Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-11
GAMING OPERATORS
NAMED BY GRAND
JURY ON 4 COUNTS
Five Indicted as Result OF
Raids by Policeman
Kenney.
STERN co. EXONERATED
OF MANSLAUGHTER CASE
Jurors Hear of Death of Fire Cap
tain in Plant Blaze, but
Withhold Charge.

Harry Conn, Benney Lewis, Kirk
Callenberger, Henry Tucker and
Edward Killeen were indicted today by
the grand jury on a charge of setting
up gaming table at 1910 G street as
the result of raid June by Policeman
James E. Kenney, who had been loaned
to the Office of United States Attorney
Rover from the second precinct.
The indictment Is in four counts.
The first count charges that the five
accused, between November /, 1929, and
the date of the raid, had set up gam
ing table where bets could be made on
the results of horse races. The second
count alleges that they maintained the
place for such illegal purpose during
the same interval BY the third count
they are accused of having under their
control place where bets could be
made and to have permitted such
gambling. In the fourth count they
are charged with making a specific bet
with Officer Kenney June 4.
Larceny after trust, embeZZlement and
larceny from the District Of Columbia
are charged in an indictment reported
against Mason T. Mullen, former men,
Der of the Metropolitan Police Force
attached to eighth precinct, who re-
signed last April and who is said to
have failed to turn in his uniforms to
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Kept Uniforms.
The indictment specifies that Mullen
had in his possession belongings to the
District government two pairs of
trousers, valued at $3.50 and $3.50,
respectively; an overcoat valued at
$36.50; a cap worth $2.25, and rubber
raincoat valued at $7.63.
The Stern Co, Inc, was exonerated
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slaughter in connection with the death
of Capt. Harry w. Swami, fire engine
company 6, who fell down shaft at
the company's plant 120-132 G street
northeast, while fighting a fire on the
premises May 26. The captain died ut
Emergency Hospital June /. The mat
ter was referred to the grand jury be-
cause of testimony given at the inquest
by John M. Brown. an elevator inspector.
The grand jurors also refused to in
dict Harold B. Rutherford, Willie john
son and William Reed charged with
joyriding, and Paul w. Miles and Frank
E. Clark, grand larceny.
Embezzlement Of 1872 pairs OF shoes,
worth Sc each, is charged against Will
liam T. Miller, former manager of the
Washington branch of the Lincoln Shoe
Stores, Ills G street.
Other Indictments.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: Maurice E. Poole,
Cecilia M. Bungay and James E. Smith
g cases., forgery; William E. Walters
and Charles Ristow Schroth, non-sup-
port; Daniel Mankin, Walter Bell,
Charles c. Lee (alias Giles C. Lee),
Giles C. White and Samuel A. Collier,
joy-riding; Orlanders G.. Liberty, Mace
Tibbitts e cases., William r. HALEY,
Edward Brown and Alfred Brown e
cases., and Samuel Fowler, housebreak-
ing and larceny; James Sellers, STAN
ley j. Crosby, John Lewis, Leslie May,
Charles Morgan, Pearl Holland and
Edna e. Morgan, grand larceny; John
Simms (alias John Monk and Robert
Williams, assault dangerous weapon:
William M. Smith g cases., larceny
after trust; Robert c. Mason and j. c.
Myers, false pretenses; Alfred W. judi
son, forgery Of Government check;
James H. Rollins and Marion Card,
violation national motor vehicle theft
act.