Evening star., 1931-12-09
GRAND JURY NAMES
e IN INDICTMENTS
Two D. C. Lawyers Accused.
Murder Charged in Fatal
Shooting.

A colored member of the bar and q
recently disbarred white lawyer were
indicted separately today on charges OF
false pretenses. Twenty-seven other
indictments, including one charging
first-degree murder, were reported to
Justice James M Proctor. The grand
jury declined to indict in is other
cases.
The false pretense charge against
Peter P. Richardson, colored, alleged
that December % last he falsely repre-
sented to Alberta Terrell that q fee
deed which he presented to her for
signature was merely deed of trust.
She Later learned, according to the in
dictment, that she had actually trans
ferred a house in the 240o block of M
street to the attorney.
Accused in Note Case.
William j. Dow, disharred lawyer, was
accused OF obtaining a check for see7 so
from Frederick H White January 9
last on the representation that a deed
OF trust note for $2,500 was good and
properly secured on real estate.
DR.. Benjamin H. Smart, 237 Rhode
Island avenue, was charged with at
tempting to perform a criminal op-
Grafton on q l7-year-old girl from
Weedonville, Va. on November 4 The
girl died after being taken TO hos
pltal, where another operation was per-
formed.
First-degree murder was charged
against Charles A. Grandson, colored,
IN connection with the fatal shooting
November % of Frederick Hall, also
coloreo. The shooting took place in
'front.' OF 1914 L street southeast after
dispute over money won In a dice
game.
Thurston Hunt, colored, was accused
OF asssuiting and robbing Vernon Rem
enaw, taxi driver, October "a In an
alley between Ninth and Tenth, L and
M streets. Renshaw is still in the
hoSpisal and Is said to be paralyzed.
Two Freed Of Manslaughter.
The grand jurors exonerated Donald
M. Harong and Wilson N. Krahnke of
charge OF manslaughter. They were
IN an automobile which struck and
killed railroad switchman near
Fifteenth street and Benning road No
vernber 27.
Others relieved of responsibility for
charges preferred against them include:
oscar Metz, assault with dangerous
weapon; George A. Gilbreath and Clyde
Dameron, embezzlement; Charles q
Leet, false pretenses; Roy H. Kinlock.
forgery; Chester Diven, Annie Davis
John d. Myers and Julia Tibbs. grand
larceny; James Newell and John L.
Payne, housebreaking and larceny:
Andrew Caldwell and Fred w. Hop
kins. violating liquor law; william e,
Bruffey, robbery; Frank Posey, smoke
screen, and George T. Bean, house,
breaking and larceny
Others Are Indicted.
Others indicted, and the charges
against them, include Charles Boiling
Leroy Morrison and William Stepney
6alias William Stephany), assault with
dangerous weapon; Robert Cornelius
Fallen, Lonnie Harris, Jesse Thomas
lalias Oliver s. Kiefer), Robert Cham
bers, Richard Perry and Henry Clayton,
grand larceny; Rhodes Brown, Isaac
Chairman, Obey c. Gray, Arthur Jordan.
James Maynard, Wilbur Rufin. Arthur
b. Sweeney and Lawrence Miser. ioy-
riding; Otis Wilson. Bernard Robinson
and Charles Burke, robbery; John
Moore. smoke screen; Mario John Di
Glulian and John Bernard Holden. yio-
lation national prohibition act: William
Ferry Beckwith, Floyd Holmes, John r
Miner, Richard Henry Murphy and
Charles d. Towers; non-support; Ken
ney George Richards, incest and carnal
knowledge.