Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-06
TURFMAN INDICTED
UNDERMANN ACT
Grand Jury Names Two in
Ki|Iings-Charges Police
men With Extortion.

Daniel Brown of Los Angeles, said by
Department of Justice agents to be q
millionaire race track owner. was in
dicted today by the grand jury on a
charge of violating the Mann act by
transporting girl 16 years old from
Florida to the District of Columbia for
immoral purposes. The indictment
charges that the girl was transported
April IL. 1925.
According to the investigation by Gov
eminent agents, it Is contended that
Brown brought the young girl. a resi-
dent Of Salt Lake City. Utah, from Los
Angeles In party Of school girls on a
trip to Havana, Cuba. where Brown Is
said to be interested in the race track.
On returning from Cuba the girls were
brought to Washington and registered at
a prominent hotel April IL, 1928 The
alleged offense Is said to have occurred
the next day.
Other Indictments.
Murder In the second degree Is
charged in an indictment reported by
the grand jury against James A. Reed.
colored. He Is said to have shot to
death Richard r. Mitchell. also colored,
at 1881 Thirteenth street southeast
January II.
Curtis Johnson. colored, Is charged
with manslaugl1ter He Is said to have
shot and killed his common-laW wife.
Ismay Johnson, october last at 1914
Twenty-fifth street. There was fight.
and the woman Is said to have BRAN
dished knife when johnson shot her.
Ralph G. Blasey and Robert l..
Smith. policemen of the fifth precinct,
we're indicted on charge Of extortion.
They are said to have accepted money
from two helpers employed by boot
logger, october Is last, not to arrest
them and to release the car they were
driving These are the same officers
who were recently indicted for black
mail. but on investigation the United
States attorney decided that the charge
should be eXtortion.
The grand jurors eXonerated Floyd
F. Young. driver Of truck for The
Evening Star. Of charge Of man
slaughter. Young's truck struck and
killed Lee Ong. Chinese. at Fourth
street and Pennsylvania avenue SOUTH
east July 81 last. The grand jurors
also exoncrated Russell Balderson,
driver Of an automobile which COL
ided with a Washington Post truck on
Wisconsin avenue and Elliott street
October l6 and killed helper, Power
Keller.
The charge ofsb!eamy against Lauro
Gonzales. a Mexican. was also dropped.
He Is said TO have married an American
there was some question as to the valid
ity of the Mexican marriage. 1t Is stated
Cases Ignored.
Other cases ignored by the grand
jury include Frank p Coleman, white
slavery James W. Haley and Vaughan
l.. Tomlin. grand larceny; William f..
Morelan. forgery: Herbert Harris libel:
James r. Walker and Donald j. Allen,
robbery: Ben Coleman, violating ma
tional prohibition act; Charles r. Sny-
der, bigamy. and William Schultheis,
embezzlement
TO Chief Justice Mccoy. Those indicted
and the charges against them include:
Fred Davis and Charles Schaefer.
receiving stolen property: Delbert STAN
ley Rowe, on-support minor child;
Elijah Snipe and Freddie Sheriff., carnal
knowledge; Edward Smallwood. depre-
dation OF private property: James Guy
Chatwood. alias Harry Cole, forgery and
uttering: John Garner. Albert Driver.
Charles E. T. Harris and Clarence
Bowie g cases., robbery; Thomas j.
Wright. grand larceny.
Thomas j. Wright. forgery: Albert
Levine. Joy-riding: Virgil NJ Lawrence.
housebreaking and larceny: Virgil M.
Lawrence. David J. Strange. Clarence
Minor. William Barnes and Adelbert
War; joy-riding 1.-TWO cases):. George
Lucas. Osborne w. Creel three cases. .
Thomas A. Gray. alias Thaddeus O.
Gay. and Ellsworth Pryor. housebreak-
ing and larceny.
Thomas A. Gay. alias Thaddeus O.
Gay: Ellsworth Pryor, Ernest Diggs.
Steve Bolh, Glen Stetson, Thomas
Sparks. Amos Zimmerman, Grace A.
Zimmerman. Raymond Saunders. Lloyd
q. johnson. Ray Derr and Donald
Hurley. housebreakiiig and larceny:
Samuel Nicholson. assault with danger
Gus weapon.
Carey Jenrics, assault with dangerous
weapon. and assault with intent to xiii:
William C. Corbin. Roland Simms, Paul
p. Rogers, alias Stanislaus Rodguir:
James Scott. alias Andrew Tyler; Ed
ward w. Baker. Richard J. Mahouey.
John T. Harrison and Ralph Wright.
grand larceny.