Evening star., 1916-01-03
ISAAC D. PORTER
UNDER|ND|CTMENT
Accused of Larceny After
Trust-Other Presentments
Made by Grand Jury.

Isaac d. Porter. former probation Of
ficer of the District Supreme Court. was
indicted today by the grand jury for
alleged larceny after trust. 1t is
charged that he received, while in the
probation office. money to be paid to a
wife in a non-support case and neg
lected to turn over the money to the
WIFE,
There are seven counts in the indict-
ment, one for $50. another for $27: -FOUR
for SIS each and one blanket charge
for the total Of $143.
Homicide Cases.
Homicide charges are contained in
indictments against John Thomas and
Joseph N. Chase, murder. first degree;
Joseph Jennings, Mack Dennis. Joseph
Bentley second degree murder. and
Samuel H. Cunningham. Arnett Tai
bert, James Craig. William Dodson and
Champ S. Stewart, for manslaushter.
Killed by Poisonous Fumes.
The Cunningham indictment grows out
of the death of Miss Roberts. daughter
of Frank Roberts, who went to the
apartment of Mrs. W. D. Baldwin. at
the Cordova. goth street and Florida
avenue, to spend the night.
She was found dead the following
morning, while Mrs. Baldwin was un-
conscious.
Poisonous fumes thought to have come
from disinfectants found in the basement
were believed by Coroner hewitt to have
been the cause Of the young wonaHs
death.
Cunningham was held for the action
of the grand jury by the coroners jury
which Investigated Miss Roberts death
November 1, as having had charge of the
disinfecting work.
Edward S. Englar, Charles H. White.
Samuel T. Ringgold and James F. Lam
ham are charged with forgery: The
men were employed by the Prudential
have forged the Endorsements on
checks of the company in payment Of
alleged bogus death benefits.
Five charges of alleged infringement
and works are contained in indictments
reported against William Peet.
Charged With Conspiracy.
William B. Kraft and Louis Kraft
were indicted for conspiracy. 1t is al
legged they expected the corporation Of
Kraft Bros. Company to become bank
rupt and agreed to cancel certain goods
alleged to be assets of the corpora
tion.
The grand jury ignored charges pre-
ferred against Charles Harper, Felix
Lieberman and Lessie Onenbacker.
The last report of the grand jury re-
turned today by Charles G. Stott: fore
man. contained seventy-fve indict-
ments. The grand jurors were dis.
charged with the thanks Of the court
Other Indictments.
Other indictments and the charges
against them were: John Oden Turner.
embezzlement: Benjamin Rubin. grand
larceny: Simon Bailey. bigamy: Thur
man Burck. alias Baltimore Kid. vio-
lating Harrison act: Mary Pfeger and
violaLochnane. false pretehses: Wilford
Smith, housebreaking; George X. Went
worth, libel; William c. Money. black
mail; g. Elmer Donn. forgery and utter
ing: Charles Gillian. attempted robbery:
Richard j. Brown, grand larceny; Jo-
seph Perry, housebreaking and larceny;
Jerome Brown, forgery and uttering;
Peter NJ. Torrance. violating Harrison
act; David Hall. assault with danger
Gus weapon: Benjamin Lancaster and
James Queenan. grand larceny: Rosie
Wells and May Thomas, robbery;
Florence NJ. McAuliffe, assault with
dangerous weapon; William Grooms
and Raymond johnson. housebreaking;
Raymond Johnson. assault with dam
gerous weapon; Raymond Johnson,
housebreaking; Walter Sanford, adul-
terry; julius A. Dixon. violating Harri-
son act; William w. Levy and George
w. Levy, conspiracy: Albert Cook,
housebreaking and larceny; Albert B.
Cook and William Floyd. forgery and
uttering; William c. Johnson and Will
liam E. Dixon. violating white slave
law: John H. Backing. perjury; Lee
Yuen and Lee Jing Quong. conspiracy;
William P. Harrison, grand larceny;
William P. Harrison. false pretenses;
John P. Marion, forgery and uttering:
Emerson NJ. p. Oldham, Thomas ]. Hig-
uin
Frank Cuary, Eugene Spanier, Harry A.
Hetzler. John H. Edwards. David H.
Moore. Henry Butler. Eugene Thigh
man, Myer Edlavitch, Martin Bolster
and Benjamin C. Milstead, non-support;
Preston Lynn, assault with dangerous
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