Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-11
THEFT OF $4,000
CHARGED TO EVANS
Davis Charged in Staying of
OffiCer-Pair Held in
Extortion.
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in a lunch room at Tenth and K
streets here last May. One of the
shots hit Frank Langdon, associate
editor of the unions journal, who was
shot through the eye, but recovered.
Arthur M Huddell president, was
saved when a bullet lodged In pocket
book in his vest, but died several weeks
later from a heart attack.
Thomas Connors, 81 years old, was
arrested In Chicago last Saturday In
connection with the shooting.
Veteran Charged as Slayer.
First-degree murder is charged
against Bert Davis. World War veteran,
an inmate of Soldiers Home, in an in
dlctment in connection with the death
of Policeman Charles d. Poole August
In a woods near the cemetery oil the
home. Davis is reported TO have been
adiudged insane in Maine in 1925 and
is now under observation by DR.. ID.
Percy Hickling, District alienist.
Poole. who was attached to the
twelfth precinct was talking with
number of inmates of the home near
the cemetery wall when Davis is re-
ported to have drawn pistol and fred
three shots at Poole. He then strolled
away and several hours later was found
asleep in 4 clump Of bushes by police.
Davis saws he had no recollection of
shooting the officer. but had shot some
chickens with pistol.
Carl Henry Ramey is charged with
granddaughter in connection with the
death of Mildred Taylor. colored, July
S. He was driving an automobile on M
street between Sixth street and New
Jersey avenue southeast when the
woman walked from behind a parked
car into the path of his machine,
Ramey claimed.
Policemen Indicted.
Edward Willis Gore and Frank
Joseph Hospidor, suspended fourth pre-
cinct policemen, were indicted on an
extortion charge They are accused
OF accepting $40 for protection from
Frank Adams, colored. July % in front
OF Adams home, 100 First street south
west. to whom investigating officers
had given marked money. The money
was dropped into the cap of one OF
the policemen, 1t is stated. The po-
licemen are said to have eXtorted the
money for protection from liquor law
violation charges.
The grand jury exonerated Arthur
Clinton Miller of charge of aiding in
the release Of two prisoners from Jor-
ton and with harboTing them at his
home in this city. Miller had been
acquitted In Criminal Court by jury,
which so angered Justice Peyton Cor
don that ne discharged the panel from
further service A warrant then was
secured for Miller before United States
Commissioner TuTnage and he was
held for the action of the grand jury.
The grand Jurors also ignored
charges of assault with dangerous
weapon against Cloyd Holmes, Joshua
w. Collins and John Stokes; Of house
breaking against Harvey Lee. OF yiolat-
ing the national prohibition law against
James H. Harper, William Jones and
William Brooks, and OF grand larceny
against Susie Selby, Carrie Sims and
Ernest Coffel.
Other Charges.
Others indicted and the charges
: against them include:
/ John j. Neil Lawrence w Kidwell
! Russell Carlin Brown, Napoleon J.
( Beansoleil. Charles E. Hairston and
/ Landon Lorry. non support, Sylvester
! Epic. Charles Henry Pope. Patrick
+ Price O'Brien Philip MacAbee, Marshall
1 Barrett and Henry Wilson joyriding
| Josh T. Singleton Samuel Greenberg
( alias Samuel Green; Joseph Pine, Ed
! ward B. Halfpap, Pedro Brown Moreno
! Isabella Ford, Harold L. Stewart
: Thomas l. Scanlon, william Z. John
/ son. Joseph Haas, Paul Ramsey and
Ralph j. Richards. grand larceny.
! James S. Hughes and William s
+ Hughes. embezzlement; Edward H
] Smith, assault to rob. Clifton Taylor
! assault TO commit carnal knowledge:
David Lewis, alias David Hawkins
James L. STRANGE. Henry James Handy
Frank Silver and Robert Coleman as
Sault with dangerous weapon. William
Caldwell. alias Samuel Jones. George
Leroy Jones. Joseph T. Suter, Alfred
Oricshy. Edward J. Fitzpatrick Joseph
T, Suter, Winfield r. Thomas, Ralph
J. Richards, James Brown and John
Able Bryan. housebreaking and larceny
William f. Barrett. alias William NJ
Barrett. bigamy; James Rucker, Syl-
vesteT Ernest Cole, william Mitchell
Glenroy Toombs Wanda Toomhs, Harry
Freedman. alias Deskin Eric Brown
James II. Harper, violation national pro-
hibition act