Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-14
GRAVELY CLEARED
BY GRAND Jury IN
CROTTS SHOOTING
Detective Had Been Acquitted
by Court and Police
Trial Board.
C0L0RED WOMAN
INDICTED IN DEATH
Eight Are Charged With Jones'
Stalker Law Violations, In
GLIDING B. N. Collie.

EpottSwood F. Gravely, third pre-
cinct detective, was exonerated today
by the grand jury of charge Of as
sault with dangerous weapon in con-
nection with the shooting of James
Crotts of Silver Spring March 10 last,
following an alleged attempt to extort
money from two woman occupants Of
an apartment in the 1900 block of First
street With Crotts on the occasion
were Policeman Ardie Swortzen Of the
fourth precinct and John c. Elgin. The
trio are under indictment.
Gravely was acquitted by Judge Rob
ert E. Mattingly at preliminary hear
ing at Police Court, but United States
Attorney Leo A. Rover decided to lay
the matter before the grand jury.
Gravely was also freed by Police Trial
Board where he had been charged with
reckless use Of his pistol.
With Precinct Detective William T.
Burke, Gravely had gone to the apart
ment to investigate the charge that
three men were attempting to shake
down" an alleged diSordefly house and
when the three men had been identified
to him Crotts Is said to have started to
run. Gravely then shot him.
Colored Staying Probed.
Murder in the second degree Is
charged in an indictment against Joe
Loines, colored, in connection with the
death Of Eli Meeks, also colored. The
shooting occurred April IL at 807 Twen-
ty-sixth street, following a quarrel over
Q card game.
Susie Anderson, colored, is indicted
ell lie IN ho Un
shot to death Mary B. Pruitt, also coll
ored, after a quarrel at 531 Twenty
sixth street, April /.
George Gibson, colored, is charged
with an assault with a dangerous
weapon. He is said to have shot Police
man r. j. Frazier as the officer inter-
rupted him as he was entering parked
car April 10.
Eight persons are charged with Jones'
Stalker law violations by the grand
jurors, including Berthold N. Cole,
former proprietor of the Purple Iris
Tea Room, at Thirty-second and Ritten-
house streets. Sales and possession Of
liquor at various times in October last
are charged. "A. paddock proceeding Is
pending against the building.
Harry g. Kopel. manager Of the
Hamel Buffet on Pennsylvania avenue,
is also indicted for alleged liquor viola
GlOIlSs 0uIllldI CildtSC WCAC uiooC
against John e. Tyler, Howard H. Hine-
gardner, John M. Burke, Frank C..
Fields, Albert J. Miller and George
Jigger. The grand jurors refused to
tndict Michael McDermott, William H.
Allen and Elizabeth Moten on liquor
charges. A charge Of false pretenses
against Edward A. johnson was dropped
BY the grand jury.
Others Are Indicted.
Others indicted and the charges
against them include:
Humphrey Daniel Howell, Noah Wat
son Tabor, George Eli Moore and War
rem A. Yates, nonsupport Of minor
children: Arthur Marshall, joyriding;
Jack Fancy, grand larceny; Francis j.
ORourke, robbery; John r. Rutley,
Francis Hazen, Charles Costello, alias
William Lemar, alias Dago Charlie, allies
Charlie Taylor, Richard Vernon (three
cases.; HOUSEKEEPING and larceny;
Frank Posey, smoke screen; Joseph
Mudrick and Marie Lewis, receiving
stolen property; James Lambert, for
gerry and uttering; Jawnie T. Farmer,
Joseph Coleman and Florence Blan-
ford, assault with dangerous weapon.