Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
One Of 81 Indictments
Charges Theft Of Two
Tires From Warehouse
Two MonsIuuehter
Bills Also Returned
By Grand Jury

A grand larceny indictment
charging theft of two tires, valued
at $50 each, was one of 81 returned
today by the District grand jury.
Dalton M. Jarvis, 81, of the 1000
block of Bladensburg road NE, was
accused of taking the tires January
8 from a warehouse at 1765 New
York avenue NE. and selling them
for total of $50.
Two manslaughter indictments
also were returned. Jasper r. Mar
tin, 43, colored, of the 1900 block
of street NV, was charged with
shooting to death Lewis T. Karn,
%, in the 1900 block of Columbia
street NV. last May Is. VERNE
Plumbley, %, was accused of re-
sponsibility for the death of EN-
NETT Dodson, passenger in the
car he was driving last December
l. Plumbley's car crashed into a
taXicab while being pursued by
policeman.
Martin also was indicted for rob
berry.
Draft Evasion Charged.
Albert Lee Nichols. %. was in
dicted on a charge of violating the
Selective Training and Service Act
of 1910 by failing to register for the
draft. Authorities said that he told
them that he thought he did not
have to register, as he had GRIM
inal record and the service did not
want felonS, but later he asserted
that he would rather go to Jail than
serve in the Army
The grand jurors indicted Ehren-
fried Max Richard Eichel on a
charge of violating the Alien Regis
tration Act of 1910 by failing to
apply for registration to the COM
missioner of immigration and nat
uralization of the Department of
Justice. officials said that Mr..
Eichel lives at 125 E street NV,
is 80 years old, native of Germany,
a bartender, and that he first came
to the United Staes in April, 1928.
They quoted Mr.. Eichel as saying
that he thought being in the United
State for IA years - Somatically
made him an American citizen.
Mrs. Viola Epps, colored, 81, was
indicted on a charge of maltreating
5-year-old Catherine Gray, colored,
by hitting the child on the head
with saucepan, while the girl was
in her care, and otherwise abusing
her.
Other Indictments.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: Augustus P.
ONeal, non-support of minor child;
Charles w Thompson, Dorothy D.
Pace, Willie L. Austin, Floyd Cole
man, Ernest L. Robinson, Harold c..
O'Neil, Robert J. Paul, John H. Dow
son, Isaac Wanzer, HOUSEKEEPING
and larceny; Jesse T. Hornbarger,
John Strong, James H. Bowley,
Mathew P. Walker. George A. Cot
trell, Jeanette j. Kendrick, Elijah
Brooks, William w. Drewry, jr., and
John c. Engart, grand larceny;
Marion Murray and Lester Hawkins,
joyriding and grand larceny; James
r. Greene, Robert G. Smith and
Howard S. Jackson. joyriding; Leroy
Buchanan, Charles H. Robinson,
Leroy James and George Perry,
assault with a dangerous weapon;
Russell E. Robinson, Joseph E. Lind
berg and James F. Murphy, assault
with intent to commit robbery; Rob-
bert L. Witherspoon, Charles M.
jackson and Robert P. Farmer, rob-
berry; William B. Hayes, Daniel C.
Kennedy and Walter Elder, assault
with intent to commit rape; Lincoln
P. Watts, embezzlement; Dolphus
Jones, violation of the Numbers Act;
Leonard Brooks, receiving stolen
property; John Henry Cole, larceny
from the United States; James w.
Taylor, violation of the National
Motor Vehicle Theft Act; Edward
T. Ward, forging and passing a Gov
eminent check, and Clarence F.
Sewers, larceny after trust and en-
bezzlement.