Evening star., 1937-03-03
GRAND Jury HOLDS
THREE FOR TRIALS
IN SLAY|NGS HERE
Mrs. KeIIison Is Indicted on
FTst-Degree Murder
Count.
O'D0NNELL SHOOTING
CHARGED TO JANITOR
George Harris of Baltimore Is
Accused of Violating Mar
cotics Law.

Mrs. Frances N. Kellison, 35, 1911
Eleventh street. who allegedly shot
her husband. John H. Kellison, 81,
when he returned home early in the
morning of December 26, was indicted
today on first degree murder charge.
Two other murder indictments, one
charging firSt-degree and the other
second degree, also were returned.
A mother of six children, Mrs. Kel-
lison allegedly told police she shot
KelliSon after he hit her when she
rebuked him for his conduct. The
man was truck driver.
A second-degree murder indictment
was reported against Louis r. Gray.
80. colored janitor at 1926 Eleventh
street, who allegedly fatally shot John
O'Donnell, 27, of 912 Twelfth street.
December 27, at Eleventh and M
streets.
ODonnell's two companions, John
Nolan 25, of 81 C street southeast.
and Frank Mangan. 26. of 9l2 Twelfth
street. told police that Gray whipped
out a gun when O'Donnell accosted
him on the street and asked for a
match. ODonnell made an effort to
strike up the weapon and Gray fired,
Nolan and Mangan said. Nolan then
struck Gray, who fired again. the bullet
striking Nolan in the arm, it was testi-
fed
Alexander Rogers, colored 48. of the
400 block of Prathers court, was
charged with f1rst-degree murder in
connection with the shooting January
10 of John Daniel Keys, colored, SO, 407
K street. Rogers allegedly killed Keys
in a beer garden after the latter had
threatened Rogers because Rogers
would not buy him some beer.
A charge of violating the anti
narcotic laws was placed against
George Harris, 33, of Baltimore, who
was arrested November 25 in Jersey
City, N. j. Treasury Department
agents said he was en- route at the
time from Baltimore to New York to
purchase supplies. He was charged
with selling two lots of dope to an
informer here.
Others indicted were:
James H. Allen and Walter Jeffer-
son, violation of the liquor taxing act;
Emma E. Thompson and Russell
Thomas, grand larceny; Elsie Butler,
John Harrison, James Byrd and Will
liam r. Hardin, assault with a dan
gerous weapon; Harold Hayes, house.
breaking; Russell Denny, Ernest
e. johnson, Louis Grier, Charles
Thomas and Frank Brooke, house
breaking and LARCENY; Charles Thomas.
Virginia E. jackson and Myrtle
Timer, robbery; Earl L. Brooks,
Henry A. Glascoe and John Mockbee
joyriding; Joseph Furr, receiving stolen
property; Dotty c. Kelly, Ernest Lewis
Kelly, Daniel E. Snider, Charles R.
Clark and John NJ. Kubrock, con-
spiracy to forge a check; Benjamin H.
Jones. false pretenses and forgery and
uttering; John Hale, Benjamin w.
Wilson and Louis McGowen, forgery
and uttering; Jack S. Macon, forging
a Government check; Howard w.
Smith. embeZzlement, and Mollie B.
Carroll, false pretenses.
The following cases were ignored:
Anthony Garnett, Mckinley Darby
and Albert Dom, assault with dan
gerous weapon; Kathryn r. Durnell,
forgery and uttering; Nathaniel Jack
son and Robert B. Pittman, larceny
from the District of Columbia; Paul r.
Barnaby, larceny after trust; Tony
Wright, receiving stolen property; Paul
w. Yates, assault with intent to COM
nit robbery. and Charles johnson,
violation of the Harrison narcotic act.