Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-21
FORMER EMPLOYE
| INDICTED FOR HUB
FURNITURE FIRES
Grand Jury Charges Woman
With Numbering Husband
in Grocery Row.
BRIBERY ACCUSATION
BROUGHT AGAINST ONE
Ten Persons Face National Prohibi.
tion Law Violation Trials, While
Six Are Exonerated.

Arson is charged in two separate In
dictmentS reported today by the grand
jury against Lingan A. Butler, former
employe of the Hub Furniture Co. He
is alleged to have set fire to two ware
houses Of the company, which resulted
in total fire loss of nearly 100000.
Investigation by the Office of the fire
marshal resulted in the arrest of Butler
following a fire September "a at the
company'S warehouse, at 80 L street
northeast. Police say he admitted that
he had started the fire, as well as one
at another warehouse of the company
at 1921 M street July % last.
Charged With Murder.
Mrs. Myrtle Lenora Williams, SIS years
old, is charged with murder in the Sec
ond degree In connection with the death
OF her husband, Claude williams, July
81 last, when she said he refused her
money to buy groceries
The couple were residing in an attic
at 3541 Tenth street when the Their
mometer reached ITO degrees and Mrs,
Williams Is reported to have told police
that her husband was spending his
money for liquor and that when he re-
fused her request for food money she
lost control Of herself and shot him in
bureau drawer.
T. Ralph Stabler is charged with lar
ceny after trust in connection with $500
said to have been given to him by
Jonathan q. B gelcw, A23 Fourth street
northeast, to buy an au, omobi!e which
was to be sold for their joint profit.
Bige,ow is said to have told the grand
jury that Stabler drove a custom built
automobile up to him and told him he
could buy it for $500 but did not have
the money. Stabler Is said TO have
which he would divide with Bigelow.
The prosecuting witness declared
that he drew the money out of bank
May / and gave it to Stabler. He has
not since seen the money nor the profit
on the sale of the automobile, he said.
Stabler admitted to him that the car
had been sold, he stated.
First Degree Murder.
Murder in the first degree is charged
in an indictment against Henry Butler,
co'cred, He IS sid to have shot 70
Seath Theodore Gather, also colored,
s~cpt9mb-r IS. in Hollidge Court. Burt
Smith, cclo.ed. was exonerated by the
grand Jury of connection with the
hcmi. de.
Ten persons we're indicted and six
were eyonerated of charges of violating
the national prohibition law. Those ac-
cused are Grady G. McGlasson, Beatrice
McGlasson. N. H. Smith, Ernest j. Wat
son, Maynard j. Bosnian, James F.
Saunders, Mary e. Collins Jesse Jones,
John DeNisio. and Eddie Upton. Those
exonerated include James B. Dufy,
Charles w. Newman. Louis Rock, Dam
lei j. Noonan, Paul l.. Burrows and
WIZ rT1er ElJrf7eS
Grover Cleveland McCaulley, a clerk
for IL years in the Office Of Wsde H.
Coombs, SUPERINTENDENT of licenses, is
charged with larceny from the District
of Colar,',ia. E1cCapiley is said to have
retained SO nth he received from
ploImeat cli5e. & -, Sc .eral months.
inquiry C-YeIop-. !. IS Sid, that Mrs.
j. Albert Waters had received receipt
for SIS for July SO for deposit and had
never obtained license. Five other
persons are said to have paid money to
McCaulley without being given licenses.
Man Indicted for Bribery.
william E. Dorsey, colored. is in
dicted for bribery. It is claimed that
he offered Policeman Irving Rosenberg
and Spottswood F. Gravely bride Of
$40. The officers had raided the home
of Dorsey in the 900 block Hughes court
and found a half gallon of liquor. The
money was offered to Rosenberg, who
called Gravely into the room to witness
the alleged attempt to bride.
Others indicted and the charges
against them include:
Glenn Toombs, alias Glenroy ToombS;
Ray Butch, Harry Levin, alias Lyman
Levin; John Titmus, Charles Sumner
Lee and Maynard Joseph Bowman,
smoke screen.
For NOn-SuppOrt of Children.
William Winslow, Gerald Edward
Tavnner, John F. Duffey and Charles
A. Miller, non-support minor children.
Cameron D. Troxell and Robert A.
Conley, assault with intent to commit
carnal knowledge.
Harry r. Thompson, impersonating
an officer.
Joseph w. Taylor, Charles M Shute,
Jesse johnson. Arthur johnson, Nor
ris Wight, William L. Osborne, Will
bur E. Snead and William Scott,
assault with a dangerous weapon;
ard, jeremiah Breen, alias jeremiah
O'Brien. Theodore Beach, alias Fred-
erick Hall and Donald Berkeley Parker,
joyriding; Jesse Andrew Gray, assault
with intent to commit robbery; Leon e.
Wilson. robbery; Clyde Jones, alias
Clarence Jones, William Ralph john
son, Darwin Carso, James Edward Har-
ris. Edward d. Hall, John w. Hall,
Thomas Williams, James Marshall.
Jesse Carter, alias Jesse Howard, Daniel
E. johnson, Theodore Briscoe. Edward
Johnson, Lloyd Johnson, John P. Davis,
and larceny
Roy Huff, William Brown, alias Mil
ton Long; Paul p. Brewington, Almond
Macon and Tommy Ballard, alias Tom
mic Ballard, grand larceny.
Nicholas Corsillo, violation national
motor vehicle theft act.
For Embezzlement.
Luther Pope, alias James Luther Pope,
Marion Mccullough and Carroll r.
Martin (two cases., forgery and utter
ing.
John Matthews. receiving stolen prop
erty.
Those exonerated in addition to those
in connection with the liquor charges
mentioned included: Theresa D. Nc
Clintic, forgery; Richard EppS, Harrison
narcotic act; Charles H. Brent, jr.,
and larceny; Frederick
Augustus Randall, embezzlement; Carl
3. Riddle, larceny after trust Clarence
A. Wright, abortion; Mary M Watkins,
grand larceny; George Rogers, larceny
after trust.