The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-20
.JU RY INDICTS
BATTISTA0N
M0NEYC0UNT

Cuccahiara John Battista, alias
John the Baptist, a Sicilian, was
indicted by the Distric. Grand
Jury today as the alleged head
OF a ring that has been distribut-
ing counterfeit money in the Dis
trict for nearly three years.
Indicted with him are George
Walton Rumsey, Robert Tyler
and William Turner, all colored.
BattiSta operated a junk bust
ness here as a blind" for his
counterfeiting activities, accord
ing to Secret Service agents, and
distributed spurious $40 notes to
colored paSSers.
Police Trace Bills
His arrest was brought about
when police arrested Turner early
In March when he allegedly gave
one Of the notes in the purchase
OF q bottle of whisky. Secret
Service agents tracing the source
OF the notes obtained their lead
to BattiSta several weeks later
when they arrested Tyler, who,
they say, had given a similar note
IN payment for bottle Of
whisky.
The same note was later given
In payment of numbers" game
winning. The recipient was ar
rested when he passed the bill.
Then he disclosed how he came
into possession of the money and
when it was traced to Tyler,
RumSey was implicated, as, Secret
Service agents say, the go-between
for Battista and his passers.
Ourn L. Swami, "a, was indicted
for manSlaughter in connection
with the automobile death last
March z of Elmer Robinson, %,
Of 1924 Eleventh st. N. w.
Robinson was a guest in Swann's
car, according to police, when it
crashed into the curb in the 1900
block Of Foxhall Rd. N. w.
Other Indictments
The fatal shooting of George
Scott, colored, last January IS,
during an argument in the 900
block Of F st. S. W., resulted in the
filing of first degree murder in
dictment against Garfield Selby,
also colored, A, who is said to
have fired the fatal shot.
The Grand Jury reported total
of Al indictments to Justice Daniel
w. O'Donoghue, including the fol-
lowing others:
Joy-rtding - Thomas J; Broderick
Fred Weems, Charles A. Grace, Wilbur
A. Shipley, James Kraehling.
Joy-riding and grand larceny-Newton
Washington.
Grand larceny-Bernard Rhine, Paul
]. Vasquez, Frederick L. Mack.
Grand larceny and larceny after trust
james Harvey.
Embezzlement and larceny after trust
Jack Craven, william H. Francis.
NJ. Donaldson.
Robbery-James ]. Butler. Maurice
Travis, Louis Garner John D. Butler.
Georgianna Hamilton. Gladys Green,
Richard Breen. Charles Groves, Ran
dolph King.
Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
James Mckay. Moses Douglas George
ForgerywNathaniel NJ. Fields, Howard
Parsons Kali S. Wahbey. Edith Lind
sey. Charles E. Craig, Roderick H.
Purks, Evelyn o. Brinkley, James Shell
ton, jr.
False Pretenses Howard Parsons
Kali S. Wahbey.
Gaming"-James Edgar Rogers.
Violation liquor taxing act - George
Brandon, Marshall B. Williams. Ray
mond C. Blackstone. Walter Jefferson,
Harry D. Jefferson, Ester Jefferson,
Raymond Moten, Lee Chichester.
Depreciation Of U. S. mails-Herbert
A. Bannister.
Arson-Clarence Riggs.
Observation-Disclosures Gather.
In the following cases the Grand
Jury refused to report true bills
Assault with a dangerous weapon
Leroy Murray.
Robbery-Helen Gerard.
Violation of Liquor Taxing act-James
o. Brown.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ballard.