Man jailed over his own suitcase in railway suit
William H. Scroggins a negro of 118 K street northwest was sentenced to 60 days in the District jail after a District police court finding that he stole his own suitcase from a Southern Railway train at Leesburg Va and later filed a damages suit against the railway. Police and detectives traced a suitcase to Scroggins home and he gave conflicting statements under oath. His wife corroborated ownership but not concealment for unlawful purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Scroggins
Streat
Pugh
Scroggins
Southern Railway
Leesburg
Washington
Beckett
HH & Watson
Southern Railway Company
Ralph Given
William T. Tyser
Union Station
Weedon
Burlingame
R. Gracie
Judge denounces flimsy insanity petitions in habeas case
Justice Gould in Bourty Court No 2 refused liberty to Maria Tarantier, an inmate of the Government Hospital for the Insane, after habeas corpus review. He urged attorneys to produce competent medical experts proving restored health before courts, criticizing reliance on unverified claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bourty Court No. 2
Justice Gould
Government Hospital
Secretary Meyer Urges Naval Charts Appropriation
Secretary Meyer urged the House naval affairs committee to fund navigation charts and sailing directions, noting half are British publications and that dependence could be reduced with $60,000 upfront and up to $40,000 annually for three years, produced by the U.S. hydrographic office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer
House Committee On Naval Affairs
United States Hydrographic Office
Police Fines Reduced For Christmas Allowance
Superintendent Sylvester today urged the commissioners to remit sixty five dollars of unpaid police penalties where balances reach five dollars or more. The plan would affect about twenty officers with families, aiming to bring holiday cheer and ease financial strain. Theater party planners urged to call North 1212 for TTCO taxi cabs for prompt, elegant, inexpensive service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester
Police Department
Matteson Sues Two Respondents for 150000 Each
William I F Matteson after a District Supreme Court divorce order filed suit for 150000 from Dr John A Stutz and Louis T Holden alleging destruction of his home. The April divorce left four children in Matteson custody with maternal visits allowed at reasonable times. The record notes no defense from Mrs Matteson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Gould
District Supreme Court
William I F. Matteson
Wilson & Barksdale
John A. Stutz
Louis TF. Holden
Matteson
Auction nets VI 5 6000s $8,753.75 net revenue
Postmaster General Hitchcock reports the sale of dead letters items from 130,495 parcels and letters. 7,891 catalogued items were sold for 39,816.90 with average 31.38 per parest, net revenue 8,753.75 to Treasury credit. The failure to restore matter to owners was due to sender neglect to place a card or address on wrappers or secure in close articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock
Treasury Department
Postal Service
Huston Granted New Trial In Mail Fraud Case
James N Huston former U S treasurer along with Harvey M Lewis and Everett Dufour were convicted of mail fraud and granted new trials on motion by their attorneys George Hoover and Conrad Syme Lewis and Dufour were sentenced to two years in prison Their attorneys filed appeals and they were released on a 1500 bond with James J Fletcher as surety Lewis posted an additional 2000 bond due to six more indictments
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James N. Huston
United States
Harvey M. Lewis
Everett Dufour
George Hoover
Conrad Syme
Lewis
Defour
John C. Gittings
Henry B. Davis
Michael W. Sullivan
James J. Wletcher
Dooley Sues Southern Railway For 5000 In Va Court
Mary R. Dooley through lawyers Archer and Smith filed in the District Supreme Court for 5000 damages against the Southern Railway Company. She alleges a July 3 fall as she alighted a train at Springfield Virginia injuring her foot, with permanent injury possible due to a high step.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Supreme Court
Mary R. Dooley
James B. Archer
John Louis Smith
The
Southern Railway Company
Springfield
City Bulletins and Advertisements Across Town
The page lists varied items including an American Red Cross donation of 5000 to aid famine victims in China via Minister Calhoun at Peking, various local ads for carpet cleaning and mothproofing services, Wagons call and phone numbers, holiday beverages and wines offered by local suppliers, a court case update on the Simmons maintenance dispute in the War Department, a price drop on refined oat oil, and shop notices for gifts and daily deliveries along Pa Avenue and N Y Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Huntington Wilson
Calhoun
Peking
American National Red Cross
Also Mentioned on This Page
Give “Hahn’s’ Footwear
Everett
Romeo
Dan’l Green & Co
Wm. Hahn & Co
Storm King
N. W
Pa. Ave. N. W
Pa. Ave. S. E
St Eles
Washington Gas Light CO
Tenth Street N. W
Elgin Creamery
James F. Oyster
Andrews
R. P. Andrews Paper CO
F St. N. W
F St. N
Louisiana Avenue
Ryree & Co, Oe
H Ste. N
Holmes’ Bakery
Morocco
Beckers
London
C. A. Muddiman & CO
John F. Ell's & Co
HOTEL
Martinique
Herald
New York City
Newpenn
R.R. Depot
Hudson Terminal
Fhle
Lackawann
Lehigh Jey
Pennsylvania
Hotel Roy
Tras
L. Taylor
Wes. WS
Gilson, Vicofres
Walter Caardler, Jr
Mar
Dents Hotel
William Scroggins
Railway
Elor DE Manuel
Robert Burns
O’donnell
Cigar Department
Pek Nasties Com- Blackstone
Boston Union
Cuba
Newport Club
Sir
Gravely
Helios High Life Eee
Bondons
Leggett
Amer- Cine
Egular Price Ai
Spec Ib
Fenway Chocolates
Satara Boston
Gandy
ITAL
Forest’s
Ae Regal
Junco
Colgate’s
Hudnut’s
Roger & Gallet's
Piver's
Houbigant’s
Colgate
Santa Claus
North
TTCO
William F. Matteson
Botte of Maryland Club
Judd & Detweiler, Inc
Postmaster General
Heston
Lewis and Dufour
City Bulletins
Conger Bros
N. Y. Ave
Ogdensburg
Arlington Bottling Co
West
California
Eugene Schwab
Sth
Ave. Moran Co
Tree Toya
J. Jay Gould
Whitney Cider and Vinegar Co
Eckstein
Trnek
Abe
N.Y. Ave
Hotel Belvedere
Albert L. Johnson
Brutterine
Washington Dairy CO
Louisiana Ave
Burchell’s
Whitman's and Lowney’s
N. W. Burchell
F Street
Ducals
Robert M
George W. Cochran Co
Fourteenth St. N. W
Pennsylvania Avenue
PBR
Maury Dove Company
COAL
Prince Albert
Stan Reed
Tharp
Berkeley Rye
F St
Post
Price People's Drug Store
7Th
Mass. Ave
Nirvana
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