The Washington times., 1935-11-06
UNDERTAKE.
INDICTED IN
Staying

william H. Reaguer, alleged
slayer of Mrs. Willie Mae Wood,
21-year-old bride Of three weeks,
was indicted for her first degree
murder by the District Grand
Jury today.
The Grand Jury also indicted
David L. Ashcraft, As, a crippled
newspaper vendor, for the murder
of his five.year-old son, David, last
September IL.
Reaguer, 56-year-old undertaken.
Of Culpeper, Ba., and father OF
several grown children, is said by
police to have nearly severed the
head of the victim, bride Of Her
bert R. Wood, prominent Fairfax
Station resident.
Mrs. Wood and Reaguer, in COM
pany with a relative Of the for
mer, had taken rooms in down
town hotel, on october IL, where
the tragedy occurred.
Two Held in KObber1eS
Edward j. Fitzpatrick, "a, and
Vivian M. jenkins, /, recently
brought here following their ar
rest n Metroit, Mich, were indict-
ed for robbery in connection with
the operations of the "Blackface
Gang" which perpetrated num-
ber of robberies here in rectn
months.
Both are said by police to have
been in the car which took Morris
C. Beck, 80, leader Of the gang,
away from a barbecue stand in
the 1900 block Bladensburg Rd.
N. E., after he had been fatally
wounded by Detective Earl Baker
when eh interrupted a holdup Of
the place, on october 13.
The police said on what they
called the headquarters of a mum
bers" ring last September 3 in the
1000 block Park Rd. N. w., re-
suited in the indictment today of
IA persons, all colored, on gaming
charges.
Five men and nine women are
indicted on gaming charges.
They are: Howard Gray, Frank
F. Burgess, Henry jackson, Theo-
dore Perry, Harry Johnson,
Irene Williams, Elizabeth Coles,
Helen Mack, Myrtle Turner,
Mary Marlin, Gladys Brooks,
Sarah Hawkins, Buelah Bruce
, and Helen Bush.
BkOokeeper Indicted.
= George E. Geer, former book
keeper at Walter Reed Hospital,
was indicted for embezzlement.
Hospital authorities accuse him
of having taken more than $1,000
from the mess fund. The in
dictment, however lists but $458
he is alleged to have taken.
Forty-Six indictments were re-
ported against the following per-
sons for the offenseS indicated:
Non-support: William Van
Ness.
Grand larceny: Virginia Tol-
son, Adolph D. Juenneman.
Robert Mahoney, John E.
Proctor.
Receiving stolen property: Will
liam H. Carey.
Housebreaking and larceny:
Samuel Thompson, James John
son.
Joy-riding: Simon Hayes, John
L. Perry, Raymond R. Taylor,
Luther H. Flack, Charles M.
Sears, Lobster H. Flack, John
Cobb.
Robbery: Luther H. Flack.
Charles Sears, John Cobb, Lois
ter Flack, Walter S. Everett.
Harold Howard, John Stewart.
Assault with dangerous
weapon: John Stewart, Alexan-
der j. Morris, jr., Raymond H.
Brock, Charlie Young, John
Bone, william A. Stokes. Anna
May Thomas, H. H. Entz.
Gaming: John j. Carroll,
George w. Marshall. Edward C.
Thompson, Edward M. Hall, Her
man Steiner, Furman o. Cant,
Richard F. Mccoy, Robert Will
lian1s, George F. Groves, Perley
Herbert, Cardoze Burnett, John
r. Walker.
Larceny from the Government:
James L. Bias, Charles E. Beard,
Erven Royal, Louise Brice.
Blackmail: Luther Sykes.
Mail theft: Walter Lee Bonville.
Auto theft: Arthur T. Miller.
Larceny after trust: George w.
Taylor.
Embezzlement: Gordon Floyd,
John r. Kiernan.
Bigamy: Thomas Williams.
Second degree murder: Mitchell
Lee Kidd.