Evening star., 1935-10-25
1 ARE INDICTED
ON GAMING COUNT
BY GRAND Jury
Body Returns Total of 64
True Bills and Ignores
IL Cases.
TWO ARE ACCUSED
UNDER LOTTERY LAW
Frederick G. Taylor Is Charged
With Second-Degree Murder
in Staying of Woman.

With police embarked on an anti
gambling campaign, the grand jury
today returned indictments against
II persons accused of gaming law
violations
In all, the grand jury brought in 81
indictments, and ignored charges in
IL cases.
Two defendants were charged under
the lottery law-numbers. They are
George P. Chaconas, AZ, of the 2200
block of Eleventh street and Charles
Wade Pilkerton, 38, of the 1900 block
of Ridge street southeast.
As a result of raid in the 1900
block of S street on September l8,
two men were charged with setting
up a gaming table. They are William
James Harvey, Al, of the 2100 block
of G street; and Joseph Thomas
Tilghman, AZ, of the 100 block Four
teenth street.
Other Gaming Indictments.
The same charge is contained In an
indictment against Percy Clinton
Jones, alias Joynes. 43, of the l400
block of I street; Hilary William
Smith, SO, of the 1900 block NJ street;
George Richard Allen, SO, of the 300
block Thirteenth street. They were
arrested on October /, when place
in the 900 block of Fourteenth street
was raided.
The third gaming table indictment
grew out Of a raid in the 1900 block
of L street on October 19. Those
charged are Wycliffe F. Morton, 22.
22O0 block I street; James T. Knight,
AZ, 500 block Twenty-third street:
John Henry Contee, SO. first BLOCK
of NJ street, and George w. Mitchell,
46, 600 block Gresham street.
Frederick G. Taylor, So. was charged
with second-degree murder in con-
nection with the Staying of Evelyn
Jordan, "a, of the 600 block of Massa-
chusetts avenue. after drinking
party September %. Taylor says Miss
Jordan shot herself.
Three persons were indicted on
second-degree murder charges in the
death of James MCGOWAN, 80, who
was stabbed during an alteration in
the 300 block Fourth street north
east on September /. Those indicted
are Villa NJ. Williams, 20, Charles j..
Longley, 32,. and james E. Trainer. 26.
Other Indictments.
Other indictments were:
Hobert v. Kicker, non-support Of
minor child.
Taylor Rosemont, Joseph H. David
son, jr., and John c. Virgins. alias
Johnnie c. Virgins, joyriding.
Everett Jones. joyriding and grand
larceny.
Everett Jones, William H. McNeely,
Roosevelt Campbell, alias James
/ Cathey; Alfred Lott, Shelton johnson,
Leonard Saunders and Frank SpriggS
| housebreaking and larceny.
William c. Brown, George S. White,
James B. Davidson, William Henry
Allen, Samuel Brown, Smith Wilson,
Louis Grant and George Moses, grand
/ larceny.
James I. Haley Darnell Kinnard,
Milford Lowell Jordan, Carl j. Taylor,
Robert Eady. Clarence A. Burley, Ed
ward j. Wise, Earl L. Sweeney. Paul
c. Fugitt and James English and An
drew Mccoy Gwo counts, robbery.
Walter Scott, Joseph Dorsey. Ray.
mond V. Masterson, James T. Nichols
Joseph L. Parr, Terry Hall, John Ran.
dolph Henderson. Tony Petrosena,
Norman H. Shank. James Carter,
Richard Allen and Willie B. Williams
assault with dangerous weapon.
William B. Cooper, Walter F.
Green, Richard j. Phifer, John w,
Hyder, James H. Mcintyre and Fran.
els E. Bliss, violation liquor taxing
act of 1884.
Matte Washington, Francis Charles
Stewart (alias frankie Stewart), and
Ernest E. Nelson (alias Ellsworth Nell
SOM, two counts larceny after trust.
John w. Williamson, forgery oi
Treasury check.
Gilbert Keller, depreciation on prop,
erty.
Carroll F. Martin, forgery and ut-
tering.
George Kennedy, accessory after tho
fact.
Jesse James Turner, violating white
slave traffic act.
Joe Keith and William N. Magru,
der, two counts-carnal knowledge
and assault with intent to commit
carnal knowledge.
Edward Powell, embezzIement.
Horace Nichols and Alfred ]. Schei-
bin, jr., counterfeiting.
Charges Ignored.
These charges were ignored: Rob,
ert w. Lee and Robert May, joy.
riding; Edward S. Richards, house
breaking and larceny; Emma Reed,
Louis Banks and william Saxon,
grand larceny; Clarence Price. rob-
berry; Hortense Porter, James C. But,
Ter, alias Edward jackson; Milas w
Glover and Felips Guasp, alias Phil-
| lip GuaSp, assault with dangerous
weapon; Clarence Ferguson, carnai
knowledge.