Evening star., 1933-02-01
Grand Jury Acts in Death of
WatChman at Dickey Bros.
Feed Store.
MESSENGER FOR BANK
ACCUSED OF S5,215 THEFT
Southern Maryland Man Reported
He Was Gassed and Robbed
Here.

First-degree murder indictments were
returned by the District grand Jury
today against Joe Goodman and George
M. Pitmond, both colored, charged with
Staying colored watchman during the
robbery of Dickey Bros. Feed Store,
Kenilworth avenue and Benning road,
on January %.
Pltmond was arrested for investiga-
ton by railroad detective before the
murder was discovered Goodman has
not been apprehended. The two men
took s45 from the store safe after fa-
tally injuring William Simms, the
watchman. with a hammer.
A messenger Gor the Southern Mary
land Trust Co. and three alleged accom-
pliceS were indicted for grand larceny
and embezzlement following what po-
lice said was an attempt to steal S5,2l5
the messenger was carrying from the
Maryland institution to deposit in
Washington bank.
Said He Was Gassed.
Those indicted are Ellsworth A. Will
llams, the messenger, and Rodney r.
Rice, James Butler and Chauncey A.
Rice, all colored. The messenger first
said he had been gassed and robbed
as he stepped from a street car at
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nue.. Later, however, he admitted he
had turned the money over to his ac-
completes before boarding the street car.
Indictments were returned against
four men, recently arrested in New
York. charging them with the hold-up
and robbery Of the Washington Me-
chanicS' Savings Bank, 1908 Georgia
avenue, last year. They are Barney
Neuf1eld, James Foley, Joseph Flynn
and Samuel Rubin. The four men were
sentenced to 10 years in Sing Sing after
pleading guilty to a robbery charge in
New York. They will be tried on the
indictment here after completing the
sentence in New York.
Thomas P. Hankins, clerk at the
Palals Royal warehouse. was indicted
with two colored men for housebreak-
ing and larceny. Hankins is said to
have admitted leaving door unlocked
so the colored men. Grant Brunson
and Daniel Adams, could loot the ware
house.
Two Policemen Cleared.
The grand jury refused to indict
Policemen jeremiah j. Cullinane and
Luther c. Wise, accused by DR.. George
w. Beasley, 241 Virginia avenue south
east, of threatening him with a pistol.
The grand jury also exonerated Harry
F. Barner, colored, in connection with
the auto death of Robert r. Doleman,
Potomac Electric Power Co. worker,
who was struck while working in
manhole at Lincoln road and r street
northeast
Homer B. Shropshire was indicted for
violation Of the white slave traffic act
after the jury had heard testimony
from Dorothy Pollard, who told police
Shropshire had induced her to come
here from Roanoke, Va, and then
forced her to engage in immoral acts.
Other True Bills Found.
Others indicted, with the. charges
against them, are Julius M Schwab.
non-support of wife and minor child: :
Norman D. Massey, non-support OF
! children: Oscar Schleichert, non-sup-
port of wife: Joseph w. Brown, Martin
! Gleason, Ellsworth Chase, Thomas l..
Costello. Claude NJ. Sims, Carmello
| Borzi, Thomas H. Green, James M.
Pendleton and Lancaster Washington,
| joyriding; James Graury, George Nc
Donough. Liuky Thomas and Henry
Cummings, grand larceny; James
Quander. Sylvester L. Brown and
Ward, Carl Linberry and George Tinker.
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny; Mary
Preston. assault with dangerous
weapon: James T. Navarro, larceny
from the United States; Kelly w.
Holmes. robbery, and James Williams,
depreciation on private property.
Others eXonerated were James Ball.
! Richard Creamer. Frank Jones and
Carl r. Longerbeam, housebreaking
| and larceny: Reese Gardner. Joseph D.
| Weitzman and Charles Mcdowell, as
| sault with dangerous weapon; Palmer
B. Rousey, Albert F. Heimes. Herbert
r. Athey and Clarence Chandler. rob-
berry: Frank r. Richardson. violation
of the national prohibition act: Robert
Clark, larceny after trust; George K.
Rawlings, embezzlement, and Mary
! Alice Confer, Thomas Wright and
Bertha Robinson, homicide =