Evening star., 1938-02-02
TRIO IS INDICTED
IN ROBBERY SERIES
True Bills Are Returned
in ''Painted Face"
HoId-Ups.

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bandits and their alleged companion,
arrested January 20 in connection with
series Of gasoline station hold-ups,
were indicted today on three robbery
charges.
The youths-John L. Hurst 13:
Emmett E. Coffin, 18, and Ralph E.
Crown, l9-Were accused in the true
bills of holding up gas stations at
Thirtieth and M streets NV. and
| Thirty seventh street and Wisconsin
avenue in the early morning Of Janu-
airy 20 and with robbing the gas
station at @ street and Wisconsin ave-
nue. January 6. They allegedly OBJ
tanned about $40 from the three places.
Hurst and Coffin were seized by Sew
enth Precinct Policemen Frank NJ.
Watt. former major league baseball
player, and R. S. Evans shortly after
4 am. January 20 as they are thought
to have left the filling station at
Thirtieth and M streets.
Crown Arrested Later.
Police said Crown was nearby in
a car, saw the arrest and fed. He was
taken into custody at his home
Hurst and Coffin had smeared their
upper lips with grease paint to give
the appearance of mustaches, the Off
GERS said.
Mrs. Emma r. Horton, colored, 83,
who is said to have told police she
killed her 2-year-old great-grandson
to prevent the baby being taken from
her, was indicted on a first degree
murder charge.
The child, Frederick Horton, was
found in its crib on the second floor
of a rooming house in the 1900 block
of Thirteenth street NV, December
Is with its throat slashed. Police said
the woman had attempted to take her
own life.
She is quoted as saying she had been
served with a subpoena to appear in
Juvenile Court with the baby the day
she killed it.
Il have seen some of the places
where they put those little tots. and
I would rather see that little baby in
heaven" detectives quoted her as
saying.
III Indicted on Numbers Charges.
Eleven men were indicted on charges
of violating the anti-"numbers"
statute.
Those charged were William P.
Hall, 43; Tony Pellicci, g.; James j.
Darr. 20; James Y. Kacley, 49,; James
J. Komas, 80, and Roy w. Gotses, 10,
all white, and Orien Gilbert, 81;
Isham L. Parker, As; Willie T. Simms,
"a; Herbert Williams. 81, and Walter
Greene, g., colored.
A total of So indictments were re.
ported by the grand jury, which
ignored three cases.
Others indicted were:
Wesley Mangum, receiving stolen
property; James H. Lemon, Mary F.
Lemon and Clifton A. Cans, grand
larceny; Rayfeld Bell, Ira j. Holmes,
Robert P. Hanscom, John David,
Boyd Stubbs and John Cherry, joy
riding; William Nelson, Luther A.
Riley, Leonard A. Brown, Philip
Sharps, Willie Frederick Dorsey, Ed
ward Keyser, Ola Haston, George w.
| White, Guy Morris, Rudolph A. Tuck
son, Gerald Wood, Lewis w. Reeves,
Arthur Rookard, John A. Colbert, Her.
man w. Mills, James D. johnson
and Alice Edwards, robbery; Lillian
Clayton, William Kinard and Willie
F. Hunt, assault with intent to COM
NIT robbery; Charles F. Hartman
larceny after trust; Julius L. Olko-
WITT, assault with intent to commit
rape; Lester B. Dixon, William For
cey and John L. Davis, assault with q
dangerous weapon; Rudolph A. Tuck
son, Oscar Logan, Louis F. Taylor
and Joseph Booker, housebreaking
and larceny; John R. Beach, viola
ton National Motor Vehicle Theft
Act; Thomas H. Ratcliffe, false pre-
lenses and forgery and uttering and
Herman G. Davis, John Purcell and
Leo A. Quay, forging a Government
check.
The following cases were ignored:
Richard M. Arlen, housebreakine
and larceny; Ernest Kinnel, gaming
law violation, and Payton L. Dade,
robbery.