Evening star., 1934-12-14
FIRST INDICTMENT
IN NARCOTIC RAIDS
RETURNED BY JURY
Federal Agents AIIege Two
Purchases of Heroin
Made in September.
SAM BEARD AND 13
ASSOCIATES NAMED
Alleged Gambling Leader Is Re-
indicted Following Dispute
on Juror.

The first indictment growing out
of the recent national roundup CT
drugs peddlers was returned here TO-
day when the District grand jury held
Jimmie Barber on charges of violat-
ing the Harrison narcotic act and the
narcotic drugs import and export act.
Fedora lagents allegedly made two
purchases of heroin from Barber last
September. but he was not arrested
at that time for fear such action
might impede the undercover investi-
CATION then under way. 1t is charged
the agents contacted Barber at All
Second street.
Beard Is Reindicted.
Sam Beard. described as a leader
of Washington's gambling clan, was
reindicted with 13 associates on
charges of conspiring to violate the
gaming laws and with setting up
gaming table.
Beard and his associates were first
indicted several weeks ago, but that
indictment was attacked on the ground
one of the jurors was disqualified.
Justice Oscar r. Luhring decided the
indictment was valid, but United
States Attorney Leslie c. Garnett de-
cided to replace the juror and secure
the new indictment as precautionary
measure.
Clarence S. Baker and Edward A.
Baker were reindicted in connection
with alleged thefts from the Pruden-
tial Bank. The former was charged
with embezzlement and the latter
with larceny and embezzlement.
Murder Indictment Filed.
Charles Barnes, colored, was charged
with first degree murder in con-
nection with the Staying OF Joseph
Lewis, also colored. Lewis was shot
November 25 after a quarrel in front
Of l25 P street southwest. A charge
of second degree murder was re-
turned against Robert Cleveland
Jones, .colored. who allegedly shot and
killed william Hollingswcrth, colored,
during a fight November 25 at 2ls
e street northeast. ~
Others indicted, with the charges
against them, are:
AlUCit N4OAAldil anu A4oAAy -. 'NA@'
grand larceny; William Dimler, en-
bezzlement; James M. Coates, house
breaking; Albert Johnson, James
Spriggs, James Hawkins, Brainard c.
Butler and Elisha B. Rolling house
breaking and larceny; James j. john
son. Elisha B. Rolling, Robert Sher-
man, Carl w. Ferguson. Robert A.
Weldon, James j. johnson, Ralph A.
Davenport, Luther A. Hill and Isadore
Jones, joy-riding and grand larceny;
Carroll B. Hutchinson and Thomas
E. Drury, joy-riding; William Leslie
Driscoll, William Eugene Hall, Will
liam Rogers and William Phifter, re-
ceiving stolen property; Benjamin
Simms, depreciation on private prop
erty; Joseph P. Moore, Robert c.
Groves, Robert B. Pelham, Grant
Thomas Martin, Harry Clay, Frank
Manuel and James Baker, assault with
a dangerous weapon.
Still Others Indicted.
Henry Wood, robbery and assault
with a dangerous weapon; Herman T.
Lewis, Samuel A. Webster, Elmer E.
Pitts, Joseph M. Robinson, Henry D.
Tyler, Booker M. McDougal, James
Harris, Calvin L. Crawford, George
Forrest, John Albert Seay and John
Thomas robbery; Alexander Allen, as
sault with intent to commit robbery
James C. Fuller, false pretenses;
Walter Fowler. violating section 80,
title 18, u S. Code; Samuel l..
Starks, abortion; Benjamin c. Clark,
John L. Swami and Norman A.
Peoples, rape; Lawrence Mckay,
carnal knowledge, and Acie Brown,
manslaughter.
The following were cleared Of the
charges indicated:
Henry LIE Roy Cosby, Samuel Blue.
Raymond Hawkins, Earl Mullins,
Julia B. Beck and Freddie Banks,
violating liquor taxing act of 1884;
John Frye, James A. Young and Ben
jamin Madison, assault with a dan
gerous weapon; Henry R. Milton and
Chester Milliron, grand larceny; Hay
wood Mango, housebreaking and lar
ceny; William S. Barber and Alphonso
Barber, receiving stolen property; Zirl
Lee Holton, larceny from the United
States Government; Arthur Lewey,
violation of section 851-b, District of
Columbia Code: Annie Parker and
Charles Winslow, accessories before
the fact: Donald E. Hassen and Her
bert E. Masterson, rape and robbery.