Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
70 INDICTMENTS
MADE IN FA|RF AK
True Bills Are Returned in
Alleged Wholesale For
gerry Cases.
cial Dispatch to The Star.

FAIRFAX. Va, May 2l.-The special
grand jury at the opening of the May
term of the Fairfax County Circuit
Court yesterday entered 20 indictments.
This grand jury was composed of c. C.
Carr, foreman; j. d. Garrett r. z.
Buckley, B, H. Swart. T. P Chapman,
f. A. Farr, Elmer Dove, H. S. Violet
and u. S. Walters.
True bills were entered against John
Tyler for felonious HOUSEKEEPING. Tyler
pleaded guilty to robbing the house Of
Lewis and George Hardbower in March,
1928. and stealing cash, jewelry and a
watch valued at 1892. He was given
By Judge Howard Smith five-ycar
sentence to the pcnitentiary. suspended
during good behavior and required to
report at each term OF court through
l.. A. Popkins and c. L. Tyler. Against
James Moore, for unlawful manufac-
ture and sale of liquor. Moore pleaded
guilty and was fined SIS, costs. and three
months in Jail; not suspended. Against
Norman Fairfax for unlawful manu-
facture of liquor. He pleaded guilty and
was fined So, costs, and six months
in jail Against w. l.. Garner for unlaw-
full manufacture. Garner pleaded guilty
to this and to a former indictment foT
the same offenSe, was fined SIS and costs
and six months III jail on each count
sentences to run concurrently. Curtis
Mclaughlin for feloniouS manning with
intent TO kill. A capiaS was issued for
his arrest, as he Is a fugitive from JUS
tice. The indictment charges that OIL
March % he shot Annie Ware with
pistol Herbert Carter, alias Huntington
Carter; o. L. Stedman, Robert Lee
Smith. Emanuel Dove, Frank Gorham,
Duff Green and Ralph G. Gather, all
for unlawful transportation of liquor
and driving while under the influence
of intoxicants. A capiaS was issued for
the arrest of Carter. Stedman, Smith
and Dove pleaded not guilty and their
trials were set for May 81. The trials Of
Gorham, Green and Gather were post
pof1ed until the September term on
motion of the defendants.
Plea Of Not Guilty. O.,
A true bill was entered against Elmer
and Pearl Emery for grand larceny
They entered a plea of not guilty and
the commonwealth. being granted the
right of severance, elected to try Elmer
Emery first on May %. The indict-
ment charges that they stole money,
clothes and field glasses from A. r.
Sherwood and his wife in April, while
stopping at their home as tourists
Against Walter Simons and William
Switzerland for felonious housebreak-
ing and arson. The indictment charges
that in April they robbed the store of
Frank Reid and his wife on Ok road. of
goods to the extent of $33, later burn
ing the building to the extent of $4,000
damages. They entered plea of not
guilty and trial was set for May %.
Five indictments for felonious forgery
were entered against Mack Dons, alias
Dones, alias Darnell, alias Willie Hill,
and against Rosie Pearce, Emma Tate,
Eugene Thomas and Joseph TAFT, alias
Tate. A plea of guilty was entered for
Darnell, not guilty for the others. Trial
was set for the 9th. The five indict-
ments, list five separate checks on which
Darnell is said to have collected SIS
each. the first on the First National
Bank of Alexandria, signed by u. D.
BeleS" and made payable to Clifton v.
Hurley for road work 1t was Endorsed
on the back by Hurley and D. S.
Crockett. The second check, also on
the Alexandria First National, and
signed y. D. Beles," was Endorsed by
Hurley, C. E. Edmunson and B. En-
twisle. The third check. drawn on the
Falls Church Bank, signed Richard
Farr," was maize out to Willie Hill for
farm work. Endorsed Willie Hill and
Gibson's Garage, by r. H. Sayre. Check
No. 4. on the Trust Co. of Northern Vir-
ginia, at Rosslyn, signed &C. L. Lane"
to the order of Willie Hill for farm
work. was Endorsed by Willie Hill and
w. N. Lynch. The last check, drawn
on the Peoples National Bank of War
renton to the order of Willie Hill, was
signed M L. Herson' and Endorsed
Willie Hill. This check, given to Mrs.
Annie Turberville of Centerville. was
the one which led to the arrest of the
party. Mrs. Turberville notifying Sher-
III Kirby when 1t was presented.
Bigamy Case Indictment.
The grand jury also entered a true
bill against Melvin A. Bolts for felonious
bigamy, the indictment charging that
he married Beatrice E. Penifleld in
Washington on November 81, 1921. and
while still so married he again married
Minnie A. Baggarly on March 18, 1927,
in Fairfax County. The case was car
ried over to the second day Of the
September term ON petition of Bolts.
The grand Jury refused to indict Rob-
ert Elmore for felonious murder and
James Carroll for unlawful Transports
ton and driving while intoxicated. FL
more was the driver of an automobile
which last November ID struck John
Brent, colored, of Merrifield. Brent
he died three days later from injuries
sustained in the accident
The commemorative attorney filed
with the court an information charging
Ernest Bradford with illegal possession
Of liquor. the case being set for May %.
John Woodlawn and william LyleS,
pleading guilty to possession. on infor-
nation filed, were each fined $50, costs
and one month in jail: suspended during
good behavior. George Denly, alias
George Denny. pleading guilty to sale
of liquor was given $50, costs and three
months in iail
Judge Howard Smith yesterday ap-
pointed Claude Caudle. Cliff c. Reyn-
olds and Carrie l. Rose as trustees of
the Rock Hill Church of God (white).
Mrs. Lucina Bethune, Frank H. East
man and A. r. Theiander were appoint
ed trustees of the Presbyterian Church
Of Falls Church.