Evening star., 1939-07-01
Ex-letter Carrier
Indicted on CHARGE
OF Mail Thefts
jones W. Moran Amonc
81 Persons Accused
By Grand Jury

An ex-mail carrier, charged with
stealing letters containing Govern
ment checks, was indicted by the
District grand jury today. The
charges against him were among
the 81 indictments returned.
James w. Moran, 27. was indicted
on nine counts charging violations
OF the postal laws in the theft of
seven Treasury checks. The grand
jury was told that Moran, a letter
carrier for eight years. entered a
conspiracy with Frank A. Fitzger-
aid and William Hodge, whereby
Moran was to steal letters contain
ing checks, and Hodge and Fitz-
gerald were to forge Endorsements.
with the money to be divided
equally Hodge was indicted on
eight counts and Fitzgerald on three.
Three Held in Sayings.
One indictment for first degree
murder and two for second degree
murder also were returned. william
Davis, 80, colored. was indicted for
fatally shooting William H. Brown,
80. colored, in lunchroom in the
1900 block of Seventh street NV.
June 9. John H. Walker, Frederick
L. Washington and Anna Mae Scott
were indicted for beating to death
Calvin Cheek. %, colored, because
Cheek allegedly failed to pay of on
a number Horace Johnson, SO,
colored. was indicted for using a
baseball bat with fatal results on
Ernest Jones, 80, colored.
Engracio Baclig, 31-year old Fill
plno. was indicted for perjury, a
charge brought after he allegedly
obtained a license to marry 16-
year-old Norma L. Lawrence. whose
age he gave as Is. Baciig, the jury
was told, had been informed by the
girls father that she was only 16.
Earle Monrote, A, was indicted
for housebreaking and larceny be-
cause he allegedly entered the Ma
tional Art Galleries, 722 Thirteenth
street NV, and stole 1892 worth
of silver.
Other Indictments Returned.
The other indictments we're:
Joyriding-Daniel White. John H.
Mack, Clarence Whitby. Robert
Jackson, Milton Whitby, Louis Stew
art, Lewis w. Nelson. James E.
Boney, Raymond Parker; joyriding
and grand larceny-Ernest E. Wells;
grand larceny-Lillian Laws, Jac-
queline Parker, Samuel r. Perritt;
grand larceny and arson Jessie j.
Arnold, Jacob Portubec, James N.
Brown, William S. Cherry; grand
larceny and larceny after trust
Harry Davis, Janet Daniels; larceny
after trust-Benjamin L. Stump;
housebreaking - Hobart Adkins;
housebreaking and larceny Ben
jamin Rowe, Robert A. Beach, Ed
ward P. Thomas, James w. Walker,
Ernest j. Parrish.
Receiving stolen property, Edward
A. Watts; forgery and uttering,
Henry G. Leiby; operating lottery,
William Timberlake, Clinton w.
Timberlake, Edward N. Brown, Alice
Hawkins: gaming, Peter T. Pape,
Samuel Leipziger; liquor tax evasion,
Charles H. Howard, Bernie Smith,
John c. Battista, Frank j. Battista;
Narcotic Act, Robert C. Smith, Hazel
Stern, John r. Dorsey, James T.
Stanton, Margaret M. Histon; rob-
berry. Ernest E. Kirby; assault with
intent to commit robbery, William
Wooten, Jerry c. Thomas.
Assault with dangerous weapon,
Booker Thomas. Harry Hartgrove,
James Blackwell, Mathews Brown,
Daniel Busey, Robert v. Merritt;
assault with intent to commit carnal
knowledge, Robert v. Merritt, Paul
j. Allen; smuggling, Hellmit p.
Schoenfeldt; Liquor Act, Sacob
Voronof1; Narcotic Act, Clarence B.
Ashton, Ruby Nelson; attacking
United States marshal, Thomas
Douglas.