Evening star., 1937-03-24
TWO MEN INDICTED
IN NAHUM DEATH;
GIRL NOT NAMED
First Degree Murder Is
Charged After Insurance
Agent Dies.
MANSlAUGHTER COUNT
FACED BY D. C. WOMAN
Fatal Burning of Girl in Gasoline
Throwing During Fight
Involved.

The death February 6 of James
Nahum, 54, an insurance agent. re-
suited today in the indictment of two
young men on first-degree murder
charge, but Eunice Constance Gerardi,
10, pretty blond, who also had been
held for grand jury action, was not
named.
Those indicted were Lawrence Mar
den Kicker, "a, of the 1900 block of
Rhode Island avenue northeast, Pub
lie Assistance Division worker. and
Robert William Meinzer, 90, of the
31O0 block of Seventeenth street
northeast.
Police say Nahum was fatally beat
en- on the night of January 20 during
an automobile ride to Capitol Heights,
Md. Miss Gerard, waitress, who
lives in the 500 block of Kennedy
street, admitted she was driving the
car, but denied any part in the as
sault.
Nahum was found on the rain
soaked ground along Chapel road in
Capitol Heights about 1870 am. Janu-
ary 2l by a passing motorist. He was
revived and taken to his home, at
1909 North Capitol street. where he
lived with his wife and son. Later
he was taken to Sibley Hospital, where
he died, presumably from a cerebral
hemorrhage.
The two men and the girl were ar
rested few days later and each made
long statements to police and were
held by a coroners jury as responsible
for the death.
IodayS indictment was in two
counts, one charging ordinary first
degree murder and the other first-de-
gree murder committed in perpetrat-
Ing a robbery. Kicker allegedly had
admitted taking 81 from Naijum's
vest pocket.
Other Homicide Gases.
Two other homicide cases were
smong the IS indictments contained
IN the grand jury's report.
John P. D. Henkel, %, first block
OF I street was charged with first
degree murder in connection with the
fatal shooting, January II. of Clar-
ence Hill, "A, of the 900 block of H
street. Police said the Staying cli-
NAKED drinking bout participated in
by Henkel, Hill, William E. Edwards
OF Asheville, NJ c., who was shot in
the neck, but recovered, and two other
men. They reported there had been
friction between Henkel and Hill con-
cerning debt.
A manSlaughter charge was lodged
against Mrs. Matte c. Bray, 43, whose
20-year-old daughter Dorothy E. Fen
wick, received burns which later re-
suited in her death when the mother
auegedly threw a jar of gasoline at
the girls step-father, Samuel BRAY.
Bray, who lived in the 400 block of
X street with his wife and STEP
daughter, told police Mrs. Bray ordered
MN from their home, October Is. and
Threw the gasoline jar at him as he
was leaving. He said the Jar broke
over the head of Miss Fenwick. who
was standing beside a cooking stove
and the fluid Immediately burst into
f1ames which enveloped the girl. She
died January 20 in Gallinger Hospital.
List of Indictments.
Others indicted were:
Garfield Mitchell, Willie Thomas
chester j. johnson, Irving Parker,
Raymond c. Myers, George Price. Jack
Runyon, Frank ]. Malta and Row K
Barkley, HOUSEKEEPING and larceny:
Charles F. Alexander, Frank j. Malta.
Anthony G. Aravanis, Walter F. Mosbv
and Maurice F. Irving, joyriding.
Charles c. Williamson, Edward Grind
er, Raymond c. Abbott, BENJAMIN
Jordan, Corine Hickman and James
Curtis, robbery; Jesse Turner, larceny
from the United States; James Jump-
er, William j. Murray, George Bruce
and Henry Bailey, assault with dam
gerous weapon; Alice Boomes, forging
q Government check; Bebe Barynett
and Marvellous Barynett, passing
counterfeit money; Burt ]. Watson,
Myrtle Gray, Josephine Gray, Earl
Jones, William Riley and Brutus
Layne, violation of the liquor taxing
act.
A police charge of assault with a
dangerous weapon against Walter H
Fritter was ignored.