The Washington times., 1935-08-30
TWO INDICTED
IN HAWKINS.
SWINDLE

IdlLlG0 S4,OUU Alum
naval officer and his wife
through a clever swindle were
indicted on grand larceny charges
by the District Grand Jury TO-
day.
The pair, known to police as
Joseph Collins and Jack Arlen,
alias Anthony Mino, are stu
sought in connection with the
affair. Both are said to nave
come to washington from Pnlla'
delphia.
According to police, Arlen met
Lieut.. Comdr. George c. HAWKINS
in a cocktail lounge of a down,
town hotel on August IA and
they had a few drinks together'
Later they adjourned to COM
mander Hawkins apartments IN
the 24OO block Calvert ST.
where they had more drinks be-
fore Arlen departed.
Posed as Detective
The following day Collins made
himself known at the Hawkins
APARTMENT as Detective Thomp-
son of headquarters" accordlng
to police. He is said to have told
Mrs. Hawkins that Arlen had neen
arrested on Connecticut Avenue
in a drunken delirium on the
previous day and unless $1'OOO
bond was provided for him en-
bsrrassing publicity might result
from the affair.
Mrs Hawkins, it is said, then
drove with him to a downtown
hank and obtained a $1,000 bill
which she handed to Collins III
front of police headquarters. :,
Later both Commander and
Mrs. Hawkins became suspicious
of the conduct Of Collins and
found they had been sWlnoled
after they made inquiry at heao-
quarters. -
dicted on charges Of larceny after
trust and forgery in connection
with the alleged retention OF $o1
of the funds belonging to MRS.
Julia Bassett and of the forging
of Mrs. BaSSett's name to $4O
check.
Robinson, while a patient at MT.
Alto Hospital, aided Mrs. Bassett S
husband, an invalid patient, IN
some business matters and had
taken a 500 check to Mrs. BasSetC
from her husband. The alleged
larceny and forgery took place
last July 2 after the 500 check
had been cashed by Mrs. Bassett:
First-degree murder is charged
In an indictment against William
Ridley, colored, in connection WIN
the fatal shooting OF Anna Danos'
also colored, during an alteration
in a house in the 1000 block Cecil
Pl. N. w. last July IA.
Other Indictments
A total of 50 true bills were re-
turned by the grand jury today.
Twenty-four cases were ignored.
Those indicted and the charges
against them include:
Second Degree Murder-William Henry
Platt, Jessie Houston, Sylvester Perry
Lucy L. simms, Ernest L. Lawton;
House breaking - Clinton Il. Coleman
and James Butler.
Housebreaking and l.arceny-Paul Nc
Clese, James Butler, James E: Foster,
James Gordon. John Herrod, Henry
Washington, Williamh Higgins, Harry
Gross, Benjamin Shields and John Ho-
mer Brown.
Joyriding-Arthur johnson. Alfonso
Budd, Preston E. Lowell Russell Brown
James E. Green, William Golden, Fran;
els f. Miller, Jay Bryant Baker and
William q Davis,
Grand Larceny-Frank H. Lchten-
walter, Jay Bryant Baker, William u.
Davis. Joe McDonaid' F9rtha pthar gFO6ssi RO6srt
Ross, Robert Contee, Jack L. Shirley
and Benjamin Neal Gary.
Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
Thomas Fillgrano, Richard Manoney', ma Ma
thanel Hayes, John B. Wiseml!ler.
Gladys Cissell, Otis cranberry. chester
A. Adams. Bennie Marinari and John
Martin. A.,
tin, Thomas Clark. Daniel Galloway, will
liam Wilkerson, William Enoch. Joseph
Davies, Otis Williams, William Davis
Leroy Smith, Paul Gold, Norman Hart;
Mary Watts, Frederick vernon ana
Arthur Herndon.
Attempted robbery-Robert Mcbride.
Robbery and Assault with Dangerous
weapon-Arthur B. Ward George Cur
rie.
Violation of Liquor Taxing Act-Alex-
ander Jones, Spencer H. Cleveland, Will
liam Hinton, Howard Coleman and ROD
ert r. Henderson. -,
Carnal knowledge and Assault with
Intent to Commit Carnal Knowledge
Nathan Mcdonald, John w. Arnold.
Assault with Intent to Commit Carnal
Knowledge-Asa Bernard Carter.
Accessories After the Fact-Claudle
Barbery, James Roberts.
False Pretenses-Philip Mandrake.
True Bills Refused
The grand jury refused to re-
port indictments in the following
cases:
Joy-riding-Richard ]. Rouzee. John
H. Rock, C. Daley, John Wilson and
Julia Turner.
Forgery-Elzina Howells.
Grand Larceny-1rene NJ. Longerbean
Housebreaking-InaZio Digiro.
Assault with a dangerous weapon
Clinton Simpson, Richard Grigsby, James
Houston, Helen T. Barnes, and James
Walker.
Carnal knowledge-James Gilmer.
Violation of the Mann ACt-Harry NJ.
Williams
Abortion-Nellie Master.
Robbery-Eugene Tate, Gladys Epps,
Nina Bryant, jeanette Kidd, Mary E.
Williams and John Woods.
Violation Liquor Taxing act-Samuel
H. Hall, Maceo Colbert, William Beatty.
Homicide-Wallace Peyton.
Second degree murder-James E. Jack
eon and Maize Jones.