Evening star., 1925-09-22
THREE ARE INDICTED
:. ON MURDER COUNT
Grand Jury Returns as Ac-
cusations, Ignores
Two Cases.

Three indictments for murder in
the first degree were returned hv the
grand jury today. Forty.three other
indictments were returned and two
cases We're ignored.
Those indicted for murder were vii
liam n. Ferguson Denzie jackson,
alias Robert Jackson. alias Robert
Butler, and Charles II. Baker, all
colored
Ferguson. an inmate of the United
States Soldiers Home. is charged
with fatally wounding Andrew c.
Davis, another inmate Of the home.
Der z. in section just northeast Of
the Soldiers Home grounds The
stabbing is alleged to have followed
a quarrel. Davis died the following
day at Walter Reed Hospital
Jackson Is indicted for the shoot
ing of William r. Thompson colored
July 2s, in front of 3I9 O street
southwest. following quarrel. The
allegation is that the accused fed
from this city and was not arrested
+! until August 27 in his home. 1925
New Jersey avenue, where he was
| hiding between The roof and the
ceiling Of the uppermost floor. Jack
son alleged that Thompson had a
knife in his hand al The time OF the
shooting.
Stabbing Brings Indictment
The third murder indictment is for
the stabbing Of Kelly Saxton, celored
on Pierce street between North Cap
itol and First streets. The allegation
/ is that Baker and Saxton were riding
together in an automobile when q dis
pute as 10 the amount of gasoline in
| me machine arose. resulting uti-
mately in the killing Of Saxton.
Eight grand larceny indictments
and i've Indictments for forgery were
among those returned. Those charged
with grand larceny by the grand jury
are John H. Warren, Floyd A. Green
and Olevia Hodge. George Franklin,
| Melville Ahmey. John II. Allen, John
A Reeves and Phillip Mickens two in
dictments being returned against the
last named.
Forgery indictments were returned
against Thomas T.. Chester and James
Wesley Queen, alias J. W. King. four
indictments being returned against
Queen.
Other indictments follow:
JOY riding: Norman Luskev. August
Christiana and Lewis Jewett, Jointly
charged in two indictments: Doug
las j.. Addison, Solomon Jackson,
/ Philip Mickens.
Housebreaking and larceny: Wal
/ lace Tinker, Freeman Hawkins and
/ William Montgomery. Jointly charged
! in one indictment: Richard Clinton:
! George W. Carr and >Rowmen II.
! Bryant. the last named two Jointly
| charged in one indictment.
| Robbery Is Charged
! Robbery: Mary Johnson. alias
/ Thomas: Samuel Thomas: William
/ Walter Hayes. TWO indictments being
returned against Hayes
Assault with a dangerous weapon:
/ Jerome smith alias Lefty Smith: Ar
! thur Dorsey.
Assault with a dangerous weapon
and assault with intent to kill: Charles
Jackson. William McAfee. alias Ma
McCaffee: William L. Roberts and Ru-
fus Adams.
False pretenses: katherin F.. Nor
gan. &o@ .E4-1 nr
Larceny after trust. James 4.
Walsh and VILLA M A Smith
White slavery: Harvey Devall.
| Non support of wife: Harry Wins
low: non.support of minor children.
! Walter Bernard Ellis. Brooke r.
Jackson and Champ Payton: non-sup-
port of wife and minor child or chill
dren. Charles j. Winters. Powhs IA n
| Temple Stephens and Frank H.
| Daniels.
The grand jury ignored a case Of
assault with dangerous wea pom
| against George Carr and a case of
| housebreaking and larceny against
/ Wellington Abrams.