Evening star., 1936-03-11
True Bills Returned by Jury
Against Five Men and
One Woman.
THREE MEN ARE CITED
ON ROBBERY CHARGES
Trio of Colored Men Indicted in
Fatal Shootings and a
Stabbing.

gambling establishment in the 5ot
block of E street, where, police say
horse race bets were received by tele'
phone from most sections of the city
were indicted today for conspiracy
to violate the gambling laws.
The place was raided February II
at 4:3O pm, the hour when mos
office workers begin their trek home
ward.
Lieut.. George M. Little, head of thu
raiding squad, reported he arrested
three Of the men in the place. The!
were James T. Joyce, so. alleged man
ager: Joseph M. Essex, SO. ane
Thomas F. Brennan, Il. Informa
ton obtained later led to the indict'
ment also Of John M. Sinsheimer
Agnes Abbott and John Gorka, whit
still are at liberty.
There were three counts to the in
dictment, one charging setting up
place for gaming and one setting vi
table for gaming, and the third. tina
the defendants conspired since Januar!
/. 1885, to violate the gambling laws
Four overt acts were listed.
So True Bills Returned.
In all, SO true bills were reported
by the grand jury. Among them wer'
four robbery charges resulting from
four hold-ups Of taxicab drivers by tn
same gang.
Pete Vidi. l8: Robert De Costa. 26
and Raymond Hale, 20. were alleget
to have robbed David Pirie, 223 -Four
teenth street northeast, at pistol point
February 26, after engaging his cab
They took S. and, as was the case il
the other hold-ups, drove of In hi
taxi.
The same three were charged with
the hold-up OF William L. Hughes
1914 D street northeast. early tn,
same morning. Four dollars in cash
and $40 watch were taken, police
declared.
Vidi and De Costa, without Hale
were said by the jury to have held w
Herman w. Smith, 1884 e street north
east, on the previous morning, while
De Costa allegedly robbed Lenwooo
Garrison. SOB Ninth street southeast
on February "a. Small sums of none!
were taken in all the hold-ups. d.
Costa allegedly held the gun eacf
time.
Indicted in Murder.
Rachel Stitt, 35, colored, was In
dicted on a first-degree murder charg,
in the fatal shooting February rs O
Edward Wallace, 81. colored. during
a card game in the 400 block of Bland
court.
A second-degree murder indictmen
was returned against Raymond Tur
nipseed, 81. colored. who was quotes
by police as admitting he shot Her
bert Gist, Is, colored, In the 1900 blocl
of u street February 4.
Walter James Bowie. Is, colored
was charged with manslaughter in tn
stabbing February rs of James Arthu
Nets, IS, colored, during fight owe
girl.
Others indicted were:
Henry Hutton, Carroll Ford, vii
liam Cogswell, Edward ]. Daley, Pom
roy Brown, George Farrell. William {
Branson, Leroy Tucker, Fred MCCOY
Charles Bell, william washington
Harold L. Kirby, Joseph B. johnson
Fred Burke and John T. Landor
housebreaking and larceny; Wallac
D. Lyles, HOUSEKEEPING: John John
son, Francis L. Frederick and Henr
H. Brown. robbery: William Robisor
robbery and false personation of po
lice officer; Frank H. Smith, assault
with intent to commit robbery an
with dangerous weapon; Harve
Graves, Adolphus Callahan, .Perviou
Shell, Jett P. Munday, Fred Williams
John H. Brown and Mamie HOLLAND
assault with a dangerous weapon; Alv
Sole. non-support Of wife; Julius I
Lohoefer, non-support Of minor child
David Page, Joseph Banks, Lace
Lowery, Earl Layton, Vertie McKin
ney, Bozie Hightower. Charles "
Thomas, Charles T. jackson, Alber
Marberry, Calvin Satterwaite, william
Powell, George Brown, Elmer G. Hol
Inns, John H. Rock, Elmer Day, Johl
T. Landon and Clarence Powell, 10
riding: Dirrel L. Inge, Joy riding an
grand larceny; Ernest r. Beach, Pau
Mcdonald, Harry Leroy Porter. Har
| old L. Kirby and Joseph B. johnson
grand larceny; Bertha Smith, Samue
Chase, Lawrence Frazier, Davi
Ponds, Luther Crockett, Joe Green
Contee Gatties, Junius Bowen, Charlie
Jones, Lucille Jones. Elizabeth Evans
Grover johnson, Gus Evans, Lero
johnson, Blanche Neal, Earl Franci
Jennings and James Taylor, violation
of the liquor taxing act; Charlie
Shepherd York. John r. Quirk ant
John D. Herbert, forging and utter
ing q Government check; Beatrice
r. Gauthier and william w. Mac
Donald, false pretenses; Frank L
Hooker, forging and uttering; Lafay
cite I. Martin, incest. and George W
Windsor, assault with intent to com
NIT carnal knowledge.
Charges Are Ignored.
The following charges were ignores
by the grand jury:
Albert Powell and Baxter Under
wood. attempted grand larceny; VII
liam p. Chaconas and Stanle.
Thomas, robbery; Richard Mills. as
sault with intent to commit robbery
Dorothy z. Burrell and Helen g
Sallee, assault with q dangerou