Evening star., 1943-08-09
Connie Powers Named
In New Larceny
Indictment Here
Money Machine Suspect
Charged With MuIeting
Foy Clark Of 81 800

Connie A. Powers, 48. who last
month was indicted on a charge of
grand larceny in connection with
$500 allegedly obtained from a
service station operator, was indicted
with two other persons today on q
charge of grand larceny This in
volved 81 800 alegedly obtained from
Mrs. Fay Thompson Clark. 1900
block of Massachusetts, avenue NV,
studio owner.
The latest grand larceny charge
grew from a card game in which
Mrs. Clark says she was persuaded
to join at the suggestion that her
participation would impress big
shot" who might purchase her
studio.
One OF the trio indicted held three
aces and won large pot in the
card game, it was said.
Three Aces in Gard Game.
The two indicted with Powers on
larceny charges were listed as Harry
Russo and Charles James. The al
legged offense was committed last
May. it was charged.
The indictments were among 81
returned today by the grand jury In
District Court before Justice r. Alan
Goldsborough.
Two colored men, said to have
been caught when their victim
feigned sleep and then discovered
one of them taking a pocketbook
from his pocket on streetcar, were
indicted on a charge Of robbery.
They are Earl Hollomon, 26, and
James v. Candy, %. They were ar
rested, it was said. after Tilman
Holmes, colored, the victim, had
asked the motorman not to allow
any one to leave the car and police
boarded it.
Two Held in Slayings.
Two colored men were indicted
on second-degree murder charges.
One, Howard Simpson, 50, is
charged with fatally stabbing Lu-
cretia Wilson, 40, colored. with an
ice pick during an argument in a
house Of the 200 block Of C street
S.W, on June 20.
The other, James j. Daniel, %,
of the 100 block of Eighth street
NV was charged with fatally cut
ting Josephine Patterson, %, col
ored, with knife while on the
street in the 140O block of S street
NV. on July II.
Joseph Albert Samoulis, AZ, said
to be known by the sirname of
Stockton, described as native of
Lithuania, was indicted on
charge of failing to register as re-
quired by the Alien Registration
Act of 1910
Carl P. Thomas, 20, was charged
with violating the Selective Train
ing and Service Act through failing
to submit to a induction physi-
cal examination and failing to ad-
wise his Selective Service Board OF
a change in address.
Thomas j. Di Orrio, 80, was in
dicted on charge of illegally wear
ing the uniform and insignia of an
Army lieutenant. He previously
1Idu DtCll SClIGCllICu VII SlAlllloA
charge, Assistant United States At
torney Sylvan Schwartz, who pre-
sented the case to the grand jury,
said.
Two Face Robbery Trial.
Two 18-year-old colored youths
were indicted on robbery charges in
connection with pocketbook snatch
ings. They are Russell J. Kelly,
charged in four indictments, and
Phillip L. Harris, charged with one
case.
Other indictments returned in
cluded one against Irma V. jackson,
25, Colored. charged with larceny
after trust of more than 81 800 from
the Elite Laundry where she was
employed, and Frank Robinson, "a,
colored, indicted on six charges of
housebreaking and larceny. in which
sums of money ranging up to $76,
jewelry of small value and pair of
eye glasses were said to have been
included in the loot.
Several others were indicted on
robbery charges in connection with
pocketbook snatchings and so-called
yoke" robberies in which small
sums of money were obtained