Evening star., 1938-04-27
JUNIOR POLICE
SUSPECT INDICTED
Woman Reported by Four
Boys Faces Charge of
Housebreaking.

Margaret Long, 50, colored, who was
arrested through the efforts of four
youngsters on Junior District Day last
week was indicted today on charges Of
housebreaking and grand larceny.
She was charged with stealing a
purse belonging to 14-year-old Betty
Hammer from the girls home at 6O3
North Carolina avenue Sc.
The boys who furnished the infor-
nation which led to the woman's ar
rest are Raymond and Richard Collins,
300 Ninth street Sc, and Glenn and
James Robertson, 3l4 Ninth street Sc.
They range in age from to 8.
Deputized as policemen by Detective
Sergt. Watson Salkeld. fifth precinct,
their sponsor in the Police Boys Club,
they were parading along the street
with their shiny badges when they
noticed a colored woman tearing up
pictures and papers which she took
from purse. The boys picked up the
pieces and found the pictures were of
white girls. They reported their dis
covery to Sergt. Salkeld, who arrested
the Long woman. She has a record of
81 arrests, Sergt. Salkeld reported.
Joyride Charge Pressed.
A colored man who allegedly made
the mistake of taking a policeman's
automobile without permission, April
IA, was indicted today on a charge
of joyriding The officer, Frank G.
Hau,kjpc cocord orooipct yo rL.d bic
car near Eleventh and E streets NV.
on the night in question and was
patrolling his beat. Before long,
he noticed car without lights near
Eleventh and Euclid streets. He
signaled the machine to stop, but the
driver disregarded his command, and
as the car passed, the officer noticed
that the license number was his
own. There was short chase in a
commandeered automobile, and the
brief joyride came to an end.
Claude Hall, "a, is the defendant.
A housebreaking and larceny in
dictment was returned against two
colored youths, both II, accusing
them Of breaking into an apartment
rented by Cab Galloway, colored or
chestra leader, during his stay in
Washington early this month. The
latter reported that leather bag val
ued at $40 and two quarts OF Scotch
whisky worth $3.50 were stolen. The
boys are Warren johnson and Lloyd
Walker.
johnson was named in five other
housebreaking and larceny indict-
ments and Walker in two. Walker,
however. the grand jury charged, was
involved with two other colored boys,
Vernon Wood and Albert r. Jones,
in four recent pocketbook snatch
ings. Wood was in all four of the
snatching cases, and Jones in two
Of them, it was alleged. Wood also
was indicted alone in two pocketbook
snatching cases and Jones alone in
two HOUSEKEEPING and larceny cases.
Arm Breaking Charged.
Pedro Lucas, 1s-year-old Puerto
Rican, who was accused Of breaking
the arm of Mrs. Almena M. Magee,
2615 Thirteenth street, in an unsuc-
cessful effort to wrest her purse from
her at Sixteenth and s streets NV.
on the night of April IS, was indicted
on a charge of assault with intent
to commit robbery
Mrs. Magee reported the youth threw
her to the ground, but finally was
frightened away when her screams at
tracted the attention of a motorist,
Arthur Stern, 1927 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NV, who caught Lucas after a
chase.
Fourteen charges of HOUSEKEEPING
and larceny, four of Joy riding and one
OF HOUSEKEEPING, were preferred by
the grand jury against Francis A.
Chase, Is, colored. Police reported the
youth had entered stores and houses
IN various sections Of the city during
the last six months. He was arrested
March 26.
Other Indictments.
Others indicted and the charges
are:
Richard E. Shontere, non-support
of minor children; Francis Wheeler,
Harry Clemons. Douglas Gather,
John T. billiard, David Curry and
William o. Davis, Joy riding; Charles
w. Holden, William H. Holt and
George P. Washington, housebreakins
and larceny; Larry L. Wilcox, house,
breaking; Wallace Mitchell, robbery
and assault with intent to commit
robbery; Thomas Dawkins,. assault
with intent to commit robbery; Eliza
beth Mason, Violation of the liquor
taxing act; Howard T. Ferguson and
jeff Histon, narcotic law violation;
Howard j. Mutchler. forging a Gov