Evening star., 1930-12-16
DRIVER IS INDICTED
INDEATHOF NURSE
IN AUTO COLLISION
Grand Jury Accuses George
Levister of ReckIeSsnesS
in Accident.
FOUR PURSE-SNATCHING
CHARGES ARE LODGED
National Training School Inmates
Face Trial for Alleged Escapes.
Crime Is Felony.

George c. Levister, driver of the au-
tomobile in which Miss Pauline r.
Thrailkil, a trained nurse, was killed
on December 4. when it was in colli-
sion with another machine, today was
charged with manslaughter in an in
dictment report of the grand jury
made to District Supreme Court Justice
Peyton Gordon in Criminal Division l.
The accident occurred at Tenth and
M streets and in testimony before a
coroner'S jury Levister was charged by
witnesses with having been driving in a
reckless manner. The driver of the
other machine vas exonerated.
Purse Snatching Charged.
Four charges of purse-snatching were
contained in the report Stanton D.
White is accused of robbing Miss Hazel
Van Landingham, 1901 Thirteenth
street, Of her purse, containing $34 and
jewelry estimated to be worth more
than $1,000, during an automobile ride
December on Fourth street near Mich
igan avenue.
James D. Flournoy, jr., colored is in
dicted for two cases of purse snatching.
He Is said to have stolen up behind
Mary A. Devlin on December on Cen
ter street between Newton street and
Meridian place and to have seized her
purse. The second indictment charges
that two nights before F1ournoy had
snatched purse of Mrs. Mabel Ward
law. 1920 Ontario road, near her home
Frederick Pinkney also colored. is
charged with snatching the handbag of
Mrs. Hattie P. Mitchell, $40 Eleventh
street southeast, December f. Mrs.
Mitchell was walking near Ninth street
and Virginia avenue southeast, when
Pinkney is said to have thrown dirt
into her face and to have snatched her
bag. Four days later she met him on
the street and caused his arrest.
Robbery Is charged in an indictment
against John M. Boland, who is said
to have taken $l4 from Benjamin Gold
man at S01 Longfellow street December
!. He is said to have fourished pistol.
School Inmates Indicted.
Two more youthful inmates of the
National Training School were indicted
today by the grand jury for escaping
from the institution. Under new law
passed last May, such escapes are made
felonieS and two boys were indicted
under 1t last week Harvie Pritchard
10, and Central Norton. 16. are the
accused In this weeks report.
Embezzlement Is charged in an in
dictment against Robert H. Davis, for
mer manager Of the John Bright Shoe
Stores branch at e37 Pennsylvania
ofCAANs AAG - ooAO W nave dpPLO-
priated to his own use $544 of the
company's funds.
The grand jurors exonerated Ed
ward s. harrington of a charge of
homicide. He was driving an auto
mobile which struck and killed Irving
Hall November 81 at Woodley road and
Wisconsin avenue They also declined
TO indict John F. Desmond, destroying
private property; William Powell, house
breaking; Jerry Key, robbery: Howard
C.. Tippett. white slavery; John
Mitchell. impersonating an officer; Roy
Harris. forgery; Pasquale Errico. re-
ceiv1ng stolen property; Emanuel Perry.
attempted rape; Everett Smith, Daniel
Byrd and John Byrd, violating liquor
law. and William F. Mcdonald. joy
riding and grand larceny.
Others Indicted.
Others indicted and the charges
against them include: Alfred and Isa-
bel Milarch. forging Government Sc
curtty: Howard Coleman and Merritt
Wilson, violating liquor law; Charles
z. Brown. Charles Holden, William
Keeler q cases., grand larceny; Rich
ard NJ. Smith, Cecil Diggs, Lawrence
Diggs. Thomas Scanlon. Wilbur Crouch.
housebreaking and larceny: Henry
Trent, assault with dangerous weapon;
Theodore Prue, smoke screen; Arthur
J. HaSsett, Fred Allen and Stanley
Hough, toyriding and grand larceny.