Evening star., 1939-01-25
First-Degree Murder
Indictment Returned
By Grand Jury
Former Helper Charged
With Death Of Bakery
Foreman

A first-degree murder indictment
was returned today by the District
Court grand jury against William F.
johnson, colored % years old, for
the Staying of George Scandals, 40
year-old white foreman of a bakery
at Ats L street S.W. on Decem-
ber 18.
The shooting repeatedly grew out
of the fact that johnson had been
fired as helper by Mr.. Scandals.
Police say Johnson admitted the
shooting and said he fired twice.
John J. Mahoney, colored, 33-
year-old taxi driver, was indicted on
a charge of manslaughter in the
traffic death of Robert Holmes, COL
ored. on January 7, on Georgia
avenue. near Barry place. Police
say Mahoney admitted he was driv-
ing without an operators permit
and that he drove away without
making his identity known.
Grand Larceny Charge.
Max Tatleman was indicted on
charge of grand larceny, larceny
after trust and embezzlement, as the
outgrowth of a furniture storage
transaction. The compliments are
Morton w. Stein of New York City
and Carl F.. Catlin.
Jesse Anderson, colored, 81, was
indicted on a charge of grand lar
ceny for allegedly having tricked
Walter Worthy, colored, out of STAT
by working the envelope game
Paul Jones, colored, 25, and Will
liam D. Johnson, colored, %, were
indicted on charge Of grand
larceny for allegedly having taken
articles. including a platinum bar
pin, set with 33 diamonds. valued at
5000. and platinum and onyx
bracelet, also valued at 5000, from
a parked car on Sixteenth street,
near Church street NV, belonging
to Ruth NJ. Davies.
James w. Smith, colored, 81, was
indicted on charge of grand
larceny for allegedly taking a ring,
valued at $3.50, belonging to Cecilia
S. Platt from 1905 Shepherd street
NV, when he was employed to
clean the roof. Smith was also
accused of housebreaking and
larceny from a number of homes.
Bessie Garnet, colored, 18 years old,
was indicted on charge of receiving
stolen property, for having allegedly
obtained the ring from Smith.
Receiving Stolen Property.
James C. Moore, Al, was indicted
on a charge of receiving stolen
property on January 2, the prop
erty of the District government,
when two juveniles took two type
writer's, each valued at $40, from
the Randall Junior High School,
The illicit transaction allegedly took
place in the rear room of 1926 C
street S.W.
George C. Huston, colored, 80, was
indicted on charge of housebreak-
ing and larceny from the United
States Government for allegedly en-
tering the leased building at 1924
K street NV, and taking type
writer valued at $55, the property
of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Others indicted in the list of 49
indictments handed up to Justice
James M. Proctor we're: William w.
Overton and Albert A. Brooks, non
support of minor children; Law
renee Mcintyre and James Leak,
joyriding; James B. Ford, jr., joy
riding and grand larceny; Wilson
Nolan, joyriding and larceny from
the District of Columbia; Roy T.
Minton, Garland C. Click, Bernard
G. Vasco and James w. Smith,
housebreaking and larceny; Wilson
Nolan. robbery and grand larceny
and joyriding; Albert Brown, Rich
ard Jordon, Ernest A. Scott, James
Cobb and Clyde H. Limerick, rob-
berry; Jack Cordell, receiving stolen
property; Marie Gray, forging a
Government check; Aprell Massey
and Albert Jackson, assault with a
dangerous weapon.