Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-06
WOMAN IS AGAIN
. HELD FOR FORGERY
Lydia E. Graves, Recently
= Convicted, Faces Addi-
tionaI Indictments.

Lydia E. Graves, 20 years old, who
was convicted last week of forging a
check for $25, was indicted today by
tho grand jury on two more charges
Of forgery. She is alleged to have
forged the name of Charles X. West
of Chevy Chase to two checks, one Tor
SIS and the other for $40.
Larceny after trust and grand lar
ceny are charged in an indictment
against Charles r. Goldsborough. He
is alleged to have appropriated to his
own use $3.50 given to him to deposit
in a bank by Milton f. Colburn, 5000
Georgia avenue. He is also charged
with stealing a ring worth $500 be-
longing to Mrs. Colburn.
James 7. Moore was indicted for
robbery. 1t is alleged that May 10
last he held up John f. Carlisle, in
charge of a gas-flling station, and
after taking the money from the cash
drawer locked Carlisle in the wash
room and escaped. The robbery was
staged near police headquarters. lie
was ar11@1"tqd in Baltimore.
Robbery is also charged against
Odell Duckett, colored, who is said TO
have snatched pocketbook from Miss
Elizabeth Devlin of Pawtucket, r. l.,
here. and her pocketbook contained
Indicted for Bigamy.
Bieamy is charged in an indictment
against William d. BassfOrd. 1t is al.
legged he married Maxine E. CLANCY
of 100 Tennessee avenue northeast
June 6. 1925, without obtaining a di-
vorce from Florence Z. Follin, to
whom he was married June IS, 1928.
Ernest Scott, colored, was exoner-
ated by the grand jurors of a charge
of homicide in connection with the
death Of Clarence Briggs. The jury
reached the decision that the shooting
of Briggs was accidental. Ten other
persons were eXonerated of charges by
the grand jury. They include Daniel
G.. Coppola, white slavery; John +.
Van Horn, violating Volstead act; Bus
ter Buchanan, joy-riding; John Smith,
Alfred II. Dudley and Wilkie Biddle,
grand larceny; John E. Histon. vio-
lating smoke-scree law; Henry Ber-
man, larceny after trust; killiam
Glenn, violating Mann act, and Mary
Jackson, sending poisoned candy
through the mails.
Others Under Charges.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are:
Otto Hawkins, larceny; Otto Haw-
lxins, assault with dangerous weapon;
George Williams and Lillian Bowie
alias Lula Burke, violation OF Harri-
son narcotic act; Carl w. Bowie two
cases., forgery and uttering; S. E. Blake,
alias ]. B. Ellison. false pretenses;
Arthur Twyman, embezzlement; Shell
ly Hedgepeth, carnal knowledge;
Harry Miller, grand larceny; Frank
Kelly, Willie Thornton, James Il.
Foster and William Smith, house
breaking and larceny; Walter Rex,
Daniel Morrison and George Leroy
Jones, joy-riding; William E. Dunn,
Stephen w. Dorsey. William Deans,
Marguerite Daniels, Harold Monroe
Benton, Harry T. Robey and Luther
B. Garner, non-support; Odell Duckett,
Milton Edelin,, Cora Brown and James
T. Moore, robbery; James Moore. re. |
ceiving stolen property; Pennie
Charlie Jones. violation Of postal
laws: William Whitley De Lancey,
forgery; Morris Cohn two cases., |
David William Miller, Percy Saunders, |
Louis Rosenthal and Menotti Aquilino, |
violation Of national prohibition act.