Evening star., 1928-05-02
JURY IND|cTS IS
IN GAMING RAIDS
One Woman Freed on Book
making Charge-Shooting
Brings True Bill.

Thirteen men were indicted and one
Woman eyonerated today by the grand
fury on charges Of setting up gaming
tables where horse-race bets could be
made and where card games were con-
Quoted. The indictments are based on
raids made by Sergt, Letterman and his
vice squad during February March and
April
Those indicted are Julius Smith, 9OI
n street. second floor, raided March 8:
Robert Lewis and Lewis l. Brown, 2oti
Georsis avenue raided April &; Louis
Lew, alias "Hippy" and George
Eatcky 500 Ninth street raloeo Feo-
r1larv "a: Alfred Sager and Timo.hy
Cation. l792 Seventh street, raioeo
March 10: Harry Rockelh, alias Harry
TSrk and Henry smith. TIA Seventh
street rafsed March 10; Mickey Nc
Donald i62s-So Fourteenth street,
raided February II; Arthur LauXman
end .ToSenh NJ. Essex 1910 Fourteenth
street. rai6ed February II. and RUDY
A. fisherman Sd Eighth street. raioeo
February Il.
Woman Freed.
The grand jurors refused to molct
Josephine Graham. 7lS TWenh Stree';
against whom. warrant was issued
Nfsrr, IS on a charge Of accepting bets
CT the races
Peter Kal1s.uais was indicted on p
cl,arre of assault to kill Mrs. Hattie
z. Davis. 607 Florida avenue nof'neaS1,
emo on A charge Of assault WITH
dangerous weapon on her 0aughteI'
Teon1a A. Davis. According 10 the story
told police. the man had been a IRE
ollent visitor at the Davis home, ana
october ] last called up the daughter
to make an engagement, The oauen-
Ter had another date ana so ADVISED
tire caller. Shortly afterwards ne ap-
reared st the Davis home, became
f,yrious al the refusal of the date. and
after throwing chairs around and pull
ing the telephone from the wall shot
Mrs Davis as she stood in the doorway
Of the living room. He then turned the
pistol toward the girl but the weapon
failed 70 explode Mrs. Davis has re-
covered. ii is said. but the bullet stll
Is lodged in her neck.
For an alleged assault with an ak,
James Casey. a white man. was lnolcteo
for an assault with q dangerous weapon
on Ira White calored. The attscS took
place April S at 90 Jackson alley ana
followed & general melee.
EmbezHIement Charged.
Leo D Jacoby was indicted for en-
bezzlement and larceny after trust, al
legged 10 have been committed SeptcTn-
eer 2g. 1922 He was recently arrested
st Los Angeles. where he is being held
for the District police. According 10 the
Indictment Jacoby obtained possession
of two shares Of stock from Frank j.
Auth. each worth $4,000. which he was
supposed 10 sell for Auth within 80 davs.
T. is alleged that he hypothecated the
stock for n loan and used the money.
Grand larceny is charged in an in
6ictment against Raymond Bennett.
former patient at the Naval Hospital.
Ee is said 10 have kCDt suit CT clothes
borrowed from another patient.
The grand jurors reporte5 70 indict-
r7ents and derIined 10 indict in\4 rases.
Ir addition to the gambling cfsTse
against Josephine Graham. thew ignored
a charge Of joy-ri6ing against john
Srlallwoo6: onp 0f assa flt agai-3St John
Ear-anchsnk and ora cf grand larceny
against william A Wright
Others indicted and the charges
against them: Charles Corsiey. grard
larceny; Guide .. I.T0n. Cilaunccg +.
Skinner and Jacob Blestein, non-sup-
port: Sherman Hill assault 10 commit
czTnsl knowledge. and Richard Little.
toy-rl6lng