Evening Star Newspaper, July 8, 1926, Page 4

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Prosecutor Talks - for: Twoli oo Hours—Another . Day automiob] lht(ltil devold of the. habiliments that hai May Be Needed. - been left in it /with a 'faith and con- fidence in miowmen which were not foreeley 3~ Piling 'uu. e Phine B nmu £ 538 Tweltth ysion) L3 chdor son Blace’ riorineast. Ralpn Thayer of “upon ease from the somes.of Tilifieis ¢ 138 Twellth place northeast, Frink law, Prosecutor Michael Romano re- iterated today his plea to a jury that WITNESS SENT TOJAIL ON CONTEMPT CHARGE Martin J. Dorkin be o of mur- der and sentenced to die for the Kill- nine months ago of Héwin C. Judge MeMahon Sentences Ohristo- pher Haas to 48 Hours Despite Denial of Intoxication. : Shanahan, -Federal agent, who at- A ‘Government witness dn a pro- mpted the youth's arrest, Before the shirt-sleeved jury i @ hibition case, Christopher Haas, came umid courtroom Romano seared the bl boy iller as one who “kflew but ‘one Haw; to get whal he wanted—booze, hmoNM - élothes—but not to work for it; t6 gst what ke wanted 8nd to kill for it #f need be.” Asks Death Sentence. “Upon this life -lread\ misspent,” #aid the prosecutor, “you should im- ‘pose the same death sentence im| on Shanaban by the bark and rosr of Durfln- -ntnr?aue 3 An tional ‘day of .rgumm seemed cemfin Rolan_Libonatl, as sisting in Durkin's deferise, was r‘dy 10 open the plea for his client at mid- ‘‘afternoon, and Eugene McGarry, chief % counsel for the, defendant. believed | to court in such a condition. ‘the. opening of his own argument un- between the bailiffs he re. {Hkely before tomorrow. ’ plied that he was a witness and that " For almost two hours today Ro:|he couldn't be drunk for:he never. mano continued the argument begun | drank anything. ‘yesterday with only a brief recess and| Following the imposition of judge's one interruption from McGarry, who [ sentence; -he. was led to the: stairs ebjected to a statement of fact by |leading down into the celiroom, where. Bomano, which McGarry said was not e fell down the entire flight of stairs. in eveidence, He was uninjured, however, by his Attack Defense Ples. i e Dwelling on . Durkin's plea that he #hot in self-defense, believing Shana- fan a hold-up man, Romgno quoted | p %o the jury, most of whose personnel| bear saloon. When he told the police is men well tinder middle age, cases}that he wouid tell them where he got intended to show that self-defenss Was | the liguor e was summoned as a Government witness. courtroom' today when he was ‘sen- tenced to jail for 48 hours for con- tempt of court. < g The contempt grew out of a. dis- turbance ‘he caused In the back’ of the courtroom while the judge was hearing ©case. Brought be- fore the bench by several bailiffs ‘he was asked by the judge why he came United States attorney that several Robert A. Daw, 74, Dies. Bad a gun in his hand.” Robert A. Daw, 74 ‘years, suffering . HELD IN GEM ROBBERY AT WILLIABIS HOME arles Cohen Charged With Com- plicity and Detective Goes to ' Bring Him From New ¥orlk. - Detective Bernard W. Thompson i i New York today in an effort to gét Charles Cohen, alias Harry itm, ‘wanted here in connection with the in- wvestigation of the diamond robbery at the residence of Mrs, Caroline Wil from heart divease, scious in the rear yard at, his held at the r-l:‘l‘mo‘ it 2 ido&“;-t at 3 % urday afternoon. Interment will-bé in Rock Creek Cemdtery. ‘afternoon, March 2 Mrs, Williams, others of her family #nd several domestics wera, bound by the ‘several robbers, who got away with about $3,000 worth of jewelry: One of the robbers, giving his name #s Joseph Davidoff, unable to make a taway after seeking a hiding place] # an alley near the Williams home, | serving a term of 30 years for his Part in the robbery. Cohen, alias Baum, arrested in con- ‘Mection with New York robberies com-. ‘Mitted there, was given a learing this ‘Week and acquitted on two charges. Detective Thompson reached New, Jeen set for 2 o'clock tomorrow after- fioon, and he wired for additional pa- pers to be presented. It is the claim of the police that faundry and cleaner's marks on the Prisoner’s clothing at the time ot his arrest in New York correspond with gharks on’ clothing ndoned in ‘Fooming house in this'ecity and mov #red by the police shortly after the ‘#xciting robbery in the Williams home ‘Was committed. KLEIN INSISTS POTASH SYNDICATE IS TRUST % Fepartment of Commerce Official Bays Franco-German Firfm Con- * trols World Trade. $ Regardless of statemetits recently fhsued in New York denying a world monopoly in potash, Julius Klein, ‘director of the Department of Com< fnerce’s Bureau of Foreign and Do- asserted today special prices: 50 ‘georgeties, silks. ““The signing of ‘the Arst Franco: igrmnn potash pact in August, 1924, Klein said, “was déstined to put end. to competition between the producing countries. Before this ‘was signed prices were, in the Opinion of the trade, considerably above any level justified by efficient method of production. .. “Furthermore, cuntfl?&‘m re- nt press statement of les” agencies prices have been raised flnu the new plct was formed, there- increasing American ' potash ,,'Dfll by from !500 ooo to $1,000,000 dn- ually. It remains to be seen what|' the combine’s actual trade program |- 45 to be.” In any event, Dr! Kiein said, the Uommeme Departmens would proceed t}g exploration ‘of the Texas awm as authorized by. the __.._—q.—‘— MRS. BIRDIE HILL DIES. 4, of 119 Second street northeast, in Providence Hospital Tuekday er an -illness of Sseveral Wweeks. meral services were conducted at und ng parlors, ‘1009 after- to grief in Judge John P. McMahon's |office It was learmed from an assistant | Herkm@ ; Incorporated i wu_unmn’s LEADING FURRIERS 821 14th Street . Crepes, satins, ‘wred crepes, < prints nad tub - Awimmers. hurrying:s i) %..m'.“&.'m;’..‘ RECENT SPANISH PLOT " HELD NOT semous 'tdmuuhh-uny-o-ufl- . tions Now Never More Pros- . = perous and ‘.l‘mqufl. I public a4 e I e mm el ! ish ‘ Cal isters were described as réceiving acclaim on their trips; i ‘dustrial ‘and banking stocks were said | to have risen during the last week, the absence of King Alfonso and || the poflllbmty of a trip to Paris by Pmn nted Primo de Rivera was pol u'ouhk in lmn i OVERSTUFFED . 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