Evening star., 1933-11-08
FIVE ARE ACCUSED
OF REALTY FRAUDS
R. K. Reidford and Four
Employees Indicted-Driver
Freed in Baldwin Case.

r. Kenneth Reidford, head of the
Reidford Co., and four of his employees
were indicted today by the District
grand jury on charge of conspiripg
to commit false pretenses in connection
with the sale of lots in Ann Arundel
County, Md.
Those indicted with Reidford were
Henry F. Downer, James B. Woodward
Ernest S. Price and G. w. Robertson
Reidford, according to Assistant United
states Attorney Charles B. Murray, was
in charge of the operations, while the
others were known as "closers," who
effected the final sales to prospects
The Government contends prospects
in Washington were contacted and then
driven to real estate DEVELOPMENT In
Ann Arundel County. then known as
North Beach Park. and given a free
luncheon. Afterward, it is charged, they
were shown around the property, and
IN many cases induced to purchase lots
1t is alleged the manner in which the
lots were sold was illegal.
Motorist Is Exonerated.
The grand jury exonerated Edmund
Henry Lloyd. driver of an automobile
which struck and killed Evelyn Briggs
Baldwin, 72, Arctic explorer, last Octo-
Der Is. Mr.. Baldwin was crossing Con-
necticut avenue near Calvert street when
struck by the automobile driven by
Lloyd.
Three first degree murder indictments
were returned. Coleman Meadows, col
ored, was charged with Staying James
Woodard, also colored, last October 8
while similar charge was made against
Josephine Harris, colored. in connection
with the death of Charles Clark, COL
ored, on August %. Three colored men,
Bennie Lee Draper, James Morton and
Claude j. Morton. were charged with
murder in connection with the stabbing
of Hurley Cassidy, colored. on Octo-
ber IS.
Others indicted, with the charges
against them, were:
Joseph Paul, non-support; Charles j
Wenttang, Walter Watson. John s.
Thomas, William A. Frye. James Faux
and James w. Kinard, joy-riding;
James Wonder and James Miller, joy
riding and grand larceny; Vincent
Segreti. Mary E. segreti Martha M
Hensley B. H. Mendelsohn, Harry H
Miller, Ernest Smith, John Haskins,
Clifton E. Elliott, Carroll F. Martin,
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grand larceny; Duke Ginyard, William
H. Parker, John r. Parker, Harvey N.
Frederick, James E. Ferrier, Harold
King, Charles M. Kennedy, Benjamin.
T. Fletcher and Robert Murphy, house
breaking and larceny; James L. john
son, John l.. Brown and Daniel F.
Holmes, robbery; william Davis, Dan
Brown. William Sims and John Eaton,
assault with a dangerous weapon;
Robert L. Alexander, assault with a
dangerous weapon and assault with in
tent to kill; Bernard Nelson, robbery
and assault with intent to commit rape
Charles A. Robinson, receiving stolen
property; Robert E. Steward, pandering;
William L. H. Jones, forgery and utter
ing; Minor K Stout, embezzlement.
The grand jury cleared the following
of the charges indicated:
William Hayden, joy-riding; Thomas
Harris and Leonard Smith, assault with
dangerous weapon; Marie Gladys Hall,
Charles Edward GosneIl and Walter
Williams. grand larceny; Herbert H.
King, carnal knowledge; Charles r.
Watts, accessory after the fact, and
Edmund Henry Lloyd, manslaughter.