Evening star., 1943-05-24
Physician Indicted
On 15Counts Under
Narcotics Law
81 True Bills Returned
Before Justice Mcclure
In District Court

DR.. Homer K. Butler, physician,
1900 block of Pennsylvania avenue
S. E, was indicted today on Is counts
in connection with alleged violations
of the Harrison Narcotics Act He
is charged with writing and handing
out number of prescriptions for
morphine between July of last year
and January of this year.
The indictment charges he used
different names to designate a per-
son to whom the prescriptions al
legedlV were given.
The indictment was among a total
OF 81 true bills returned before
Justice Matthew F. MCGUIRE of
District Court.
In other indictments, three men
were charged under the Harrison
Act and the Narcotic Drugs Import
and Export Act in connection with
alleged Yelling and facilitating the
transportation of heroin.
Marijuana Sales Charged.
The men are William E. Dyson.
1900 block of Fourteenth street NV:
Philip A. Dunaway, 400 block of Neal
place NV, and James D. Allen. 400
block of M street NV. all colored.
There were number of counts in
the indictment against each of the
trio.
Winnie G. Reese, 500 block of O
street NV. was charged in an in
dictment with dealing in marijuana
without paying tax, under the Mari
juana Tax Act of 1887.
Raymond j. Vezina. 18-year old
sailor, was indicted on charges of
assault with a dangerous weapon
and assault with intent to kill Mae
F. Matthews. 36, of the 100 block
of Sixth street NE. on May l, while
in Potomac Park near the Jefferson
Memorial. He also was charged with
robbing her of more than S72.
Two Named on Draft Counts.
Two men were indicted for fail
ing to report for induction in vio-
lation of the Selective Service Train
ing Act. They are: Willis Giese, 35,
of Dupont Circle. who allegedly
failed to report in March, and
James Arkin, 33, of the first block
of Gallatin street NV, who was
charged with failure to report in
February.
Sallie A. Wiseman. 60. of the 2OO0
block of Third street NE, said to
be a rooming house operator. was in
dicted on charge of forging a name
to $50 money order said to have
been sent to roomer and then
cashing it.
Sidney I. Brown. 30, of the 100
block of V street NV, formerly en-
ployed in the War Department post
office in the Pentagon Building, was
indicted on three charges of forging
a name and cashing three Govern
ment checks totaling more than 5000
in value.
Other Forgeries Charged.
Reginald Greenfield, colored, 25,
of the 31o0 block of Georgia avenue
and Bernard Smallwood, 2l, colored,
of the 300 block of H street NV,
both described as having been un-
employed, were indicted in connec-
tion with forging and cashing a
Government check for more than
$83. The check was said to have
been missing from a desk drawer in
a temporary building of the Board
OF Economic Warfare.
Joseph B. Hile. 43, of the 1900
block of Penn street S.W. was
charged with forging a name and
cashing Government check for
more than s85.
In another indictment Clarence
S. Rose, SO, colored, of the 210O
block of M street NV. was indicted
on charge of delaying the mail
while he was employed as a railway
mail service laborer. The indict-
ment was brought about following
an investigation after the discovery
OF parcel wrappers found laying
around.
Charged With Murder.
Among other indictments were:
Angelo Miller, colored, a, of Gum
Springs. va, charged with first
degree murder in the fatal shooting
OF Mary G. Faggart, colored, on
March 20, near Second street and
Virginia avenue Sc.
George Burris. "a, colored, charged
with manslaughter in connection
with the fatal stabbing last April of
Harrison T. Humphrey, 36, a coun-
terman in restaurant in the 5000
block Of Georgia avenue, where
Buris also was employed.
Chester Jenkis, "a, colored, second
degree murder in Connection with the