The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-01
TWO INDICTED
IN TEA ROOM
Staying
Man and Girl Are Charged
With HoIdup Killing; Jury
Holds Tri-State Trio

Thomas Jordan, 20, Of Mt. Yer
non, N. Y, was indicted by the
District Grand Jury today for the
murder on April 3, 1881, of Mrs.
Elizabeth S. Jaynes, cashier of the
Garden Tea Shoppe, during q
holdup.
Indicted with him is Miss Edith
M. Dodsworth, a waitress in a
Pennsylvania Avenue restaurant,
whom Jordan is said to have i'm
plicated in his confession to police.
Mrs. Jaynes was fatally shot
by one of two men during the
holdup of the cafe, 1900 block Co
lumbia Rd. N. w.
In his alleged confession, Jor-
dan said he arrived in washington
on February is. 1891, just two
days after his release from the
West Virginia State Penitentiary.
Robbery Plan Laid
He said he became acquainted
with the Dodsworth girl
The robbery plot was then
Matched, JOrdon said. and the
third member of the party, whose
name Jordon say she never knew,
was brought in by the girl.
Alvin E. CheatWood, John
"Slim" Dunn and Elizabeth Mayo,
of the notorious Tri-State Gang,
were indicted for conspiracy to
suborn perjury.
The three are accused Of hav-
ing procured Edward D. Strain,
Elmer r. Neville, Ruth Hoffman
and Thomas J. Nehi to testify
falsely in an effort to establish
an alibi for Dunn during his
trial here for the Heurich Brew
cry holdup on october 5, 1888.
BlackmaiI Charge
Gladys H. Hudson, gypsy woman
who is said to have obtained $2,907
from a rooming house proprietress
in connection with an alleged
backmail scheme, was indicted on
blackmail charges.
Jay w. Nelson, former chairman
and executive secretary Of the Dis
trict of Columbia Taxpayers Asso-
citation, was indicted for embezzle'
ment in connection with the pro-
motion Of a mythical distillery in
nearby MaryS.nd.
Nellie Hawkins was indicted for
second-degree murder in connec-
ton with the Staying Of Maize
Heavey, 40, of the 400 block Massa-
chusetts Ave. N. w., during An
altercation on May 20 at the home
Of the victim.
Others Indicted
A total of 81 indictments we're
reported by the Grand Jury as it
closed it's term today. Others in
dicted and the charges against
them include:
Howard Cataldo, nonSupport;
Charles Burrows, Joseph Wash
ington, John w. Hansbrough,
James A. Claibourn, Keys Milford,
James E. Upton, James T. Bris-
coe, Monroe r. Bell, Edgar
Bridges, James Patterson, Samuel
N. Harper and Edward N. Harris,
joy-riding; Oscar T. Goodwin, JOY
riding and larceny; Henry R. Mil
ton, Stephen c. CassaSsa, Joseph
Johonson, Edwin Brewington, AL
len Johnson, George R. Tucker,
Theodore M. Daugherty, George
w. Lucas, John Webb, Dorothy A.
Tasco, Wallace Heart and Gussi-
vas Gaines, grand larceny.
John H. Morgan, Albert Ed
ridge, Gilbert G.. Brown, James B.
Gunton, William LeGraffin, Will
liam Tomas, John Wiley, Andrew
H. Brooks and Wiley L. Fuse,
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny; Aaron
Trachtenberg. receiving stolen
property; James Adams. black
mail; Harry Behrle. perjury; Sher-
man E. Harper and Reuben Holly,
white slavery; William Woody,
Mary Wormley. Howard Reed,
Henry Motion, Steve Peroutsakos,
Freelar U. Williams and Samuel
Brown, assault with dangerous
weapon.
Horace Holley, Bruins Tilenda,
Charles E. Banck. William Cur
ley and Charles Thomas. robbery:
Tonic L. Blakeney. attempted
robbery: Ernest Barnes. assault
with intent to rob; william B.
Fletcher, William Jackson, Al
bert Tylor, Carl Dixon, William
o. Turner. John B. Mitchell,
violation of. the liquor tay law;
Theodore M. Daugherty, false
pretenses: William P. Normoyle,
false pretenSes and embezzle-
ment; Raymond P. Connolly. Ar
thur Lewey, embezzlement; Rob-
ert N. Thompson and Sol Line,
forgery and uttering; Edward
S. King, jr., Charles N. Marcy,
Leroy Higgs, John A. Lewis, Ray
mond E. Forbes, German Wright,
Anthony Jones, Charles E.
Young. Jerry P. Tillman, Theresa
Brown, Gertrude Jones, Teresa
Williams, william West, Samuel
L. Clements, George R. Steven
son. violation of the postal laws:
Arthur w. Benning, and James
E. Skinker. first degree murder.