Evening star., 1932-05-26
Erwin McFadden and Willie
Fielder Accused of Cutting
Victims to Death.
REINSURANCE AGENT
FACES FORGERY COUNTS
Three Homicide Cases Involving
Four Persons Are Ignored in
Report of Group.

Two charges of murder in the first
degree headed the 20 indictments re-
ported today by the District Grand
Jury to Justice James M. Proctor
three other homicide charges, involv-
ing four persons, were ignored by the
grand jurors.
Erwin McFadden. colored, is accused
OF flrst-degree murder in connection
with the death of James C. Havenner,
"ilite, Wnom ne Is said to have slashed
with razor in the rear yard of 320
c street southwest Nav IL McFad.
oen told the police that he had been
drinking with the white man, who at
tempted to rob him
Murder in the first degree is also
charged against Willie Fielder. colored
he SAID TO have cut Thomas Hill.
also colored. with a pocket penknife
April 80 at 30 Defrees street Hill died
May II.
Three Cases Ignored.
The grand jurors exonerated joseph
Garner, colored, who shot Harry
Driver also colored, April 5, at 1924
First street southwest. Garner died
April 9. He was said to have been
the aggresSor They ignored a charge
OF homicide against Columbus McCau-
ley, who had been held by a coroner's
Jury as responsible for the death of
Donald Mclean in an auto collision
May II at Fourteenth and V streets.
The homicide charge against James
X. Carter and James H. Nichen, both
colored, also YVES ignored. They had
been held for the death of Dorothy L.
Clark May IA in an automobile COL
hslon at New jersey avenue and H
street
Arthur Albanian, former agent of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., is
charged with two cases of forgery. He
is accused of obtaining possession of
a policy of insurance belonging to
Alfred r. Wilkerson on pretense of
getting a dividend credit and to have
forged the name of the policyholder
to an application to the company for
cash surrender. A check came from
the New York Office for S69l2 to Will
kersons order and the charge is made
that Albanian forged the Endorsement
and cashed the check in January.
March 9. it is charged, Atamian OBJ
tanned possession of policy belonging
to George and Elsie Hoffman, sur
check for Sl7879. which he is said
to have forged. He is said to have
fled the jurisdiction.
Accused of Assault.
Assault with a dangerous weapon is
alleged against Anthony Fineli, man
ager of the Valet Shop at Tenth and r
streets, who is said to have shot Ed
ward Green, colored, an employe May
Is. following an argument over tips.
The grand jurors also refused to in
dict Nelson A. Ashby. false pretenses;
Tony Branca and Leroy Adams. rob-
berry; Frank Robinson, assault with
dangerous weapon; John Alexander and
James C. Thomas. larceny; Alfred D.
Norman, James Thompson and Eddie
Patterson, joy-riding.
Others indicted and the charges
against them include: Asia Harris,
Allen Robinson and Henry A. Nathaniel,
joy-riding; Edward Miller, grand lar
ceny; Vernon B. johnson, housebreak-
ing and larceny; James R.. Sheehan.
Charles C. Murray. Clifford F. Ward
and Robert P Davis 1.-TWO cases.. house
breaking and larceny; Willie Smith and
Sammie Lee Sanders, assault with in
tent to commit robbery; Lloyd Wilson
two eases. robbery; William Kinnard.
Robert Davis and Homer Berkley two
cases., ault with dangerous weapons;
Albert J. Gleason and Dennis A. Ma
honey, violation Harrison narcotic act.