Evening star., 1934-08-01
DRIVER INDICTED
IN DEATH OF TWO
Grand Jury List of 56 In
CIudeS Two FirSt-Degree
Murder Cases.
TRANSFER MADE NECEss

Robert r. Brown, 80, was indicted
on a manslaughter charge today by
the grand jury in connection with the
deaths last March IS of Miss Babe
Pardee, 81, and Daniel Joseph Eagan,
fatally injured in an automobile ac-
cident on Bladensburg road.
At the same time, the jury exon
Grated Cyril M. Rousseau, huckster, of
blame in the killing of Henry L. Pur-
tell, whom he shot early on the morn
ing of July 4, after Purteil had en-
tered his room in the Patterson House,
1700 block Pennsylvania avenue.
Brown had been held for action of
the grand jury by a coroner's jury
after testimony that he was driving
at an excessive rate Of speed His
light roadster struck Miss Pardee,
who weighed 280 pounds, and knocked
her more than 100 feet, then swerved
into a truck, throwing Eagan, his
companion, through the top Of the
car.
Huckster Describes Shooting.
Rousseau, who is Sc, also had been
ordered held for the grand jury after
a coroner's inquest into the death of
Purtell, who lived in the 2600 block
Connecticut avenue.
The fruit peddler, who kept stand
in front of the State, War and Navy
Building for years and was known to
thousands as "Mercier," told police
Purtell, who had registered at the
Patterson House as B. H. White, had
entered his room about 4:30 am.
scantily clad. When he asked the
man to halt, Rousseau said, he kept
advancing and the huckster fired,
fatally wounding the intruder.
In all, Sc indictments, including
two first-degree and four second-de-
gree murder charges, were reported
today to Justice James M. Proctor.
The jurors ignored charges in II
cases.
John Spanos, 46, was charged with
second-degree murder in connection
with the Staying of Joseph Jackson,
colored, after an argument in res
taurant at 1405 Ninth street last
June 9. Spanos previously had been
charged with first-degree murder, but
1t was expected this charge will be
dropped
Fatal Attack Charged.
William Robert Paige, colored, who
allegedly attacked Ernest Knight, So,
colored, with a stick, inf1icting fatal
injuries, was indicted for first-de-
gree murder. The alleged attack oc-
CURED June 20 at First and K streets
northeast.
Bennie Waller, colored, was indicted
for first-degree murder in connection
with the killing of Willie ]. Thornton,
81, colored, with pistol July in
front of 20 Defrees street
Other second-degree indictments
named Floyd Dean Partillo and Robert
Perkins, colored.
Partillo allegedly stabbed James
Simmons, colored, on July IA. Perkins,
it is charged, killed Stewart Bickerton,
36, 511 Third street northeast. last
April Is, by kicking him in the head
during a street fight.
Alleged to have gained entrance to
two houses by posing as a prospective
purchaser, Morris HeSSe was indicted
on charges of robbery. assault with
dangerous weapon and grand larceny
He is said to have stolen $3.50 from
Mabel B. Rout, 2911 Cathedral ave-
nue., after hitting her with a gun
Using similar methods, it is charged,
he stole jewelry worth SITS from Mrs.
Rosalie w. Thom, 1912 Twenty-fourth
street.
Others Indicted.
Others indicted, with the charges
against them, are:
Russell H. Carley and Dewey Clyde
Morris, non-support; Leroy Jackson,
Robert w. Ferguson, Oliver Dockery,
Joseph B. Lewellyn, william L. Rob-
inson, william C. Bennett Charles
Jones, Bernard Griffin and John Byrd,
joy-riding; John johnson, grand lar
ceny and joy-riding; Edward Beckley.
John William Mcconnell, George G..
Neidomanski and Alfred Frank
Heimes, grand larceny; william Bruce,
Frederick C. Russell, Fred Cheatum,
Theodore Alphonso Campbell, John