Evening star., 1933-06-21
Accused of Fatally WounHng
Woman In Hotel on Night
of June 8.
WIFE is EXONERATED
IN SLAYING OF SPOUSE
MCGOWAN Must Face Assault Count.
True Bill Against Disburs-
ing Officer.

An indictment charging manslaughter
was returned by the District grand Jury
today against Elmer w. Holland, jr.,
"a, who Is said to have fired a bullet
which went through q wall in the
Franklin Park Hotel and killed Leila
Morrison. 20 years old.
Ine shooting occurred at 3 am. on
June 3. Holland, according to police,
nad gone to the apartment with q
friend to purchase q bottle of LIQUOR.
While standing in corridor on the
sixth floor, Holland Is said to have
drawn q pistol and jokingly prodded q
colored bell boy. The gun was acct
dentally discharged and the bullet, after
grazing the colored boys arm, crashed
through q wall into the apartment of
Fred Wood Williamson. Miss Morri-
son, who was lying on q bed in the
apartment, was fatally wounded by the
bullet.
Holland, who lives at 7707 thirteenth
street, Is at liberty under $4,000 bond.
Wife Is Exonerated.
The grand jury exonerated Mrs.
FRANCES Wieder1an, who was accused of
fatally shooting her husband. PhiIin !
Wleoeman, during an argument. June
5, IN their home at 334 Tenth street
northeast.
Both had been drinking, according to
ponce. and began quarreling over
politics. The husband Is said to have
slapped Mrs. Weideman, knocking her
onto the bed. Then, according to the
police version Of the affair, Mrs. Weide-
man said, If had a gun I would shoot
YOU" Weideman then took a pistol
from bureau drawer and handed II
70 her. She IS alleged to have fired
Twice fatally wounding her husband
mrs. Wefdeman said she did not believe
the gun was loaded.
james Thomas MCGOWAN was indict-
ed Tor assault with q dangerous weapon
as q result Of pistol duel in the rom,
OF Norman ]. Pryor at TAO Ninth
street. Pryor said he was walking
along the street early this month WITH
young woman when MCGOWAN. eoino
IN the opposite direction, bumped into
the girl Pryor said he remonstrated
with MCGOWAN, but let the matter dron
Wnen he saw the latter had been
While he was sitting in his apartment
tnat night, he said, friend pointed
with pistol In his hand Prvor soiJ
ne turned OF the lights and that a mo-
ment later shot was fired into the
room. Pryor said he hid behind a sofa
ana returned the fire, woundinr The
ntruoer In the arm. MCGOWAN subse
quently was arrested,
Indicted for Larceny.
Francis ]. Sickel, special disb,rs;no
ofncer Of the State Department was
indicted for grand larceny. Sickei. Who
was appointed for the purpose Of nav
ing expenses Of the International Rsdio
ieiegraph Conference at Madrid. spain
Is said to have appropriated to his own
use $500 from an account he main
tanned with the Treasury By virtue Of
his appointment. "
Others indicted, with the eharres
against them, were:
Wnlam Henry Harrison, James ,
anderson, Walter Edward Tripietf'
loye =. Brinkley and Fred Wriaht'
py-rlolng; stephen Russell Gates.
Nathaniel Knox, Harry potts charis,,
wilson West and Louis Rounds. house.
breaking and larceny; Paul Speaks.
Bernard Dunbar, Charles jackson
Manon Turner, Daniel John Matthewx
Richard Calvin Shaw, John Daiv'
Henry Lee Rausenberg, robbery: Je-
rome Everett Holmes, Jimmie Stotts.
Albert Brown. Mabel Carter. JAKE
Bomar and William Diges, assault With
dangerous weapon; George Dodson.
violation Of the national prohibition
act and Illegal use Of smoke screen:
Santo Pinestri, arson; Roy Hugh
JARVIS, perjury; Sarah Lee, forgery:
Jonn r. Burch, forgery and uttering:
Alfred E. King, pandering, and Henry
A. Tolson. embezzlement.
The jury ignored grand larceny
charges against Romely Linson Heryeli.
George Miller was exonerated Of violat-
ing section l. chapter 464, act of
July 8, 1892.