Evening star., 1936-11-05
FORMER JAN|T0R
HELD IN Staying
Grand Jury Indicts Norman
Robinson-Forty True
Bills Returned.

A drSt-degree murder 1nolcCraenL was
returned yesterday against Norman
w. Robinson, 27, colored, who police
say admitted Staying Mrs. Florence
Goodwin, 43-year-old rooming house
owner and Government worker. with
an iron furnace shaker September ID.
He was a former janitor at 1102 Six
teenth street, where Mrs. Goodwin
operated the rooming establishment.
Robinson was arrested the day after
the murder and his room was searched.
Confronted with the fact that bloody
clothing had been found there, he re-
portedly admitted killing Mrs. Good
win in a robbery attempt. Police quote
him as saying be entered the house by
unlocking the rear door with a pass
key about 6 am, before the roomers
had awakened.
The first clue was the bloody fur
mace shaker, which was found in
the basement.
In another frst-degree murder in
dictment, Theodore Padgett, "a, col
ored, was held in the ak Staying,
September 10, of Ida Virginia Wigen-
ton, colored, 3013 Sherman avenue.
The killing occurred at the woman's
home. Police ascribed 1t to jealousy.
Held on Drug Charges.
Three men who allegedly have been
selling dope in the vicinity of Judiciary
Square for several months were in
dicted for violation Of the Harrison
narcotic act and the narcotic drugs
import and expert act. Two others,
said to belong to the same gang, were
indicted last week.
Those named yesterday were Charles
H. johnson, 54, and John Joseph Hand,
40, both of the 300 block of Third
street, and Raymond Hitte. 48. 400
block Of H street. All were arrested
early in August after informers had
made several buys" AL three have
served time in prison on drug convic-
tions.
Mrs. Virginia Joseph, 1a-year-old
cafe hostess, who is alleged by police
to have planned the $1,400 robbery
October 18 of an o street merchant,
and the two colored men said to be
her accompices were indicted on a
robbery charge. The men are John
Harris, 81, and Clarence L. Mitch
ell, 80.
Israel Orlove reported that Mitchell
held him up at pistol point shortly
after midnight, as he was about to
get into his car at Seventh and o
streets, and robbed him Of bag con-
tanning S1,400 in cash. Police say
that Harris and Mrs. Joseph were
waiting in the automobile In which
Mitchell made his getaway. Both
Mitchell and Harris were employed
at the restaurant where Mrs. Joseph
worked. The young woman formerly
was cashier at Orlove's place Of busi-
ness.
40 True Bills Returned.
A total Of 40 true bills were re-
turned. Others indicted were:
James Shirty, nonsupport of minor
children; James Ross, John Davis,
James Spicer. James H. Winbrake,
Roscoe Barnes, Frances Henson and
Andy Laderas, robbery; Alma P.
Campbell, William Jackson, Amos
Epps and LIE Roy Murray, assault with
q dangerous weapon; John w. ]. Nc
od1Ids ELLIS S11cll1l, GJ1lldUcll1 n. w ILLS,
Fletcher Jefferson, Frank Grimes,
James L. Edwards, Henry A. Taylor,
Raymond E. Dorsey, Albert A. Wil-
liams and Charles Marshall, grand
larceny; Joseph S. Fletcher, Berley
Littlejohn, Charlie Hoch, William
Cropp, Charles r. Smith, Chris Kar-
conanos and Ernest F. Must, joyrid-
ing; Wilton P. Thompson, Lewis
Franklin and Cain Robinson, house.
breaking and larceny; Charles Leroy
Anderson, gaming; Rose Walker, re-
ceiving stolen property; Earle F.
Storke, mail theft; Caumilla Wag-
staff, mayhem, and Frank G. Court
ney, forgery and uttering.
The following charges were ignored:
Howard Payne, housebreaking;
Charles Bagansk, robbery; John Han
kins, grand larceny; Wallace Martin,
forging a Government check; Edward
Torrence, rape and assault with in
tent to commit rape, and Sam Wolf
son and Nanny Kline, gaming.