Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1926, Page 39

FREED OF FAVORING : TW[] BEER RUNNERS RADIO BALCONY—8TH ST. ENTRANCE Chicago Jury Acquits Officers | of Granting Undue Liberty to lailed Men. Peter M. Hoffma were foun justice here Federal Court iff, War- | a his| ke. while they were serving: j tences. Druggan and Lake with the sheriff, Foel and other il attaches, of the jurors, about 3 hours. Westhrook, indictcd with the others, was not a_defendant, as he testified for the Government, having been granted immunity. Substance of Charges. Druggan and Lake. while serving s for operating a padlocked o charged jointly . Westbrook were elated who de- make visits to dentists and go without jail guards, the charged.” They also were have paid various jail officials privileges. In his instructions to the jury, Fed- s Fitzhenry pointed d no discretion in to prisoners except disease or illness, and | part of Druggan’s absences was covered in applications for permission to leave the jail and which were sub- mitted to the Féderal District Court. Commenting_on the verdict, Sheriff Hoffman said: ““This will be a lesson to me to be more careful in the administration of the affairs: of the jail in the future. I thought I was only doing my duty to these prisoners for humanitarian reasons.” Claim They Were Not Guilty. Druggan and Lake. whose names have been associated with beer run- ning here, said, “We were given a fair deal b titled to Juro ballots for the | eral Judge Lo out that jailo ncle Sam, and were en- rdict of not guilty.” H said" they had taken eight | Hoffman was found not guilty on the first ballot, and seven other ballots were rast before an agreement was reached on the remain- | ing defendants. | In addressing the jury Federal Dis- trict Attorney Hope Thompson said | the Government had ro evidence that the sheriff or others had received bribes or considerations from Druggan and Lake, but contended that the sheriffl was responsible for happenings at the j { Other defendants acquitted were | former Assistant Jailers Hans Thomp- son, James Fitzgerald. Fred Strass- heim and John Schwentes, JUVENILE COURT REFORM REVIVED Senator Gerry of Rhode Island Of-| fers Bill for Children’s The proposal ta create a children's branch in the District Supreme Court, to handle cases now coming within the scope of the Juvenile Court, and to revise existing laws dealing with juvenile delinquency and non-support, was revived v day ‘when Senator Gerry, Democrat, of Rhode Island, reintroduced the messure in the Senate. It was referred to the Senate District committee. A similar meas- ure was before the committee at the last session 5 The question of a new Juvenile Court law for the District has been under discussion for. several years. Aside from the plan advanced by Senator Gerry, the commission on public welfare legislation of the Dis- trict has devoted considerable study to the problem and is still working on a bill of its own to modernize the exist- ing Juvenlle Court. The welfare commission probably will have its bill ready for submission to Congress after Christmas. - —e MISSING GIRL IS FOUND. Frances Hutcherson Is Located in Rooming House. Frances Hutcherson, 16-year-old Eastern High School student, who dis- appeared from her home at 409 Ninth street northeast, several weeks ago, was found in an H street rooming house Friday night and taken to the House ot Detention pending an inves- | tigation. H The girl was found by Private Car- roll of the first precinct station. Ac- cording to House of Detention offi- ¢lals, the girl left home to get work. A list of names the girl said she was using in her search for. a position is being investigated. At the time she disappeared her mother, Mrs. Julia Hutcherson, caused of one man and asked the to take into custody sev- The one was. reieased, , and investigation failed to show the others had any part in her disappearance. POST ELECTS. kg Sa LEGIO_I{I Christmas Pilgrimage to Veteran Hospitals Arranged. The annual election of officers and plans for the Christmas pilgrimage to Mount Alto and Walter Reed hospitals occupjed the attention of James E. Walker Post, American Legion, at a meeting in the Tweltfh Street Branch Y. M. . A. Friday night. Frank Cole- man was chosen commander for the coming ye 1 nafres will visit the two nt hospitals on Christmas een 12 and 1 o'clock. They presents to ex-soldiers con fined in these institutions. The post visits these hospitals each Christmas, Other officers elected last night ar Robert B. Lindsay, senior vice com. mander; Delaney f5. Fantroy, junior vice commander: Mai. O. J. W. Scott chaplain; Dr ward Jones, sur geon: John quartermaster; Louis H n; Romulus | A aster-at ms; Clifton E Ambler, ser irms; Robert Dy son and Charles S. Lomack, color bearers; West A. Hamilton, welfare officer, and Campbell C. Johnson, judge advocate Elder Men's Relief ii-lects. . 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