The Washington times., 1938-01-26
D. C. GRAND JURY
INDICTS 7 MEN
IN 40 ROBBERIES.
22 Charges Are Filed
Against Cum Ring

members of a Baltimore bandit
gang, which is believ, :. to have
perpetrated 40 holdups here in
recent months, were named in %
separate robbery indictments by
the Grand Jury today.
Police say the seven defendants
obtained more than $4,000 in the
series of robberies, most of which
involved small groceries, liquor
stores and filling stations.
In addition to the two robbery
indictments the seven also were
charged with two counts of assault
to kill-one involving a running
gun battle with Metropolitan po-
lice, in which two of them were
captured and the other involving
shooting at Benjamin Chesavoir, a
customer in a store they held up.
THOSE NAMED
Those named are Harry M. Tow
son, 20; Andrew Savage, Is; Sam
uel T. Brady, 80; Roosevelt Car
ter, 26; Thomas o. Austin, "a;
Solomon McNair, 25, and William
g McKenney, Is. All are not named
& in the same indictments, and the
entire group did not participate
in the individual assaults, it is
: said.
4 The grand jury Cracked down"
on IS persons accused by police
+ of operating a lottery in connec-
! tion with the numbers game. All
were accused as writer's and run
. nerS and arrested during the re-
cent drive to eliminate the activity
from the District.
IN LOTTERY CASES
Those named are Mabel l.. Nc
Dougall, colored, "a; Charles M.
Skidmore, 80; Edward r. Durham,
81; George r. Schweitzer, II;
Vanus Lowman, %; Edward Den
mis-, colored, 36; Jack M. Gold
berg, IS; Thomas A. Fralleone,
%; Carroll Buchanan, colored, 81;
Thomas Jones, Francis j. Reese,
35; Steve Pete Pantazis, "a; Will
lard R. Williams, colored, A;
Mabel H. Tuckson, colored, a.,
and Doris T. Grigsby, colored, IS.
Seven charges of forgery and
uttering were made by the grand
jury against Katie Lee Stegall,
33-year-old white woman who
allegedly victimized two depart
ment stores with II checks bear
ing the forged signatures Of Gus
toners.
THREAT CHARGED
Lawrence P. Coleman, 40, and
Oliver w. Bostic, 80, both colored,
who are already under indictment
for violating the anti-numbers
laws, were indicted by the Grand
Jury today on a charge Of threat
ening the principal witness against
them in former case.
According to Karlos c. Brown,
the informer in the gaming cases
against the two accused, they ap-
preached him in a restaurant in
the TOO block of T st. N. W., and
attempted to compel him to leave
with them for the purpose of sub
mitting to beating. Brown
called police and the pair were
later apprehended.
OTHER CASES
A total of 78 true bills was re-
ported by the Grand Jury today
and two cases ignored. Others in
dicted and the charges against
them include:
Leroy Armstead, Michael Mount-Joy-
riding.
William T. Barwick, Charles Leapley,
Samuel DeVane-Housebreakin
Thomas Jones, Charles Leapley. Sam
uel DeVane. Willie Coleman, Jack B.
Miller. John W. Taper. Joseph F. Gray,
Samuel c. White-Housebreaking and
Clyde Tolley-Housebreakln and lar
ceny from the District of Columbia.
Robert Green-Grand larceny.
Daniel S. Russell-Grand larceny and
joyriding.
ROBBERY, FORGERY
William B. Patton, John R. Beach,
Lee Harris Smith, Edward r. Ellis, Wa
verify L. Jones-Robbery.
Lee Harris Smith, Henry 3. johnson,
Charles c. Gates Eugene White-For-
gerry.
Frederick H. Williams, James Medley,
Thelma Carroll-Violation liquor tax law.
Elmer Kyle Altizer-Violation narcotic
laws.
Elsie Jones-counterfeiting.
Charles n. Smith-Jailbreak king.
ONE RAPE CASE
Roy c. Hill, Charlie johnson, Annie
DiggA. Raymond W. west-Assault with
dangerous weapon. Walter Saunders
Rape. Carroll c. Brown-Second de-
gree murder.
The following were ignored: Jack D.
Cooper-Homicide; Junior Allen Spivey
-Joy-riding.