Evening star., 1937-05-25

NdS Charged WIN receiving Trays
stolen from the Shoreham. He is
alleged to have purchased 56 of them.
The thefts allegedly were perpe-
trated by three colored men, Taylor
Carroll, 80; Wilson Hart, %, and
James Watson, IS. Hart and Watson
were employed by the hotel and Car
roll drove the truck in which trash
was hauled away.
Charged With Grand Larceny.
Police say the two employees would
steal the trays-valued at SO each
and give them to Carroll to take away,
buried in the trash. Some 200 trays
allegedly were stolen in this manner
from last December to May II, when
Carroll was caught by police carting
away two cases of chicken meat. The
three were indicted on q grand lar
oery charged.
John Edward Marr, II, of the 200
block OF Tenth street southeast, who
was arrested following an alleged at
tack on an officer, Lewis NJ. Francis,
tenth precinct, was charged by the
grand jurors with assault with a dan
gerous weapon. TWO younger boys
Robert Lee Uts, 16, and Walter Guy
King. Is, said to have participated in
the attack, were turned over to juve-
nile authorities. Both Utz and King
told police they were from the Indus
trial Home School.
Guns Are Found.
Francis reported he first saw the
boys about 2:30 am. May 13 on Har-
ward street near Eighteenth as they
were putting gasoline in their car
from bucket. Their conduct aroused
his suspicious, and he accosted them.
When he announced they would have
to come to the precinct station unless
they could show a registration card
for the car, the youthful trio are said
to have set upon him. Seeing a gun IN
Marr's hand, he hurled his night stick
at the boy. who fired The bullet
missed its mark and the three fed
amid rain Of shots from the officers
gun. Utz was picked up a short time
later by other officers in a scout car.
Marr and King were arrested the next
day.
A sawed-off shotgun, a .22-caliber
repeating rifle and suitcases filled with
clothing cigarettes, knives, flashlights
and beer and field glasses were found
In the machine.
In statement to police, Marr de-
scribed brief career of crime, which
included the burglary of Forestville,
Md, store; theft of two automobiles
and drawing gun on policeman
who questioned them at Herald Har-
Dor, Md. He said Utz and King were
his companions throughout. The
older boy was charged with two cases
Of joyriding as well as assault.
Other Indictments.
Twelve indictments charging house.
breaking and larceny and three charg-
Ing only housebreaking were returned
against Kenneth A. Washington, COL
ored, 10, who was arrested March II
ut Thirteenth and T streets. Most OF
his victims were colored.
A total of 81 true bills were re-
ported. Others indicted were:
James Torlton, forgery and uttering;
James Torlton, Leon Bryant, Christie
pher Wallace, Horace l.. Herbert, Will
lie Hastings, Raymond Pennington
and Romeo Outlaw, housebreaking
and larceny; John Green, robbery;
Clarence Myers, grand larceny and
larceny after trust; Ralph Petrozzi,
Wilbert Burley, John P. Wilson and
Johnny O'Neal, grand larceny; Dave
Cantlow and Johnnie Jones, assault
with q dangerous weapon; jeff Carter
assault with intent to commit rob-
berry, and Leonard K. Owens. forging
and uttering Government check. =
A charge Of impersonating Federal
officer against Arthur Hutchens was
ignored. ,.