Evening star., 1932-12-07
|DUP|NG OF WOMAN
|OF $4,000 CHARGED
D. c. GRAND Jury
Dr.. Frank L. Purdy and Wife
Are Accused by Probers
on II Counts.
lExECUT0R OF ESTATE
HELD IN S1,076 LOSS
Total of 81 Indictments Are Given
to Chief Justice A. A. Wheat.
! Nine Cases Are Ignored.

DR.. Frank Leroy Purdy and his wife,
Mary Elizabeth Field Purdy, were in
dicted today by the District grand jury,
which has been investigating charges
they swindled Mrs. Florence Means
Kay. 1840 Mintwood place, out of nearly
$4,000.
They are charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses. It is al
legged Mrs. Purdy told Mrs. Kay the
$4,000 was to be used to bring a chest
of silver, unset diamonds and old lace
valued at s60,0o0,000 from London to
New York
DIR. Purdy was indicted on the theory
that he shared in the money. Service
was secured on him by Deputy Mar
shall John ClarkSon, who crawled
through servidor in the Shoreham
Hotel to reach DR.. Purdy's apartment.
Mrs. Furdy is said to be in Detroit.
Indicted on IL Counts.
The indictment is in IL counts and
charges the receipt of $3.50, January 20,
1881; $1,000, January %; $500, Feb
ruary s.; $3.50, February s.; $3.50, Feb
ruary Is; $500 March g.; SITS, May
Is; SITS, May 81; $3.50, June IT; s540,
July 1. and SITS, July 16, 1881.
Peculations from the estate of Emma
s. Spates, of which he had been ex-
ecutor, are charged in an indictment
against H. Latane Lewis, said to be q
resident of Maryland and formerly q
real estate man here. The indictment
charges embezzlement of S1,076.50 and
is in seven counts, alleging appropria-
tion to his own use of $400, May 20,
1880; $50, June 80; $210, July 10;
$3.50, July z; $100, July IL; $50, Sep
tember 20, 1880, and $3.50. September
"a, 1881.
Robbery of the Schultz Cigar Store
as theater patrons were passing Novem-
Der 81 is charged to Robert PAUL. He
Is said to have struck the clerk, Arthur
B. Snyder, over the head with the butt
of weapon when he did not respond
quickly enough to the demand for the
company's money! Two hundred and
twenty-five dollars belonging to the
company and $40 belonging to the clerk
was taken. ~
Thirty-one Indictments Returned.
A total Of 81 indictments were report
ed to Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat,
and the grand jurors declined to indict
in nine other cases presented to them.
They exonerated James Talmadge
Nesbtt, colored, assistant janitor at an
apartment house near Rhode Island
avenue and North Capitol street, of re-
sponsibility for the death Of the janitor.
William Mckinley Scott. The apart
ment was ON fire and the body of Scott
discovered after the confiagration.
Other cases dropped by the grand jury
include Edward Brown and Jennie v.
Davis, assault with a dangerous weapon;
Walter johnson and John Mccain, Joy
riding: William Brown, Wilbur C. Duffy
and william P. Chapple, housebreaking:
Willie T. Hall, housebreaking and lar
ceny; Earl r. Robertson, robbery; James
II. Busey, assault with intent to rob.
Others indicted and the charges
against them include:
Thomas William Bowles, non-support
Of miner children.
George E. Haynes and William Payne.
assault with dangerous weapon.
Theodore A. Woodward, Thomas
Dixon (two cases), William Powell, Leon
Payton (two cases) and Franklin Var
ner. joyriding.
Held for Grand Larceny.
+, John Lee Carter, alias william Watts,
alias William Watson (two cases.,
grand larceny.
Leroy Wiley. alias Johnny jackson;
William Smith (two cases., James E.
Jackson (two cases., Edward Willis,
alias Edward j. Willis, and Louis
Young, alias Crutchfeld, alias Oscar
Crutchfield, househreaking and larceny.
Robert Williams, Ambrose G. Mat
thews, alias Thomas Gray (two cases.;
John v. Guy, James Vessilla, Freeland
Bragg and Choice Henry, robbery.
Assault Charges.
Percy Ellis, assault with dangerous
weapon and assault with intent to COM
init robbery; John v. Guy, James Ves-
silla, Freeland Bragg and Charles w.
Blalock, assault with intent to commit
robbery.
Thomas F. Bell. rape and assault
with intent to commit rape
Erskine Spencer, carnal knowledge
and assault with intent to commit car
nal knowledge.
Fred. Stepney and Lawrence Webster.
violation national prohibition act.
James G. Landers, alias j. G.. Landers.
false pretenses.
Arthur G. E. Hughes, embezzlement.
Mortimer M. Harris (two cases., en-
bezzlement.