Evening star., 1917-10-01
CHARGE OF KILLING
LAID AGAINST FIVE
Grand Jury Returns Sixty-Nine
indictments on Crimes Com
mitted in District.
TWO POLICEMEN IN LIST

Five persons, all colored. were indict-
ed today by the grand jury for homi-
eide. Two are charged with murder In
the first degree and three with man
slaughter A total Of sixty y-nine indict-
ments were reported by the grand jury
to Justice Stafford. The report ended
the labors Of the grand jurors, who
have been Investigating crimes since
associates on the grand jury were dis
charged with the thanks of the court.
William Sothern is alleged to have
caused the death Of Viola Reed by push
foot branch June s last He Is indicted
for first degree murder
Julia Brown Is charged with first de.
gree murder 1t is alleged that she shot
her friend" Frederick w. WilkinA June
"a last. wilkins died the same day.
Rutherford Bergman used an umbrella
as a weapon In an altercation. ana tne
grand jury today indicted him FOR man
sleaughter because his adversary, Jonh
w. Truman, died
The alteration took place August 20.
Manslaughter Is also charged against
Samuel A. Williams and Robert Price.
Of Edward Green. and Price is held re-
sponsIble for the death OF Augustus
Hamilton.
HOllCemeQ AlSO 4uO1CISOs
Thomas E. Brashears and Clifton F.
Brown. members OF the metropolitan po-
lice force, who testified as witnesses
for Walter L. Rhine. brother omcer e
accused of blackmail, were indicted by
the grand jury for conspiracy. 1t Is
charged that July 26. 1915, after the
frst trial of Rhine. the two policemen
accosted Charles w. Jenkins. who had
testified as a government witness In the
Rhine case, and assaulted him because
Of the testimony given by him at the
trial.
Stewart and Henry. H. Webb are
section 24o Of the penal code. which
prohibits the shipping of intoxicants
| from one place to another without
plainly marking the contents OF the
men conspired to and did ship numer.
! Gus beer boxes in which were placed
! two bottles Of beer at each end. while
| the balance Of the contents are said
! whisky. Lee Walsky in a separate
| indictment is charged with conduct
! ing a wholesale liquor business in
| the District of Columbia without pay
| Ing the special revenue tax required.
Others Are Indicted.
The grand jury ignored charge of
robbery agalnst AA"Tence WlilidHs D..
The others indicted and the charges
against them are Lee Kong. Wong Hong
| kee and John Banks, opium law vio-
lations: Halle DeForrest, forgery and
| uttering: Edward Hampton. violating
! white slave law; Mary Ellen Rhoades,
forgery; George s. Carroll. joy riding;
| Frank Gurley. depreciation of private
property: David H. West, grand lar
ceny: Edward A. Maple. receiving
stolen property: Lewis Williams. lar
! John Lloyd Marshall. Joy riding; Richard
! Calbert, violating section 21l. Penal
Code: Harrison w. Lee, depreciation on
private property; Frank B. Thompson.
Criminal Code: Leo Gordon. larceny from
United States: Samuel Smith. violating
section s26b, District Of Columbia Code:
Lewis Mason, depreciation on private
dangerous weapon: James Watson. rob-
berry; James H. Hunter, violating section
s26b, District of Columbia Code; Will
liam Miles, Charles Montgomery. rob-
berry: Albert Driver. assault with dan
serous weapon: James H. Moore. George
Hawkins. violating section S26b. District
| Of Columbia Code: Otto Roessler. vio-
lating section 211, United States Penal
Code. obscene letter; John II. Jones.
larceny after trust: Harry B. Bach
rach, embezzlement; Reverdy J. Clas-
ett. false pretenses: Martha Butler. p. O.
curing miscarriage. Iawrence keon"h.
forgery and uttering 1.-TWO indictments9
lanes B. Shafrer violation ee"t'nr 81.
United States criminal code; Walter E.
Johnson, carnal knowledge; James E.
Gately. perjury; Charles H. Norris.
William Harding, grand larceny two
indictments); Wallace Cray. Tony Wis
consin. Thomas J. Mntchler, SINCLAIR
s. Scott. William Bruce, William 3. War
| rick. Robert Lee johnson. Bernard john
son. Leroy M West James q. Dye. John
r. Gheen, Richard E. Donaldson. Robert
w Walker. Clarence F. Walker. John
| Samuels John D. Mabena, Thomas Glea-
son. Peter Carragher. Battle Martin. AS
bury Bolden. Frederick F. Greenleaf.
non-support; George Liggens. forgery.