Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-11
FATHER INDICTED
BY GRAND Jury IN
CH|LDREN'S DEATH
Albert Humphrey Faces Two
FirSt-Degree Murder
Charges.
MANSLAUGHTER COUNT
RAISED In AUTO DEATH
Two Former Bank Employees Are
Accused of Embedding Com
pany Funds.

Two indictments for murder in thu
first degree were reported today by thu
grand Jury against Albert T. Pun
phrey, 81, employe of a baking concern
for the death of his two children, Dori'
T., years old, and James T., years
wherein he is alleged to have sho'
when, he said, he feared they were tc
be taken from him. A separate In
dictment is reported as to each victim
The tragedy occurred December
last at the home of Mrs. Thomas Watts
mother of the accused, 1907 B street
southeast The children were In the
front room with their father when the
pistol shots rang out and the grand
mother, rushing from the kitchen
seized Humphrey. A boarder in the
house disarmed him and turned him
over to the police.
Humphrey and his wife were eS-
tranged, and the wife had the custody
of the little girl, who was attending
school. The father had learned, it was
reported, that the court would give both
over the rumor.
ManSlaughter Charged.
Manslaughter is charged in an in
dictment against Charles w. Rucker, al
legged driver of an automobile which
struck and killed Mrs. Mary Ready
october S, last at Twenty-fifth and
Pennsylvania avenue.
Two former bank employees are
charged with embezzlement. Fred Ryon
Is alleged to have converted to his own
use 500 Of the funds of the Mer-
chants Bank Trust Co. In September
and October, 1929. r. Warren Ross. an
employe of the Departmental Bank, is
accused Of taking $8,685.60 Of the banks
funds in September, 1928.
The national prohibition law got a
"50-50 break" in the report of the grand
jury, four persons being indicted and
charges against four others being ig-
nored. Those indicted are william H.
Byrd, Cephas A. Banks, Francis A,
Scott and Carl Smith. Those ex-
onerated are Samuel Lovinggood, Rob-
ert Walker, Enoch Stewart and VIII
liam Burgin. Other cases ignored in
clude John j. Neil, robbery; William
Baroni, Louis Paulmbo and Edward
Hoffman, joy-riding; william o. Green,
violation Harrison anti-narcotic law;
Edward L. Hunter, forgery; Earl r.
Buckingham and Arthur r. Parker,
false pretenSes; Joseph E. Fealy and
Quenton D. Thompson, embezzzlement.
Many Indictments.
Others indicted and the charges
against them include: Roman E. Tate,
violating postal laws; Clarence Norris,
carnal knowledge; James r. Mcqueen,
false pretenses; Raymond Hitte and
William W. Kimball, violating Harrison
anti-narcotic law; Ralph Thomas Poore,
nonsupport of minor children; William
L. Taylor, August winston, Henry RAN
som, Tom Harvey 1.-TWO cases., Richard
Swami and Herbert j. Beaux, alias
Herbert Brown; Roy D. Marcy and
Norman Case, James Howard Gordon
and Louis Brown, Louis E. Brown and
william s. Collins, Louis e. Brown, VIII
liam s. Collins (two cases), Thomas A.
Marshall and Walter johnson, house,
breaking and larceny; Andrew L. Robin
son, Leonard Mccall, Howard Manning
and william McLauren, joy-riding;
Richard A. Cook. grand larceny and
joy-riding; Sylvester johnson, robbery;
Joseph Edwards, alias Hippy Lee, and
James jackson, smoke screen; william
Smith, Charles Jackson and Wardie
Parks, assault with dangerous weapon;
Adrian A. Duvall, rape; Fred w. Steele,
assault to rape.