Evening star., 1916-10-02
EDWARD GRINDER
HELD FOR MURDER
Is Indicted for Causing Death
of Elsie Sacrey-0ther
True Bills Returned.

Edward Grinder, seventeen years
old. was indicted today by the grand
jury for murder in the first degree for
causing the death of Elsie Sacrey, sew
enteen years old, by shooting her at
Tth and streets southwest September
l.. The girl died at Emergency Hos
p.tal two days later. The boy claimed
he was showing the pistol when she
struck it and caused it to explode ac-
sidentally. Miss Sacrey stated that he
shot her when she refused to walk
with him to a nearby park.
Murder in the first degree also is
ored, who cut j. A1onzo Purvis, also
colored, September 16 near 1st and F
streets northwest. Purvis ran to the
sixth precinct station, where he COL
lapsed. He was taken to Casualty
Hospital and died the next day.
Charged With Manslaughter.
Manslaughter is alleged against AL
fred Williams, colored. truck driver,
who collided with Walter Sornborger,
who was riding bicycle on 18th street
near Meridian street last July. The boy
was killed.
The performing of a criminal opera
tion is alleged in an Indictment re-
turned against Mrs Helene Stern. 1t
Is averred that she caused the death
of Esther w. Selden, nineteen years
old. of Crewe, Va. The girl was taken
from the home of the accused to Emer-
gency Hospital in the early morning Of
August and died the same day.
presented by the grand jury to Justice
Mccoy today. This is the final report
of this jury, and the members were dis
charged with the thanks of the court
Others Under Indictment.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are:
Charles E. Contee. larceny after
trust: John Nickens, adultery; Samuel
Cant. carnal knowledge and rape; Paul
Wade and George c. Lomax, joy rid
ing; Emma Washington. mayhem; Ray
mond Hunt and George H. Smith, joy
riding; Charles Tucker. assault with
dangerous weapon; Robert Mckenzie,
breaking and larceny; Francis o.
Green. assault to rape: Leon Taylor,
housebreaking and larceny; John Mel
son. grand larceny; William Watson,
offense petit larceny; George Mat
Clarence Brown, second offense petit
larceny: Albert Pleasant carnal
knowledge; James Cole. robbery;
George Baker, robbery: William H
johnson and Walter Purnell, house
breaking and larceny; Frank Mike,
robbery: William Slingland, grand lar.
ceny; Earl Massey. assault to rape;
Carl Snaps, housebreaking and lar
ceny; Lewis Hobson, larceny from
United States; James Taylor, joy rid
ing: BENJAMIN Smith, robbery; James
Kelly. housebreaking and larceny;
James c. Lanier and Joseph Porter.
assault with dangerous weapon; Wal
ter Newton, assault with intent to kill;
Everett H. Roe and Michael c. Dono-
hue, grand larceny: James Perry, grand
larceny; James Braxton and Edward
Makol. joy riding; Joseph w. Terrell,
Carl H. Turner and George Craig.
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny; Annie Dor
sey. grand larceny; larry P. Welsh,
embezzlement; Clarence h Dubose.
false pretenses; Leon Taylor and Wal
ter Purnell, HOUSEKEEPING and lar
ceny; Frazier Watson, Eugene John
son, Howard w. Noland, James L.
Haley. William r. Jones, Howard W.
Jewell, Archibald G. Anderson ana
Marshall Hess, non-support; Robert L.
Middleton. larceny after trust, and
John b. Dye. perjury.