Evening star., 1938-05-25
25 ARE INDICTED
BYCRAND Jury IN
LIQUOR RING QUIZ
Accused of Manufacture
and Sale of Untaxed
Whisky.
CONSPIRACY IS AMONG
5OOVERT ACTS RECITED
True Bills Found Include Half
Dozen Alleging Numbers Law
Violations.

Charging huge liquor tax con-
spiracy against the Government, the
grand jury today indicted rs persons,
accusing them of being connected with
illicit operations at 520l Chevy Chase
parkway NV, and 1871 Madison
street NV.
The defendants are charged with
violation of the revenue laws, trans
porting liquor without a license and
defrauding the Government Of tax in
come. They are accused of manufac-
turing and selling untaxed liquor. the
alleged conspiracy including the pur-
chase of large quantities of yeast and
sugar.
The indictment. which recites so
overt acts, alleges that in the con-
spiracy the two premises, which the
Government says were the center OF
the ring, were rented as part of the
Illicit program and that still was OPP
Grated at 52O1 Chevy Chase park
way, NV.
List Of Accused.
Those indicted in the alleged con-
spiracy are: Irving Rosenberg, Ma
than Cosman, Harry Behrle, Ralph
Marcontoni, Constance Marcontoni
Nazzeraino Magnaterra, Sharve Bas-
sin. John Della Gatta, Guilio Q. Quat-
trini, Stanley Petrone, Joseph Nesline.
William Luck. Burt J. Watson, Paul
S. Barnes, Carroll Thomas. Bernard
Freeman, Steve Cassassa, James Full
ton Griffin, Frederick Johnson. Corbin
Shields, Harold Joseph Sweeney,
Thomas Levine, Helen jeanette Le-
vine, Ralph Brannum and Lawrence
Hall
officials recalled today that one Of
the men indicted. Harry Behrle, alias
Spike Behrle and Harry Burke, was
convicted of perjury in the racket
investigation as an aftermath of the
shooting of Joseph E. O'Brien on July
81, 1886. Behrle is now in Jail. This
case figured in the Governments in
quiry into the activities of the War
ring gang here.
The grand jury today also indicted
half dozen persons on a charge OF
violating the gaming laws and en-
gaging in the numbers game. Those
named in these indictments are: Frank
E. Sanderson, Helen Ennis, Pincus Fox
and Gussie Fox. and Robert j. Jack
son and Annabell Overhaul, both
colored.
Three Murder Cases.
Andrew M. johnson, 20, colored. who
allegedly killed Ina Mills, %. colored,
14O6 Columbia ST., N W.. was indicted
on a charge of first-degree murder.
Emma Craig and Katie Slaughter were
indicted on charges of second degree
murder
Others indicted and the charges
follow:
James Eustace, jr, and Horace G.
Atkinson, forgery and uttering; John
Grafton Knott, housebreaking and
larceny; Joseph Lutsky. Luther A.
Collins. alias Hard Rocks; William
J. Mamakos, Stephen v. Catalano and
Jack Moore. receiving stolen property;
Charles c. Davis, grand larceny; Fred
Preston, larceny after trust; Willie
Jamison. violating the liquor taxing
act of 1884; the Square Deal Market
Co., Inc, transporting meat into
Maryland that had not beet inspected
and approved in accordance with
Federal laws; Elizabeth Williams and
Ruth Covington, narcotic law VIOLA
tions.
Adds Jean Larimer, false pretenses;
Jarvis R. Cato, Calsel Suggs, jr., and
Ronald J. Tatum, assault with a
dangerous weapon.
The grand jury ignored charges
against: Edwin Thompson, house
breaking; John L. Boyer, jr., larceny
after trust, and James E. Logan, as
sault with dangerous weapon.
In conjunction with the liquor in
dictment, Thomas Levine, Helen
Levine, Nazzeraino Magnaterra and
Ralph Marcontoni were indicted a
week ago on charges involving manu-
facture and possession of illicit liquor.