Evening star., 1926-10-04
MURDER CHARGED
IN z INDICTMENTS
Grand Jury Reports 124
Cases of Various 0ffenseS.
Refuses to Accuse Some.

an indictment returned by the grand
jury today against Ludy Robinson
colored. He is alleged to have shot
and killed Mollie Steadman. also col
ored, during a quarrel July II last at
1923 First street northwest. Second
degree murder is alleged in an indict
ment against George A. Mayfield, col
ored. He is said to have quarreleo
with William White. also colored. and
to have hit him with brick, causing
his death July 25.
Rafael G.. Calvo. former note teller
at the Liberty National Bank. was In
dicted on charges of embeZzlement
larceny after trust and grand laceny
He is accused Of taking mony while IT
the banks employ.
Manslaughter is charged in an In
dictment against John r. Hammond
who is said to have been operating a
car which killed Mary A. DOye. who
was crossing at Seventh and l. streets
July Is last.
124 Indictments Reported.
A total of 124 indictments were re
ported today, concluding the work OF
the present grand jury. The grand
jurors refused indictments In l9 other
cases. Those exonerated, and the
charges against them, include: Rober1
G. Shaw. larceny: Blanch Porter. VIC
lation of the narcotic law; Bradley
NJ. Smith, grand larceny: EdWarC
Blackwell, housebreaking and larceny
Arthur c. Tenant. homicide; j
Henry Sjmms. violation of he pro
hibition It: Charles Anderson, house
breaking and larceny; Robert A
Brown, assault with a dangerous
weapon; Raymond Whitfield. seduc
ton; James B. McInturff, violation OF
prohibition act; Richard Hardy and
Lallier G. Tapponier, assault with
dangerous weapon; Lallier G. Tappon
Ter, grand larceny; Percy Watson
larceny from the United States; James
Moses Brown, homicide; James w. IL
Hardy and Charles S. Green. joyrid
ing; Charles f.. Lyles. carnal knowl
edge: Frank f. Stebbins, perjury.
The grand jury also ignored q
charge against Policeman Raymond
Whitfield of No precinct brought
against him by Miss HALLS Nuckels
! 20, Of 733 Alabama avenue southwest
Miss Nuckles tainted in Police Court
recently when she told Judge Schuldt
about the case Whitfield was held
for the grand jury action by Judge
Schuldt, after the girl told her story
The girl was introduced to Whitfield
by a brother officer. She claimed that
he had promised to marry her.
Charges i'm Indictments.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: Robert Brooks
Roland Washington, Andrew Miller
Gus Brooks. Ardelia Sweeney. alias
Ardelia Anderson; James NJ. Peters
Leon Jackson, Raymond c. Johnson
John Simons, Walter Smith, ALA:
Walter Kane; Samuel Lawrence. ALA:
John Diggs, and Richard Montgomery
housebreaking and larceny. Bertrand
lJ. Murray, alias Joseph Waters
larceny after trust and grand larceny
Bertrand J. Murray, alias JOSEPH
! Waters; Arthur f. Pace, alias Arthul
Z. Poovey; Shumon Mccullough, Johr
! G.. Byrd George Shaw, John L. Don
nelly, James Carusoe, VILLAIN a
Shubert, William Green. Cape Skelton
| William A. Miller, Newton b. Black
stone. William Griffith, alias William
Griffin, and John Glynn, grand larceny
Thomas w. Moon, embezzlement
Silas Goodall, Alvin A. Ray, Josepf
l.. Green. William b. Green and Ar
L.. Il
r. Green, assault to rob and attempt
ed robbery e cases); George Downing
grand larceny g cases); Jerry G
Leonard. Matthew A. Rettew, Georg'
r., Warwick, James II. Colbert, Rich
ard johnson and Charles Scott. joy
riding; Charles Miller. housebreaktns
and larceny; Arthur Jordan, Forres
William Harrington, James Dorsey
William Estep. Ellsworth Crutchtield
Nathaniel Oliver, Melvin Lee, ROber
Brown, John Simons, Reginald De
Witt Bowman, Kenneth A. Johnson
Allen H. English. Louis Levy Wat
kins and George l.. Fentress. joy
| riding; Augustus Ray. assault will
| intent to kill, assault with dangerous
| weapon; Walter Mason, Georg'
L. Hicks two cases., Walter NJ
Hogan, James p. Thomas. William ii
Culberson, Callina Hall. Jane:
Robinson and Frank H. Mort
| assault with dangerous weapon
Madeline Bari Cape Shelton, Pear
White, James White, Robert ThOmp
son, Agnes Johnson, George II. But
| ler, Stephen Johnson, Joseph Murphy
Carlton Williams, Stephen Johnson
| Joseph Murphy and Carlton Williams
| robbery; Frances Pyle and James Il
| CaraWay, forgery and uttering; Viii
| liam d. Reese, false pretenses; Samue
| Verified and Bertha VERIFIED tive
| cases), Louis Jacobson, Isaac Jacobs
| James Proctor, Clarence Lee. Arthur
| Mason, Abraham SchOen and Ethe
Kaiser, Robert De Francis, Lavid lie
| roy Russell, Antonio COnsoli and An
thony Conson, Wayman Whiting ant
| Rosetta Allen, violating prohibition
act; James A. Williamson and james
| Randall, violating narcotic law; Ed
| ward w. Brons, false pretenses; Lero!
K. Wolfe, bigamy.
| Edward Cook, Ethel Cook, De Wit
Butler, Robert McGary, George Parr
Robert Orr, Gartrell Moses Crew
jeanette Kidd, Lillian Bowie, JOSEPH
Berger, Nellie Lancaster. Joe Fraser
Dan Ahmey. William w. Kimball
| Paul Minor, John J. Maheny, Richar'
Mallery, James NJ. Herd and Jani
| Gore, violating narcotic law; Nor
gan Percy Daniels and William I
| Walsh, non-support wife and mino
children; John Rideout. Hobson l
Gattis, Clarence A. Hood, Leslie Carl
ton Crigler and Walter A. Phillips
non-support minor child; Brooks Ros
| Newton and Norman Preston Poole
non-support minor children; Chaunce,
w. Bolton, violation postal law; Johl
Leon Sears, forgery; Charles +
Myers, false pretences; Ross ii. Fos
ter. jr. two casesl. larceny after trus
| and embeZZlement.