Evening star., 1923-03-28

missed because witnesses could not be
round or because tho facts would not
warrant conviction and many of these
had not gone 10 Indictment
Nnny Non-Supporr Cases.
Another list contained cases which,
after indictment. the United States at
torney and his assistants had carefully
investigated and in which they reached
the conclusion that further prosecu-
ton would not be justified. There are
go ponSupport cases which have been
on the books for more than tive years
and in which no further prosecution
was contemplated.
Among those charged with crimes
nad now relieved OF prosecution are
The following cases, in which the de-
Tendants were held for the action OF
the, grand jury. but witnesses We're not
~ound or facts did not warrant prose
rution. From three TO eleven years
have elapsed since the charges were
slade. The defendants were not in
lIgted. Further prosecutions are now
narred by. the statute of limitations.
The cases follow:
Aoraham Rice homicide, held in
9fl: Emma I3ryson, grand larceny,
rank Manning. dope, 1911: Herbert
qler dope. 1871; Clarence p. Sow
5 And Joseph Nally. grand larceny,
is; Henri Schmidt. Lawrence
IN the United states, 1915; John
,;urtnn, adultery, 1918; Henry Barber,
adultery, 1919: Louis Nichols, recctv
'ue stolen goods; 1915; Alfred Card
far. conspiracy, 1915; Hugh r. ,Dobbs.
,reery, 1915; Frank B. Taylor. joy
,Idine, 191S: Albert Smith. violation
n"~tal regulations. 1918; Edward
rand larceny, 1918; Leo w. Wilbert.
','Eriding, 1918; Robert I. LansdoUne
adultery, 1918; Endor Sellers. grand
larceny. 1918; Henry l.. Jenkins ami
t.thel Connor adultery. 1918: Carrie
Allen, Howard Anderson, adultery.
Ial&: Ruth Hill Johnson, adultery,
G9tS: julius Englehardt. adultery,
1sls: Ralph Johnstone' grand larceny
Wtllus Bell. .joyrfding. 1919: May
King. dope, 1913; William q. Davis
alias Billy, Madden, dope, 1919; Don
aid Q. Ringer. pandering. 1919; Wyn-
ter Bradley, perjury 1919: Harry
Irensser, violation of section s14:
John Ballingsr, VIII Chamberlain,
joyriding. 1919; John II. Frazies, joy
riding. 1919: Clarence L. Brown
1ouseoreaking and larceny, 1919: Eu-
t.er.r, 1919: Earl r. Fry, grand larceny,
sig: Charles I. Booker, receiving stolen
;."ods. 1918; Thomas Carter. Nose Gregg,
.iur Fleet. househreaking and larceny.
zig: r. Toi'ris DoZier, grand larceny,
1919: Palsy Lewis, grand larceny
1912; Robert Neale false pretenses.
1919: Bruno Fisher, receiving stolen
property, 1919; Herbert VI. White, re-
Teiving stolen property. 1919; Louis
+. Shea Frank Anderson, receiving
stolen property, 1919: Herman Fields,
receiving stolen property, 1919: Earl
inc Fields, resolving stolen property
1919: Frank Bourell, receiving stolen
property. 1919; John Gartren, re-
ceiving stolen property, 1919; Earl
Richardson, Henry Lincoln, joyriding,
1913; Randolph Rowles, forgery.
1919; Alfred Gardner. William J.
Rouse. conspiracy, 1918.
Cases Which Failed.
Following IS a list of cases which
nave been carefully investigated,
wherein facts which have been dis
""vered since indictments were re-
rurned indicate that further prosecu-
tion would not be justified. Date in
dicates time OF Indictment:
Joseph Stevens, draft, law. 1915
rorbet Mcclure receiving stolen prop
,rty. 1917: Lewis Weitz, receiving
toien property. 1918: Ada Boss, grand
larceny. 1918; Clara Wells. forgery,
19I9: Joseph Hammacke, Hugh Gal
,s.sher. Henry r. Gerhold and RAY
,,,ond sullivan, Joy riding. 1919; John
rawford. grand larceny. 1919; Julia
Rock, violation section Sl4, 1919; lrv-
iug E. Hawkins, assault with danger
ous weapon, 1919; Lawrence Grogan'
conspiracy to defraud. 1918; Fred
eriek o. Rinker. alias Tom Rinker,
nbezzlement, 1918: overy wallace
roboery, 1918: Iottie Reed. arson
1919; Marie DcVaughn, receiving
stolen property. 1919, and Edward
tanning, grand larceny, 1919.
rases which have been pending
,'on two to fiye years Sears' i.Heh IN mnieh MI MI
cent efforts have been made to locate
hem In al OF these cases the alb
cent witnesses are absolutely essen
tjal to successfully prosecute them,
and as il is now known to be practl-
tabiy Impossible to locate such wit
.exsee, the further retention of these
cases upon the dockets is not JUS
tilted
Edward Hampton, white slave act.
1917; Frank A. Nelson, white slave
act, 1917: Louis Joffe, maintaining
oawdy house. 1917; Corbet Mcclure,
receiving stolen property. 1917: VIII
liam Smith, assault with dangerous
weapon. 1918; Harry Coleman, assault
with dangerous weapon, 1913: Simon
n. Little. Mike Johnson and T. r.
Sfnu'ard, robbery, 1919; Frank Payne.
assault with dangerous weapon, 1sls:
Elizabeth Johnson, robbery. 1918, ana
gerous weapon. 1917.
Katie Louise Gross. abortion, 1917:
Herbert Lewis, housebreaking and
larceny, 1911. Charles A. Thompson.
housebreaking and larceny. 1918; Es-
teiIe Jack son, accessory after the
tact to grand larceny. 1918: Ernest
Fairfax, larceny from United States.
1918; Zelious Lacy and Frank Green,
grand larceny. 1918; John c.. Frey,
Ealee pretenSps, 1918; Sylvester
Thomas, housesreakine and larceny.
1918; Florine Grown, grand larceny,
1918; Walter Cray. housebreaking g
md larceny, 1918: Robert e. House.
'orgery and uttering, 1918; Lena Ell
Sis, violation section IS, penal code
tn-o indictments), 1918; Frederick
q. Rinker, embozzlement, 1918; Ohio
.Funderburl, larceny from District of
columbia. 1918; Joseph Braxton,
housebreaking, 1918; Harold A.
-lvayue and Maurice f. Wayne, grand