Evening star., 1937-02-12
NAUUM'S MURDER
CHARGED TO TRIO.
Two Youths, Girl Viewed by
Victims of Uns0Ived
HoId-ups.

Victims of unsolved hold-ups were
summoned to police headquarters to-
day in an attempt to link the crimes
to two youths and girl charged with
murder yesterday after a coroner's
jury held them responsible for the
death of James Nahum. 54-year-old
insurance collector.
The three bound over to the grand
jury-Robert w. Meinzer, %; Law
renee N. Kicker, "a. and Eunice c.
Gerard, 19-were viewed last night by
several robbery victims, but they were
not identified with any of the cases.
Meanwhile, Morris Wolfe. %. of 1851
I street northeast. who appeared as a
witness in the case. was at liberty
under 5000 bond. following his arrest
last night as a material witness at the
request OF the District attorneys office
Wolfe, according to testimony, was
dropped of at his home because Of
illness" before Nahum was driven out
Of the District. -
A capacity crowd filled the morgue
to hear testimony Of an alleged beat
ing that preceded the 50 robbery Of
Nahum and the subsequent discovery
Of his unconscious figure on a nearby
Maryland road.
Detective on Stand.
The principal witness, Detective
Sergt. Aubrey Tolson, who took part
in the arrest of the three Tuesday
after the insurance collector died of
head injuries Saturday night in Sib-
ley Hospital, testified Kicker made
voluntary statement in which he ac-
cused Meinzer of striking Nahum with
his fists.
The assalt took place on the back
seat of Ricker's automobile, Tolson
said, and occurred while the Gerard
girl was driving the car toward Mary
land.
Shortly before this. Nahum, said to
have been seen staggering along North
Capitol street with scratches on his
face, accompanied Meinzer, Kicker,
the Gerard girl and Wolfe, to
a liquor store where a pint of
whisky was purchased with the COL
lector's money, according to testimony.
Later, the jury was told, Nahum also
bought gasoline for Ricker's car at
a Benning road filling station.
In Ricker's statement, Tolson said,
Meinzer was charged with beating
Nahum a few minutes after they
drove away from the gasoline station.
Meinzer, it was testified, then took
two 81 bills from the pocket of the
helpless collector, giving one to
Kicker.
Youths Not Called.
Neither Kicker nor Meinzer, who
sat handcuffed together, took the
stand. Miss Gerard testified briefly,
telling the jury she drove the car
because Lawrence had been drink
Ing" but that she did not know what
was going on"
Nahum was "dazed" and apparently
under the influence of liquor, it was
by Capitol Heights Policeman
Albert Erskine, who investigated after
Readus Frye, District highway fore
man, had found the insurance col
lector lying in Chapel road, Seat
Pleasant.
Nahum, who lived at 1909 North
Capitol street, had about $1s. a gold
watch and other personal effects
when he left home. They were miss
ing when he was found. His empty
pocketbook was discovered near him.
Meinzer, a carpenter, lives at 3107
Seventeenth street northeast, while
Kicker, Public Welfare chauffeur,
resides at 1880 Rhode Island avenue
northeast. Miss Gerardi,s home Is at
514 Kennedy street. She is a former
Fourteenth street parking lot en-
ploye.