Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-17
CASSIDY INDICTED
ON LIQUOR CHARGE
Known as "Man in Green
Hat" Arrested at Senate
Office Building.

George L. Cassidy, known as the
man with the green hat" who was
arrested when delivering liquor, ac-
cording to the police, at the Senate
Office Building on october 81, was in
dicted today on a charge of violation Of
the Jones-Stalker act.
Robert F. Langdon, precinct detective
at No. S, also was indicted on a charge
of violating the Jones-Stalker law by
transporting liquor october 25. The off,
Ger was arrested by prohibition agents
as he is said to have delivered two s.
gallon containers filled with liquor at
premises 1904 Thirteenth street north
east. The agents had been tipped of
and were waiting for Langdon when he
drove up IN his automobile, it was
stated.
Arrested by Sergt. Little.
Sergt. Little placed Cassidy under ar
rest after he had seen him enter the
Senate Office Building and return to
his automobile, parked at the curb. AS
Cassidy started to re-enter the building
the arrest was made. He is reported
to have had half pint in his posses
sion. His car was searched and re-
vealed two quarts. it is alleged, and a
search was made at his home, 303
Seventeenth street southeast, where,
police report, they found 260 quarts of
liquor.
Other charges or national prohibition
law violations are made against Roose-
velt Mllburn, William Jamisoh, Ellis
worth Newman, owen S. Daranell, John
E. Carter. Rosetta Lancaster, Edward
and Rosetta Childs, Edward ]. Brooks
Reginald E. Sheppard, Robert Lee John
son. Redford M. Kines, Joseph Lee
Marks, Leo Fogel and Charles F.
Brandenburg.
Max Rubin, former policeman, and
his brother, Benjamin Rubin, were in
dicted for conspiracy to rob as a result
of an alleged plot to steal a $1,000 pay
roll from Miss Ruth Beuchert, daugh-
ter of the proprietor of the Central Auto
Works, on November Is. The brothers
were arrested after Hugh Winbery, a
supposed accomplice, tipped off" the
police. The Rubins are at liberty under
$4,000 bond each.
AhuASSCu AOA IAuAuCIs
Murder in the first degree Is charged
in an indictment against William C.
Butler, Lloyd hewitt and Eddie Stewart,
young colored boys, who are charged
with the death of Edward S. Sinclair,
September IL. The boys are said to
have entered Sinclair's store. at 1920
Howard road southeast, intending a
hold-up and to have shot and killed the
proprietor.
The grand Jurors exonerated II per-
sons of charges preferred against them.
The cases in which indictment was re-
fused were Anna Brown, arson; Ross
King, Lindsey Jayson, Robert Cornish,
John T. Feeney and Leo F. Bradley,
joyriding; Edgar Williams, Maurice F.
Hawkins and Catherine Davis, grand
larceny; Yoger Solomon, assault with
dangerous weapon; Benjamin Culber-
son, housebreaking; Tony Stasulli,
housebreaking and larceny; Gail Cribbs,
larceny after trust John Williams,
receiving stolen property: Harold p.
Wood. embezzlement; Homer Brown
and George Pickett, robbery.
other Indictments.
Others indicted and the charges
against them include:
Don Scarpulla, Samuel Fox, John
Conway Smith, grand larceny; James S.
Sellers, Joseph w. Whitman, Sylvester
J. BattiSti, James L. Hawkins, James c.
Johnson, joy-riding; Samuel Coleman,
housebreaking and larceny; Inez Harris,
receiving stolen property; Robert Jack
son, and Joe Rousey. assault danger
Gus weapon; Joseph H. Grey, robbery;
Walter Smith, bigamy; John L. Dun
nington, incest; James Beach, carnal
knowledge; William F. Garvey and Will
liam o. Davis, embezzIement: John Ed
ward Walsh (two cases., forgery and
uttering.