Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-30
WOMEN INDICTED
!. IN DEATH OF YOUTH
|. THROWN FROM BIKE
Martha L. Russell and LIZ
liam E. Walsh Face Count
of ManSIaughter.
81 ARE ACCUSED
ON DRY LAW CHARGES
81 Are Named in One Bill-Two
Chinese Are Exonerated in
Lee King Killing.

Martha Louise Russell and Lillian E.
Walsh, young white women, we're in
dicted today by the grand jury on a
charge OF manslaughter in connection
with the death of Fillmore Ray jr, 81
colored The accused were riding in an
automobile April % on the Canal road
and met the colored boy riding a BIZ
cycle. 1t is charged that they collided
with him, causing him to be thrown
from his bicycle into the canal, where
he was drowned. 1t is said the body
was dragged 100 feet before being
thrown into the canal.
A conspiracy to violate the national
prohibition act is charged in an indict-
ment against 81 persons, who are said
to have operated a still in nearby
Maryland for the redistillation of al
cohol, which is said to have been trans
ported into the District and sold from
a number of places in this city.
Those accused are Alfred George
Mendelson, Roy Beasley, Ida Mendel-
son, Harry Kushner, Corbin Shields,
Jerry Charteres, Milton ]. Lerner, Jack
Gordon, Roy Ahern, alias Bozo Thomas
McNichols, Andrew Lobolo, Edward T.
Croghan, Jack Balm, Frank E. Baker,
Eugene L. Sanders, Maurice CHASER,
Earl Hardin, James P. Clarke, Nettie M.
Clarke, Nathan CoSman and Philadel-
phia Jake.
Paddock Suit Is Pending.
The alleged conspiracy began Janu-
airy /, 1929, and continued down to a
recent raid on some of the places said
to have been used by the ring" as
depotS for the sale of the intoxicants.
Among the places used, it is said, we're
premises 3442 Fourteenth street, which
was conducted as a malt and hops
depot, and apartments in the buildings
at 1477 Newton street and 144l Spring
road. United States Attorney Leo A.
Rover and Assistant United States At
torney Harold w. circuit have insti-
tuted paddock" proceedings against the
premises 3442 Fourteenth street, which
are still pending.
Sixteen other persons are charged
with various violations of the national
prohibition act in the grand jury,s re-
port, which concluded the labors of the
grand jurors. A new grand Jury will
be empaneled tomorrow or the next day.
Those accused of the various violations
are Paul Hern, George Hadder, William
D. Williams, James w. Shell, Thomas
Restifo, Masso Veyio, Louis Rinaldi,
Matilda dI Domenico. Joseph johnson.
Cephas Coleman, Roosevelt Wilson,
Fannie Wilson and Isaiah Herndon,
Chinese Are Exonerated.
The grand jurors exonerated Lee
Guen Sing and Lee Poy, Chinese, who
were held in connection with the kill
ing OF Lee King, a Chinaman supposed
to have been narcotic informer, last
June near Eleventh and M streets. Lee
Din and another Chinaman are under
Indictment for the alleged murder
Others exonerated by the grand jury
include William H. Hawkins, violating
postal laws; William D. Davis, RAYMOND
0. Conrad and Edward S. johnson, rob-
berry; Hiram Wright and Richard Will
Iams, HOUSEKEEPING and larceny; Mar
vim L. Whiteford, larceny after trust;
Charles Bell and Herman o. Downing,
Mann act charges.
Conspiracy to use the mails to defraud
IS charged in three indictments, one
against Sidney Chaser and Alexander
Matthews, another against CHASER, Mat
theWs and Julius Rosenberg and a
third against Max Garfinkle and Mat
thews. They are alleged to have placed
letters in the mails ordering goods from
Jobbers under the names of M. Gar
mike and j. Rosenberg both of whom
are said to have high credit ratings. A
separate indictment, charging the us
OF the mails to defraud was reporte n
against Chaser individually.
Violation of the national bankrupt cy
act Is alleged in an indictment AGAR lT
WillldIl n. OlmSteaQ, VINO was adiud6R,d
bankrupt March 28, 1923. After Cha gIes
e. Ford had been appointed trustee for
the creditors, it is charged, Olmsbesd
concealed from the trustee assets vfI,ued
at more than $1,000.
Embezzelment Is Charged.
Lawrence M. Hurdle, former cashier
IN the ofhce OF the superinte' ndent of
documents at the Government Iprintinp
once, was named in two inG Elements
Ons charges that he embezzle a the SIM
OF Sl9S coming into his hanf IL and the
oIner alleges the presentation of q false
voucher against the Govern noent
Violations of the Mann tact IN +ho
transporting of young WON en- to this
city are alleged against Jk1A1Ji Allen Emo
gene Soper, Herman o. Dbyvning W., ~
els Allen and Howard &. Tippett and
Lester Lohr. al"
Others accused ami the CHARGES
against them include: Harold n Ped
Joy-riding; John Henry PRYOR biganov,
William l.. Curry and Axel w Rove
housebreaking and lar ceny: AxeI w
Boye, grand larceny: Frances Mohre
Jack Rags. alias Jskln Evans. Marie
Elizabeth Thomas ahd Samuel Henso,,
Harrison narcotic act. IoT,,
Schubert, violation national motor We
hicle theft act; &c c,rge p. McKeon and
John G.. Yates, larceny after trust.
Thomas F. Simmons. embezzlen1ent and
larceny after try l.: Henry p Grower
and Alfred PREM ice SHIELD enbezzIe-
ment; Thomas !Meunier and Hugh p
grand larceny and ernbezzle-
ment, and Pa'Hi Hern and George w