The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-03
IA INDICTED
IN REPORT OF
GRAND JURY
ID Gaming, 3 Murder
Charges Included in
List of Cases Here

Seventy-four indictments, in
Guiding Is charging gaming and
six homicides, of which three
charge first degree murder, were
reported by the District Grand
Jury today to Justice Joseph w.
Cox.
Merrill Gall, alias David Shock,
and William o. Sullivan, who were
shot and seriously wounded by
Ellsworth B. Fall, aged resident
of Benning, last August 10, when
they were accused of trying to
break into his home at 3449 Ben
ming Rd. N. E., were indicted on
charge of HOUSEKEEPING.
Both men are said by police to
be escaped Maryland convictS and
when their cases are disposed of
here. they will be turned over to
Maryland authorities, it was said.
Gaming Raid Cases
The gaming charges are prin.
cipally based on the recent series
of raids by the police Flying
squad" and for the most part al
lege violation of the laws prohibit
ing numbers game" operations.
Those indicted for gaming include
Lee w. Manley, Elmer Clayton,
Charles Harrison. Benjamin Hoff-
man, James 2. Trent, Clifton R.
Beane, ColoniuS Moore, Henry A.
Harvey, Frank L. McClain, Ophelia
Governor, Isaac Miller, Rose
Chesevoir. Solomon H. CheSevoir,
William c. Ryan, Howard R. Seal,
William H. Howard, Yetta Gold
berg, v. B. Wheatley, Jesse C..
Rogers and Andrew J. Moore.
Charles w. Owens, IS, colored,
of 233 Third st. N. w., is held on
charge of first degree murder in
connection with the fatal stabbing
on July "a of Lloyd Bridges, 80,
also colored, during a brawl in
front of 228 Fourth st. N. w.
James Hill, %, colored, ITO
Nineteenth st. N. W., is charged
with the first degree murder of
William Herbert Marshall, AZ.
Third Staying Charge
The third first degree murder
Indictment is that of Fred Graves,
As, colored, of 10 Logan Pl. N. W.,
who is accused of shooting Jessie
Smith, Is, also colored, to death
on July 20 in rear of her home
at 18 Pierce Court N. w.
Others indicted and the charges
against them include:
Raymond A. Grant. William A. Bur-
ton John H. Bell. R. L. Murphy. Ruth
Madden, Leo Simmons and Ralph E.
Henson, HOUSEKEEPING and larceny.
James Jackson, George A. Womble,
II. II. Henderson. r. L. Heating, Alice
L. Fletcher. Rufus Andrews, and Ger
trude M; Quick, grand larceny.
Riley Holmes c. c. Smith and R. L.
Lane, joyriding and grand larceny.
Robert Green, Samuel L. Thomas,
Edgar Brooks, Erwin Rollins, Alexan-
der McNeal Jacob Witty, w. u.
Cole. j. E.. Gross. ]. C. Haggerty G.
Calvin Fields. J. J. Mahoney, Ben
1amin Scott, Clara B. Peaks, Willie
Williams. assault with a dangerous
weapon.
Leo Harrington, Sam Williams, Leroy
Williams, robbery and assault with a
dangerous weapon.
Leonard Moore, ]. D. Mcneil, ]. e.
Perkins, Joseph Matthews, robbery.
Lyman H. Greene, Eloise Mines, Helen
Shubert, Seymour C. Anderson, r. L.
Martin, r. NJ. Gallon, S. H. Sharey, Lucy
Beatrice Ramsburg, Robert Osborne;
forgery and uttering.
l.. c. johnson; false pretenses.
Richard Adams Carl Dixon; smoke
screen.
Richard Adams Carl Dixon Joseph
Hopkins, Henry Mcdaniel, Walter Will
liams, H. D. Heron, John Williams,
Arthur Jackson, Arthur Washington.
Daniel Brown, William Ruffin, Henry
Grover, Daniel Davis, Harry Hargrove,
N. A. Maynard; violation liquor taxing
act.
Elsie lula Lee Hattie Jamison, John
H. Brown; manslaughter.
Cases Ignored
The Grand Jury refused to re-
port true bills against the follow
ing persons:
William S. Praul; joyriding.
Philip Corby; grand larceny.
James Hunter; assault with a dan
gerous weapon.
John w. Kenny; gaming.
Eli F. Cunningham; homicide.