Evening Star Newspaper, March 13, 1925, Page 26

26 . MISS CLAWANS FREED |criss, “ussice, ooy of 2 charse of Indicted following the disdovery of a OF CHARGE OF ARSON |, *,cne shov, last ociober, dhres from the employ of Mrs. Betty V. Vernon, its proprietor. Miss Clawans Jury Acquits Bookkeeper Accused of Setting Fire to Betty ‘Way Shop. denled that she set the place afire and witnesses stated she was on her way to Newark, N. J, when the fire started. The jury was deliberating for three hours and it was nearly 10 o'clock when the verdict was rendered. Miss Miss Ethel Clawans, former book- |[Lilllan Clawans of Newark, a twin keeper at the Betty Way Shop, 1110 ¥ | #1Ster of the accused, rushed to her street, was acquitted last night by a side as the jurors acquitted her and in a clpse embrace both young women Jury in Criminal Division 2 before | fell to the floor of the courtroom in & 4 OUTFIT NO. 1 $5 Down Secures SA A Man’s Sait, $39.50 A Spring Hat, $4.50 THE® EVENING.'STAR,” WASHINGTON,*D.* C.;”FRIDAY MARCH 13, 1925.) faint. Jurors lent their aid In reyiv- ing the young women. Attorney Campbell Howard of Washington and T. Vickers of Newark defended Miss Clawans growing out of the fire at the Betty |ization. Way Shop. This indictment had|lce, is the oldest secretary of any charged the young woman with|chamber in the State. Mr. Preston's housebreaking in entering the store |report will show that during the past after her discharge without permis- | year Alexandria merchants and busi- sion of the proprietor for the purpose | ness in general was successful despite of starting the fire. As she was ac- | depressing conditions, quitted of the arson charge the prose- | membership, cution decided to drop the other|expected at the meeting. charge. Waller, president, will submit his re- ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 13 (Spe- cial).—James T. Preston tonight will make The entire will be announced. OUTFIT NO. 4 $5 Down Secures $ A Woman's Coat, $24.50 A Dress, $19.98 A Spring Hat, $6.98 port. « Eleven new directors’ election Four men charged with vagrancy were brought before Judge Frederick G. Duvall this morning in police court and were ordered held for investiga- his report to the mnnual meet- | tion. dismissed a second |Ing of the chamber of commerce as Agnes Frinks, 11-year-old, who was indictment against Miss Clawans secretary and treasurer of the organ- seriously Injured when run down by Mr. Preston, in point of serv-|an automobile Wednesday while returning from church, has a fighting chance to live, physicians at- tending her belleve. Her condition, however, is consldered extremely seri- ous, her skull and Jeg being crushe Melvin Coftman, 5, injured by an auto- totaling nearly 400, is|mobile the same day, is Improving |vers C. Page| rapidly. Mrs. Lulu F. Brown, wife of Benja- min A. Brown, 807 North Washington street, died yesterday at the Alex- andria Hospital. Funeral service private in the 33rd Volunteer Infan- try, for acts of gall POSTHUMOUS AWARD. will be held from the late home § ghetHti@pinesge 19 urday morning at 11 o'clock, and wiii | 278 F. C. Marshall Given Citation 0 be_conductad Rev. P. L. Vernon, | for Husband's Gallantry in Action. Foreign Nations Invited. l"l’»rmenl will in Bethel (‘Q;\l(Al"Yy: Mrs. Francis C. Marshall, 2122 Cali- Frosident \'l\f»l.:l : Besides her husband, Mrs. Brown is fornia street, this city, has received a \ Drociamation invit survived by several children, silver star cltation, posthumously :2’:5;2‘151;:.12‘1&; awarded her husband, Col. F: _|in New Orlean of the Belgians, | Marshall, U. S. 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