Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
Unregistered Apparatus and
Dry Law Violation Are
Alleged of Officer.
ROBBER ON PROBATION
FACING 2 ACCUSATIONS
With Alleged Companion, Morris
Beck Named in Drug Store
Break-in and Theft.

Robert F. Langdon, suspended police
man of the fifth precinct and one of
the four persons held by the coroner's
jury as possessing guilty knowledge of
the murder of Beulah Limerick, was m
dicted today on a charge of possessing
an unregistered still in violation of the
internal revenue laws and with having
in his possession property designed and
intended for Use in violating the ma
tional prohibition law, to wit, the same
still. Police, visiting Langdon's home,
at 1882 Oates street northeast, to search
for gun of the caliber of the one sup
posed to have been used in the killing
of Miss Limerick, reported what ap-
peared to be still.
Two Indicted for Robbery.
Morris Carlton Beck, now on proba-
ton for three years for participating in
the robbery of a bank messenger some
months ago, was indicted on a charge
Of HOUSEKEEPING and larceny. Named
with him was James de Lafayette
Carpenter. These are charged with
breaking into the drug store of Samuel
F. bigger, SOFT Connecticut avenue.
and stealing 5000 in cash, 40 pints of
prescription whisky, and quantity of
cigars and cigarettes.
dictment against Mrs. Fora Z. Howe,
who is said to have posed as the widow
of Henry M. Flagler, Florida railroad
builder. The indictment charges that
she had hired Miss Jane D. PierSon to
nurse her and that she obtained a. total
of S1,705 from the nurse between
October 10 and November last on
representations that she would receive
funds from her husbands estate, but
that che f1nunr lid tho 11llrca
Ebert o. Williams, former note teller
of the Departmental Bank, is charged
with embeZzlement. The indictment
alleges that he appropriated to his own
use $2,060.50 of the banks funds.
First degree murder is charged in an
indictment against Charles w. Brown,
colored. He is said to have shot William
Sedgwick, also colored, during a brawl
January 2, at 1885 Eleventh street. The
victim died four days later.
Margie Davenport, colored, is accused
Of manslaughter in connection with the
death of John Speaks. whom she is said
to have shot November 80, last She
had been held on a charge of assault
with a dangerous weapon until Speaks
died January 4, after which the man
slaughter charge was substituted.
Others indicted and the charges
against them include:
Stanton D. White, alias Joseph T.
Healey; James Reed, Louis Harris q
cases. and Marie Edelen, grand lar
ceny. william H. Webster, Elmore Lee
roy Simns, Donald NJ. RoSenthal, alias
Jack Donaldson; Paul Kelmer, Sylvester
Bolts, William Brooks, alias William
Alfonso Russell, HOUSEKEEPING and
larceny.
Robbery Charges.
Sfopfon n White John q Wooden
William Ellis, John C. Wooden. John
Boyd, Theodore r. Brewer, alias Theo-
dore Owens, David Craig, alias David
Balk, robbery; Clay Eugene Con-
nell. non-support of minor child;
Clyde Green, carnal knowledge and
assault with intent to commit car
nal knowledge; Henry Slaughter, car
nal knowledge; Clarence Bradford
and Joseph H. Davidson. joyriding:
Richard A. Love, James Herbert and
Richard Wood, assault with dangerous
weapon; John Chadwick, Nettie Wal
lace and Clifford Williams, receiving
stolen property; Joseph Parham and
Harry Willie Wilson. smoke screen;
Roland John Crisndond, Nachi Higgs
and Ira E. Van TasSel. violation ma
tional prohibition act; William Brown,
John Wesley Williams and Harry Rob-
ert Price, possession Of unregistered still
and violation national prohibition act;
William Lewis. forgery; Clarence Gal
loway, enbeZzlement; Frederick c. viii,
false pretenses, and Abraham Solomon,
perjury.
The grand jurors ignored the follow
ing charges: Nathan Norwitz, depreda-
ton on private property; George w. Nc
Gill, Joy riding; John Paul Malenky and
Beaver Cody VaSs 1.-TWO cases., house
breaking and larceny.