Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-03
GRAND Jury HOLDS
WAITER FOR TRIAL
IN FATAL SHOOTING
L. J. Tapponnier Charged
With First-Degree Murder
in Harris Death.
TRUE BILL RETURNED
AGAINST ARCHITECT
N. E. Langnaid Accused in Dis
appearance of Furnishings
From Homes.

The breakfast-hour shooting In a
Ninth street cafe October IL, in which
William M Harris, 81, was slain and
his brother, James F. Harris. %,
wounded, resulted today in the indict-
ment of Louis ]. Tapponnier, 28-year-
old waiter, on a charge of first-degree
murder.
An all-night party, attended by
both the defendant and the deceased,
preceded the killing, the older Harris
brother is said to have told police. He
said that his brother and Tapponnier
engaged in a fist fight in the cafe, To-
Gated in the 900 block of Ninth street,
several hours before the shooting, and
both were arrested for disorderly con-
duct.
After obtaining William Harris re-
lease on collateral, James Harris de-
clared he and his brother returned to
the cafe and were sitting at the lunch
counter when Tapponnier entered and
began firing with gun he kept hidden
in his coat pocket. One bullet struck
William Harris in the body and an
other hit James Harris in the hip, po-
lice stated. The younger brother died
the next day in Casualty Hospital.
Tapponnier Arrested.
Both roomed in the 1900 block of
Eleventh street NV. Tapponnier, who
lived in the 400 block of street SW.,
was arrested at the scene.
Four boys, the eldest 10, were in
dicted on charge of assault with in
tent to commit rape, growing out of an
alleged attack on a 17-year-old high
school girl october II in an automobile
in rear of the 900 block of Forty-sixth
place Sc.
They were Philip F. Bender, II;
Charles Aubrey Williamson, 10; Rob-
ert E. Mccoy, Is, and George Va
kas, 10.
Norman E. Langmaid, $500 block of
Nevada avenue, 21-year-old architect,
who was arrested in connection with
the disappearance of large amounts of
furnishings from model homes in
Chevy Chase, was indicted on three
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny charges.
Held in Shooting.
John Arciprete, 65-year-old Corby
Bakery porter, was indicted on charges
OF assault with dangerous weapon
and assault with intent to kill in con-
nection with the shooting September
6 of George F. Martin, assistant super
intendent of the bakery.
The porter is said by police to have
admitted the shooting, saying he held
Martin responsible for his demotion
from bakers helper to porter Martin
was inspecting bin in the bakery at
2301 Georgia avenue at the time.
A total of los true bills were re-
ported. Others indicted were:
Perry B. Johnson, Randolph C.
Green, Leroy M. Hunt, Fred Swiney,
Bruce E. Moore and Willie Green
hard, joyriding; George M Washing
ton, Angus ]. Smith, Aubrey Davis,
Arthur w. Preston, James Blackwell,
Robert Lee Franklin, Freddy Stephen
son, James Hawkins, Robert Williams,
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Johnnie Brown, George A. Snowden,
James Snowden, Howard Meyers, Syl-
vester Palmer, Clements Solorman and
John A. Macy, HOUSEKEEPING and
larceny; Clements Solorman. assault
with intent to commit robbery and
assault with dangerous weapon;
John A. Macy, Eldon A. Akerly,
Lawrence B. Bailey, Allie Downs, Ar
thur A. Grupbs, SamuelStaples, Emery
E. Geiger, William Van Harper, George
T, Carter, James Douglas, Leon Butler,
Paul j. Thomas, John c. White, Ever
EFT Jones, Lawrence M. Johnson, James
Jones and Carroll A. Jackson, grand
larceny; Alfred A. Bird, Preston Par
ker, Charles H. Jones, Charles F..
Clark, George Linkins, Stephen Stone,
Eddie O'Brien, Thomas A. Marshall,
Lawrence Graham, Harold K White,
Charles D. Cornwell, James R. Evans,
Lyles Lyles and Howard o. Kinsley,
robbery; Charles S. Taylor and Ed
ward Kemper, HOUSEKEEPING and lar
ceny; Charles S. Taylor, larceny from
the United States; Edward j. Kemper,
Alonzo c. Alley, Louis Fainberg,
George E. Leonard, James H. McGui-
gan and Walter Hoffman, receiving
stolen property; James Brennan, en-
bezzlement; Albert Oleisky, embezzle-
ment and larceny after trust; Dan S.
Caldwell, Paul A. Lehr and Lionel B,
Powers, forgery and uttering; William
P. Coleman, assault with dangerous
weapon; Louis E. Wedding and Bonnie
Lee Hawkins, assault with a dangerous
weapon and with intent to kill; George
H. Barton, Allen B. Taylor, Eliza
beth Beuchert, Dorothy A. Simpson
Isabella Chapman, Mary F. Broken
berry, Frand Spigone, Elizabeth Cole
man, Pearl McNair, George A. Smith
Robert Jones and Harry P. Jones
gaming law violation; Marian Kess.
Ter, postal law violation; Alonze
Green, Frank Proctor and Myron B
Howe, rape, and Margaret O. Young
and Joseph S. Gross, second-degree
murder.
The following cases were ignored
Augustus P. O'Neal, non-support oil
minor child; John E. Dickerson, as
sault with itnent to rape; John B
Cubitt, William H. Newcomb ano
William E. Werner, robbery; Melvin
Bentley, forging a Government check
and Julius F. Beuchert, gaming Law
violation.