The Washington times., 1935-12-04
GRAND JURORS
HOLD THEFT
SUSPECT
Of Messenger
Charged; 43 Cases
Bring True Bills

Michael F. Callahan, 81, who
was sought by police for five years
in connection with the robbery of
a Commercial National Bank mes
senger on March 80, 1928, was in
dicted on the charge by the Dis
trict Grand Jury today.
Callahan was arrested NoVem-
Der l8 in the Providence (R. ~
railway station when a Phila-
delphia detective recognized him.
Michael Preston, SIS, said by
police to have been Callahan's &C.
complice during the robbery, Is
still at large. The two are ac-
cused of picking the pockets OF
Enoch A. Thompson, the messen-
ger, when they jostled him on a
crowded street. They missed
$4,000 which was in another
pocket, it is said.
Jumped His Bond
Callahan was once arrested In
Philadelphia on the Washington
charge, but was released on bail
pending extradition. He jumped
his bail and the nationwide search
was initiated. He was arrested
in Providence by the same de-
tective who had taken him in
custody before he disappeared.
The tragic death of Miss Muriel
V. Weinberg, l6.year-old Roosevelt
High School student, when struck
by an automobile at Sixteenth
and Upshur Streets last October
IA. resulted in the indictment of
Charles E. Smith, 25, Of the 1900
block Somerset Pl. N. w., on a
mansiaughter charge.
DR.. James w. Hart. charged
by police on seven different ac-
cuSations Of performing illegal
operations. was indicted on that
charge today in connection with
the death of Hazel Mears, 23-
year-old waitress, on November 26.
Five of the previous charges
against the 6l-year-old physician
we're ignored by the grand jury
and two others were nolle pressed
for want OF prosecution. -Four
deaths were involved in the seven
previous cases.
Other Indictments
The grand jury reported a total
Of 43 indictments today including
the following:
Joy-riding-James r. west. Bernard
C. Baker, Benjamin H. Hinton.
HnnsebreakinE-Esrl Rodgers.
Housebreaking and Larceny-William
c. Thomas, Emmett Waller, Melvin J.
Buchanan, Harry Taylor. Horace Lucas,
Jasper Shepherd. Richard Epps. Samuel
Mcbride, Philip A. Castro.
Grand Larceny-James f. Chappell,
Arthur Johnson, Edgar X. Richardson,
Frank r. Wallace. Roosevelt Campbell.
Roy Resn, Neib Hekimon.
Larceny From the United States-Mor-
riS l.. Rernstein.
Larceny From the District of Column
bia-Arthur Washington.
False Pretenses-Thomas T. Wharton,
Homer r. StoRRer.
Robbery-Tayl sullivan, Henry Scott,
Andrew avis, vernon Brown.
Blackmail and Assault to Rob
Willie Bailey, Herman Bailey. James
Bailey.
Violation Liquor Taxing Act-Richard
Clark. Romolo Gentilucci, William 3.
Fletcher.
Receiving stolen Property-wilIiam
r. Fletcher. Joseph P Munitz.
Assault to Rape-Elmer W. Dodson.
Assault With a Dangerous Weapon
Charles c. Davis, Ellison Clayburn,
Rudolph Tuckson.
National Motor Vehicle Theft Act
James Anderson. Thomas c. Arnett.
Concealing Mortgased Property-Dor-
othy Mae Avaunt.
Perjury-John r. smith.
Cases Ignored
The grand jury refused to indct
in the following cases
Joy Riding-Burell stevens.
Grand Larcey-Carl r Haley.
Larceny After Trust-F. c. Stewart.
Assault with = Danger Weapon-Wil-
liam Davis, Alvin Thomas, Joseph DAN
hakl
Liquor Taxing Atc-Solomnn Brown.
Robert Harris, Frank Christian, Marie
Holmes.
Carnal KnowledEe-Joseph A. Brown.