Evening star., 1937-08-23
NINE MENHELD
IN THEFT Of DRUGS
Plead Not Guilty to Charges
of Conspiracy in A.
legged Scheme.

Nine men. five of them employees Of
the Washington Wholesale Drug Ex-
change and the others druggists,
pleaded not guilty today when ar
raigned before Police judge John P
Mcmahon on charges of conspiracy
and receiving stolen property grow
ing out of the alleged theft and sale
of large quantities of drugs from the
exchange during the last three years.
At the request of the District attor-
ney's once, continuance until Sep
tember 10 was permitted by Judge
Mcmahon. Detective Sergt Michael
Dowd explained this was asked pend
ing the arrest Of several other persons
now out of town.
Those charged with conspiracy were
John r. Gordon. IS, of 1927 D street
southeast. a shipping clerk: Norman
Leroy Slater. IS, Savage, Md; Charles
w. Turner, q, of 1927 Good Hope
road southeast Philip N Newly. As,
Hyatsville. Nd. and Jesse F. Piper,
25 Of 34l Thirteenth street southeast
The men were released on $500 bond
each pending trial
The druggists all of whom We're ar
raigned on charges Of receiving stolen
property, are: George w. Beasley. 36.
colored, 1902 Irving street; Simon
Kessler, ST, of 641 Keefer place: Max
Kossow, 36, of 55le Second street, and
Charles M. Brown, 43. colored, 44l2
Sherrier road northeast They were
released on 81 900 bond each pending
trial.
Charged with receiving stolen
property too late for the court arraign-
ment Benjamin Bass. 30. of 1856 Co.
lumbia road also a druggist, was re-
leased on 81 coo bond.
Loss Estimated in Thousands.
Paul Pearson. president OF the ex-
change, said excessive merchandise
was placed in the firms trucks and
sold at low prices outside. The CON-
pany Offices are at 45o c street. in
rear of the police headquarters build
Ing. The loss to the concern was said
to be several thousand dollars. though
Chief OF Detectives Bernard w
Thompson said it was impossible tc
| make definite check.
Two coiored men were being sought
by police today after they held up two
neighborhood delicatessen stores in
eight minutes last night. obtaining
&l35. Other bold-ups and house.
breakings over the week end nettec
robbers about $500 in cash and prop.
erty.
The colored men. both armed with
pistols, first robbed Hyman Gilman
proprietor of store at 1886 r street
of SIS after forcing three customer.
into a corner. They did not rob the
customers.
$50 Stolen at Store.
Several minutes later, two mer
answering the same description hele
up Harry Tinter. clerk in a store a.
1921 Twentieth street. just around tht
corner, and stole $50. They fed or
foot.
Two white men also were sought b,
police after Douglas Franklin, %. col
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saulted and robbed at Sixth and I
streets. block from police headquar.
ters last night. Franklin said the mer
took a watch from him worth $40. HI
was treated for head cuts at Emer.
gency Hospital.
Antonio Don Juan Morocco, 122!
Massachusetts, avenue. told police ht
was robbed Of s23 early yesterday al
Thirteenth and K streets by a mar
who threatened him with a knife. 4
28-year-old white man later was ar.
rested and is being held for investi'
CATION at No. precinct.
Lynn Smith, 1900 Belmont street
awakened Saturday night to find ,
colored man lying on the floor neal
her bed, she told police. He ned whel
she screamed. The man gained en-
trance to her apartment through al
unlocked rear door.
A number of robberies also wer'
reported.