Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-11-14
FOUR WITNESSES
ARE INDICTED IN
MELN|COv MURDER.
Refusal to Testify Held As
sisting Perpetrator of
Felony.
WOMAN WHO KILLED
MOTHER WITH AK HELD
First Degree Charge Against
Annie Holmes-Two to Answer
in Shooting of Sidney Diehm.

slain gambler, today resulted in the
indictment by the District grand jury
of four men alleged to have been
present in the Houston Hotel when
Melnicov was fatally wounded.
Those indicted are John r. Mitchell,
Arthur G. Dorey, Samuel Berlin and
Henry G. Carter. The indictments
charge they were present during the
shooting September Is and that by
refusing to testify they assisted the
perpetrater of felony"
No one has yet been indicted for
the murder Another well-known I'M
derworld figure, Bryant Mcmahon,
also received fatal wounds during the
shooting.
AK Slayer Indicted.
First-degree murder was charged to
Annie Holmes, 44-year-old colored
woman, who killed her aged mother
with an ak when her prayers for a
merciful death to end the older wom-
ans suffering went unanswered.
The mother, Charlotte Holmes, rs,
was hacked to death October 20 in
their home at 746 Nineteenth street
northeast.
The daughter told police her mother
had been sick and in pain for many
months. She prayed for death to put
an end to the mothers suffering and
killed her when these prayers went
unanswered according to the story
told Investigators.
Il thought the good Lord in His
wise providence would forgive me for
this act" she declared
NH
that the daughter is beneficiary of a
5000 insurance policy on the mothers
life.
Benjamin Soloff and Robert F. Huff
were indicted in connection with the
shooting several months ago of Sidney
P. Diehm, 1877 New Hampshire ave-
nue., as he was entering the Annapolis
Hotel. Diehm was fired upon by two
men seated in an automobile He
told police he did not know who shot
him. but the police claim the auto
mobile was listed to Huff and that
Solof has been identified as its driver.
Thomas J. Panopoulos, IT; Gus
Wallace, 10, and Carl Russell Longer
beam, 19, were indicted as a result
of a series of holdups in the District
and nearby Virginia and Maryland.
These youths were also questioned
by police in connection with the MUIR
der of Allen Wilson, newspaper route
agent.
Driver Reported Kidnapped.
1t is charged they kidnapped a taxi
driver and filling station attendant,
forcing both to accompany them on
the tour of holdups.
George Reynolds, alleged driver of
the automobile which struck and
fatally injured Maurice Otterback, TO-
year-old Anacostia banker, was in
dicted on a charge of manslaughter.
Otterback was struck as he leaped to
the rescue of a young woman, stand
ing in the path of Reynolds auto
mobile.
The jurors also returned three other
manslaughter indictments. Gust To-
kas, lunch room proprietor, was &C
cused of fatally shooting Delphus
Diggs, colored, when the latter started
out of his restaurant, at 3O1 Third
street southwest, without paying for
two sandwiches he had ordered.
with the traffic death, September 10,
was killed when Blair's automobile.
in which she was riding, was involved
in an accident. James A. Thomas, "a,
colored, was likewise indicted in con-
nection with traffic accident IN
which John Mickins, IS, colored, was
hit by an automobile near Thirteenth
and w streets.
John Amorosi, George w. Andre, jr.;
James B. Frazier, Joseph Lewis and
Eugene F. Brinkley all of whom were
arrested october 10 in raid at SGT
Eighth street southeast, were indicted
for alleged violations of the gambling
laws.
Others Indicted.
Others indicted, with the charges
against them, were:
Charles w. Harrison, MELVIN v.
Sorrell, LIE Roy B. Sirlouis, Charles
Wilson, Percy L. Harris, Everett Pres
ley, Frank Christian and George Dod-
son, joyriding; Bernice Franklin Her
ring, Bernard L. Bickerton, Clarence
E. Saylor and George Thomas, JOY
riding and grand larceny; Robert
Lindsey, joyriding and HOUSEKEEPING;
Grover T. Webb, Daisy L. Wright.
Thomas Byrd, Martin F. Whelan, Paul
Gingles, Ellsworth Ellis, jr., and Clar-
ence Baylor, HOUSEKEEPING and lar
ceny; Ernest L. Little, Bradford c.
Fisher, Harold Rowand, Morris L.
Bernstein, Charles Bartlett, Edward
p. Selby, Charlie P. Smith, Kenneth
L. Frye and Alfonso L. Coleman, grand
larceny; Richard Mccoy. grand lar
ceny and violation of section 851-b,
D. C. Code.
Dorothy johnson, Raymond Diggs,
Lawrence w. Parran, John Christ
well, James Quester McGraw, Enoch
Neal. Lillian Brown, Helen Speaks,
John M. W-hittle, Charles H. Burgess,
Herman T. Lewis and Samuel A.
Webster, robbery; Herman T. Lewis,
robbery and assault with dangerous
weapon; Benedict Brooks, Benjamin
Byrd, Stanley woodrow, Ernest Lo-
max, Thomas O'Kelley, John Fitz-
hugh. Levi Frederick, assault with
dangerous weapon; Eddie Coleman,
assault with dangerous weapon and
assault with intent to commit rape;
William La Vert Lewis, rape; John
Coachman, carnal knowledge; Regi-
maid Francis Patterson, bigamy; Rob-
ert Lee Davis, Leo B. Curry and
Robert Chez, receiving stolen prop
erty; Gus Chaconas, Joseph NJ Kelly,
Joseph S. Bond, Albert H. Smith,
Mable Nicholas, Courtney E. Jacobs,
William Mccain, Elias r. Kye,
Charles P. O'Brien, George T. Queen
and Thyove Frederickson, violating
liquor taxing act Of 1894; Thomas
Ryan, Joseph Castell, Frank Pape,
Peter Thomas Pape, Francis ],
Smith, John Midolo, SThomas Alex
ander Bryant, Alfred Jones and Ralph
XII. violating gambling Regulations.