Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-26
THREE INDICTED
IN GIRL $ DEATH
!. FROM OPERATION
Louis Hoffman, One of Trio
Named, Now Is Serving
30-Year Sentence.
MRS. BROWN CHARGED
WITH SHOOTING MATE
Assault to Kill Indictment Is
Voted Against Her by
Grand Jurors.

The District grand jury today re-
turned indictments against Louis w.
Hoffman. Charles w. Parker and Dor
othy King, alias Dolores Monroe, charg-
ed as principals in the performance of
the Illegal operation upon Eleanor Leh-
man that resulted in her death a year
ago.
For the death of Miss Lehman fol-
lowing the operation at his Office, Hoff
man, physiotherapist. now is serving
a 30-year sentence in prison. He orig
murder charge. but was permitted to
plead guilty TO Second-degree indict-
ment.
Miss Pearl Mccall assistant United
States attorney, who has had charge of
the year-old investigation into the
death of Miss Lehman, presented addi-
tional information to the grand jury
which resulted in Parker and Dorothy
King being held, with Hoffman, as
principals.
Parker Surrendered.
Parker surrendered to his attorney
last January 3 after another man, be-
lieved to have been him, had been
brought here by the authorities from
Philadelphia. He was released on 81 500
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delicatessen, is out on bond in connec-
ton with the case, but no mention was
made of him in the indictment.
Miss Lehman died March 3, 1928,
while being operated on in Hoffman's
Office. She was taken there by the
King woman, who told authorities that
Miss Lehman had gone there to be
treated for a headache The autopsy
disclosed that the girls neck had been
broken and Hoffman was held for man.
slaughter on the theory that in treating
her for the headache he had wrenched
her head too severely.
Miss Mccall, who was dissatisfied
with the coroner's report, made an in
yestigation when the King woman dis
appeared suddenly. She was found in
Paterson, ". j.. and the story she told
to Miss Mccall resulted in Hoffmans
indictment for murder.
rs Indictments Returned.
A total of 26 indictments, including
charges of grand larceny, houSebreak-
ing, joy-riding and assaults with dam
gerous weapons, were reported by the
grand jury. ~
william lawson colored. who shot
and wounded Policeman Allen Baker of
the siSth precinct on February II, was
indicted on charges of assault with
dangerous weapon.
The night of the shooting Baker and
three other policemen went to Lawson'S
room in response to cries for police.
When they opened the door at Lawson's
direction. 4the Negro fired upon them
with shotgun. Bakers arm was near
ly shot off.
Mrs May C. Brown was indicted for
assault to kill and assault with dan
gerous weapon. She shot her husband,
Charles A. Brown, on February l as he
stood outside of Judge Givens' Police
Court He remained in serious condi-
ton for days following the shooting.
Man Accused of Fraud.
Charles j. Marchant was indicted on
two counts for larceny after trust, 1t
being alleged he got $500 from two men
in a flake" stock-selling scheme.
According to the evidence he repre-
sented himself to be the member Of an
aviation manufacturing concern and
sold stock
other indictments were as follows:
Oscar Crutchfield, Willie Johnson, WAL
ter Thomas, grand larceny; Jessie E.
Stewart, joy-riding; Jessie B. Stewart.
Charles Holt, Luther Chapman and
John Spencer Lee, HOUSEKEEPING and
larceny; Sherman Cox, HOUSEKEEPING;
Rudolph Williams and Lester Moore,
grand larceny: Joseph A. Lee, joy
riding; Christopher c. Evans, receiving
stolen property; Charles J. Marchant.
two indictments for larceny after trust:
Ernest Berlin Bates, two charges of
forging and uttering Treasury checks
Thomas Barnes, depreciation on private
property and grand larceny; Frank
Jenkins. robbery; Alfred Armstrong, as
sault with dangerous weapon and as
sault to kill; Robert Sloan, assault with
intent to kill; William Dodson. James
Walter White and Raymond A. GAL
latin, non-support of minor children.