The Washington times., 1935-09-30
.INDICT DE PASS
IN CONRAD
Staying

David l.. OePaSS, Al, WHO Is
said to have shot and killed Ray
mond o. Conrad, 81, on Septem-
Der /, was indicted for firSt-degree
murder by the District Grand
Jury today as that body made its
final report to Justice Peyton
Gordon. A new grand jury for
the october term will be empan-
elled tomorrow.
The. grand jury also indicted
DePass on two charges OF per
forming illegal operations which
we're disclosed, police say, during
their investigation OF Conrad's
murder. =,
Conrad's murder ended fued
between the pair which began IN
1928, police say. when Conrad
broke DePass' jaw during fight
at a party.
Woman Involved
According to the police version
Of the killing, a young woman IN
whom Conrad was interested, had
submitted to an illegal operation
by DePaSs at his home on the
previous day and Conrad had
called to take her home. DePass
and Corliss H. Bowen, a male
nurse, objected to Conrad'S inS1s-
tent efforts to compel the woman
to leave and fight ensued.
Conrad was driven from the De-
Pass home in the 4700 block Res
ervoir Road after he had been
beaten, but returned armed with
q piece of gas pipe. During the
fight that followed DePass is said
to have shot Conrad with a re-
volver.
DePass alone is named in the
murder indictment. His wife, Mrs.
Grace DePass, and Bowen are
Jointly accused with him in the
two illegal operation charges.
Both the men recently COM
pleted prison sentences for rob.
berry and DePass, under the name
of Russell, was involved in a SEN
sational abortion case several
years ago.
Indict 4 in Robbery
The "blackface" robbery OF
Thompson's Restaurant in the
100 block Pennsylvania Ave
N. w., September 4, resulted in
the indictment of three men and
a woman. Morris Carlton Beck
"a, Edward J. Fitzgerald, Is
Martin j. Walsh, IS, and Vivian
Jenkins, 20, are those indicted.
Police said that Beck and Fitz
gerald actually perpetrated the
robbery and the others were &C
complies in that and other rob
berries in which the men blackeneo
their faces with burn cork tt
avoid Identification.
The grand jury refused to in
dict Paul John Morrison, a 26
year-old newsboy, who is said tc
have caused the death of Hymar
Azervoitz, 16, last August 3 during
a tussle in front of the Munsey
Building. Morrison, it is said, &C
cused Azervoitz of taking a news
paper from his stack without pay
ing for it.
Return 46 Indictments
A total of 46 indictments was
reported by the grand jury against
the following persons:
Non,support-Ceaso r Hathaway Ed
Walker, John Henry Murray.
Assault With Dangerous Weapon
Willie Welsh, Benson Pough. Eugene
Jones and Sidney Mudd Price.
raine Hammett, George T. Warrick
Willie Shields Rudolph Pediford and
Edgar H. Richardson.
Joy-riding-James E. Robinson. Will
liam Thomas. Edward Webster, JOSEPH
Fowler, Daniel T. Holton, John F. Hal
and Constantine P. Pergantis.
Housebreaking and L a ceny-Pau
Mueller, Antonio Domingas, Walter Cros
by, John F. Hall. Constantine P. Per
Eantis.
usebreaking-Harry Jones.
Robbery-Jesse C. Williams, Thoma!
Knox, Joe Tabbs, Lander Dodson, Johr
Traverson Mike Coovage. Leroy Brown
Lee Mcclure. Louis B. Richards, Hilds
Klein, Robert Daniels.
Robbery and Abduction-Horace z
Davis James Thompson.
bduction-Genevieve Waller.
Violation Liquor Taxing Act-Willian
r. Countee, Ernest Ergus, Mary John
son, Simon Herson. Frank Partee
Charles EzelI. Buelah Clark. John J
Hawkins Dennis P. Tinney and James
A. McEaddy.
False Pretenses. Milton S. Taylor, Will
liam Rose.
Altering Government Instruments
John Cheatham, Willis P. Harris, Her
bert Bhiley, Sigurd Bo.
AUTOMOBILE Theft-Archibald Lyles