Evening star., 1938-03-02
CHINESE INDICTED
ASLAUNDRY MANS
MYSTERY SLAYER
William Derr Is Accused of
February 2 StrangIing of
Guam You, SIS.
MOTIVE FOR KILLING
REMAINS UNSOLVED
27 Other True Bills Returned BY
Grand Jury-Bus Hold.Up
Charged to Suspect.

William Derr, 36-year-old Fall
River. Mass, Chinese, was indicted on
first-degree mucder charge today in
the mysterious strangling February 2
of Quan You, SIS, laundryman of 1905
H street NE.
Although prosecuting officials said
they have substantial evidence link
ing Derr with the crime, the motive
for the Staying remains unsolved
The laundryman's body was found
at 7:05 a m. February in his living
quarters above his laundry by Mary
Tesvie, colored employe His feet were
bound with rope and there was an
other rope around his neck. His
throat bore several knife wounds and
the blade of knife was imbedded in
his shoulder.
Robbery Teory Abandoned.
Police quickly abandoned the theory
that robbery was the motive for the
Staying when they discovered that
You's gold watch and some $50 in
cash had not been touched, although
the room adjoining Yous bedroom
ndd Deen ranSacked.
Derr was arrested after the colored
girl informed Investigators he had
eaten with You in the latter's quar-
ters the night before. The suspect
denied any connection with the crime.
He is quoted by police as saying he
and You left the laundry about 10
pm. and went to place in the 600
block of H street NV, where they
gambled until am.
woman living near the laundry
said she heard three screams coming
from You's apartment about 1870
pm.
Both Derr and You we're from Fall
River and we're acquainted there, DO
lice learned. They both were men,
bers Of the same tong. it was learned
TWenty-seven other indictments also
were returned. Among them was one
charging Stanley P. Samson, "a, of
the 400 block of Decatur street NV,
with robbery. He is alleged to have
held up Walter Bierwagen, driver of
a Capital Transit bus, while the bus
was parked at Kansas avenue and
Decatur street NV, on the night of
February 2. Bierwagen, who is said
to have identified Samson following
his arrest, said the man took his
change carrier and SO. A woman
passenger was on the bus at the
time.
Frank Elmo Bryd, 80, was charged
with oSSol,1t t1-jth
in connection with an alleged attempt
to shoot policeman on the night of
February %. Policeman Horace S.
Childress reported he and Policeman
Martin A. Kelly were sent to Thir-
teenth street and New York avenue
NV. in response to a call that two
men of suspicious appearance we're
lettering there. Childress said he at
tempted to arrest Byrd, and while TAX
ing him to the scout car heard a
click from the mans coat pocket. A
search revealed a loaded gun, the re-
port continued. The officer said one
cartridge bore the mark of the ham
mer, indicating a misfire
Others Indicted.
Others indicted were:
Basile Ferro, non-support of minor
children; Norman S. Beal, Albert
Lloyd. James Lloyd and Frank w.
Nicklo, joy-riding; Robert Lee Bell,
James Foster, Charles Harris, Will
liam ]. Steinbaugh, Robert Mawson,
Crosby Littlejohn, Herman A. Key
and John T. Ballenger, grand lar
ceny; Allen Smith, Fred D. Mason,
Janette Hard and Wallace Stanchel,
housebreaking and larceny; Argel r.
Boggs, Paul o. Richardson, william
S. Harley, Morris H. Williams and
Grafton D. Copeland, robbery; John
Henry Lyons, Matthew Thomas and
Louis Mann, assault with a dan
gerous weapon; James Robert Holt,
Horace w. Butler and Herbert w.
Ottey, narcotic law violation, and
John Carbone and Arthur Louis
Polk, penny matching confidence
game.
The following cases were ignored:
Glenn Hynson, receiving stolen
property; Hilda Ross, grand larceny,
and Bernard Pryor, larceny from the
United States.