Evening star., 1936-09-03
GRAND Jury HOLDS
z CONv|cTS SHOT
BY D. c. FARMER
Gall and Sullivan, Who Broke
Prison, Among "a
Indicted.
13 TO FACE TRIAL
ON NUMBERS CHARGE
Three True Bills Charge First
Degree Murder and Three
Manslaughter.

Merrill Gall. alias Donald Shock,
80. and William o. Sullivan, 36,
escaped Maryland convicts, who were
shot here on the night of August l9
by Ellsworth B. Fall at his home. 3449
Benning road northeast, were indicted
on HOUSEKEEPING charges by the Dis
trict grand jury today.
Fall, 74-year-old farmer, had been
on the lookout for chicken thieves and
shot the two when they appeared at
his window.
Maryland authorities sought the re-
turn of the prisoners, but District Of
ficials have refused to relinquish them.
The grand jury returned "a indict-
ments and ignored charges in S cases.
Rejecting the activity of the police
against gambling, 13 indictments were
brought in where numbers game op-
Grafton was charged. Two others al
legged bookmaking.
There were three true bills charging
first-degree murder and three for
manslaughter, the principals being
colored and the homicides following
Quarrels.
Elmer Clayton. 38, and Charles
Harrison, 33, colored, who were ar
rested on July "a in the 100 block of
Fourteenth street, were indicted on
handbook and numbers game counts.
William c. Ryan, 36. and Howard r.
Seal, 80, arrested in the 100 block of
K street on July II were named in a
handbook indictment.
Numbers Games Indictments.
Numbers game indictments we're re-
turned against Benjamin Hoffman,
James P. Trent, Clifton r. Beane,
Colonius Moore, Henry A. Harvey,
Frank L. McClain, Ophelia Governor,
Isaac Miller Rose Cheservoir, Solo,
mon H. Cheservoir, William H. How
ard, Yetta Goldberg, Victor B. Wheat
ley, Jesse E. Rogers, Andrew john
son Moore and Lee w. Manley alias
slim" Lee.
The first-degree murder indict-
ments were against:
Charles w. Owens, IS, 200 block of
Third street southwest, accused of
stabbing Lloyd Bridges, SO, Of the 100
block of c street southwest on
July "a. .-..
James Hill alias Cracker" 100
block of Nineteenth street, charged
with shooting William H. Marshall
~. Of the 1000 block of Government
court, July 20. Hill is still at large.
Fred Graves, ST., alias Freddy Gray,
first block of Logan place, in the death
Of Jessie Smith, 25, first block of
Pierce court, who was shot July 30
Others indicted and the charges
follow:
Manslaughter-El Lulu Lee, Hat
tie Jamison, alias Hattie Tyler, and
John Henry Brown.
Larceny Is Charged.
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny-Ray-
nnond A. Grant, William W. Burton,
John Henry Bell, Robert Lee Murphy,
Ruth Madden, alias Ruth Smith; Leo
Simmons, Ralph E. Henson.
Grand larceny-James Jackson,
George A. Womble, John H. Hender-
son, Robert L. Keating, Rufus An
drews, Alice L. Fletcher, alias Alice
jackson; Gertrude M Quick
Joyriding and grand larceny-Riley
Holmes, Carl c. Smith, Robert L.
Lane.
Joyriding Riley Holmes, Carl c.
Smith, Robert Green and Samuel L.
Thomas, Edgar Brooks, Erwin Rollins
1.-TWO counts each) Alexander McNeal,
Jacob Whitly, william U. Cole, James
E. Gross, John C. Haggerty, Glen
Ortho Evers.
Assault with dangerous weapon
Calvin Fields. Johnny j. Mahoney,
Benjamin Scott, Clara B. Peaks and
Willie williams.
Robbery and assault with dangerous
weapon-Leo Harrington, Sam Will
Iams, lie Roy Williams.
Accused of Robbery.
Robbery-Leonard Moore, Joseph D.
Mcneil James E. Perkins, Joseph
Matthews, alias Joseph Boston.
Forgery and uttering Government
check: Lyman H. Greene, Eloise
Mines, Helen Shubert, alias Helen
Proctor; Seymour c. Anderson, Robert
Lee Martin, alias William Lee Foy
1.-TWO counts; Randolph M. Gallon,
Stanley M. Sharey.
False pretenses-Lewis c. johnson,
alias L. c. johnson.
Forgery and uttering- Lucy Bea-
trice Ramsburg (two counts. Robert
Osborne.
Smoke screen: Richard Adams. alias
Dick Adams; Carl Dixon. alias Claude
Holmes.
Violation liquor taxing act:
Richard Adams, Carl Dixon, alias
Claude Holmes; Joseph Hopkins, Henry
Mcdaniel, Walter Williams, Harry D.
Heron, John Williams, alias Johnnie
Williams; Arthur Jackson, Arthur
Washington, Daniel Brown, William
Rufin, Henry Grover, Daniel Davis,
Harry Hargrove, alias Harry Hart
grove; Normand A. Maynard, alias
Norman A. Maynard, four counts;
John H. Burrell.
The following charges were ignored:
Joyriding-William s. Praul.
Grand larceny-Philip Corby.
Assault with dangerous weapon
James Hunter
Gaming.-John w. Kenney.
Hornicide-EIi p Cunningham