Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09
BOY BANDIT TRIO
INDICTED; SERIES OF
HOLD-UPS CHARGED
Filling Stations and Grocery
Losses Laid. to Youths
and Older Helper.
SEA ROVER is HELD
ON LARCENY CHARGE
Driver Faces Manslaughter Trial.
Nine Cleared of Liquor Charges
by Grand Jury.

John r. Martin, 80; Joseph A. Cross,
IS; Clyde M. Fisher, 20, and Vincent
Delcher, 10. called by the police the
"boy bandits" were indicted today by
the grand jury on charge Of robbery.
Martin, Fisher and Delcher were
similar offenses.
The four are said to have followed
Robert Croce, a groceryman, from his
store at Fifteenth and A streets south
east to his home, 1726 B street south
east. at about IL o'clock on the night
Of November %. At the point of pis-
toll they are alleged to have taken $125
from him.
The robbery Of two filling stations are
charged to Martin, Fisher and Delcher
in the two other indictments. They
are accused of visiting the station at
Fifteenth and D streets southeast No
vember % and robbing Galen B. Kagey,
the attendant. On the same evening,
It is charged, they held UP the station
at 2715 Pennsylvania avenue and took
500 from Otto L. Weisenborn, who
was in charge.
Highway Robbery Charged.
Highway robbery also is alleged against
Philip Sharp, Ernest Holmes and Rob-
ert Sharp, all colored. They are &C
of Robert Lee on South Capitol street
between N and o streets November 20.
william H. Bell, alias Tom Thumb,
and ice Brown, alias Red Top. both
colored, are indicted also for robbery.
They are said to have entered the
grocery Of Dina Wollstein. AL Delaware
avenue southwest, and to have taken
So November %.
George Reed, colored youth, who
pleaded guilty in Police Court to snatch
ing the pocketbook Of Paulina Block,
2307 Calvert street northwest was in
dicted on a robbery charge. Reed ad-
mitted grabbing the purse containing
SIS while the woman was shopping at
Center Market November IS.
Frank Gionnoni, former Austrian
naval officer and sea rover whose con-
verted subchaSer has been docked in
the Washington Harbor for nearly a
year, is accused in two indictments of
grand larceny. He is said to have
taken tools and lumber from q boat
belonging to Capt. Frank Flynn, 800
Maryland avenue northeast and radio
and electrical equipment from another
boat owned by Robert Malston. 1926 3
street. Police say he had been en-
ployed by Flynn to repair his boat.
Giannoni has a suit pending against
the United States for $50, 900 damages
resulting from the loss of his naviga-
ton papers which he claims were taken
from him illegally and for damage to
his boat.
Escape from Q Federal penal institu-
ton was made q felony by q law en-
acted May IA last and the first two in
dictments under the new enactment
were reported today by ths grand jury
against two boys, one white and the
all
management OF the National Training
School. on Bladensbure road, by fire.
Quent escapes
Youths Face Felony.
Austin Hearell, 16, white, escaped for
the fourth time September 20 last and
was captured at Chattanooga, Tenn,
November 80 and returned to the insti-
tuition. The superintendent reported
the matter and asked for the applica-
ton Of the new Law. Hearell was held
recently in Police Court and Committed
to jail to await grand jury action.
Herman Norman, colored, 10. escaped
Tor the third time September 81 last
and was captured at Savannah. Ga.
He also was held In Police Court for
grand jury action.
An indictment for manslaughter was
reported today against George Warren
Graham, whose automobile struck and
killed Mary Herman November 23. al
1:30 am, on Rhode Island avenue near
" street. as she was crossing the street
with her brother-tn-law, Harry B. Hell
berger. Heiberger also was struck and
was taken to the hospital Graham Is
said to have called police from his home
while they were seeking a hit-and-run
driver and announced that he had
Knocked down two people.
Check Theft Alleged.
James j. Powers is accused of cash.
ing $500 worth of American Express
Co. travellers checks, which William
aurWorth, Butte, Mont, reported TO
nave been stolen from his room in a
New York hotel April 4, 1929. Powers
was located at Palm Beach. Fla. Feb
ruary 81, last, after he is said to have
cashed about $500 worth of the checks
In this city
Two persons are charged with vio-
Iations OF the liquor laws and nine
others were exonerated in the grand
'1ury's report. Those accused are Ran
0olph H. Lawrence and Joseph Gales
Similar charges against Lena Hesson
Haywood B. Holmes, William B. Wade
Wilhemine Montague, George Wooten
Walter Walker. Robert jackson. Franz
Jones and Lewis Gimbide were ignored
Other cases in which the grand ilIry
declined TO indict include Cora Ionvay
and Mortimer Lonyay, false pretenses
George N. Walls HOUSEKEEPING and
larceny, and Thomas Boukis for viola
ting section Of the act of August 20
1912. ~
Others indicted and the charges
against them include: Trotts E. Jack
son, Butler r. Carey, Floyd Armstrong
Percy Honesty and George r. Fillmore
nousebreaking and larceny; George M
iTinsley, assault to kill: William T.
Paine. false pretenses; Snowden Norris
and William M. Edelin,, carnal knowl-
edge: John H. Jones, larceny: Tom
-Poulk, depreciation on private property;
george Reed, robbery: Clarence w
Burch. Herbert NJ. Daniels, Richard H
Murphy, William J. Tibbs and Bora G.
Lyman, non-support.