Evening star., 1932-05-19
FOUR ARE INDICTED
IN PLOT TO KILL
OFFICIAL OF UNION
Grand Jury Names Quartet
in Alleged Plan to Murder
Charles E. Haury.
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE
FOUND AGAINST MEALY
Bus Driver to Answer in Court for
Fatal Rhode Island Ave-
nue. Crash.

Conspiracy to commit murder in the
nrst-degree was charged in an indict-
ment reported today by the grand Jury
against Walter Reed. George MacScullen,
Burt w. Carpenter and Ed. johnson.
who with Mrs. Kay Reed, wife of
Walter Reed, were recently arrested in
connection with an alleged plot against
the life of Charles E. Haury, supervisor
OF the International Union of Operat-
ing Engineers.
The four men indicted and Mrs. Reed
were arrested after detectives had
placed dictaphone in a room in the
900 block Of Grant place. The grand
jury declined to include Mrs. Reed in
the indictment.
Fifteen alleged overt acts are set
forth in the indictment, including meet
ings Of the alleged conspirators, the
arming of at least two of them, and
the awaiting OF Haury in front of his
apartment, when at least two of the
alleged conspirators had guns with
them.
Bus Driver Held.
Manslaughter was charged against
Louis Henry Mealy, driver of an empty
bus of the Washington Railway &
Electric Co. which cCllioed with coach
CT the Capital Traction Co. at Seven
teenth street and Rhode Island avenue
April /. AS a result of the collision,
the indictment alleged Benjamin
Pettus, law partner of Edward F. Cola
day, was killed.
James Hemphill and James H. Lowry.
both colored, were indicted en- a charge
of first degree murder Hemphill was
accused of shooting his wife, Maggie,
on March 10, at 1906 First street south
east. The woman died three days
later. Lowry was held responsible for
the fatal shooting of Anna Lee Nelson,
also colored. in Schotts alley northeast.
Mary L. Grafton, colored, who was
arrested with Lowry, was exonerated by
the grand jury.
Eugene Casey, proprietor Of a plumb
ing establishment, was exonerated by
the grand jury of responsibility in the
death of Paul Gray and his wife April
% at 1903 Holbrook street northeast.
The couple were found dead from the
from defective water heater in their
house.
Refuse to Indict.
The grand jury also ignored homi-
eide charge against Henry C. Millner,
who drove the automobile which caused
the death of Matilda Taylor, colored,
at Vermont avenue and T street May 2.
They also declined TO indict Andrew
Hill, escaping from the National Train
ing School; Clifford Stearns, embeZzle-
ment; Leonard Ferguson, robbery; Sam
uel r. Thomas, Margaret Thomas and
Robert A. Moore. violating liquor law.
Another indictment based on raid
under a warrant issued by Pelham D.
Glassford, chief Of police, was reported.
Jack Moore and Peter T. Pape were
accused of violating sections 865. 866
and 869 of the code, which forbids set
ting up a gaming table, permitting gam
ing and accepting individual bets on
the result of horse racing. The men
were arrested April 80 in a raid at 305
Ninth street.
Others Name.
Others indicted anG harges
against them include: l. Hlck-
man, illegal operation; Way Evans,
larceny after trust and forgery; Thomas
Van Pelt, embezzlement; James E. Will
liams, William J. Koch (two caseS),
Jack Ellison and William Francis Null
roy, grand larceny; Robert E. Benson.
grand larceny and embezzlement;
Theron Hines, Oscar Reel and VII
liam Smith 1.-TWO cases., housebreaking
and larceny; Leo Cochran, Sylvester
Graves, Arthur Davis, Nelson Burns,
Charles Sumner Lee alias William
Sumner Lee, Maurice Leonard Silver
barb Ralph Healey, Thomas Marshall
and George Tinney, violation national
prohibition act; Moses McWhorter, as
sault with intent to commit carnal
knowledge; Rebecca johnson alias Re-
becca Dickson, Leroy Harris and VIII
liam Koch alias William James Chase,
assault with dangerous weapon: Flynn
White, Conde Watts, Bernard West,
Walter Gorham and Fred West, rob-
bery.