Evening star., 1932-03-10
YUDELEWT NAMED
IN INDICTMENT ON
ASSAULT CHARGES
Man Who Surrendered Twice
Accused of Shooting
Two Officers.
EX-POLICEMAN HELD
IN 3 ROBBERY CASES
Three Charged With Conspiracy in
Connection With Sale of Box
Test Questions.

Harry Yudelevit, who twice recently
surrendered to police in connection with
investigation of shooting affairs, was
indicted twice today by the grand jury
for alleged assaults with a dangerous
weapon on policeman and special
officer. 1t is claimed that Yudelevit
shot at Policeman Thomas T. Bacon,
and Charles W. Flanagan, a private de-
tective, when they surprised him trying
to enter a store at 627 E street, in the
early hours of February 10.
Jointly indicted with Yudelevit in
one of the indictments is John Ken
drick, alias John Murphy. In this in
dictment is charge of an assault to
kill, it being alleged that Kendrick
fred three times at Officer Bacon, two
of the bullets taking effect, one in his
thigh and another in a foot. Bacon
held on to Kendrick but Yudelevit es-
capped but was identified by both officers
when he surrendered to the police.
Three Accused of Conspiracy.
conspiracy to commit false pre-
lenses is charged in an indictment
against Edgar Merritt, Albert P. Scott
and Theodore Bradford, all colored.
They are said to have falsely repre-
sented that they had authentic copies
of the questions to be propounded at
the bar examination last December and
sought to sell them to Thomas G. Nor
rison and C. Lyle Hughes Hughes
said he had been offered the questions
in advance Of the examination for 5000.
Henry Fegan, former Washington
policeman, and Bernard L. Downey are
charged with robbery in three separate
indictments, In two of the cases Ed
die Matthews is joined as a defendant.
Downey and Fegan are said to have
held up Frank w Clark, clerk of the
Plaza Hotel, 331 First street northeast,
February 25. The police report that
$102.75 was taken. Fegan was arrested
near the scene and Downey was taken
into custody later.
All three are accused of robbing Mar
garet c. Connor, an employe of the
Tolman Laundry branch at 409 c street,
February 20. Miss Connor said SCI .48
was taken. The trio are also alleged TO
have held Up DR.. William c. Furr at
his drug store, 200 street northeast,
February % and to have stolen his
watch. and SO in money.
Rare Wines Stolen.
The larceny of 333 bottles of rare
wines and whiskies from the home of
Horace H Westcott, 1910 Sixteenth
street, is charged in an indictment
against Benito Castillo and James !.
Mangan Castillo was employed as
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said to have been taken February 18.
The grand jury ignored a homicide
charge against William A. Webb COL
ored who shot Frank White. also COL
ored February 28 White died the next
day. TEey also declined to indict in the
following cases: Harry J. Smith. grand
larceny: William Ratledge and Harvey
T. Sharrow, JOY riding; Mary A. Kelley,
housebreaking and larceny; John Ken
ny, Alexander Lincoln, Lyman Green
and Theodore Phue, assault with dan
gerous weapon: John j. Hand, violating
Harrison anti-narcotic law, and Charles
E. Langley, false pretenses.
Others Are Indicted.
Others indicted and the charges
against them include: William w. Tin
ney, alias William A. Tinney, jr., and
Charles H. Bryant, joy riding and grand
larceny; Simon Thompson, grand
larceny Freeland Ellis Bragg and
Leroy German Fakes, grand larceny;
Patrick Middleton and Frederick j.
Middleton, grand larceny; Ellsworth
Nathaniel West, Latimer Matthews,
General Bullock, alias Gentle Bullock;
Arthur Leggett, alias George Lig-
gett: Albert Lawrence Ogden,
James E. Henson and Eva Ware,
violation national prohibition act;
Theodore Crutchf1eld, HOUSEKEEPING;
Howard E. Anderson. Clarence E. Car
nell 1.-TWO cases.. William Coleman. alias
Charles Williams: Robert Joseph Will
son. James Porter, John Overton Byrd,
Thurman Hayden, Casey Smith and
Leon Horace Shelton, housebreaking
and larceny: Robert Howard Moore, as
sault with dangerous weapon and as
sault with intent to kill James Morris,
assault with dangerous weapon; Harry
Hammerer, forgery and uttering; Ben
jamin Madison. ir., and Russell L.
Marshmond. robbery.