Evening star., 1926-11-15
ROSS EX0NERATED
IN COLLISION DEATH
naxi Driver Held Not at Fault
! in CraSh-TW0 Others
Freed in Killings.

The grand jury today exonerated
Charles A. Ross, % years old, a taxi
cab driver, whose machine collided
with the automobile of Policeman
Ralph H. Knapp Of the second pre-
cinct and caused the death of Francis
b. Sheridan. 20 years old, Of 1905
North Capitol street. Sher1dan's jugu-
lar vein was cut as he was thrown
against the windshield. The accident
occurred October 20 at North Capitol
street and Randolph place. Ross was
under bond awaiting action by the
grand jury.
Two other homicide cases were ig-
nored by the grand Jurors. Dorothy
r.. Clark, colored, 23 years old, was
exonerated Of responsibility for the
death of Leon Smith, colored, follow
ing q. stab wound received in an al
tercation October 5. Charles G.. Chap
pell was held not responsible for the
death of Ella Clark, who was struck
by Chappell's car October II at Thir-
teenth and II streets.
Forty Indictments Reported.
Samuel Moreno, who is under In
dictment for murder In the first de-
gree in connection with the death Oh
Policeman Leo w. K. Busch and for
robbery in connection with a hold-up
at the Million-Dolla Grocery on Con-
necticut avenue, was charged with an
other case Of robbery today. He Is
named in an indictment with Harris
J, Atohison and James w. Callan, who
are charged with highway robbery.
The trio are alleged to have visited
the filling station OF the Dome on co.
at Sixteenth and Taylor streets Sep
tember 19 last as John F. Kaiser, th6
manager. was closing up for the nlsh MT.
The manager was ordered to put
them up' and was robbed Of $40, It Is
stated.
A total of 40 indictments was re-.
ported to Justice Hoehling In Criminal
Division ! and the grand Jurors
ignored a total of II charges. Those
ignored. in addition to the homicide
cases mentioned, are John w. Baxter
and George J. Friedman, joy-r1ding;
Joe Richards, narcotic law violation;
Edward r. Lewis, grand larceny; VIII
liam Fletcher and James .. Johnson,
robbery; Aubry B. BiXler, assault, and
Remus II. A. Burchett, assault.
Others Indicted.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: Charles FREDERICK
Spencer. alias Fred Scott, alias Z.
Fred Scott, alias c. Fred Spencer,
false pretenses two cases.; Sylvester
William Holmes. Raymond l.. Tyler,
alias Raymond Marshall, housebreak-
Ing and larceny; Roland Summers.
grand larceny; Roland Summers,
housebreaking and larceny; Raymond
Jones, Jerry j. Leonard, alias John
Manners, Matthew A. Rettew, alias
Godfrey Love, and Edward L. Smith.
grand larceny; Theodore Adams, Cecil
johnson two cases. and John Ford.
housebreaking and larceny; Louis e.
Bell two cases), Alvin Jordon, alias
Eugene r. Jordon, Milton Long, VII
liam J. Blundin and Elizabeth
Hardesty, grand larceny; Elizabeth
Hardesty, forgery and uttering; Elmer
Coleman, housebreaking and larceny;
William Edmonston, housebreak1ng;
James Brown, George DE Celle and
Gus Thomas, assault with dangerous
weapon; Harry Lawson, George A.
Young, Georgia f. Palmer and Walter
C.. Palmer, robbery: Nathaniel Cole
man, Raymond Reynolds, John VIII
lians. William T. Wilson, Charles K.
Allen. tr.; Francis II. Harding, Jerry
tJlrich, Robert Moore, William +.
Grady and Charles Striver, joy-riding;
James II. Herndon, violation postal
laws: I. y. Crotzer, James r. Kemph
and Harry Simpson, alias Jacob Levy,
non-support; Harry c. Lobdell and
Fannie Harris, receiving stolen prop
erty: Charles r. Parker, alias {. r.
Mitchell. violating Harrison narcotic
act.