Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1926, Page 3

e Judge Declares Prohibition and Police Terroism kaen Amerxca to Old Russia MYSTERY SHROUDS DEATH OF COUPLE Suicide Theory Is Scouted Despite Finding of Bodies in Gas-filled Room. J., December 23.- surrounds the deaths in Pen- of a man and wife, a girl honored Fund Commis- rificing her life in an ef- e a man from drowning. were Boardman L. wife, Ma 2., each old, and f resi. | . Their bodies | in a @asfilled i | ~| | sauken, suppe sedly 7 rmer ¢ dents were foungd 2 apartment over a g 3 de Theory Discounted. Discounting the original theory it a case of double suicide, Coroner vesterday requested County n Rhone to make an autopsy | to determine the exact cause of death, | which he believes was due to poison | taken internaily. | Fully dre: itch was cn the floor wh , while her hus-! band, also completely clothed, was on the bed. G: v pourimg from sev- stove, but five other| were burning. Searching for letters or notes that might shed some light on the deaths, county detectives found a Carnegie medal issued to “Marguerite A. F° who_died attempting to save Edwi H. Juett at Simon Island, Ga. on May 30, 1910.” Financial Plea Indicated. With the medal was a letter from the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, dated Septembe 11, 1926, indicating that Mrs. Fitch had written the com- mission seeking financial aid to en- able her to enter some institution, That the pair were not without funds was evident from a letter from the Georgia State Savings Association of Savannah, which accompanied & check sent to Mrs. Fitch on Decem- ber 13 for $461.11, representing the account to the credit of “Marguerite Fitch or Maud E. Fitch or the sur- vivors.” Police also found deeds in the name of Mrs. Fitch to property on Long Island. NEGRO, 106 DROWNED “Uncle Henry” Eley Slips From| Bank Into Creek Near Norfolk. NORFOLK, Va., December 23 (P).— Henry Eley, negro, said to be 106 years old, was accidentally drowned in Chuckatuck Creek, near here, ves- terday morning. \ “Uncle Henry,” as he was known throughout the county, was walking along the bank of the creek, when he e o 3¢ - iday season ely. Celuer ‘Market(main aisle. ' Unexcelled {resh meats. .m R Wing). e Inetirance - Compa Georgetown. will m MON- Y, January 8. 1 for_the purpose of electing thirteen’ directors ' for the, ensuing | year. Polls open from 11 am. to 12 noon BERT W. HOWARD. m and | UAL MEETING OF THE ST( o1 he Apwerican Buiiding Assocission | held at the office of the association. ., me. Washington, ., January 6. 192 hours of 2 ‘and 7 o'clock p.m. Tion of offfcers and directors for the ensning year and for the transaction of such busi- hess as come before the meet- i CH L retary. E AN ogers. of the Thrift O nc.. of Washington. D. et the Phylis Wheatley Y, ¥ 901 ve, n.w.. Thursd o7 ai B eclock mm. 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Picturing women torn from their children and thrown into police cells for alleged violations of the liquor law, “based on nothing more than an anonymous letter,” Judge Gorr said that homes in istic Russia ver were invaded more unjustly.” 23— December THE EVENING “Police officers in almost every raid have invaded the homes of citizens with warrants which had no affidavits to support them. Evervbody is ter. rorized—afraid to do anything to put a stop to it. The ¢ ems to have arrived when our Constitution means nothing in Philadelphia. “WWe have he policemen testifying they raided pls because they heard laughter. Th even mak ghter a crime under the Vi liquor ecases were rors during their thwee mony in Gorman said, had sted” him tried by the j weeks' service, each one, Judge “shocked and dis SON INHERITS CATERING BUSINESS FROM FATHER Charles H. Demonet to Get Estate Provided He Pays His Mother $600 Monthly. The will of Jules Demonet, caterer at Connecticut avenue and M street northwest, was filed yesterd: bate. He gives to his son, Ch Demonet, the © ng business and the factory at 2021-25 L street on con- dition that he pay his mother, Mrs. Mary L. Demonet, $300 monthly rental nd an additional income of $300 monthly. A life interest in the property at Connecticut avenue and M street and home at 1909 H street is given to the widow, Mary L. Demonet. A daugh ter, Mrs. Helen Demonet Titus, is m have $20,000 and certain jewe Other jewelry is given to the son apd the widow is to have the automobiles and household effects. Should the son not care to continue the business, it is to be sold by the executors and the net proceeds dis- tributed among the widow and two children. A bequest of $2,000 is made to St. Matthew’s Catholic Church a memorial to the mother of the tes- tator. The remaining estate is to go to the widow and children Mrs. Demonet and the two children are named as executors. 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