Evening star., 1937-07-03
NEW GRAND Jury
MEETS NEXT WEEK
Veniremen to Be Sworn In.
Retiring Group Returns
los True Bills.

A new grand jury will be sworn in
next week to succeed the retiring
panel, which made its last return
yesterday, reporting los true bills.
including the 35 gambling indict-
ments. which named l24 persons.
Yesterdays report cleaned up all
pending cases. Justice Jesse c. Ad-
kins thanked the retiring grand jurors
for their services
The jury which will be impaneled
next week will serve through Sep
tember, retiring at the opening of
the Fall term of court.
1888 Indictments
total of 1883 indictments were
returned by the grand jury during the
fiscal year ending June 30 This was
343 more than during the preceding
II months. These figures do not in
clude the true bills reported yesterday.
A report made to United States At
torney Leslie c. Garnett showed "a
cases awaiting trial OF these only
three defendants are in Jail. the others
being at liberty under bond
Charges against two of those in Jail,
Arthur w Benning, accused of mur-
der and Albert c. johnson. accused
of manslaughter, will be disposed of
during the next two weeks. Although
the Summer recess OF the court for
mally begins today. a judge will be
on hand until after July Is to clear
up pending cases.
The other man in Jail is James
Bennett, alias jewell AShby Gould
charged with violat ton of the national
stolen property act in connection with
bringing some $4,000 of jems into
the District. He was arraigned two
weeks ago and his counsel stated it
would be impossible to prepare his de-
fense before adjournment of court,
since number of his witnesses live
at distant points
At the close of business for the
preceding year there were u cases
awaiting trial. In nine Of them the
defendants we're in Jail
Those Indicted.
Among those indicted yesterday
were:
William T, Bowden. jr., non-sup-
port of minor child; Jack B. Bran
son. Frank S. Scherer, Robin H. Bell
Garland McNeal, Clarence Turner
Samuel H. Elder, Arthur Elder, jr.
and Harry c. King. jr, joy riding
William J. Mcfarland, Lee A. Newell
and Herbert Martin. grand larceny;
Eugene S. Hawkins, Albert johnson,
Norman Braxton, Thomas Jordan
Swanson L. Gunter, Norman E Web
ster and Walter Newkirk, house.
breaking and larceny; Bob Bursenos,
James G. Bursenos, Venet Theodore
William Butler. Edward Warren and
James I. Henderson, receiving stolen
property: Norman E. Webster and
Walter Newkirk, assault with intent
to commit robbery; William H. Day
Rose Jackson, Linwood L. Mcneil
Moses Faison. William O. Major, Earl
Williams, Joseph D. Knott, Henry E
Miller and Daniel J. McKenna, rob-
berry; George w. Dodson, Samuel Bit
tiers, Lemine Knots and George Nc
Ray, assault with dangerous weapon
Hamilton S. Wimbush and James c.
Turner. jr., rape; James H. Handy
larceny from the United States; Ar
thur Mitchell, Willie Lee, Robert E
Bickford and Nathan Gross, violation
OF the liquor taxing act; Nathaniel
Hinton, forging Government check;
Mildred G. Baker, pandering, anc
Clarence w. Wheeler, 10y w. Ekard
Harold r. Wright, George J. Mar.
mion, Roy c. Rupard, Earl E. Hughes
Edward F. Clatterbuck and Charles
B. Hobbs, violation of a Federal stat.
ute prohibiting stealing from and re.
ceiving stolen property from an agency
OF interstate commerce.
The following charges were ignored
Amos Collins. HOUSEKEEPING anc
larceny: Paul Moore, robbery; Lew
Kekenes. false pretenses, and Waite,
E. Hefiner and Robert Williamson
rape.