Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-20
Janitor, Accused of Opening
Gas Jets to Aid Robbery,
Faces Bills.
YOUTH CHARGED WITH
BREAKING INTO STORE
81 Indictments Are Returned by
Inquisitorial Body in Report
to Justice Mccoy.

norman Pryor, 49, was lndlcced today
by the grand jury on charge of as
sault with a dangerous weapon in con-
nection with the shooting of Ernest w.
Sale, 20, grocery clerk, September 20.
Pryor and Sale took their meals at
house in the 2l00 block of First street
and the accused is said to have re-
sented alleged attentions of Sale to
his wife.
Sale came into the public eye last
February when he shot K. T. Davis,
when the latter met Mrs. Elizabeth
Sale, Sales wife, In front Of the May
flower Hotel.
Two charges of hoLsebreaking and
larceny and one of an assault with in
tent to kill are made in indictments re-
ported against William A. Johnson, col
ored, former employe of Friendship
House, 326 Virginia avenue southeast.
johnson, who had been a janitor at the
place, is said to have broken in jan
uary 10 and to have turned on the jets
of the kitchen stove, intending to
asphyxiate woman employees and 10 rob
the safe. His movements were heard
and he fed with small quantity OF
clothing, it is alleged. The third ndict-
ment refers to an alleged trip January
/, when a coat was stolen from the
house.
Irwin Again Indicted.
James Henry Irwin. 20 years old, of
wyoming, Pa, who recently was in
dicted for HOUSEKEEPING and larceny
when found in the study OF Foundry
M. E. Church, was again indicted on
similar charge. He is alleged to have
broken into the store of Frank Shore,
1900 block of New York avenue, and to
have stolen $25.
Sending of obscene matter through
the mail is charged against Laurence P.
Wilson, who recently was fines SIS in
Police Court on charge of tdisorderly
conduct preferred by Miss Blanche
PhiIlpit, young school teacher, who said
he was forcing his attentions on her.
The present charge grows out of letter
said to have been sent by Wilson to
Miss Phillpit November z, 1927.
Larceny after trust is charged in an
indictment reported against Roland G.
Booth, a real estate broker He is
charged with appropriating check for
5000 given to him July IL last by Mrs.
Martha r. Ross of Alexandria. The
check was to have been applied to the
purchase of farm in Fairfax County,
it Is stated, but the deal fell through
and the money was not returned, it is
alleged.
Joy-riding Charge Ignored.
The grand jury ignored charge of
joy-riding against Frank H. Acton be-
cause of failure of the prosecuting wit
ness to appear, it is reported. Acton
n. q v-x{ lad Lost Atru1fcf IN
old blind girl and was charged with
making false statement in connection
with her age. The grand jurors also
declined to indict Susie Blackwell, lar
ceny after trust; Hinson 0. Hall, as
Sault: Emma Jones and Russell FitZ-
gerald, receiving stolen property: Green
Gere and William Anderson, joy-rid-
ing, and Bernard r. Morris, house
breaking.
A total of 81 indictments was reported
to Chief Justice Mccoy, including the
following: William E. Proctor, Gilbert
L.. Reed, George Landraum, Odessa
Floyd, Harry Lucas, James j. Turner,
Emerson d. Insley, Robert Hicks, Noah
r. Earle q cases., James H. Irwin, SAM
!uel Smith, Elmer A. Neil with William
A. Wright "a cases., John McMannin,
Herbert Robertson g cases., William
Clark with Henry ]. Hasty and Sylvester
PeaSon q cases., and Joseph w. Cra-
ven, HOUSEKEEPING and larceny; VIII
liam Clark, receiving stolen property;
John Foster, Ralph M. Smith,
Frank johnson and John Stevenson.
alias John Black, joy-riding; William
Heller, grand larceny and joy-rfdfng
Raymond Barnes, William Conway, Viii
liam Belaski, Robert Coleman and Joel
E. Moler, joy-riding; Homer P. Steigle,
grand larceny and joy-riding; William
F. Schaffer, alias Frederick Schaffer,
grand larceny and joy-riding; Evelyn
ID. johnson, william A. ONeil and Isaac
Hardy. grand larceny; Harry Harris.
Paul Stokley, William Buchanan, Clar-
ence Jones, Charles Edward Driver and
Robert Spofford Jarvis, violation of
Harrison narcotic act; Robert S. Jarvis
and John Sullivan, forgery and. utter.
ing; Harrison Edelin,, larceny after
trust and larceny; j. L. Jasper, lar
ceny after trust; John Thomas. Lewis.
and Maurice H. Drummond, forgery;
C. Riston Schroth, Eddie Huston,
Harold A. Mccarthy, John Crawford,
Eddie McClein, non-support; William
Stevens Charles Henry Jackson, James
jolly. William Mcclellan, Henry Bush,
Walter Green, Morris Green, William
Elder, Henry Long and Macklin Lamar,
assault with dangerous weapon; George
Haines, Francis Jackson, Floyd King,
Ashby Rice, Chris Starks and. Joseph
Santini. robbery; Carroll F. Tyler, as
sault with intent to kill and assault
with dangerous. weapon; Henry Tyler.
Edward Smith and Walter M Collins,
assault to rob; Frank F'enwick, and
Louis Brown. assault to rob and assault
with dangerous weapon; Hiram Williams
and John Murphy. carnal knowledge
Thomas S. Wallace, Francis I. Davis and
Leon T. Johnson. assault with intent
TO commit carnal knowledge; Daniel
Berman and Frank Lee violating policy
Law