Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
First Degree Charged in
Killing of Policeman
Francis McAuliffe.
VICTIM ON DEATHBED
F0RGAVE HIS ASSAILANT
Four Cases of Homicide Are Ig.
nored by Grand Jury-0ther
Bills Disposed Of.

Samuel A. Jenkins was indicted today
by the grand jury for murder in the
first degree in connection with the
death of Policeman John Francis Nc
Auliffe in front of the home of Jen.
klnS, 1917 Thirty-fourth street. Jan.
uary 10. After shooting the officer,
jenkins turned the pistol on himself
and both were on adjoining cots at the
hospital when Jenkins expressed his
sorrow to his victim and was for
given by McAuliffe. who asked his
mother not to let Jenkins be prosecuted.
jenkins had been drinking and was
raising disturbance at his home when
the officers attention was called to the,
noise. He strolled past the house and
when Jenkins saw him he shot out of
the front window at the policeman.
He then turned the weapon on him.
self. He has been transferred from the
hopital to JAIL
A coroner's jury this afternoon also
held that Jenkins fired the shot that
caused the policeman's death.
Second-Degree Murder Charge.
Murder In the second degree is
charged in an indictment against Will
liam G. Fleet, colored. He is said to
have caused the death of Frederick j.
Smith, also colored, by striking him
with brick July Is at 1880 Thirty
third street.
Four cases of homicide were ignored
by the grand jurors. Joseph A. Roy
Ston was exonerated of causing the
death OF Preston Kumler in an auto
collision at Twenty-eighth and M
streets, November. Sadye Hatton, coll
ored, also was exonerated of a homi-
eide charge in connection with the
shooting of Joseph Miles. September
II, in front of PIT Virginia avenue
southeast.
Charles L. Bell, colored, an inmate
Of st. Elizabeth's Hospital, was held
not responsible for the death of Charles
Stokes, also colored. another inmate,
September 3. The charge of homicide
against Rosellie B. Thomas. colored,
was ignored. She was driving an
automobile which mounted the pave
ment in front of 1903 West Virginia
avenue northeast, August 20, and killed
catherine Payne, pedestrian. The
testimony showed she had swerved to
avoid a collision with bus.
The grand jurors also declined to
lndict Albert B. Webster, false pre-
lenses; Rebecca Frye, Daisy F. Gallo
way and Nathaniel Galloway, grand
larceny: Cornelius v. Sheppard. joy-
riding; Frank johnson, rape: Torn
Lynch, forgery. and George E. Raw
lings, joy-riding.
A Indictments Returned.
A total of A indictments was re-
ported, in which are included the fol-
lowing:
James Jones (three cases., Stephen
c. Hoffman (three cases. and Raymond
Brown. housebreaking and larceny:
John Henry Parnel. alias John Henry
CARMEL, and William F.. Carney, grand
larceny; George E. Rawlings, house.
breaking and larceny: Walter Davis,
Monroe Warner, Daniel M. Galloway,
William H. Adams, Frank D. Green,
William H. Adams, Frank D. Green,
John Jackson and William EStep, joy
riding; Lester j. Groves 1.-TWO cases..
grand larceny and joy-riding; Luttrell
Buchannon. alias Luttrell Buchanan
1.-TWO cases.. Roscoe A. James, John E.
Lohr. John F. Smith. Vaughn Lee Tom
lin, Theodore E. Wilson, Malcolm Stew
art and Albert S. Fowler, joy-riding:
Malcolm James Stewart. violation ma
tional motor vehicle theft act; Herbert
Lewis, Lucille Harrison, Melvin Stroth-
ers 1.-TWO cases., Richard Bundy, Milton
E. Terry 1.-TWO cases., Benjamin A. Bran
son, Theodore Crawford, Joseph Hardy,
George w. McGoines and James j.
Healy (three cases., robbery; William
L. MoSeley, assault with dangerous
weapon and assault with intent to kill;
Charles RanSome, assault with danger
Gus weapon; Charlie Ware 1.-TWO cases.,
assault to commit carnal knowledge;
Paul A. Willis 1.-TWO cases., false pre-
lenses; Regina Blanchfield, larceny after
trust: Ralph d. Ballard, forgery and
uttering.