POLICE COURT JUDGE HAS WATCH STOLEN WHILE SITTING ON BENCH
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On July 22, 1925, The Evening Star reports that "a sneak thief" made off with a watch belonging to Police Court judge George H. Macdonald "while he was sitting on the...bench trying cases this afternoon."
According to the newspaper report, the Judge found his watch missing after walking back into his chambers after declaring a recess for lunch.
The watch is valued at more than $35.00*. A "thorough investigation...has been ordered."
*Based on inflation over 100 years,$35 in 1925 would be equal to over $642 in 2025.
JFK+50 CORRECTION
I have just realized that I took this post from the July 22, 1925 edition of The Evening Star. I meant to use the June 22, 1925 edition. Sorry about that, but I have made the appropriate correction.
SOURCES
"Judge M'Donald's Watch 'Lifted' as He Sits in Bench," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., July 22, 1925, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
www.in2013dollars.co/
