Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-08
70 ARE INDICTED
AS BOOKMAKERS
Only One Murder Charge in
81 instruments Returned
by Grand Jury.

AS a result of police raids against
alleged handbook makers, the grand
! jury today reported indictments
against 10 persons charging them
with setting up a gaming table by
maintaining place where bets on
horse races might be made. A sim
liar charge against David Zarega was
| ignored by the grand jury.
| Those indicated as makers of hand
books are Morris E. Irwin, Frank Nc
| Cormack, James A. Noonan, George
| Graham, alias John Graham; Dave
| Samakow, Thomas Moore, William
| Arthur shannon, Ruby Albert Ha-
herman, alias Rudy Albert Haber-
man; Ellie Jones, Charles Swami,
Joseph Gregg, John B. kelleher,
| Charles Turner, Charles Danel
PAYNE. Herbert c. Alton, Percy May,
Henry J. Phillips, Charles Piffer, alias
| Charles Pheiffer; Joseph Saunders.
One Murder Indictment.
Murder in the second degree Is
| charged in an 1nd1ctment asaiIlS'
| Jesse James Evans, colored, IN con,
| nection with the death of SamueI
| Lucas.
| 24O3 Fl street, December 81, last, ana
got into a quarrel with two women
| in the house. According to the poice'
he shot Lucas, who was present, Dut
not taking part in the discussion.
The grand Jurors ignored charge
! of homicide against Daniel ii. Mui-
| len. a. taxi driver, Mullen was otiV-
| ing q. cab which struck and killed Ape
Schultz at Fourteenth and l. streets
| January 3. ,..,
six young men are charged with
stealing an automobile and with roo,
berry January IS at 1900 East Capltoi
street. Ralph Robinson, Arcnie ~
Benson, Joseph L. Binns, Maurice j:
Mechanism, Samuel r. Copeland and
Henry c. Harris are alleged to have
stolen a car in Georgetown, and after
riding over beyond Lincoln Park are
said to have entered the store OF An
thony d. Hamaty. They made away
with $50, the contents OF the casn
register it is stated.
Miles Macon of Lynchburg. Va,
sometimes known as Judge Macon,
was indicted on two charges OF false
pretenses. He Is charged with pass
ing worthless checks amounting to
$4,000 on Harvey Musselman, 100
Pennsylvania avenue, and Harry j..
F'roelich, 1912 G street.
Indictments Total 81.
A total of 81 indictments was re-
ported today to Justice Hoehling in
Criminal Division 1, and the grand
Jurors refused indictments in five
cases. The charges ignored by the
grand jurors were Mervin l.. White
head, joy-riding; Elsie Crosin and
Thelma Phillips, grand larceny: Dan
lei III. Mullen. homicide: Julian j.
Steiner, grand larceny, and David Ia
rega, setting UP a gaming table.
Others indicted ana the charges
against them include Harvey J. Hard
ing and Wayne K. Browning, false
pretenses; Arthur K. Lewis and Chris
Wing, larceny after trust; George Har-
ris, William L. Howard, Richard c..
Banks and Herman A. Brown, joy
riding; Ralph Robert Reid, Frederick
Robinson and Stanley Charles Clark,
non-support; Ida Smith alias Ida
Smith Dade) and Garry r. Thompson,
grand larceny and robbery; Charles
S. Terrence, robbery; Thelma Green
and Sylvester Robey, forgery; Melvin
Jones, James Edwards, Edward Snow
den, Robert Coleman, Melvin Spencer
and Charlie Ware (alias Charlie Boy,
carnal knowledge: Earl E. A. Hill,
assault to rape; Calvin Smith and
Howard Coleman, carnal knowledge:
William Tillman, assault to commit
carnal knowledge; Ralph Robinson,
robbery; Joe Leo Day, joy-riding;
Ernest Dixon, joy-riding (two cases) !;
Percy Watson, grand larceny three
cases); Peter M. Terrence, grand lar
ceny: Oliver Reed, housebreaking and
| larceny; William Alexander, assault
with dangerous weapon; Charles H.
Beavers, larceny after trust; Beatrice
| Henderson (alias Beatrice Cole, alias
Beatrice Eskridge), assault with dan
gerous weapon.