Evening star., 1920-01-06
ACCUSED CAR CREW
FREED0F CHARGES
Exonerated of Responsibility
for Fatal Accident-Sixty-
Two Indicted.

Arthur German Carter and Ralph. l..
Whealan. the crew of the car of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company. which collided with the
automobile of Capt Richard Parfat
February 16 last. on Massachusetts
avenue extended, were eXonerated by
the grand jury of a charge of homi-
eide. Capt. Parfat and his young son
were killed. The grand jurors failed
to find any evidence of criminal
negligence in the operation of the
street car. it was said.
The grand jurors also ignored a
charge of robbery against Louis H.
Perry; of intimacy with a young girl
preferred against Walter Parks. and
an allegation Of dope peddling against
Henry Washington.
Sixty-Two Indictments.
In addition to the four Indictments
for homicide reported in The Star
were returned by the grand jury,
which completed it's labors, and was
discharged with the thanks Of the
court by Justice Gould. A new grand
jury is being empanelled.
Those indicted and the charges against
them are: Archie Golden. larceny
in interstate commerce; Otho Funder-
laws: Norvin r. Lindheim. falling to
report to alien property custodian;
Richard +. Smith, larceny from United
States: James w. Love. violating pos
tai laws; Ernest L. Fleet and Henry L.
Simms, selling whisky without revenue
license; Harry Sherry, Maurice c.
Summers, Reed V. Richmond and
David V. Tapp, making false vouchers;
Robert r. Wright jr., embeZzlement: ::
Raymond Scott. Jeffery Payne. Joseph
Furey, Arthur York and John McDon-
aid, grand larceny; Harry Hoffman and
Robert r. Wiley, accessory after fact
to grand larceny.
Archie Golden, larceny in interstate
commerce.: Otho Funderberk and
Jesse Francis Hall, violating section
1874, penal code; Norvin r. Lindheim.
failure to report property of and in
debtedness to the enemy; Richard Eu
gene Smith. violating sections 146-151 l.,
penal code: James Wilson Love, vio-
latng section 1876. penal code; Louis
r. Graf. violating section AZ. penal
code; Ernest l.. Fleet, violating sec
ton 3242-a. r. S. U. s.; Henry L.
Simms, violating section 3242-a. r.
S. u. s.: Harry Sherry. Maurice c.
and David V. Tapp. violating section
35. penal code; Robert E. Wright, jr.,
embezzlement: Gabriel l. Rettaliata
Harry Henderson, l.. w. Austin and
Gabriel L" Rettaliata, false pretenses
Paul Abraham, perjury; William
Clayton Wise, non-support: Louis
Fuller, assault to commit rape; Ed
ward Angelo Miller. bigamy; Nicholas
L. Lashner, Maj. Sylvester Ludley and
George Taylor. robbery; George Pra-
ther, William H. Wright. Alphonse E.
Thomas and Clarence Brown. house
breaking and larceny; Archie Nash,
Ralph Proctor, Walter Thomas. .Da-
vid Little and Hattie Little. joy riding
Gertrude Beale, Harrison Willis, Rhett
Price, Rhett Price, Jesse Francis Hall,
Barnes Cary. Wander F. Began, Thorn
as Andrews. Rullen Simms. James
Napoleon Cannon, Percy Ford, Clarence
e. Green, Jefferson Harvey Clark, Sam
uel Holt. Edward Thomas Boney,
grand larceny; Herbert Roland Cole.
John Arthur Jackson. Henry Williams.
Tom NJ. Williamson. assault with dam
gerous weapon: Edward Clarence Pol
lard. manslaughter: Ulysses Grant
Smith. Gordon Mackay, Raymond c.
Parker, conspiracy.