Evening star., 1928-11-27
POLICE |NFORMER
FACES INDICTMENT
Accused of Perjury, Grand
Larceny, EmbezzIement and
Larceny After Trust.

Marion F. Lee, police informer was
indicted today by the grand jury OIL
charges of perjury, grand larceny en-
bezzlement and larceny after trust.
Lee was arrested August l in ccn-
nection with the disappearance of $40
from filling station, where he was
employed. Detective b. F.. GravelIy
made the arrest after he had discovered
the money in the pumproom of the sta
ton tied up in handkerchief. Lee had
reported a hold-up and robbery After
Lee had been released on bond Gravel
ly used him, it is said to make pur-
chaSes of liquor for him. The perjury
charge grows out of an alleged false
affidavit made by Lee before United
States Commissioner Needham C. Tur-
mage that he had bought intoxicarits
from Mrs. Morris Odell. in the 400
blocck of Sixteenth street, August 49,.
Before the commissioner Mrs. Odell
proved that she was at the Seashore at
the time and the charge was dismissed
against her. Lee was then taken into
custody.
The other charges all relate to the
alleged taking of the $40 and are laid
In the several ways to meet the exigen-
cies of the proof.
Hendrix Indicted.
Samuel Hendrix was indicted for grand
larceny and receiving stolen goods.
Hendrix was reported as implicated with
Policeman William Still of the ninth
precinct, who shot himself August IL
when his superior officer was about to
put him under arrest in connection with
an auto theft. Hendrix is charged with
Qkjno D
but according to the police claimed he
had received the car from Still. A count
charging receiving stolen automobile
is contained in the indictment to meet
that claim.
False tmperSonation to secure a civil
service job is charged in an indictment
against William Harris and William
Clayton, both colored. Clayton applied
for the place and passed the examina-
tion. When ordered to report for work
he said another job, so sent Harris to
take the job. The men were to divide
the pay. it is stated.
Setting up gaming table for the
receipt of bets on the result of horse
races and for playing blackjack" is
charged in an indictment reported
against Francis j. Deegan, William T.
Deegan and Fred B. Cheatham. They
the 1900 block of Champlain street.
The Deegans are said to have been
interested in the Ambassador oyster
house on Eighteenth street, where a
raid was made and where E. A. Rickert,
an investigator for the Capital Traction
Co., claimed he was assaulted by police
and revenue men.
Fifteen Are Indicted.
Fifteen persons, all said to be COL
ored. were indicted on charges of con-
Quoting lottery known as Numbers "
John w. Carter is alleged to be the
backer of the enterprise and is charged
with being concerned in the manage
nent of the lottery between January /
and the present time.
Others named as operating and SELL
ing tickets on the lottery include The
odore Grant and Maurice Gregg, ar
rested in the 500 block of Florida ave-
nue.: Herman Ware, arrested in the
1900 block of Twelfth street: John
Dykes, taken in the 1900 block of
Eighteenth street; Israel Lindsey and
Ruth Mccullough, arrested in the first
block of G street: Thresa Green, taken
in the 600 block of T street; Robert
Coleman, Herbert T. Smart, oscar Dix
on, Carl Pierce and William Fisher, ar
rested in the 800 block of Second street
southwest; Merrett Wilson and Wexford
Reed, taken in the 200 block of Four
and-a-half street southwest. The grand
jurors ignored similar charge against
Grace Dykes, wife of John Dykes.
The grand jurors also refused to in