Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-04
THREE INDICTED
FOR BUSH MURDER
DURING HOLD-UP
Mahoney and Mckay Under
Arrest, Police Yet Hunt
for CARMEL.
SMOOT is ACCUSED
OF INTENT TO KILL
Several Score True Bills Found by
District Grand Jury-Many
Cases Are Faulty.

A joint indictment charging murder
In the first degree was reported today
by the grand jury against william j.
CARMEL, Frank Mahoney and William
c.. Mckay, in connection with the
shooting of Louis Bush, president of
bus company, near the garage of his
home, 1884 Fulton street, October 6.
Mr.. Bush died two days later.
Mahoney and Mckay are in custody,
but Cornell eluded police at Pittsburgh
when lookout had been wired for him
and Mahoney, who were passengers on
q bus for Los Angeles. Mahoney was
apprehended, but CARMEL escaped dur
ing the excitement connected with the
arrest.
No action was taken by the grand
Jury in connection with Mrs Mary Sui
.livan, mother of CARMEL, who was taken
into custody and detained at the House
of Detention, when police claimed that
she had knowledge of the killing and
had given succor to her son after the
homicide. CARMEL Is said to have
threatened her life if she said anything.
Thought HOId-up Joke.
Mahoney is said to have driven Car
nell to a point near the scene OF the
shooting and the pistol used is declared
to have been obtained from Mckay.
Bush is said to have thought the
hold-up was a practical joke of one OF
his neighbors and refused to give his
money to CARMEL. After he had been
shot he found his way to the door OF
his house where he was met by rela-
tive, who summoned police and medical
attention.
An echo of the shooting of William
Douglas, in an apartment at 1921 Bel
mont street about a year ago, by Ponce
man B. F. HowSe, who had been sent
to Quell a disturbance, was heard In
an indictment charging Thomas Edward
Smoot "a, Ballston, Va, with an as
sault with intent to kill In connection
with a severe beating of the policeman.
Howse said he was attacked on his
arrival at the apartment by both Doug
las and Smoot. He spent several weeks
in hospital.
Arson Gases Checked.
James Hickson Williams, colored, was
4ndicted on four charges OF arson by
setting fire to apartment houses ana
other buildings, in one Of which Miss
Jessie Cammack was burned to death
october 3. williams has been held by
a coroner's Jury as responsible for the
womarl's death, but the grand jury has
not acted on that charge.
Besides the firing OF the Denver
Apartment, where Miss Cammack was
killed. williams is accused of burning
q dwelling and store at 2204 Fourteenth
street, of starting a fire at 1910 Vernon
place and of igniting a pile Of trash IN
the basement of the Balfour Apart
mentS.
Oley William jackson, Marshal
Bryant Cooling and Howard Vernon
Cooling, his brother, were indicted Tor
grand larceny The trio are accused
- oora1lf,,0 ~ automobiles stolen from
the streets of Washington, in forest
camp near Mclean, Va. All three are
named in two indictments, and third
indictment is against the Godings alone.
Diplomats Home Looted.
Oficers of the seventh precinct ar
rested the Godings, September n, when
they were said to have been stealing
gasoline from parked automoblle. An
inquiry led to the locating OF the stolen
machine in Virginia, where the tires
and other equipments are said 70 nave
sheen removed and sold.
The larceny of $500 worth OF Orien-
tai tapestries and bed spreads from the
home of Ulysses Grant Smith, dip
lomat. 1921 H street, is charged In an
indictment against Willie Mae Mon.
taeue Fletcher, colored, q former maid
at the home, and James Henry smith;
! also colored. The goods were discovered
by the police in q store on @ street,
where they had been sold for $3.50.
Edward J. Cunningham, young man
now serving q term OF three years IN .
New Jersey prison, was indicted Ior
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny. he Is &C
cused of stealing service pistol from
the home of Police Capt. Caney rem
street northeast, May 8 last. The pistol
was identified by New Jersey police
when Cunningham was arrested there
on charge Of burglary.
Perjury Charge Brought.
Perjury in connection with his civil
service application is charged In an m
dictment against Mark Wingate, former
clerk m the office OF the supervising
architect of the Treasury. He Is charged
with stating falsely his educational
qualifications.
Oryille staples, former policeman,
vho was discharged despite his defense
by Representative Tom Blanton neIore
the Trial Board. was exonerateo To-Day
BY the grand jury OF liquor charge
Edward j. Mcintyre and THOMAS .:
sSWhite, his companions at the time oi
RS arrest by third precinct police NO
vember 20 last. also were exonerateo.
The trio was taken into custody py
squad OF policeman at washington Cir
Gle. ~,
-Four homicide cases were ignored by
. the grand jury. James V. ClatteroucK
mad been charged with causing the
death of Raymond Wenttang August
"a when a car he was driving was
wrecked. John p. Quill had caused the
death August of George Pearson oy
striking him with his fist. Louis Golden
had been held by a coroner's jury LOT
the death Of John B. Johnson ana
Mary Wood had been charged WITH the
killing Of Thomas Dyson october 70.
Scores Are Indicted.
Others indicted and the charges
n againSt them include:
Charles e. Smith. Perry H. Carmap.
Alexander Page 1.-TWO cases), Thomas w.
Martin (two cases., John W. Christian,
Ernest c. Garrett John washington
Edward j. Cunningham. Percy M. Cor
ner, alias Percy M. Conner; Roosevelt
jackson, AlphonSo Frazier, Ernest g.
Garnet and Jasper Burnstetn, alias
James Vernstein housebreaking.
william Browne, William Richard
johnson, Fred William Tillman. Benny
Kline. Ray Butch Robert E. Lucas, Sam
\ Hurwitz, Joseph Lee Marks. alias
Gecrse Jones; Leo Fogel alias Leo
Hwity: Anthony j. Lewis. william w.
4 Phip1s, Robert Brooke Clokey, John
Zhomas and Patrick Longworth Wilson,
y vkIation national prohibition act.
TEederick w. Berlin, embezzlement
- a larceny after trust; Frank Lcmuel
HToker, forgery and uttering; Aubrey
Srattnrson. forgery and uttering, two
aNkeS; Virginia Scott, James Henry