Evening star., 1938-06-08
FOUR INDICTED
IN NELSON CASE
Men Accused Of Attempt
to Enter House to Get
$4,000 in Safe.

The grand jury today indicted four
men on charges OF conspiracy to COM
NIT housebreaking, grand larceny and
joyriding as an aftermath OF thu
attempted holdup OF the home ol
Charles Nelson, 38ll Suitland road
s. E., last December.
Paul Nelson, described by police q.
broth,r Of Charles Nelson, ID one
Of the four indicted, and ofIicials say
they have = sworn statement from
him saying he fingered" his brothers
home in Virginia some months ago
Assistant United States Attorney John
w. Finely prepared the indictment.
Benjamin Sewell James r. Steele
John w. Tabler and Paul Nelson
allegedly conspired with Carlton Will
liams, who died as result OF q police
ambush near the Nelson residence,
The Government said the quartet was
after $4,000 which Charles Nelson
was supposed to have In large safe
In front room on the second floor.
On November 20 Detective 1t
Joseph w. Shimon and a police detail
lying in hiding to watch the Nelson
house, saw Sewell, Tabler and Steele
cruising back and forth in a car
allesedly making observations.
Two Autos Recovered.
On December the men allegedly
attempted to enter the residence and
were driven OF by the police gunfire.
Police said they later recovered near
Logan Circle two automobiles said to
have been used by the men. The ma
chimes contained oxygen tanks, acety-
lene tanks. hose, torch and goggles.
Police said Clifford S. Ford. opera
tor OF garage in the rear Of 1857 u
street NV, identified this property as
having been stolen from his place.
James A. Walker, operator of a garage
at the rear of 1910 v street NV,
Identified cutting torch found in
one OF the cars as having been taken
from his establishment, according to
police. The District automobile in
volved belonged to Isaac M. Cassel
it was said. The other bore Maryland
tags.
Tabler pleaded guilty to stealing one
OF the cars and Is now serving time
Steele was sentenced to q year in Jail
on an old charge of concealed weapon
carrying.
The grand jury indicted for robbery
John Sullivan, n. Of 1908 Fourth
street S. w., for allegedly taking SOS
from half-blind World War veteran
Peter Comes, SIS, of 1902 Fourth street
S.W., on May !, at Sixth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV. The Gov
ernment charged that Sullivan
snatched the money from Comes
pocket and ran.
Tore Reindicted.
Charles Tore, who is known to the
authorities also as Charlie La Mar
was reindicted on charge of setting
up gaming table and taking racins
bets.
Clinton F. Lindsay was indicted
on charge of second degree murder
Others indicted and the offense.
charged were Richard r. Jones
HOUSEKEEPING; James Terry, Cornell.
ius Pitts and James E. Breeden
housebreaking and larceny: Irwin
Jones. Benjamin Williams, George P
Crutchf1eld, robbery; Oliver c. Car.
ter, William Waugh and Joseph E
Shields, indicted under the new mum.
bers law; Quincie Mozeila Lindsey
and Ruth Harriday, assault with &
dangerous weapon. and Gayle John.
ston Strome on false pretenses.
The grand jury ignored charge!
against Ellsworth Johnson for as.
sault with a dangerous weapon: Will
liam Ball and Julius Perry for grane
larceny. and Thomas Wilson for as.
sault with dangerous weapon.