The Washington herald., 1921-10-04
S YOUTHS HELD BY
GRAND JURY in lST
DEGREE MURDER
Charged With Fatal
Shooting of Barber
Last January.
FIND 43 TRUE BILLS
Report Discloses Many Check
Tampering and Manslaugh-
ter Cases.

Forty three indictments. one
charging five youths between the
ages of Is and Is years with first
degree murder. were returned yes
terday by the grand jury.
Leslie Shilby, John w. Niffin, MIL
ton Solomon, Samuel c. Shield ard
Milton Metcalf were indicted on a
first degree murder charge in con-
nection with the shooting of Fred
erick Schnurr. a barber, Of 1907
First street northwest, near his
home last January. The identity Of
the alleged murderers>remalne
mystery antil last April when MI
fin was arrested. and is said to have
given the police the details OF the
shooting.
Alfred Smallwood was indicted
for manslaughter. his case being an
unusual one. He is held response
BILE for the death of Ella L. Schooler,
who was AM occupant of Small
woods automobile which was
thrown into the Eastern Branch
when the machine was driven over
the railing of the bridge. The
woman became i'll from pneumonia
from the plunge into the water. it
is alleged, and died three days later.
Blamed for Policeman's Death.
A true bill was returned in the
case of Norman o. Houghton. who
was indicted for manslaughter in
connection with the death of Po-
liceman Preston E. Bradley, who
died February 20 last. after IL is
alleged, he had tried to arrest
Houghton when the latter was driv-
ing an automobile. Bradley jumped
on the rubbing board. it is claimed.
to arrest Houghton when the auto
mobile collided with a street car on
Seventh street northwest near O
street, and crushed the policeman to
death. A coroner's jury held that
Houghton's negligence was respon-
sible for the tragedy.
Henry Siebert was also indicted
for manslaughter. He is accused
of running down 7-year-old Ida May
Poston in an automobile at First
| and 4 streets northwest on April %
last, when the child sustained fatal
injuries. a
David A. Keppel. indicted for
caused the death of John F. Brown
his brother-in-lay, on April 10 last
in a fight at IS o street northwest
l VI q VI NJ
tured neck, received. the police
blow from KeppeL.
Charge Attempt to Kill.
John r. Hurdle. colored. of col &
street northwest, said to be a mem
ber of a gang of burglars that at
tempted to rob the store of Ismar
p Hartz. at 723 Seventh street
i northwest. last summer, was in
dicted for assault with intent tC
kill and assault with a deadly
weapon. Hurdle is alleged to have
shot at and narrowly missed Po'
liceman Ford, of the First precinct
in the chase that followed the dis
covery of the attempt at burglary.
Clarence Z. Howard. a veteran oi
the world war. and Charles E Car
nell, alleged to have been manipu
lating War Risk checks, and Glady:
Eoynton alias Gladys Dove, and
Helen Denn;son, Robert Price anC
Clara Farrow. alias Clara Farrell
alias Clara Van Duden etc, wer'
also indicted in connection with tn
alleged tampering with and manip
ulation of War Risk papers ant
checks. Peter T. Duffy. Benjamin
II. Covell, Edward s. and Mary E
Ryan. and Albert A. Drear. ALA
Albert A. Crear were also indicte'
70 ralleged similar offenses.
Indicted for Narcotic Act Violation
DR.. Charles NJ Emmons a prom
nent Washington physician. wa
indicted for alleged violations of tn
Harrison narcotic act in connection
with the alleged indiscriminate us
of narcotic prescriptions and rec
ords pertaining to these prescrip
ions. Others indicted and tn
charges against them arc:
7 Joyriding-Asdrizel Lyles, Ralp