Evening star., 1937-12-23
Jury |ND|CTS TRIO
Who ALLECEDLY.
FLED POLICE TRAP
Grand Larceny, House,
breaking and Larceny Are
Accusations.
TRUE BILL ALSO FOUND
IN MAYER & co. CASE
Former Head Cashier of Furni-
ture Store Charged With
Two Embezzlements.

Three men, who allegedly escaped a
police ambush December S, in which
Carlton G. (Cotty) Williams was slain
were indicted today on charges of
grand larceny and housebreaking and
larceny.
They are alleged to have stolen an
automobile and tools suitable for
cracking a safe, both supposedly for
use in the robbery of a safe said to
contain receipts belonging to a Mary
land slot machine operator.
Those named in the true bill were
James R. Steele, 30 Johsl w. Tabler
20, and Benjamin Sewell. colored, 80
Word that gang planned to rob
safe in house on Suitland road
Sc. came to police. and a guard
OF heavily armed officers was thrown
about the house. AS the policemen
lay hidden in the shrubbery a car
was driven up. Williams fell before
police bullets as he sought to avoid
arrest. His companions escaped.
Car Found Deserted.
The car, which was loaded with safe
cracking tools, was found abandoned a
short distance away. One of the in
dictments today charges it was stolen
by Steele, Tabler and Sewell, No.
vember is, from Isaac NJ easel, 1909
Nineteenth street. The tools, which
included an acetylene torch, oxygen
tanks, goggles and the like, allegedly
were stolen December 4 from a shop
In rear of 1857 U street NV.
Alleged to have embezzled funds
from the Mayer & Co. furniture store.
42l Seventh street NV, George O.
Smlthson, As, 1l9 Primrose street,
Chevy Chase, Md, was indicted as a
result of the alleged peculation. Smith
son was discharged August IS last.
after rs years service He had been
credit manager for 20 years and head
cashier for six.
The indictment charged him spe-
cifically with embezzling $9s.5o July
70. 1887, and $32 on December "a
1886. On both occasions fellow en-
ployes purchased furniture from the
store and paid Smithson cash, which
ne allegedly converted to his own use
Homicide Charge Ignored.
The grand jury ignored a homicide
charge against Maurice A. Cooper, "a.
2l5 F street NV, who had been ac-
cused OF stabbing Otis Peake 26. of
the same address, November 81. Police
quoted witnesses as saying Peake had
been unruly and had struck Cooper
before the stabbing.
Two colored men were indicted in
connection with the $4,000 holdup of
william E. Matthews, Peoples Drug
Stores runner, October 18. Harley
Maddox, a. was charged with robbinp
Matthews, and William S. Bradley. Is.
with receiving part of the proceeds.
Matthews reported to police he was
riding his bicycle through the dark
Viaduct at Third street and Florida
avenue NE. when a man stumbled
in front of him, knocking him from
the bicycle. Some one then seized his
money bag and fed, he said.
David E. johnson, 21-year-old COL
ored youth, was charged by the grand
jurors with participation in IL recent
hold-ups of stores and filling stations.
A total of 95 indictments were in
cluded in the jury's report.
Others Charged.
Others charged were:
Vincent j. Pokorney, non-support
OF wife; Stephen A. Carroll, Robert
L. Richards, Ohio Robinson, Frank
Forbes, William L. Bernard, Buster A. |
Reed and Buddy Mason Yates, Joy
riding; Arthur ]. Kennedy, Raymond
G. Bateman, John F. Mitchell. Wal |
ter B. Graham, John Cartwright. |
Francis r. Hitaffer, Robert w. Nc |
Ghee and Cliff Braucher. grand |
larceny: Maryland Davis, Frank
Durso, Edward B. Thomson, Jimmie
Darlino, William Jeter, William High
tower, Edward Harris, George Thigh
man, Philip johnson, jr., and Sam
Thompson, housebreaking and lar
ceny; Benjamin Jones, James Jones
and Leroy Jones, receiving stolen
property; David E. johnson, Leo Nc
Clee, Howard Butler, Samuel Lee,
Everette Jones, Otis w. Eidsor. Mel
win e. Brazell, Hazel WILDER Brazell,
Arthur Dorrill, Mack L. Richards,
Philip johnson, Curtis c. Reed Jas
per Grier, Earl Massie, Elnora Walker
and Robert S. Jackson. robbery; CAL
houn Richardson, assault with in
tent to commit robbery; Marguerite
Soria, Lawrence E. Smith, Montel
Thompson and Maggie Robinson, as
sault with dangerous weapon; DAN
lei Riley and Robert S. Moore, VIOLA
ton Of the liquor taxing act and pos
session Of a smoke screen; Miles Scott
and Earl w. Trimiew, violation of the
liquor taxing act; Elliot Shreve, John
Hitter, Dorothy Mcintosh and Will
liam A. Smith, narcotic law violation;
Lillian Hamilton, William Hawkins,
William Archie and Roger A. Wilson,
gaming law violation; Evelyn Hawkins
and Luvina johnson, forging a Gov
ernment check; Ernest F. Emerson,
embezzlement; Polly Richardson, de-
stroying private property; Matte
Moore, white slave traffic act viola
tion, and William G. Gallaher, forg-
cry and uttering.
The following cases were ignored:
Eugene A. Gray, joyriding; James
w. Moore and Harry r. Williams,
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny; John F.
Beal, robbery; George r. Stitely, re-
ceiving stolen property, and Calvin
Jackson, assault with dangerous
weapon.