Julia Katona. Left to right, are Mrs. Marjorie Anne Brouillette, the sailor's wife, and Mr. and Mrs. Jules Brouillette, his parents. —Star Staff Photo.Nash Says Alexandria Will Need New Bonds For Work on StreetsAlexandria faces a new bond issue in the near future, it was broughtThe Federal SpotlightOfficials Consider Law to Bar Careerist Layoffs Until 1950By Joseph YoungOne of the most important pieces of Government employes' legislation in many years is being considered by Federal officials, it was learnedout last night at a meeting of the i today.c°Yni?i1' I Tlt;P Government officials are mulling over a proposal by some ofThe disclosure was made by Coun- ; their colleagues that Congress be asked to enact legislation immunizingcilman Charles Nash as the coun-1 au Federal carrer employes from all*-/»»1 nrnt Mnelnir f CO fiAA nnnrn I . . M ... . ......' n «r « 'cil was ccAioidering an $82,000 appro- j personnel layoffs until January, 1950. largely on whether GSI employes priation for street improvements. | under the proposal, no matter demand another pay raise in De-Bonds totaling $1,500,000 were how sharp a budget slash an agency cember.issued in 1946 for a number of capi-! might suffer in its annual appro- Last year the CIO Cafeteriatal improvements including im- priations. it could not fire any career Workers' Union won a pay raise on provements to streets. An audit people but would have to make all behalf of its members who work at its lay-offs among its war-service | GSI. The union has not indicated or temporary employes. I whether it will seek another cost-of-Those favoring the plan say It would end, the current injustices GSI cxPlres at lhe end of thesuffered by thousands of career/ _employes who have lost their jobs n I ■ u . during the current reduction-in- KQarfl 111 MQntnQmgryforce program, while more than 1,1 1 J500.000 war-service employes remain on the Federal payroll.Suffer Jolt. Jitters.of the city’s books disclosed last month, however, that there was a $68,392.84 deficiency in the bond issue fund that was. planned to be used for streets. This sum apparently had been spefit elsewhere, the audit report explained. The auditing firm at that time warned city councilmen of spending money in excess of revenues.Nash Sees Need for Bonds.We know now that we have to have more bonds shortly, Councilman Nash declared when a question was raised as/o where'fimds for the ' - ' beAlthough the number of career employes who stand to lose their job* duxbufr next few years; is codtoaritiyel/ small, the plan's piio-poB/its say, nevertheless, all par-, mffifent status employes are neal-. Manager Joseph Pancoast , , ..sufferlng a bad case of Jpb feaid^at it-as very easy to appro- ug never lte sure that thrlr pnate theunoney, butrhf you-don't ] z;b jr Thavethe money you car.'t spend it. |street v improvements ware to jiounar’ -is safeMr. Pancoast told the councilmen' ™e {eelln* °f insecurity ^ssehs he planned to send each of them a ™ wspecial financial message withinthree days. He explained the nature and contents of the massages were to be private.On motion of Councilman Nash, the street improvement program was referred to the Finance Committee for report at a special meeting October 7.Watkins Presents Program.The street improvement program was presented by City Engineer C. Luckett Watkins, who described theGovernment takes a fiscal beating these officials contend. They place a 1950 deadline on their proposal because they believe that by thfen the Government will be converted to a permanent-status personnel basis.The plan is being studied with great interest by high Federal officials, but as yet they haven't committed themselves on it.improvements he listed as workLEAVE IT TO A WOMAN—A sec retary at one of the agencies haswhich I feel should be done this fall.”The city heads paved the way for construction of a $4,900,000 apartment of 547 units with the abandonment of several plotted streets. Elliott Hoffman of the Huntingscored a notable victory over herboss.It seems that the gal has the habit of coming to work 10 minutes late each morning. Finally the official called her on it and told her to get in on time “or else.It all evens up in the long run,”Tower Corp., which is to build the she blithely replied. I come in 10 apartments, pointed out that the minutes late, but you always leave few streets involved actually never! jo minutes early at the end of the had been in use. The councilmen I day.granted his request to close all The genteel bit of blackmail did streets lying between Washington the trick. Things are proceeding street and Royal street south of the as usual: She comes in 10 minutesformer right of way of the Southern Railroad. The property is bounded on the fourth side by Hunting Creek.A request of former Fire Chief James M. Duncan jr., to enlarge his filling station facilities at the northwest corner of Cameron and Henry streets was denied after several nearby property owners complained that the station was too noisy.School Request Granted.The Immanuel Lutheran School was granted permission to operate a private school on church property at Ballaire road cast of Russell road. In granting the permission, councilmen were given the assurance of church spokesmen that there was no organized objection to the school.Later, however. Louis L. Collie appeared at the meeting and said fivelate every day, and her boss leaves 10 minutes early.NAVY DILEMMA—Navy Department officials reveal a very serious problem that is not only facing them, but the entire country as well.Many of Navy's top civilian employes in the field of physics, chemistry and engineering are quitting or are threatening to quit their Jobs. They are engaged in the vital work of atomic research and other military security activities.These men have taken examinations for permanent jobs, but the Civil Service Commission has not set up a permanent, job register list, preferring to wait until It gets these types of professional jobs for 165 displaced career employes.The Navy has go quarrel with finding jobs for these 165 workersowners of property adjoining the;But it points out that, while the school site were opposed to the commission waits, there is great dan-school. He asked the councilmen to ger that a good many of Navy'srescind its action but the council refused.The Council “ratified formation of a Bi-Centennial Committee to work out plans for the 200th anniversary celebration of the founding of Alexandria in 1949. Headed by Mayor William T. Wilkins, the committee includes Armistead L. Boothe.in-,500 top scientific personnel volved will quit their Jobs.The reason is their feeling of insecurity. They are still classified as war service employes and they areExtends Schedule For ReaUteationCounty Board Supervisors yesterday anr.bunced a new schedule for the registration of coBhty residents who vrfll in tbtf 1948 PresidentialThe revised schedule, providing for more time to register and for boards to sit in nine communities more than first contemplated, was adopted at the request of citizens. Mrs. J. R. Hemingway, Takoma Park, president of the League of Women Voters, and J. Bond Smith, chairman of the Montgomery Democratic Central Committee, were among those advocating roving boards” and a registration period longer than one week.The new schedule follows:Clarksburg, October 7; Damascus. October 8; Gaithersburg, October 9, Masonic Hall; Kensington. October 10, fire department; Burtons-ville, October 11, Grange Hall; Takoma Park, October 13 and 14, flre-house; Olney, October 15, Murphys Shop; Barnesville, October 16, Community Hall; Glen Echo, October 17 and 18. firehouse.The board will sit at these places from noon to 5 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.The board will also sit in the Be-thesda County Building and the Silver Spring Armory tne same hours as at the other locations. Mondays through Saturdays, for three weeks commencing October 13.The main office in Rockville will be open for its daily hours and also from 6 p.m. to 10 pm. from October 27 to November 1.Arlington Youth, 18, Held In Garage Bulglary ChargeJudge Harry Thomas of Arlington County Court yesterday held James Herlinger, 18, of Arlington for grand Jury action on charges of breaking and entering a garage.Yesterday’s hearing had been continued from last week when the defense attorney. Miss Anna Hedrick, questioned the authority of Arlington Commonwealth's Attorney Lawrence W. Douglas to appoint an assistant to prosecute State cases. Miss Hedrick had said if Mr. Douglas did not apear she would file a writ of mandamus requiring him to do so, on the ground he lacks the legal authority to have an assistant prosecute such cases.Miss Hedrick said yesterday thisuncertain aa to whether they will st would not ^ taken Mrbe retained. Meanwhfie. some of the had .. d voluntarlly..country!i largest chemical and engl-;to at the hearlng Mro , =■ * „ „ ,. „ „ neering firms are making these men Douglas sat in the courtroomCol. Everett A. Hellmuth, Mrs. Eve- generous offers. throughout vesterdav's nroceedineR°ry‘s' C Page Waller,' Most of them would like to stay|While hifi BankheadBy J. B. ZatmaStar Staff CorrespondBALTIMORE. Sept. 2 ahead in its program tc pollution in Maryland st State's Water Pollutio Commission yesterday ad resolutions aimed at purif land waters.The actions were tak commission's meeting in Health Department offlo In one resolution, the ■ decided to proceed agains industries and municipal suing orders to stop pol allowing a certain time w: remedial action must be Second Resolution A] In another resolution, approved a regulation future industrial and ho ects from discharging wa cals. garbage and decay! materials into streams, mitted to do so by the t The third resolution wi steamships and prohlb from discharging oil in waters.Dr. Joseph H. McLain, ■ chairman, said this resolu terned after a Federal la convictions are not beii: under the Federal stati the Attorney General's parently is too busy.He recalled a recent ca a steamship had dischari Chesapeake Bay. hut it ; not to prosecute because no appropriate State law lion.Broad Policy UrThe resolution authi commission to act in ; cases of pollution was a substitute for a moi Jhensive regulation cove I .ndustries and munlcipa 1 Dr. McLain, in urgini mission to adopt a b: [Statement, said:[ “We're going to havi i this or we re not going j to prosecute any one. j ceed against individua .we will be continually n ! ulations.! He read a leter from Buscher, assistant State general, in which Mr. B the proposed regulatlor ;titutional and that i I could be brought under Critical Telegram I He also read a tele Commission Member Wachter. Baltimore att was absent at yesterda: irttcizlng the regulatioi Mr. Wachter said in t I .that the regulation x i :ute a disorderly metl : proach and would bac j it would penalize m and industries before adopt preventive measi John Clark, director i partment of Tidewate and a member of the i also contended the should not be applied to dustries and municipal! I that it was too comprel I inflexible.He suggested the regul I to future industrial hi projects, and his motii effect was approved unaCommittee Is For Dr. McLain appointe' sion Member s. T. Powel chemical engineer, as c ; a committee, including F 1 Kee, executive secretary outside help you can ge ; up purity standards for land streams.When the standards they will supplement fut tions to be passed by tl ; sion, it was explained.Dr. McLain read a Dr. William J. French, i [ del County health officer ing of two housing pro he said discharge raw i the Severn and South 1 I French added that the [failed to comply with partment. requests to ! condition.Asked for comment.I Riley. State health dire | member of the commiss ; out his agency has no t | the matter unless it is p j a health menace.Further Data Soi If we can't show soi [ been made ill as a resull charge, we can't get a he explained. I think | be taken up by the com Mr. McKee then was i ask the attorney general’ I type of Information Is order to prosecute, to | necessary evidence and t to the commission at Its | Ing. At that time, the ) will decide whether to ts After Dr. McLain salt ginia had requested the to make a co-operative s lution in streams affect States. Mr. McKee was ask West Virginia authoi fer with the commission what steps should be tal It also was voted to
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