Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-28
Three Men and Two Women
Accused of Conspiracy
Against CaIhounS.
FIRST FORMAL CHARGE
V0IDED BY PENSIONER
Investigating Body Also Finds
True Bills in Murder and
Liquor Cases.

A new indictment charging a con-
spiracy to blackmail Mrs. Cornelia d.
B. Calhoun and her husband, Can't.
Charles G. Calhoun, socially prominent
officers of the Woman's Universal AL
lance, was reported today by the
grand jury against w. Clark Noble. well
known sculptor; his wife, Emile B. No
pie, Anna M. Hillenbrand, a nurse.
Stephen A Armstrong and James F.
6no. The accused were arrested last
august and have been at liberty on
bail, except Anna M. Hillenbrand the
| nurse, who has been held in jail in
detault OF bond of $1,000
armstrong flled plea in abatement
against the old indictment that had
been returned by the July grand Jury.
which included among its membership
woman who was receiving a pension
from the United States Government as
tne widow OF naval officer. United
| States Attorney Rover resubmitted the
case TO the January grand jury, which
returned the new indictment.
"A torn agreement which had been
| signed by the Mobiles figured in the
presentation of the case to the grand
jury, under the terms of which the five
persons accused are said to have agreed
In consideration of $4,000 not to form
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Alliance and to refrain from publishing
| derogatory statements against the alli-
! ance and the Calhouns.
Takes Habeas Corpus.
Anna NJ. Hillenbrand, the nurse
named in the conspiracy indictment,
late yesterday afternoon obtained from
Justice Stafford writ of habeas corpus.
directed to Col. w. L. Peak, superin-
tendent of the jail, to show cause to-
morrow why he should not be required
| TO release her. The petition was filed
through Myrtle Months, as next friend.
ana In 1t the court was told that the
woman had been detained since last
august and asserted she did not know
under what authority. United States
commissioner Turnage had set the bond
OF the nurse at $4,000 when she. with
otners accused, had been arraigned be-
| fore him last August.
Murder in the first degree is charged
In an indictment reported against
isaiah Potter, colored, in connection
with the death of Stanley T. Williams.
| also colored, December 10 last. The
Ninth street
Eighteen persons are accused of vio-
!atlons OF the Jones-Stalker prohibition
law In indictments reported TODAY to
justice Peyton Gordon and similar
charges against James j. Cody and
Nettie Wilson were ignored. Those
accused are: Cecil johnson, De-
lores y. Hoffman, Paul Smith. Jamie
Gore, Mamie Berry, Medic MannazZo.
lyman Levin, Marie Tapscott. John w
sweeney, Ollie p. Briggs, Flossie v.
Cody, George Butler, George Carter
John Byrd, Harry Hargrove. James
broWn, Maxwell L. Mitchell and Raw
mond Davis.
Accused Exonerated.
George E. c. Hayes, colored. was ex-
onerated by the grand jury on a charge
OF manslaughter in connection with the
oeatn OF Henry w. Moncure, who was
struck by an automobile driven by The
accused April IL, 1929, at Eleventh and
| streets. A manslaughter charge
at st. Elizabeth's Hospital, was also
ignored, She was said to have caused
the death of Augusta Whitman. another
patent, July 90 The grand Jurors also
refused to indict William F.. Clarke,
charged with grand larceny; Marian
REQ, larceny after trust, and Bailey
Lane; housebreaking and larceny.
Others indicted and the charges
against them include: Edward II.
Clemens, Leonardo Gaetano, Charles r.
StebbinS and Arthur M. Zones. nom
support; Edward Green, Irving Parker,
Russell L. Dodson, Kermit R. Croxton,
grand larceny; George E. r. Shafer, joy
riding and robbery; Frank c. Smith,
George J. H. Kidwell, James T. Kid
well, William r. Fox, Walter E. Pea
cock and John l.. McDonough, house
breaking and larceny; Samuel McDan-
iels, Frederick Hall, Vincent Reigle as
sault with dangerous weapon: Edwin A.
Neville. alias Albert B. Carson perjury.
and William B. Ross, violating the
Harrison anti-narcotic law.