Evening star., 1925-01-05
BRIBERY CHARGED
AGAINST OFFICIALS
Building inspectors Accused
of Accepting Money to
o. K. Elevators.

William / Evans and Frank T.
Vermilllon, employees of the District
Building Inspectors office, We're in
dicted today by the grand jury on
charges of bribery and eXtortion in
connection with the inspection of
freight elevators in commercial
houses. A separate Indictment for an
alleged additional offense was report
ed against Evans.
The first indictment alleges that
September l5. 1928, the two IrSpec-
tors looked at the elevator on the
property of John II. Miller at 1873
G. street northwest and he was in
formed that repairs had to be made to
the lift. They are said to have accepted
and extorted from Miller a check for
$500 with the intent not to make
an honest inspection and true re-
port of conditions to Building IN
spector Oehmann.
The second indictment asserts that
Evans received $50 from Oscar II.
Robey on another occasion not to re-
port the actual condition Of the ele-
vator in the building at 1929 l. street
northwest. This money was also eH-
torted from Robey, it is claimed.
Prison breach is charged in an in
dictment reported against Frank r.
Porter and Paul White, who are al
legged to have smuggled into Jail four
steel saws inclosed in q book brought
by Porter to Ralph p. White, a pris-
oner in the Jail, who is a son Of Paul
White. The trick was discovered and
the father and his alleged accomplice
arrested.
Two Accused of Murder.
The first indictment charging pre-
meditated murder in the first degree
ever to be returned in this District, as
the result OF a traffic killing was re-
ported today against Vernon S. Story
and James O'ConnOr.
They are alleged TO have deliber-
ately run down with an automobile
Charles F. Jarvis, causing his death,
November 16, on Keane lane near
Eighteenth street and Benning road
northeast. The death penalty may be
inflicted in the event OF a conviction
under this indictment
Manslaughter is charged against
Charles r. Cooper, colored, a pupil at
Armstrong School at First and i
streets, who is said TO have caused
the death OF another pupil Edward
W. Robinson, September IS. The
tragedy was the uutgrowth of a dis
pute over the occupancy of a seat in
the classroom.
The grand jury ignored a charge
of homicide against Ben Lust and
Harry Levy in connection with the
death of Anna Wilson, who fell down
an elevator shaft at the Mather Build
ing. They also ignored a homicide
charge against William NcIntire and
Irwin R Sweeney, attendants at st
Elizabeth 5. charged with causing the
death Of William Green. a patient at
the hospital. Homicide charges Were
also ignored against Alexander Ra-
niski, David Lee, William Adams and
Urban A. F. Gosh.
Others Are Indicted.
Others indicted. and the charges
against them, are: Harry C. TrIua-
poe, impersonating an officer; Will
liam Poll, violating national prohibi-
tion act; Fred O. Rinker and James
r. Steele, grand larceny: Franklin
H. Acton and William j. CarneI, as
sault with intent TO Kill and assault
with dangerous weapon; HiIda Black,
violating quarantine laws and regu-
lations of the United States; William
Hutchinson, carnal knowledge: Will
liam J. Carneu and Franklin II. Ac-
ton, assault to rob; William Harris,
grand larceny; Leo =. Curry. Alex
ander Rogers and Harry Feldman,
violating national prohibition act;
Peter Rodenhauser, jr., support /;
Archie Phillips, Chester Atwood. Her
bert Shoder and Samuel Epstein, vio-
lating national prohibition act; Rose
Starke, robbery; Samuel NJ Hurwitz,
violating national prohibition act;
Robert Accoe. pandering; Minnie
Brown, alias Kitty White. violating
quarantine laws and regulations of
the United States; James Thomas,
alias Daniel Thomas, violating Har-
rison narcotic act, and Simon Gold
stein, violating civil service law.