Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-23
TWO ARE CHARGED
WITH CONSPIRACY
Indictments Against Opera.
tors of 'Derma- TrichoIogy'
University.

ronsnirscy 10 use the mails to de-
fraud is charged in an fndictment
reported today against mares
Cerrish and Alexander Iroup IN con
nection with the operation OF the
University of the American Society
of Derma .Trichoogy. 631 Pennsyi,
Vania avenue Gerrish was indicted
March 81 on A charge OF USING tl'e
mails TO defraud in connection WIN
his business. Troup's name Is saia
To have appeared on the letterheao
nf the university as editor of the
New Haven Union, New raven
conn: treasurer, business admlnistra-
,or and member of the board or trus.
ices of the American Society or
Derma -TricholoeH.
The grand jury also reported a sepd
rate indictment charging Gerrlsh an"
Troup with using the mans 10 oe
between them. ,,
According to Assistant United
States Attorney NJ. Pearl Mccall. VINO
investigated the cases, the alleged
university" had an enrolment OF
$4,000 persons, from whom SlO nad
been collected in each case. me
alleged conspiracy dates back 10
January, 1925.
Claimed Congress Charter.
The prosecution asserts that the uni
cerslty claimed to have been chartered
nv congress and authorized those seek
ing Diplomas to operate beauty culture
schools which would not be subject
70 state restrictions. The promoters,
il is alleged set forth in their liter
at,ire that the university had sim
liar charter right as Georgetown, the
Red Cross. the Boy Scouts and other
organizations. The alleged representa-
fions We're false, 1t is claimed. and con
stituted an illegal use of the mails
Matthew Patterson, coiored. was
indicted for murder in the first degree
IN connection with the death of Essle
NJ. Jones. also colored. June s. at 2l24
Ninth street. The tragedy is said to
have been the result of jealousy be
cause the woman had Tilted rat
terson and returned 10 her husband.
Manslaughter is charged in an in
djctment returned against John H.
Pratt. colored. for the death of Ed
ward Forrest also colored, May 10.
Forrest was killed as the result Of
collision of two automobiles on
Nichols avenue near Good Hope Road
southeast Pratt claimed that he could
not stop his machine in time TO avert
the collision.
Lawyer Is Indicted.
Charles s. Hill colored. a member OF
the bar. was indicted for embezZle
nent in an indictment containing IL
counts. The money is said to have
been intrusted to him as member of
The board of trustees of a colored
Masonic orga nlzation. He is charged
with taking $4,000 March l6. $4,000
March II. S7.e22 March 10 and $4,000
April % last and appropriating the
money to his own use.
The grand jurors returned total of
al indictments and dropped seven
cases Charges were ignored against
Wallace Lyon. charged with homi-
eide in connection with the death OF
Richard Grace April IS. Lyon was
driving a taXicab which struck Grac
on Rhode Island avenue. Others eX
onerated are Len Minor, robbery
Benjamin F. Harris, grand larceny
Alvin SAWS. joy-riding and grand lar
ceny: Samuel kimble. carnal knowl-
edge: Charles F. Nelson. joy-riding
and Hunter c. Artiest, grand larceny.
An indictment alleging an assault
with a dangerous weapon with in
tent to Kill his wife. Norma A. Nc,
Duffie. was reported against Paul
Alexander McDuffie. former White
House policeman. 1t is charged that
April 20 last at his home, 333 f
street southeast. the policeman fired
five shots AT his wife following a
quarrel The wife told the police
that she had unloaded two reVolvers
belonging to her husband shortly be-
fore the argument. but that he found
another pistol.
Others Indicted.
Others indicted and the charges
AGAINST them are: Howard Delaney
Raymond Sorrell. Henry Barbour
Beach. William r. Zirkle. John w.
Fletcher. John Copeland and Jack
Waskow. non support; B. f. Fuller,
larceny after trust; Paul A. McDuftie
and William H. Green, assault danger
GUS weapon; Percival Smith. Weldon
Miller and w. J. jefferson Davis
grand larceny: Elizabeth Warren, alias
j. f. Warren alias +. Preston, false
pretenses; Edward Willie. carnal
knowledge; Charles Perd!eton and
James A. Baker, joy.riding: Paul F.
Vhisman. John Pierce, alias johnny
N,erce; Hebron Ross. alias Sebron
Ross: Richard Lee Morris. Vincent W
King. William B. Trussell. Robert c
Jones. Catherine Burbisky. Walter r
Randall, Josephine Neal. Chester
Washington. Arthur J. Boiler and 10
Eeph II. Burns. alias Joseph H. Bran
han. grand larceny; Joseph Fl. Burns
alias Joseph Fl. Branhan. housebreak
ing and larceny; Albert T. Savage,
housebreaking and larceny; Herman
Richardson and Phillip Peyton, house
breaking and larceny; David McGib
INV lornopv. Charles u CorriSb Allow