Evening star., 1938-07-01
OFFICER INDICTED
IN MANS Staying
Mansiaughter Is Charged to
J. E. Sobo|ewski by
Grand Jury.

John E. Sobolewski, 29-year-old
Metropolitan policeman. today was in
dicted by the grand jury on a charge
Of manslaughter for shooting q colored
man while patroling his beat last SUM-
day morning near Thomas Circle.
Winding up its three-month ses-
sion. the current grand jury handed
up 81 indictments in United States
Court to Justice Jesse c. Adkins to-
day. George Bradley was indicted on a
charge Of second degree murder.
The Government contends that Of
ficer Sobolewski fatally shot a 80
year-old restaurant worker, Wallace
Mcknight, about 3:45 am. Sunday.
The policeman saw q man. with q
package under his arm. proceeding
north on the west side Of Fifteenth
street near M street NV, and saw
him crossing to the east side in man.
ner which aroused his suspicion. the
grand jury was informed. The ,omcer
stepped the man and questioned him.
Reported - Have Fled.
Then, according to the story given
the district attorneys ONCE, the man
ned north On Fifteenth street to Mas
sachusetts avenue NV. and then east
on Massachusetts, avenue. While pur-
suing him on Massachusetts, avenue,
between Fifteenth street and Thomas
Circle. oncer sobolewsh allegedly
fred once.
The man continued to run and the
omcer jumped on the running board
OF q passing automobile and rode to
point east Of Thomas Circle, where
Mcknight WAS caught and found
wounded. The policeman took Nc
knight to Emergency Hospital, where
1t was found . bullet had entered his
right side. He died early Monday.
Other Indictments.
Others indicted and the charges
against them were: Murray ]. Cohen
nonsupport Of minor child: Thoma.
Hawkins, joyriding; Samuel Gordon
and lie Roy Moore, HOUSEKEEPING
Eugene Hart, Paul Hill. Horace j
McRay, Franch d. Bell, Cornelius
Alexander. John g. Knott, lie Roy
Moore and Milton B. Chambers, house
breaking and larceny: lie Roy Up
church. Joseph Z. Chadwick, Herman
Bowen and Sale Mae Pugh, assault
with dangerous weapon; George Gay
nor, assault with dangerous weapon and
assault with intent to kill; John H. Hall,
assault with intent to commit rape:
David williams. rape; Luther Cauley
jailbreaking: Mosco r. Parker and
Morgan c. Jones. violation Of the Ma.
tional Motor Vehicle Theft Act; Mosce
r. Parker, Morgan c. Jones, Clarence
E. Lewis. James r. Gibbs and Harry
Dyson, robbery; John A. Marshall
Mervin Scott and Clarence Z. Lewis
assault with intent to commit robbery
Edgar r. Burns, false pretenses anc
forgery and uttering; Jerome Clarke
false pretenses and grand larceny;
John Nelson. false pretenses; Thomas
J. Conley and william Green, Larceny
after trust and false pretenses; Claire
E. Fraser, forgery; Albert J. Porter
violation Of the Harrison Narcotic
Act; Arthur Leaks. gaming; Irving Z
Stewart, Elmer Buckler and Isiah Ed.
nonds, violation Of the Liquor Taxing
Act Of 1884. and Robert Boykin
pAndering.
The grand jury ignored charges
against these persons: Joseph Scot
and Henry Dyer, housebreaking and
larceny; Joseph Kash, joyriding; Rup
ert Crockett. Percy Campbell an<
James T. Nichols. assault with {
dangerous weapon; Hazen g. Knifin
joyriding and grand larceny; Russell
M. Hart. receiving stolen property
Enrol Madden, assault with intent t.
commit robbery and Nelson Carter
assault with dangerous weapon.