The Washington times., 1929-02-20
! NARCOTIC
CHARGES
UPHELD

The Grand Jury reported q
total of 81 indictments to
Chief Justice Walter /. Mccoy
in District Supreme Court to-
day. Five Of the indictments
were for alleged violations of
the Harrison narcotic act.
Norman Pryor, who is alleged to
have shot Ernest w. Sale, 29-year.
old grocery clerk, following a quar-.
rel over Pryor's wife, was indicted
for assault with q dangerous
weapon. Pryor and Sale took their
meals at a house in the 21O0 block
First st. N. W., and Pryor resented
Sales alleged attentions to his wife.
James Henry Irwin, 20 years old,
OF Wyoming. Pa, was indicted for
housebreaking and larceny in con.
nection with the taking of $25 from
the store Of Frank Shore, 1900
block New York Ave. on January
10, last. He is already under in.
dictment for the same offenses, fol-
lowing his arrest In the study OF
the Foundry Methodist Church last
August 6.
Indicted in Casing
William A. johnson, eolored, who
Is said to have stolen wearing ap-
parel from the Friendship House,
500 block of Virginia Ave. s. E.,
after turning on six gas.jets in the
kitchen so the occupants would
sleep soundIy," b indicted on two
charges of housebreaking and
larceny and one charge Of assault
with intent to kill,
Laurence p. Wilson, who was
recently fined SIS in Police Court
on charge of disorderly conduct
in connection with his forced atten-
tions upon Miss Blanche Phillpit.
pretty, young school-teacher, was
indicted for sending obscene matter
through the mails. The obscene mat.
ter referred to Is letter which he
mailed to the young lady on Novem-
ber z. 1927. Wilson is said to have
offered to marry the object of his
attentions in Police Court, but she
refused.
The Grand Jury refused to indict
Frank H. Acton on a charge of
Joy.riding due. to the failure of
the complaining witness to appear.
Acton came into the limelight last
August when he was accused of
false swearing in connection with
his marriage to a 15-year-old blind
girl. The child's mother also ac.
cused Acton's sister, whom she
accused of aiding the pair in OBJ
tanning their license
Others Indicted
Others indicted and the charges
against them include: William E.
Proctor, Gilbert L. Reed, George
Landraum, Odessa Floyd. Harry
Lucas. James J. Turner, Emerson
D. Insley. Robert Hicks, Noah r.
Earle, Samuel Smith, Elmer A.
Neil, William A. Wright, Herbert
Robertson, William Clark, Henry ].
Hasty, Sylvester Pearson and Jo-
seph w. Craven. housebreaking and
larceny.
Elmer A. Neil, William A. Wright,
John MacManin and Herbert Robert.
son, housebreakfng: William Clark,
receiving stolen property: John
Foster, Ralph NJ. smith, Frank
Johnson. John Stevenson, alias John
Black, Raymond Barnes, William
Conway, William Belaski, Robert
Coleman, Joel E. Moler, joy riding;
William Heller. Homer p. Steigle and
William F. Schaffer, alias Frederick
Schaffer, joy riding. and grand
larceny.
Narcotic Cases
Harry Harris, Paul Stockley, Will
liam Buchanan, Clarence Jones,
Charles E. Driver and Robert S.
Jarvis, violation Of the Harrison
Narcotic Act; Adeline D. Johnson,
William A. O'Neil and Isaac Hardy,
grand larceny; ]. L. Jasper, Harrison
Edelin,, Larceny after trust; Robert
s. Jarvis and John Sullivan, forgery
and uttering.