Evening star., 1926-09-09
DRIVERS CLEARED
IN THREE DEATHS
Grand Jury Refuses to Indict
Clark, Thomas and Two
Unidentified.

The grand jury today refused in
dictments against four drivers In
three recent deaths resulting from
ira ffic accidents. Edgar r. Clark and
Lewis w. Thomas were exonera ted
Of responsibility for the death Of I.u-
cille Coleman August last at New
Jersey avenue and F. street. The un-
known driver Of Ford was exon
Grated Of blame for the death Of ia =
cob Goodman and the unknown driv-
a. Of an unknown make of automobile
was held not liable for the death of
Jacob Goodman.
Six other cases We're ignored ny the
grand jurors. including a charge Of
attempted arson brought against Ed.
ward Neil, receiving stolen property
against Julius Masterson. ssault
against Bessie Stewart. joy riding
against Green Wilks, housebrea king
against Walter Willis and receiving
stolen property against Mack Byrd.
Charged With Killing Wife.
Murder In the second degree is
charged in an indictmenI Of Roy Otis
Henson. colored. He IL alleged to
have struck his wife. Elsie. over the
head with pick handle August 2,
last, at their apartment. 1871 T street
northwest, during a quarrel.
4 total of IS indictments were re-
ported today ny the gra nd jury Grand
larceny charges predominated. as
many as "a persons being charged
with that Offense.
Eleven others were indicted on
charges Of receiving stolen goods.
Many Larceny Charges.
Those indicted and tn. charges
against them are:
Irving l.. West. Marcellus Washing
ton. Jimmie Washington. Everett Fen.
ney. Wade CheSknut, John r. Haston,
Garla nd CarrinOeon. Amos Oles, Rich
ard J.. Mann, Gerhart T. Sunde, ALA .
Ger Sunde. alias Garrath G. Griffith;
Charles Asoph Rhodes, Samuel Smith,
Clarence Back, George Gray. Frank
i. Swoveland. William Green. La
voeser Johnson, George Gerst. John
Richard Slosher. Thomas BENTLEY,
Clara Dillard and Jane Scott. gra nd
larceny: James Howard Colbert.
Floyd Perkins. Frank r. Davis
Harry {. Smallwood. Vincent J. Zin.
sitz and Parker Armell. joy-riding
Roland Washington. housebres king
and larceny; Roosevelt Davis, robbery:
Charles Walker and Roland Fields,
housebreaking and larceny.
Clarence Henson. George McDona Id
Shaw, Forrest William HARRINGTON,
Evelyn Ryon. Hilda l.. Black and
Douglas Johns. robbery; John n.
Mitchell. assault with intent to kill.
assault with dangerous weapon: Will
liam Harrison. assault with da aneerous
weapon; George Butler and Clarence
Berry. alias Hooks Berry. carnal
knowledge; George Turner and Solo
mon Munitz, violating smoke screen
law: Robert Alfred Owens. Willard
Wilson Stout, John r. Collins. I'm.
herto Salvetti. Daniel W. Chase and
James Sumner McDonough, non.sup.
port; Maurice A. Partridge. violating
Dyer act; Ernest Rich and Charles An
derson. housebreaking and larceny
'Juanita Scherer. receiving stolen
property: Frances Carter. alias Helen
Dairy; Jacob Dodd Charles F.. LYONS
'Iessie Hall, William Hall. Frank
Studdwood. Joseph Rhone. Ruth
Brown. Abram Saltzetine and Ran
dolph Dodd, receiving stolen property
Edward F. Latham. violating white
slave traf1c act George Jackson. car
nal knowledge: James r. Fleet and
Aiphonso Brown. rape; Furman War
den Hawkins. William A. Thomas
John Proctor. John Moten nd Thoma,
Gross, 1oy-riding; Charles Sherlock. at
tempted carnal knowledge: Clyde Tay
Tor. vincent MessineO. Harold Gravsor
ana John Cross. carnai knowledge.