Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-04
ARE ACCUSED UNDER
ANTLNARCOT|CLAW
Eight Indicted by Grand Jury
for Sales of Habit-Form-
ing Drugs.
BILLS RETURNED ALSO
IN NON-SUPPORT CASES
Six Persons Charged With Forgery
and Nineteen With Joy Riding.
Jury Is Dismissed.

Eight persons were indicted today by
the grand jury for alleged violations
of the Harrison anti-narcotic law. The
act was passed last December and
these are the first indictments result
ing from the alleged illegal possession
and sale of habit forming drugs.
Those indicted are May Pearl, Samuel
Sondheimer. Charles Wright. Dorothy
Steele. Charles NJ. Thomas, William
Ferry. William G. Madden and Maurice
b. Cunningham. The penalty fixed by
the statute is a fine of not more than
$1,000 or imprisonment of not more
than five years, or both fine and i'm
prisonment.
Sixty-nine other indictments were re-
turned today by the grand jury. which
concluded its labors. The jurors were
discharged with the thanks of the
court. a new grand jury will be i'm
paneled tomorrow or Wednesday.
Six indictments for forgery were re-
ported against Thomas r. Zepp. an en-
ploye of the Washington Terminal
Company at Union station. 1t is
charged that Mr.. Zepp came into pos
session of certain vouchers and pay
checks issued by the company. and that
he Endorsed the names of the payee
thereof and had them cashed.
Reverdy j. ClaSett, connected with
prominent Maryland family, was in
dicted on a charge of enbezZlement.
IL is alleged that May ) last, while the
his possession $3.50 belonging to Mr..
Mencken. 1t Is charged he converted
the money to his own use.
Charge of Manslaughter.
Jacob Minkoff is charged with man
slaughter in an Indictment returned
today. 1t is alleged that while driving
a wagon last February near the United
States Treasury he ran over a colored
man. Richard Major, inhicting injuries
which resulted in the death of Major, it
is claimed.
Moy Sing and Moy Wi are indicted
for illegal possession of opium The
indictments are the result of a raid by
revenue officers in the local China
town.
There were nineteen indictments re-
turned for joy-riding and twentyfour
persons are charged with non-support.
Other Indictments.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are:
Winfield S. Lynn, forgery and utter
ing: Charles G. Morgan, opening let
tiers in mail; Charles Matthews, having
obscene pictures in possession: William
James. carnal knowledge; John john
son, assault with intent to rape; AL
phonso Benetta and Maria Mezacapa,
adultery; Mamie Thomas, bigamy;
Hezekiah Taylor. adultery; Levi Toll
bert. housebreaking; James jackson,
housebreaking; Andrew c. Conley,
carnal knowledge; Edgar Howard.
Thomas Kenny and Edward Lee. depre-:
dation on private property two
charges): Howard Leon Jones, false
pretenses; Asa B. Carter. second offense
petit larceny; Della Wilson. Maude
Monroe, each grand larceny: George Z.
Smith, Joseph y. Purks. Benjamin Mol
ley. Earl Madden. Raymond Ball, Fred
erick Carroll, William Laycock. James
Jarboe. Ross Dudy, Howard Robinson,
John Crawford. Freddie Carroll. James
Jarboe. WILDER Pearson. Edgar Dishman,
George Godfrey. joy riding; Russell Dod-
son. depreciation on private property:
John Jenkins, enlightenment and larceny
after trust; John Manousos. forgery
and uttering: Forrest Cole, grand lar
ceny: Albert Garry, violating pure milk
law.
Mark V. Packard false pretenses;
George +. Smith and George T. Suit,
forgery: Walter NJ. Coleman, libel: WILDER
Pearson. Leland Dishman. Edgar Dish
man. Bernard Lehman and :. Philbrick
Hopkins. violating postal laws
Non-support Cases.
Tillie jackson and Otis jackson,
Harry Il. Brooks. John J. Downes,
Thomas Joseph Sonoyama. Bruno Buch-
holtz, Paul u. Barstow, Norman W.
Sweeney, Ernest +. Brown, Frank i.
Goodman. Raymond Phillips. Claude
Grim. Cornelius Wesley Ira j. Posey
Owen Tolson. Jacob Coleman. Fred
erick Degges. Murray Davis. William
Henry Maple, John ". Havenner, Sam
uel +. Streegs. Dee Il. carlin. Lawson
johnson and ASbury BOlden, non support