Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
District Grand Jury
Indicts Two in Series
OF Robberies Here
Assault, SwindIe Cases
Among so Acted
On in Session

A 19-year-old colored girl and a
37-year old white man. described as
q driver for the Highs ice cream
stores. were indicted by the grand
jury today on robbery charges. A to-
tai OF so indictments was returned.
Ella Mae herman and Ralph H.
Jennings were charged jointly in two
cases OF alleged robbery in one case
OF assault with intent to commit
robbery and In one case of grand
larceny The girl also is charged sep
arately with robbery in three other
cases.
Haywood Wilborn. II, colored was
indicted on charge of breaking
into a bedroom of a residence in
the 1900 block of Seventeenth street
NV. last March and attempting to
assault l9-year-old girl. It is
alleged that Wilborn both choked
and hit the young woman with his
INST before he became frightened and
ran from the building when two
other young women were awakened.
Wilborn already is under a SEN
tence OF one year on a charge of
simple assault on 26-year-old FBI
stenographer on the street in March.
He pleaded guilty to the simple as
sault charge after having been
granted a new trial on a charge OF
attempting to criminally assault
the stenographer
Indicted in Swindle.
William w. Eaton. 40. was charged
with grand larceny in connection
with the theft Of 81, 500 in a money
making machine" swindle and also
with receiving 500 worth of stolen
property.
Eaton is said to have posed as
policeman" during the theft. Last
week Connie A. Powers. "a, was in
dlcted on a charge of grand larceny
in connection with the case.
Three colored youths were in
dicted on numerous charges OF
breaking into stores, restaurant
and barber shops.
The three youths were listed as
Frank Thompson. 10; George w.
Stanfleld, 20, and Kenneth w. Nick
ems, 10.
Roy z. Hart. 40. colored. was
charged with the three youths in one
case of HOUSEKEEPING and larceny
and charged separately with receiv-
ing stolen property.
Murder Charged.
James F. Butler, 30, colored. was
charged with first degree murder
in the fatal shooting of Helen Proc
tor, %. colored, last month in
house in the 300 block of M street
NV. He also was charged with
assault with dangerous weapon
and assault with intent to kill, Theo-
doshia M. Thomas, colored, at the
same place.
In another indictment Selena E.
Butler, q. colored, was charged
with second degree murder in the
fatal stabbing Of Silvery NJ Brock.
10. colored. in a shoe repair shop in
the 1900 block of Ninth street NV.
early this month.
Charged With Draft Violation.
David B. Grisso. %. of the 400
block OF Tenth street NV. was
charged with violations of the
Selective Service and Training Act.
He was accused of making false
statements regarding support con-
tributed to dependents.
Fred Heaton, ~, was indicted on
a charge of obtaining jewelry valued
at more than 500 from local stores,
while falsely pretending to be an
Army ofiicer. He also was charged
with transporting or causing to be
transported In interstate commerce
illegal checks covering the cost OF
the jewelry.
Twelve persons. II of them
colored, were named on gambling
charges. the ma jority in connection
with the numbers racket