The Washington herald., 1922-01-04
GRAND JURY. FINDS
&c TRUE BILLS in
ALEXANDRIA COURT
Cases Involve Wide Range
OF Alleged Legal
s. Infractions. E
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. y. Douiphan,
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T2I King Street.
ALEXANDRIA,. Va. Jan, IA
grand jury In the United States
Court for the Eastern District of
N.rginia-Judge d. Lawrence Gro
ner' presiding-early this afternoon
returned true bills in twenty-six
out OF twenty-seven ca 'es present
ed A. D. Brockett was foreman.
The cases incluped alleged viola
tlons or the Harrison narcotic act.
Mann white slave law. forgery OF
postal orders. and various other Of
iense' The jury afterward was
discharged for the term.
At the morning session OF court
many cases OF alleged violation of
the Federal prohibition law were
disposed OF. Fines we're imposed In
many cases and nolle presequis
were entered in others.
The petit jury considered a num-
per OF cases today and was ad-
Journed early this afternoon to 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
The grand jury Is composed OF
+. +. Lawler. ]. NJ Armstrong. Rob-
| ert ;. Jones. Charles F. Holden
Vincent o. Jacobs. A. ID. Brockett,
Oscar W. Phillips. II. S wroter. NJ.
l.. Blaydes. L. l.. Helm. +. d. Helm.
John w. Smith. $. NJ. Lomax, Jo-
[ seph Clements. J. u Parrish. c. X.
Hearn. Robert A. Farr, Woody L..
BARLOW. s. A. Orr and V. II. Bull
/ lock
The petit jury summoned follows;
Charles u. Swan. James Martin, A.
VI. Remschell. ) H. Chilly. John G.
! Graham. $. w. Pitts. John d. Nor
| moyle. John g Shackelford. p. D.
flhy. W. Hogan. jr., II. G, Car
| ter +. III. BorkeS. G. b. DUFFY. J.
+. George. II. n. Hunt. G. Il. For
rest william SneIlings and J. T.
| Helms.
After half dozen witnesses had
testified TONIGHT before coroner's
/ jury that Herbert McCray. colored.
alleged to have been fatally shot
/ ny Ernest Lloyd. colored alias
Mutt GroomS. had fired the first
shot at Lloyd. Herman Washington.
colored threw a bombshen into the
test mony by declaring that Lloyd
fired the first shot He told the
jury that just as he entered the
door of the poolroom at Cameron
and Fayettes streets Lloyd fred.
and there was a second shot which
he thought McCray fired. although
| he did not see McCray fire.
Two other witnesses testified that
the night before the shooting they
saw McCray with a shotgun and
! he asked where Lloyd lived
The jury returned verdict that
! McCray came to his death from
| the effects of a gunshot wound ia
| fiicted by Lloyd. Lloyd will be
! given a preliminary hearing in po-
| lice court tomorrow morning.
The police commissioners tonight
| elected Luther F, Hayden a menu
Der OF the police force to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation
of Policeman Trigger
The body of Edgar V Sc0nIa nd
| aged 6j. farmer of Bancroft Ar
/ linGton County. who died in Wash
| ington Sunday. was brought here
/ today and taken to Demaine'S NOR
tuary chapel. where the funeral
! will be held at o'clock tomorrow.
| Services will be conducted by Rev.
DR.. S. A. Wallis. rector of Imman
uel Episcopal Church. and burial
will be in Bethel Cemetery.
! Funeral services for Robert F..
/ Wade were held this afternoon at
| Christ Episcopal Church. Rev. w. J,
| Morton d. D.. officiating. and burial
was in Bethel Cemetery.