Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-19
Sc CHARGES FILED
BY GRAND JURORS
Two Indicted for Murder and
Six Under Jones Pen.
atty Law. ~ -

Thirty-six indictments were reported
by the grand jury today to Chief Justice
walter /. Mccoy Of the District SUI
preme Court.
They included one first-degree muir
der, one for second-degree murder.
six for violation of the Jones law, one
for abduction, one for mansiaughter,
nine for assaults with dangerous weap-
ons and a number of housebreaking
cases and other offenses.
The first-degree murder indictment
Is reported against James Henry Dyson,
colored who is accused of killing his
wife, Ada Dyson. during an argument
at his home, in the 1900 block of Six
and-a-half street, on February Is last.
He shot her with q pistol.
Gus Tokas, owner of Greek restau-
rant in the 1900 block of U street, was
indicted for second-degree murder. Ac-
cording to his story three colored men
who had come to his restaurant refused
to pay for the food they had eaten.
He grabbed butcher knife and chased
them into the street. The men es-
capped, but Tokas said he lost his mind
and ran down the street. slashing with
the knife. His victim was George
Washington, colored, who was slashed
as he was boarding street car. Wash
ington died from the effects of the
wound october 8.
Charged in Woman's Death.
Indicted for nianslaughter, Jack Ed
win Parker, 19 years old, is charged with
the death of Mrs. H. A. Hirshberger Of
Kingston, Pa. She was knocked down
and killed by an automobile driven by
Parker at Thomas Circle on November
ii, 1927. The husband of the victim
was also injured. Parker, whose home
is in Beltsville, Nd. was II years old
at the time. The grand jury in its re-
port exonerated two other boys. Heath
Smith and William Blaine, who were
accident occurred.
John. L. Knighton was indicted for
assault with a dangerous weapon. He
is accused Of cutting Lester F. Snyder
with a penknife last December IL.
The grand jury refused to indict IN
other cases involving Is persons. Among
these were Arthur Tillman. colored,
special watchman of local school,
whom Policeman William I. Griggs OF
the second precinct charged had fired
pistol at him.
Others Indicted by Jury.
Others named in indictments follow:
Elmer A. Browne, embezzlement; Pau
line II. Opey, assault with dangerous
weapon; Richard Duckett, assault with
dangerous weapon and mayhem; M
Lee, Odell Jones, Daniel E. Frye and
Howard Sinms; assault with dangerous
weapons; Melvin Hamilton, John
Franks, Mary Johnson, Richard E.
James, Florence Brown, Julia Lawson.
Lewis Hodges, Benjamin Gray and
Raymond A. Jones, robbery; Roland
Washington, Hurlie williams, house
breaking and larceny; Benjamin T.
NARROW, George John Resser and Theo-
dore Roosevelt Benner, grand larceny:
Walter Spriggs, Samuel L. Burke, Rob-
ert West and William H. Thomas, joy
riding; John A. Scruggs, jr., grand lar
ceny and embezzlement, and John M.
West, joyriding and larceny after trust.
Elmer Altizer, Sadie Altizer and Helen
Woznik were indicted on charge OF
abducting Raymond L. Schwenk on
January Is last, when he said they
forced him at the point of pistol. to
drive them In his car to Pens Grove,
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them as far as Hyattsville.
According to Schwenk's story to the
police, the trio called to him at Ninth
street and Pennsylvania avenue. late
in the evening, asking him to take them
as far as Hyattsville. He first took them
to q southeast address, where they OBJ
tanned some bedding and proceeded to
Hyattsyille.
On the. outskirts of the Maryland
suburb, one of the trio pulled q pistol,
Schwenk claims, and forced him to
drive on to the New Jersey town. After
abandoning the car, Schwenk brought
about the arrest of the three alleged
abductor by the aid Of Penns Grove
police. Detective Frank U. varney
returned them here to face charges.
Suspended Officer Charged.
Curtis Carter, IS years old, suspended
policeman, was indicted under the Jones
act. He Is charged with transportation
and possession of liquor.
In two of the Jones act indictments
the grand jury acted on testimony OF
colored informers who were engaged in
the street battle last week which re-
suited in the death of two men. One
of the informers in the indictments re-
turned today was slain by the avengers,
the other having escaped the bullets.
The arrest Of Carter was brought
about on March IL by Policeman M.
Chmylko In connection with the seizure
of car which reputedly contained l42
quarts of whisky.
Gertrude Lloyd. colored. was indicted
for sale and possession. She is said to
have sold pint of whisky to Clarence
Harvey, colored dry law infornler, on
March 9. Harvey, one Of the informers,
was shot to death. Another tnformer.
however, was an eyewitness to the al
legged sale to Harvey and will testify.
Another indictment growing out Of
information given by informers involved
in the recent shooting was that of
Frank Harper, colored, who is charged
with illegal transportation. Harper,
whom the informant Is alleged to have
seen make a sale, was told to turn up
Thirteenth street and he could make
another sale. When Harper parked his
car and waited for the prospective Gus
toner, a policeman of the first precinct
appeared instead and arrested him.
Raymond Hawkins and George Dod-
son, arrested March 8, were indicted
under the Jones act also.
Albert Coleman, colored, 10 years old,
was indicted for transportation. Nor
ris Daily and Willie Purdie, colored, also
were named in separate indictment
for transportation under the Jones law