Evening star., 1929-07-01
FOUR ARE INDICTED
FOR DUAL MURDER
Grand Jury Returns 81 True
BiIIs-Six Are for
Sayings.

Four colored men were indicted to-
day for murder in the first degree and
NTH was exonerated Of the charge of
and Edward Smith colored police in
formers, March 13 last. Those indicted
were Leon T. Brown, Lawrence Bias,
Theodore Smith and William Bradley.
Cornelius l.. Lyon, col0red, was exon
Grated. The four men are said to have
opened fire on an automobile contain
ing two alleged informers and q third
man at Broad alley and G street SOUTH
west.
First-degree murder also Is charged
IN an indictment against James T.
Hughes, colored He is said to have shot
to death Ida M. Fortner, also colored,
at their home, 76 o street, June 4. A
like charge is contained in an indict-
ment against Elous williams, alias Bud
Williams, colored, in connection with
the death of Robert Jackson, also coll
ored, May 80 at 228 Brooks court.
Murder in the second degree is al
legged in an indictment against Lula
Robinson, colored. She is accused Of
killing her husband, Henry Robinson,
with butcher knife following an alter
cation at their home, 491 Missouri ave-
nue., May IS.
h1ansiaughter Charge Voted.
An indictment for manslaughter was
reported against Henry Toliaferro, driv-
er OF an automobile which struck and
killed Benjamin Cady May IS last at
Ellventh and B streets northeast.
Stephen Sowinski, alias Stephen Steu-
ben, alias DR.. Charles La Pierre, Ior-
mer clinical director at Gallinger Hos
pital, was indicted for perjury and for
tmpersonating another person. He Is
said to have adopted the record Of DIR.
La Pierre and represented 1t as his
own and to have made false statements
in an application for a civil service
appointment, under which he drew
money from the United States He was
arrested at Bellevue Hospital. in New
York, where he was employed
Ninety-seven indictments were re-
turned today by the grand jury COM
pleting its services.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are:
Housebreaking and larceny-Willis
Thornton 0hree cases.; Andrew Green.
Lewis Walker, Melvin Hamilton, alias
Jackson; Kenneth Morgan; David Bren-
ner, Marvin r. Harlow, Thelma H.
Wisotzsy (two cases.; Albert Thomas
Jerome L. Barnes, Rosella Dodson,
Cyril Maxwell, Frank J. Murphy (two
cases), Carl Richard smith (two cases. :.
Charles Mills, Smithson Banion and
Charles Mills (three cases..
George Spriggs, receiving stolen prop
erty; Ionic Green, alias Lon CLANCY
three cases., depreciation on private
property; Dennis G. Jennings, Francis
Beall, Hubert Jarboe, alias Jack Morris,
Vincent Pecarars, Louis q. Stephenson,
! Augustus Gaddes. James A. Mahoney
and Douglas Jones, grand larceny;
Charles e. Hunt and George H.
Raum. larceny from United States;
James Arthur Rawlings. joy-riding.
Elwood o. Kissenberger, James e.
Bolger, Thomas A. Holt, Joseph Thomas
and Archie Gillian, robbery: James
Roberts, David Mahatha and Archie
Gillian, assault with intent to commit
robbery.
Benjamin Z. Cooper, lie Roy Davis,
alias John Amoch; Charles w. Beasley,
Frank Washington. John H. Carter, as
sault with dangerous weapon.
Edwin Williams, Alonzo Brooks, Carl
Pollard and Thomas Elson Robertson.
carnal knowledge; Wesley Mccoy, Sc
duction: Joseph o. Lawrence, incest;
Benjamin H Smart, abortion.
Non-support Is Charged.
Augustus Frank Wright, John 8. Reed,
Roy Arnold Mccoy and Harry G.
Smith, non-support minor children;
William John Guirk, alias Joseph Ed
wards; Bessie Snow, Myrtle Bowery,
John McLain Veatch, James Ray Moore,
George T. Belew. Otto 8. Mckay. James
w. Shures, George H. Stewart. Frank
tore, william H. Marshall, Benjamin
Bernstein, Anthony D. Ambrosio, Samuel
Hobson. Walter Edward Upton, VIII
Lam Hamilton FURY. Oeunis Russell