Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-25
True Bills Returned Against
Mrs. Ethel C. Waller
and Wong Yon.
ENLIGHTENMENT CHARGE .
AGAINST OFFICE MANAGER
Many Others Held for Trial, 90 of
Whom Are for Liquor
Law Violations.

Mrs. Ethel Collins Waller, 40, was in
dicted today by the grand jury on
charges of forging and uttering narcotic
prescriptions by means of which, it is
alleged, she obtained large quantities of
morphine between September 4, 1923,
and September rs, 1929.
Narcotic Agent S. l.. Rakussin report
ed that the name of Virginia physi
clan was used in the prescriptions,
which were filled at local drug store.
Violation of the Harrison anti-nar-
cotic law is also charged In an indict-
ment against Wong Yon, 62-year-old
Chinese, as the result Of raid in lower
Pennsylvania avenue. He is charged
with selling a quantity of smoking
opium and paraphernalia to narcotic
informer The Chinese is reported to
be retired from the U. S. Navy after
80 years service
Louis Parker, former office manager
for Brentano's, is charged with en-
bezzlement and grand larceny in con-
nection with funds of the company
said to have Appropriated So 500 which
own use prior to January /, 1923.
Ralph E. MacMichael, former agent
of the Prudential Insurance Co., is
alleged to have embezzled funds of
| the company to the extent of $500
which came into his hands during May
and June, 1929.
Charge Against Agent.
Larceny after trust is charged in an
indictment against G. Marion Rhodes,
| a real estate agent. He is said to have
collected $50 from Ella Bryan, colored,
! as advance fees in the refinancing of
| loans on her home. The money is al
! legged to have been paid him August 20
and September 3, 1929
Albert Duvalle and Louis Martina are
charged with grand larceny in connec-
| ton with a confidence game worked on
ellow-countryman, Letterio Briguglio,
who had saved 81 800 from his shoe re-
pairing business for trip to Italy. The
men persuaded the cobbler to tie his
money in handkerchief and place it
in box with money belonging to them.
When they had left the shoemaker
opened the box and found bits of paper
| in a Handkerchief instead of his life
savings.
Perjury is alleged against George II.
| Orf1eld, who made affidavit before
United States Commissioner Turnage,
| it is charged, against two men whom
he claimed had robbed filling station
| where he was employed, to cover his
! own populations. it is stated.
Liquor law violations are charged In
indictments reported against 20 persons
and were dismissed against others.
Those accused include Benjamin
Cheservoir, James Cole Horace Rowe.
Robert E. Rucker, Sidney r. Win
Goddard James L. O'Donnell, Norton
Haley. Earl Maske, Robert A. Wormley,
James A. MCGOWAN. Robert H. Battle.
John j. Smith. Alphonzo Baylor, John
H. Johnson, William v. Greer, William
washington, Charles Robinson and An
drew A. Lebolo. Those exonerated in
clude Thomas Snowden. Robert john
son. John Hogue. Lether Hogue, Mildred
Wright and George Hood.
Jury Refuses Indictments.
The grand jurors refused to indict
Roy T. johnson, charged with grand
larceny; Raymond Hitte, interfering
with an officer, and William @. Welsh,
narcotic law violation.
Others indicted and the charges
against them include: George Shaw.
assault with dangerous weapon: Will
liam Bacon, embezzlement: william E.
Granger. forgery; Herman L. Wilson,
grand larceny; Herman l.. Wilson and
Roy T. Johnson, grand larceny: Irving
Borrel, grand larceny and joyriding;
Robert w. Carr, grand larceny, rob-
berry and housebreaking and larceny;
Elijah Jackson, housebreaking and lar
ceny and robbery (two cases); Charles
w. L. Freeman, robbery; Richard N.
Jackson, robbery; Robert Jones, house.
breaking and larceny; Philip d. Lewis
(alias Davey Hawkins), housebreaking
and larceny; Philip ID. Lewis, house,
breaking and larceny; John Leo Sramek,
housebreaking and larceny; Charles r.
Bolton, HOUSEKEEPING and larceny;
Robert Duffel and David L. Russell
(alias David L. Depass) HOUSEKEEPING
and larceny.