Evening star., 1934-10-17
PRISONER INDICTED
FOR Starting RIOT
LyIes First to Be Held Un-
der New LaW-camp-
bell Cleared.

The first Indictment under the
ant: .prison-riot act was returned by
the District grand jury today against
Archibald Lyles, who Is accused Of
instigating . riot at the District Jail
September ~. ~
Lyles, who was confined TO the jail
awaiting sentence on q robbery
charge, Is said to have admitted
starting the riot by throwing food
In the mess corridor. He has escaped
three times from Lorton Reformatory,
according to court house records
The new act, passed ut the last
session Of Congress, carries . maxi
mum penalty Of 10 years.
Carlton M. Campbell, son Of Her
bert B. Campbell, Virginia real estate
man who was tried and acquitted in
the murder Of Mary Baker. was
cleared of . larceny charge by the
grand Jury. -F
Girl Is Indicted.
Emma M. voehringer had accused
Campbell Of stealing $123 from his
employer the National Peanut Corp.
After clearing Campbell, however. the
jury indicted the girl for the theft.
It Is alleged they went to the cor
poration's ONCE on the evening OF
October /, and that the girl went to
the back part Of the establishment to
smoke cigarette, and that the money
and q bank book were subsequently
found to be missing from q rear Office
She said Campbell had taken the
money and given her $50.
An indictment charging bribery was
returned against Louis Palumbo, ac-
cused Of offering to make it worth
while" for o Criminal Court juror to
vote not guilty in the case Of three
men charged with violating the gam
ing laws. The Juror, Charles william
Powers, reported the matter to Justice
James M. Proctor and Palumbo was
arrested. He denied the charge.
He viii be given hearing this aft
ernoon on contempt Of court charges
growing out of the incident.
Grand Larceny Charged.
Horton G. Callahan and John A.
Carroll were charged with grand lar
ceny in connection with the theft of
1922 from Highs ice cream store, 1904
Seventh street, September 30. Afttr
the money had disappeared Callahan
was found bound and gagged. He
said he had been held up and robbed.
The Government charges the hold-up
story was an invention to cover the
larceny.
william Prime, former chauffeur
for Mrs. Daisy Calhoun, was indicted
on q charge of passing a SIS check to
which her name allegedly had been
forged.
Three indictments charging robbery
and assault with intent to commit rob-
berry were returned against John C.
Green, identified as the man who att
tempted to hold up O'Donnell's Restau-
rant, 1207 E street, and who robbed
two liquor stores of $649 The alleged
attempt to rob the restaurant October
10 failed when patron shouted and
frightened the man away. The estab-
lishments held up were the Star
Liquor Co.. 5l3 Eleventh street, and
the New Deal store at 1908 D street.
Otner lnofctmentSs
Others indicted, with the charges
against them, were:
julius Sanders and Oscar A. Reed,
non-support; Oliver H. Perry, Law
renee F. Brooks, Norman Lee Clark,
Rennick Calvin, Joseph M. Stevenson,
Clark Wright, Nathan Miner and
Robert Atkins, joy-riding; Robert
Atkins, Lawrence Dickerson, William
Stewart, Gus williams, Shakespeare
johnson. Samuel Howard, Arcie Nc
Callum. Helen Davis, Roy Muse. Rich
ard Gray and James Washington,
assault with dangerous weapon;
Estella Hawkins, assault with intent
to commit robbery; Estella Hawkins,
Charles Buck, Thomas Newman, John
Birdie. Helen Speaks, Elihu Davis,
Leonard @. Ferguson, Louis d. Miller,
George L. Ferguson, James Pierce and
George I. Mahoney, robbery; William
Hood, Purcell Green. Clarence Parker,
Carl Brown, John p. Adams, Thomas
w. Parker, Irene Smith Coram,
Charlie w. Bryan, Ocie d. Warner,
Charles w. Thompson, Hubert Pate,
Verna Witten, Sam Jones and James
Beasley, housebreaking and larceny;
Lawrence Z. Tucker, Henry johnson,
Stanley johnson, Edwrad Marcelles
| and Louis Mayhem, grand larceny;
Jesse Stewart, embezzlement; Carl F.
Shaw, false pretenses; William B.
Nelson, violation of national motor
vehicle theft act, and Philip Ebert,
nonsupport of wife and minor children.
The following were cleared Of the
charges indicated:
Roger Ora West, joyriding; Charles
william Thompson, HOUSEKEEPING and
larceny: John T. Warden and LIE Roy
, Bias, assault with dangerous weapon.
and Willie Price, violation Section l2S,
title SO. U. s. Criminal Code.