Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-11
murder IN FIRST
DEGREE IS CHARGED
| IN APARTMENT FIRE
Colored Man Is Indicted In
Death of Woman at the
Denver October 8.
TRUE BILLS NAME TWO
IN FATAL. CAR CRASHES
Jury Accuses IS of Violating Pro-
hibition Law, While Is Others
Are Exonerated.

James Hickson Williams, colored, was
indicted today by the grand Jury for
murder in the first degree in causing
the death of Miss Jessie Cammack by
setting flre to the Denver Apartments,
l4l9 Chaplin street, October 3. will
mans was indicted last week on four
charges OF arson, one Of which dealt
with the fire at the Denver Apartments.
The indictment for murder Is in four
counts and charges that while engaged
in the perpetration of a felony he
brought about the death of the woman
in one of three different ways.
FIRST degree murder also is charged in
an indictment against Roy Bradley,
colored. He is charged with shooting
to death his wife, Sadie z. Bradley, at
house near First and A streets north
east, May IT.
Drivers Face Trials.
Manslaughter, as the result of auto
mobile accidents, is charged in two
other indictments. Melvin j. Knott Is
charged with causing the death of VIII
liam Palmer, cOlored boy, September
%. The boy, struck by Knots auto
mobile at First and N streets SOUTH
west, died of his injuries. Raymond
Perry Leizear is alleged to have struck
down Leland o. Wright The accident
occurred october on Blair road near
Varnum street. Wright died the next
day.
Meredith Nichols, night cashier at the
Wardman Park Hotel, is accused of the
embezzlement Of $50 of the funds of the
United Realities. Inc, which operated
the hosiery, September %, 1929.
Assault with intent to kill on Novenl-
Der l is charged in two indictments
against Louis Williams. colored. who ID
said to have stabbed Clarence Bell, coll
ored, and to have snapped loaded
nistol at Policeman Charles Clay. jr.. Of
the seventh precinct, who arrested him.
U. S. Loses Pistols.
A second assault charge is contained
n an indictment against Calvin Chatt-
msn, colcred, watchnan on q build
jng operation near Georgia avenue and
w street. October 81. he is alleged to
have shot John Smith also colored, who
was working at the pace.
HOUSEKEEPING and the larceny Of five
automatic pistols. August %, belonging
TO the United States Government and
in the custody of local National Guard
officers at a Storehouse at Water and
o streets southwest, is charged in an
indictment against Nathan Sondheimer,
joseph H. Pier and Charles A. Garner.
Snatching Of pocketbooks on Novem-
bsr from two women on the highway
IS charged in two indictments against
John Byrd, colcred. He is accused Of
9se bling a purse from Miss Francis
3. Lswis, 1926 Nineteenth street, near
her home and taking a pocketbook
from Mrs. Laura Carleton, IS NJ street,
2ear North Capitol and p STREETS.
Roland Dorsey and Thomas LePage
also are indicted fer highway robbery.
They are said to have struck s. Dracos
over the head with a bottle on Ninth
street near G street November 2.
Liquor Cases Numerous.
The grand jury indicted Is persons
for violations of the national prohibi-
ton art. and exonerated is Others OF
similar chargeS. Those named in liquor
law violation indictments are: Eliza
beth Contee, Sam Contee, Frank
Mangum, Charles w. Lee, John Lyons
and Thomas Marshall, william inland,
Benedict Smith, Paul Beach and Rich
ard Newberry, Thomas b. Quantrillo,
Irving Rosenberg and Alfred Cloud.
Those exonerated include Bromley
Hunter, Antonio Cologero,, Irving l.,
Turnoull, Silas Jefferson, Charles w.
Anderson, David Weitzman and Ida
WeitzmaIl, Rosa johnson. Herman
Johnson, James Hunter, William H.
Yarbrough and Walter Hunter, william
B. Wade, Delilah Wright and Alfred
Smith.
Other cases in which the grand ju-
rorS refused TO indict include: John
Fisher, selling mortgaged property:
Edward Johnson, Wilmer B. Clayton,
William Skinner. William o. King,
Thomas c. McBroom and Edward j.
Rogers, setting up gaming table; Ar-
drew j. Thomas, assault; George Hall,
carnal knowledge, and James q.
Graves. forgery.
against them include: Garfield Wood,
robbery; Leonard Moseby, Robert Sher-
man and Louis Williams, grand lar
ceny Samuel Coleman and David s.
Barber, joy-riding and grand larceny;
Charles S. Wood and Howard w. Green,
doDrndafinp If f1Ti1yata T1roparfy