The Washington herald., 1919-04-01
1O2 INDICTED
BY GRAND JURY
Largest Days Business in
D. c. Brings January
Term to Close.

| One hundred and two indictments
were returned yesterday by the grand
jury in bringing the January term to
a close. Eight of these indictments
are for manslaughter. mostly growing
out of automobile accidents. Twelve
are for robbery, three for first degree
murder and one for second degree
murder.
| The total makes one of the largest
days business ever transacted by the
/ grand jury.
u. Grant Smith, former private
secretary to Secretary Redfeld
of the Department of Commerce was
indicted on a charge of conspiracy. 1t
| is alleged that he entered into
an agreement with New York
| firm to secure for them an ex-
port license to ship 1000 boxes of
tinplate to Peru, valued at $2l0, 900 and
was to receive a commission for his
efforts. The offense is alleged to
have occurred January IL, 1918. while
the United States was at war.
John r. OFT, sailor. was indicted
for an alleged conspiracy to defraud
the War Risk Bureau by having a
woman. Lillian Mayberry, to pose
as his wife and secure an allotment.
Indicted for Murder. l
Frank Bowman. colored. was in
dicted for murder in the first de-
gree in connection with the death
of Clarance j. Keefer, in the woods
near Brookland. on July 6, 1916.
Bowman is alleged to have con-
fessed to the crime, which remained
unsolved nearly three years.
Charles c. Sinclair was indicted
for manslaughter in connection with
the death of Harry Tolson. on JanX-
ary last. ToIson. It is stated, was
run into by Sinclair's automobile
and died of his injuries.
Samuel B. Magruder. and Aaron
Boston are indicted for manslaugh-
ter and are alleged to have been
responsible for the death of Gather
inc Lord in an automobile accident
on January II.
Hezekiah Coates was indicted for
first degree murder. He is alleged
to have knitted william Young to
death on November II last.
Case of MansIaushter.
Viola Lomax was indicted for
manslaughter. She is alleged to
have shot and killed Lewis Wash
| ington on December 81 last
William ]. II. Brooks was also in
dicted for manslaughteTN He is al
| legged to have killed Daniel A. Craney
with a lead pipe on November rs last
| William Clark was indicted for sec
ond-degree murder. He is alleged to
have thrown a lighted lamp at Aman-
da Richardson on December Is. &c
woman is said to have burned to GCa.h
/ as a result.
James r. Brown, indicted for man
slaughter, is alleged to have run into
Beatrice Bowie with an automobile on
November Is last, injuring her so bad
4 ly that she died
George Carroll. alleged to have
struck and killed John Sanborn on
December 9 last with an automobile,
was also indicted for manslaughter
| Edward Taylor also indicted for
manslaughter, is alleged to have run
an automobile into an electric light
pole on September 2S last. fnjuring
| Nicholas Young, a passenger, so badly
| that he died.
| John L. Dwyer. also indicted for
manslauGhter. is alleged to have been
responsible for the death OF William
E. McGraw in an automobile accident
on December 16 last.
Second Degree Murder.
Joseph Campbell, who is alleged TO
have shot and killed Andrew Thomas
on September so last, was indicted for
! second-degree murder.
| Robbery-Joseph Carter. Philip How
ell, David Ohmanson. Carl j. klaus.
! Harvey Robinson, John Gordon, Will
| lam H. Minor, Ewald Harris, Walter
Clay, Dennis Love and Franklin Clos
coe.
! Grand arcency-Raymond II. Simms,
Jack Wilson, Ruth II. johnson. Ruth
NJ. Dickerson, Raymond Sullivan.
John Crawford, Margaret ray, Nat
Myers. Earl Anderson, Robert Mes
ley, Samuel c. Hart and Thomas n.
Foster.
Forgery and uttering George r.
| Perry, Max Thompson, Lillian Bowie,
Clara Wells, Richard H. Lewis, Le-
roy d. Wade, John Moore, Samuel
Brown, Clarence Robinson and Edwin
S. Gee.
Receiving stolen property - Max
Hershman, Herman Borkowitz, Nor
ris Kaplan, Dennis Hedgman. Will
lam Hedgeman and Annie Ribers.
Forgery and Perjury.
Forgery-Louise P. S. Tyler, Eu-
reka D. Penn. Lillian Bowie.
Assault with dangerous weapon
Harvey Robinson, Maggie johnson,
Albert Wright, Joseph Harris, Frank
Bowman.
Housebreaking and larceny.-waIter
Hall. Beatrice Green, Estelle Tinsley,
Fren and Charles Smallwood, Andrew
Smith, Eugene L. Watson. Edward r.
Burks, George r. Muse, Charles Bea-
we're.
on-support.-Percy Braxton. Fred
A. Spencer, French NJ. Fritter and
Joseph II. Nicholson.
Perjury.-Ignatius johnson.
Embezzlement-James w. Rollins,
James II. Lee, John Chatt, Sam A.
Levy.
Larcency from the United States
Lafayette NJ. Russell. John r. Tate,
Robert L. Dorsey. Floyd II. Hope,
James Malcom Boone.
Larceny from the District of Co
lumbia--John w. Scott.
One Joyriding Case.
Joyriding. Harvey Robinson, Will
lam II. Minor.
False pretenses-Albert II. Forsch,
James +. Oakley.
Seduction-Edward Thomas.