Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-16
JURORS PRESENT
/ Al INDICTMENTS;
I ARE CLEARED
Charges of Highway Robbery
Made Against 3 Women
and 2 Men.
FIRST-DEGREE MURDER
LAID TO THREE PERSONS
Conspiracy to Violate National
Motor Vehicle Act Found
Against Pair.

Three women and two men were &C
cused of two charges of highway rob-
berry in indictments reported today to
Justice James NJ. Proctor by the Dis
trict grand jury. Thirty-siX other true
bills were returned. The grand jurors
ignored charges against IT others.
The accused women are Loretta
Sutherland. Leona Van Upperman and
Clements Cavalier, otherwise known as
Clementina Cavalier. They are named
along with Anthony Owens and VIII
liam T. Hardy, who are said to have
first held up a cabman June and later
required him to drive them to orug
store at 1905 Connecticut avenue. Wneie
the men went into the store ana helo
up the manager while the women re,
NAMED in the cab. They secured
SlO6.92, the indictment charges.
Captured After Chase.
The automobile was chased across
the Key Bridge, where the arrest was
made Ray E. Tabor, the cab driver,
told police he had been summoned 10
2lS6 K street and when he entered the
house was robbed of S285. AT the
point of a pistol, he said, he was then
compelled to drive the five to the drug
store and 10 ASSIST III tieA ehoA' w
Conspiracy to violate the national
motor vehicle act was charged in an
indictment against Arthur WelSmlller
and Henry Berman. 1t was allegeo
they conspired to steal automobiles,
transport them from New York. borrow
money on them and then sell them
Weisniller is named in two other
indictments. One charged transport
ing of an automobile from new YORK
to this city and the other alegeo
HOUSEKEEPING at the garage OF Martili
Mcnamara, local attorney "leie al
automobile was stolen. =,
First-degree murder was charged IN
three indictments against NathaMel
Green. David Drummings and Alonzo
TayIor all cclored Taylor was SAID
to have shot william Roy also coloreo,
NAV 30, in the basement OF 426 y
street. Drummings was accused OF
beating to death his wife Eliza WIN a
club MAY 90, at 1101 Pierce street court. |
Green was said to have strangled Blon- !
rin Ferguson, also colored, May Io' d.
327 Fifteenth street southeast.
Two Cleared of Homicide.
The grand jurors eXonerated five per-
sons four white. of charges Of homi- |
eide They were Edward Cunningham,
Zellie H Buff, James G. McKune, ROD
ert w. Blake and Percy Monroe, COL
ored
Cunningham and Buff had been &C
cused of manslaughter in causing the
death of Wade Brown, colored. who |
was killed in fist fight at Nineteenth |
and L streets June 3. McKune was
driving an automobile which struck
John Berry, colored, on Bladensburg
road and Oates street northeast May 10.
Berry died May 81 Blake also was driv- |
ING an automobile which caused the |
death of David H. Frazier. who was
place. Frazier died June 3. Monroe
was accused of shooting Raymond
Hicks. also colored, in night at ia
Francis place southeast May 70. HICKS
died June 4.
The grand Jurors also declined to
indict George L. Shelton ana JUNO
Pardo. ;oy-riding; Willie Simpson and
Donald w. Prendergast, housebreaking
and larceny; George H. Smothers. VIII
liam Bruce. Robert S. Carter, William
Hudgins, Charles E. Williams and Sam
uel Goodwin, assault with dangerous
weapon; Joseph and Prince Seaborn,
robbery. and ONeil Leviton, violating
national prohibition law.
Others Indicted.
Others indicted and the charges
against them include:
Richard Broadnox and Henry Roose- |
welt Johnson. assault with Intent 10
commit robbery.
Isaac Rhodes and Charles Guest 1.-TWO
counts, and William Raymond walker
robbery.
William j. Robinson, embezzlement
and grand larceny.
Moses Hampton Queen and Walter
Sidney Green, violation national proM-
bition act. ..,,.
Robert L. Higgins, George Williams,
Fred Kennicutt. Thomas jackson, Gus
Williams and Walter Bell, violation
Section 826-b, District OF Columbia
Code
D'Orsey Bryant alias D'Orsay Bryant,
grand larceny and violation Section
826-b District of Columbia Code.
Joseph M. Robinson. George Taylor,
alias George w. Taylor 1.-TWO counts)'
James Thompson Blair, alias James
Thomas Blair, and Ruth Smith, grand
larceny.
Hubble D. Wingfield, HOUSEKEEPING:
Hubble D. Wingteld, Shirley w. Hutch
tnson, Willie Foster, John B. Carson:
Joseph NJ. Robinson, William Jones and
Thomas Clark, jr. 1.-TWO cases., mousse
breaking and larceny.
Lester E. Woods (alias Lester +.
Wood. Joe Welson (alias Joseph Mel
SOM, Walter johnson, James Smith and
Alphonso White, assault with dangerous
weapon.