Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-04
NEGRO IS INDICTED
FOR GIRLS DEATH
Many True Bills Are Re-
turned by Grand Jury-0f-
ficer'S Wife Accused.

John Raymond Allen, colored. was
indicted yesterday by the grand jury for
murder in the first. degree in connec-
ton with the death of his sweetheart
Hollie Cochran. eighteen years old.
servant in the home of j. H. Robert
son, 1909 Monroe street northwest.
Allen is twenty years old and a GRIP
pie. He attempted suicide, the police
say, and was suffering from wounds
when discovered in the Robertson
basement of the house, where the
girls body was found.
Henry Haywood and Sandy Crooks
were indicted for manslaughter They
are said to have caused the death OF
William H. Glover. an inmate Of the
Government Hospital for the Insa ne,
September % last by striking him
over the head with a scrubbing brush.
Mrs. Chew Is Indicted.
Max Taleman, who is alleged to
have purchased Seven blankets be-
trooper from Fort Myer. September Is
last, was indicted for an alleged vio-
lation of section IS of the penal code.
The blankets were worth $35, 1t is
claimed.
Abduction is charged in an indict-
ment reported against Julian Dixon.
who is said to have enticed an eight
year-old boy from hts home and to
nave TAKEN MIN TO clifton, va.
Larceny of a fur neckpiece worth
against Mrs. Marjorie Chew, wife of
Capt. Chew of the Army. The COM
plainant is Mrs. Georgia H. Swan,
who missed her fur, it is said, after a
call on the Chews. Capt. and Mrs.
Chew were recently indicted on a
charge of stealing trunkful of valu-
ables from a rented apartment.
Calendar Of indictments.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: Diocletian c. Bar
stolen property; Clarence P. Sewers,
William Cush, jr., and William Ernst,
attempted robbery; Emmett r. West,
robbery; Earl J. Thomas, violation
section s2S-b. District of Columbia
Code; Lester Morrison, violation sec
ton S26-b, District Of Columbia Code,
and grand larceny; JAMES E. Southall.
Thomas H Loughrey, Francis P.
Kelly, Marjorie B. Chew, alias Jean
Southern. and o. George Jenkins.
Clarence A Wright, narcotic act;
Max Toloman. violation section IS,
Penal Code; Sarah NJ. Morrison, vio-
lation section 1874, United States Penal
white slave act; William Robertson
and James McDonough, white slavery;
Henry Haywood. Sandy Crooks and
Martin Mart r, r Mangold. mahslaughter:
son: Lewis W. Steward, larceny from
the District of Columbia; Donald w.
Knox, blackmail: Bernhard Marcus,
jr.: Elsie Ferguson. alias Elsie Drury,
and Charles NJ. Sharp. false pre-
lenses; Morris LIE Roy Genus and
Thomas Creake. forgery: Victor B.
Keen, alias C. K. Reed. false pretenses;
Robert r. Tolley. forgery. uttering
and false pretenses; George Wilson.
Howard Stevens, eta, forgery and
fftfarinOs Chric
G. Harris. alias George Harris. etc,
false pretenses: Joseph Cook. violat-
ing section Al. penal code; Joseph
Cook, forgery and uttering: Morris
Lapidus. forgery; DR.: Robert E. Jones.
Withers. embezzlement: John S. Sim
mons, violating section S51-b, d. C.
code, and embezzlement: Morris g.
Weeks. violS<ing section 851-b, d. C.
code. and false pretenses; Willis F.
Sawyer and Sam Rosenbloom. vio-
1ating section S51-b. D. c. code; vir-.
gil ]. Young, Arthur Fleming. John
H. Carnes, Walter W. Stockton, Jo-
seph R. Rollins, Thomas L. Bragg,
William Smith. housebreaking and lar
ceny: Carl c. Logan, Walter E. johnson.
Edwin /. Hedberg and Lewis Thomas.
larceny from u. 81; Julian Dixon. abduc-
ton: John Robinson. buggery; William
d. Ham. George johnson and John How
ard Payne, assault dangerous wea-
pom: Joseph Homer. alias Jamss
alias Thomas Nagle. etc. assault with
intent To kill and assault with a
dangerous weapon: John Willis New
ton. assault with intent to kill:
and minor children: James H. Nc
Roy. non-support of minor children:
Russell H. Stewart, non-support of
wife and minor child.