The Washington herald., 1918-01-01
.INDICTS TWO
AS IMPORTERS
OF LIQUORS
Grand jury IN Busiest Day
of Year Returns 81 True
Bills on Many Counts.

To test In the courts whether Sec
ton 90 Of the Penal Code applies 10
unlabeied packages OF liquor brought
into the District by individuals. the
grand jury returned indictments yes
tsrday against Louis Pappas and
Robert Long. chargins them with un-
lawful shipping unlabeled whisky
from f<-himore into this city. It s
said the outcome OF these two cases
viii determine the course Of the gov
ernment IN fifty-eight similar cases
The wfndup Of the years business
by the grand jury proved to be the
busiest days work of the whole year.
Not during all Of 1871 has there been
such a large list of indictments re-
turned. Eighty-two In all. they will
start the Criminal Court OF with a
rush tomorrow.
George sullivan Scott, former sailor
and tugboat mechanic. was indicted
twice in connection with alleged mis-
treatment OF two little Georsetown
girls on a boat during last August
and September.
Faces New Charge.
Calvin +. Sterner. who shot ana
wounded Traffic Policeman Cheney,
at Ninth street and Pennsyivania
avenue, October ]. and who now Is
under a fifteen year sentences was m
dicted with Percy Clementson Tor
housebrealxing and larceny. An addi-
tional Indictment was brought against
Sterner for the same offense.
other persons indicted and the
charges against them are:
Nonsupport-william Z. Brown, Al
bert Hill, William g. Blackwell. Ar
thur Clark, John Wran, John A.
Leuhrs, Eugene Driver. Altheus Rob
inson. Herbert A. Church, Edwin
Sanders, George Johnson, Harry A.
Hopkins. John NJ Haywood, Paul
Pardel, William Rosenorough, Hiram
S. Taylor, Everett B. Pratt and wal
ter =. Noland-
Housebreaking and larceny-John II.
Sydnor, Walter johnson. Herbert
Lewis, John r. jackson. Arthur seal
Jacob Hoffman. Earl w. Higgs, Gar
ence Fowler. Herbert Lewis. AUGUSTUS
]. Lambath a indictments, Hooert
Price, Eugene Hawkins, Paul +. Carl
ton and Herbert Lewis.
False pretenses-Charles L Skin
psr. Hugh E. Davis and S. Lands
man.
Assault with dangerous weapon
William watkins. John Walter
Campbell. Edna Rose, Lottie Penn
and George Carter.
Embezzlement-Ma NJ Cole
(also larceny after trust), John T.
Brunt and Peter H. Hill.
Carnal knowledge - Charles TIL
lery.
Joyriding-Arthur Robinson
Manslaughter Harry Crossman
and Percy n. Edwards
Two Alleged slayers.
Murder, first degree-James Nc
DoweIl and Raymond Campbell.
Robbery and assault with dan
Serous weapon-Israel Henson and
Thurman Brown, two indictments
each
HOUSEKEEPING - Israel Henson
and Thurman Brown
Grand Larceny - Augustus J.
Lambath and Robert Alexander.
Abortion-Kate Louise Gross, two
indictments.
violation section 240-Robert
Long. and Louis Pappas.
Robbery-A nnie Wilson.
AssauIt-Arthur W. Smith
Abduction-virginia Johnson.
violation opium act-Lee Bing.
Larceny from d. C.-John Free
walt.
Receiving stolen property-Car-
lut Mcclure and Malachi Williams.
Forgery-J. Frank Allison.
Violation section 3T-Wilen W.
Easterday.
Violation section s13-Mary Boil
den and James Owls
Violation section S51-B D. C. code
Vaughn Todd.
Violation section 1s4 penal code
Napoleon wyche.
Violation section s14 D. C. eide
Helen Baker.
Violation section s4S D. C. code
Max Viner.
Violation section sO7 D. c. code
Max Rief.
Violation section $50 d. c. code
Patrick o'Brien and Clayton Cham
berlain.