Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-21
TWO ARE INDICTED
0NMURDER CHARGE
Robert Williams, CoIored, and
Charles Woody Accused by
Grand Jury.


today by the grand fury. Robert WI
:ssnns, colored, is charged with the
death OF Mai Gaines, also colored
March II, by shooting him at l4o0 +
street. Charles Woody is said to nave
shot to death Henry Smith, coloreo'
at 2613 Virginia avenue.
Phynes Perry. colored, VINO was
arrested as suspect, following the
criminal assault in the Capitoi
grounds or Mrs. Daisy We!nhg rep
ruary IS last, was indicted for an
assault on Policeman Zeno r. Wright,
who had placed him Under arrest.
The officer WAS shot in the arm.
Four indictments for housebreaklng
end larceny are also returned against
Perry, who is charged with breaking
into the store of Max Kottler, 947 {
street southwest, last Christmas. He
is also alleged to have entered the
drug store Of Raymond j. Lowry, 800
Eleventh street southeast, December
and the store of Ethel Silverman,
312 Eleventh street southeast, Febru-
airy II. Breaking into the home Of
David Cooper Smith. 131 L street
southeast, is also charged against the
negro.
Accused of Assault.
Thomas Dyson, colored, is indicted
for an assault with a dangerous
weapon and robbery. He is said to
have hit Mrs. Zelda KlatZkin over the
head with hammer in her husbands
store, 1876 F street northwest. Febru-
airy II. He is alleged to have robbed
the cash register.
Roy II. rutland is charged with rob-
berry of the Tribby jewelry store, Feb
uary 10, at 4:30 in the afternoon. He
is said to have taken $1,000 ring
from the store window, but dropped
it on the floor. He was apprehended
by a policeman as he ran from the
store,
Six persons are indicted for setting
UP a gaming table by having places
where bets on the results of horse
races might be made. AS the result OF
a raid at the third floor Of 1912 II
street northwest, February II, the
grand Jury indicted Morris E. Irwin,
alias Dutch Irwin Edward HOFFMAN,
Daniel Murphy and Arthur Luxman.
A quantity of alleged gambling para
phernalia was seized by the police.
Alfonso Perruso and Joseph Boland
are charged with setting up a similar
gaming establishment in rear or oO3
North Capitol street following a raid
by detectives January 20.
81 Indictments Reported.
A total of So indictments were re-
norted today and the grand jurors ig-
nored charges against IL persons.
Those indicted and the charges
against them are:
Hyman Terrish, Louis Rosenthal.
Giuseppe Ferrerra, Sarah A. john
son and Morris Wolf, violation
OF the national prohibition act:
Robert B. Whittlesey. embezzlement;
Edward Hoffman and Daniel Murphy,
violation Of section S65. ID. c. Code;
Morris E. Irwin, alias Dutch Irwin,
and Arthur Luxman, violation or $50
D. c. code; Altonzo Per-uso and Jo-
seph Roland, violation section $50 u.
c. code; Walter Gayden and Joseph
Thomas, robbery; Walter Gayden.
Joseph Thomas, James Mcconnell,
Archie r. Henry. Henry v. Morris
and isaac Williams, assault with dan.
gerous weapon: Samuel o. Peck, Don
aid A. Rothrock, Jose ID. Santos, John
III. Curtis, alias J.. III. Curtis. alias
Harold Griffin Kelle, false pretenses;
John H. Curtis alias j. II. Curtis.
alias Harold G. Kalie), Harold O..
Davis (alias Harold Gibbons, alias
Harold G.. Gibbs, alias Jimmie Gibbs,
alias Harold G.. Ross) and David Glea-
son (alias j. l.. Harbaugh, jr.; alias
Bert Gleason, alias j. 8. Bond, ALIAS
Charles C. Dennison), impersonating
an officer; Maynard H. Stewart, lar
ceny after trust: Ralph H. Dillon. lar
ceny after trust; Edward Lewis Love.
lace, Edward Martin McNulty, John
Peyton Torbert and Percy K.
Miner, non-support; Harry Il.
Strong, larceny; Sarah e. Ellis, libel;
Charles Marston, grand larceny;
Charles Marston, grand larceny ana
joy-riding; William Seals, Harry Hale,
Clarence NJ. Williams. Robert A.
Travers and John w. Quarles, joy
riding; Frank A. Collins. attempted
housebreaking; William 9. Dixon.
Major Rankin @ cases). George
John Fisher, Edward Johnson, Paul
Pratt, John Thomas West 6
cases., housebreaking and larceny;
Grant Lee two cases.. housebreaking
and larceny; Francis Green. house
breaking and larceny; George A. But
Ter, Alvin Jordan. Vernon w. Higgs,
Lewis ]. Simms, robbery; George But
Ter, William V. Higgs, alias Vernon w.
Higgs. Lewis johnson Simms, Alvin
Jordan. grand larceny; Lewis Johnson
Simms, Alvin Jordan, alias Alfred Car
ter, housebreaking and larceny; Willie
Thornton, HOUSEKEEPING and larceny;
Joseph Andrezwski. violating postal law;
Charles Woodland, attempted robbery
and assault to commit robbery;
Louis Holmes, robbery; Joseph Simms
1.-TWO cases), grand larceny; Pauline
Hicks, alias Pauline Chapman, grand
larceny; Robert f. Whaley and
Charles w. Allen, grand larceny and
toyriding; Charles w. Allen and
Robert F.. Whaley, grand larceny;
1nez Mathews. Rose Pettigrew and
Damon Marion, grand larceny; Da-
= mon Marion, forgery and utter4ng;
Samuel Newman, alias George r.
Smith, Lucille Norman, grand larceny;
Levi Jackson Chesson two cases) and
Nathaniel Fletcher and Frank Jack
son grand larceny.
Charges Are Ignored.
Tho following cases were ignored by
grand jury: Virginia Thurston, Louis
Goodney and James Pendleton. violat-
ing Harrison narcotic act: Charles -.
Cumpelly, grand larceny: Percy Green
and Antonio Cololoni. violating ma.
tional prohibition act; Samuel Barrett
Daniel w. Burke, Thomas F. Con.
nors, Chester Duck and Edward John.
son. setting up gaming table: Albert
Williams. Joyriding.
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