Evening star., 1936-12-16
Mrs. Carl King Refuses to
Prosecute and Processes
Love.
TRUE BILLS RETURNED
AGAINST SO OTHERS
Two Colored Men Charged With
First-Degree Murder-Five
Cited for Manslaughter.

her continuing love, Carl King, q
who allegedly put her out of thei
room and cut her hand Thanksgiving
day, and then fired through the locke,
door when police arrived, was indicte,
today for assault with a dangerou
weapon and with intent to kill.
But because of the reluctance of tn
wife. Mrs. Ruby King, to procee'
against her husband, the two polio
officers who arrested King were namet
in the indictment as the complainants
When the youth first was arraignet
in Police Court, Mrs King pleade'
with the Judge to free him, saying sh
still loved him and did not want hin
put in jail He never had done such ;
thing before. she said.
The formal complainants in the case
Policemen Raymond E. Maust ant
Ralph F. Edwards of the first pre-
cinct, reported that they were callet
to the house in the 200 block of
street, where the Kings roomed, abou
1870 pm. Thanksgiving day. Mrs
King met them at the front door, say
ing her husband had cut her on tn,
hand and put her out of their room
and she wanted him taken to the polic'
station to sober up.
Promised to Prosecute.
The officers exacted a promise tina
she would prosecute before they woule
act. Going to the third floor, they
found the door of the room locked.
About that time. Maust thought III
heard a gun cooked. He thrust Mrs
King aside as two bullets crashed
through the door. one passing but 6
few inches from the officers face
Edwards was dispatched for gas bombs
and reinforcements while Maust stooo
guard When Edwards returned, the
policemen broke in door panel with
an ak and threatened King with gas
He surrendered, they said.
Thirty-eight other indictments also
were returned. Among them was a
true-bill charging 18-year-old Steve
Michael Terry with extortion in con-
nection with the receipt of two threat
ening letters by Samuel Einwohner,
AL Decatur street, who conducts a
drug store at 1342 Seventh street.
Einwohner received the first missive
September 80. 1t was signed a
groups" and demanded ST 900 under
threat that he and his family and his
store would be destroyed by bomb.
"You are number three" Einwohner
was told. THE other two paid"
The druggist Immediately reported
the matter to police and, working
under their direction. advertised in a
newspaper according to the instruc-
tions in the extortion note. On Oc-
tober TO- he received another letter,
telling him where to leave the $1,000.
A police trap was set and Terry was
arrested October 19 in the City Post
Office. The police quoted him as say
ing that he was working at the direc-
ton of some one else.
Two Indicted for Murder.
Two colored men we're indicted on
first-degree murder charges and five
named in a manslaughter true bill.
Will Kinard, So, of the 200 block of
Third street was held for the alleged
murder of his wife. Laura, 81, Novem-
ber 6. James Doughtridge, %. was
charged with numbering Thomas
Frisby also colored. who was fellow
employe in an apartment house at
1907 M street.
Those charged with manslaughter
were James Bailey. IS; Solomon Speed,
~; James Marsh, 10; Willie Williams,
20, and Herbert Sharpert Titus. 81.
They were alleged to have beaten
Harold Frye, colored, 40, of 1928
Fourth street with their fists and gun
butt July 10 at his home. Later ar
rested, they were charged with simple
assault and Frye testified against
them in Police Court. The next day
he died and it was found, the Govern
ment claims, that his death was due
to complications arising from injuries
suffered in the beating.
Fred Housewert, "a, now serving
time at the Florida State Prison
Farm for armed robbery, was indicted
In three cases of forgery and uttering.
He was alleged to have obtained $50
from each of three banks here by
passing money order blanks stolen in
a hold-up of the Railway Express
agency at Gastonia, N. c., December
6, 1884.
Police believe they have cleared up
nine recent cases of houSebreaking
with the indictment of James F. Nc
Dade, 80, who was arrested by night
watchman December 7 after he
allegedly had broken into 1909 E
street.
All the alleged housebreakings were
In the downtown section and were
mostly at restaurants.
Other Indictments.
Others indicted were:
John Mobley and Paul o. Grimmel,
non-support of minor children; Nor
man Dabney, c. D. Daniels and John
Lee Smith, housebreaking and lar
ceny; Arthur Pearson and Murphy A.
Bouchette, grand larceny; Oliver o.
den, Johnnie Langford and Jay c
Langford, robbery; Marie jackson and
william p. Hughey, assault with a
dangerous weapon; Clarence Surles
rape; william Wright, carnal know'-
edge; Frances De Leon, Francis DE
Leon, John S. Wilson, Albert Louis
Edmondson. Alphonso Lee Edmond
son, James A. Churchman. Sandy
Alexander Levi, Alice Levi, Joseph
Duckett, Clifton r. Beane, Charles
r. Beane, Charles Harrison, Thomas
Newman and Roland Grayson, VIOLA
ton of the gambling laws. and vii.
liam Robert Sauerteig, grand larceny
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