Evening star., 1943-08-02
Ex-PoIice Officer
Indicted in Fatal
Shooting ofWife
Grand Jury Returns
81 True Bills to
DistrictCourt

Jeffries D. Henry, 35, former White
House and Metropolitan police
man, was indicted today on charge
of first-degree murder in the fatal
shooting of his estranged wife, Mrs.
j. S. Henry, in a restaurant in the
HOO block of Thirteenth street NV,
last April
Henry, 1t was said, had asked his
wife to meet him at the restaurant.
After fatally shooting her, Henry
also shot himself in the chest.
The indictment was one of 81 re-
turned before Justice James w.
Morris in District Court.
Charged With Bigamy.
In another indictment, BENJAMIN
Shenker, 80. was charged wish big
amy and perjury, the latter for
allegedly falsifying when applying
for marriage license last November
while already married Shenker, de-
scrlbed as a grocery manager, in
addition to already serving eight
months on charges of illegally wear
ing an Army uniform and insignia.
Is under indictment in Philadelphia
for an alleged violation of the Selec-
tive Training and Service Act, it was
said by Assistant United States At
torney Sylvan Schwartz, who pre-
sented the bigamy and perjury
charges to the grand jury.
A number of persons, several of
them former Government employees.
we're indicted on charges of forging
and cashing Government checks.
The list includes Leo G. Mitchell, Al.
said to be a former fiscal agent of
the Agriculture Department, charg-
ed in connection with the alleged
forging and cashing of three checks
totaIng more than $40. The checks
were made up from a dummy pay
roll in 1889, Mr. Schwartz said.
Another indicted on charges of
forging Government checks was Al
fred K. Beckley, jr, 1700 block of T
street NV. In this case three
checks totaling more than s130 were
said to have been taken from the
Selective Service System during the
time Beckley was mailroom en-
ploye.
$3.50 Forgery Charge.
Ferdinand F. Putnam, 80, describ-
ed as a former employe of the Cen
eral Accounting Office, was indicted
on charges Of forging and cashing
checks totaling more than $500. The
checks, it was said, came from the
| files at the office.
| Lila Stewart, 27, colored, said to
have been employed as a maid at
rooming house, was indicted on
charge of forging a Government
check for $50.
James H. Anthony, "a, colored,
was charged with altering a Gov
ernment check for $500 to s73.20.
Annie w. Ridgely. 40, colored, said
to have been employed at the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing,
was charged with embezzling War
stamps valued at nearly 500.
Homer A. Furr, 30, was indicted
on charge of robbing a naval
lieutenant early on the morning of
July in the officers room in the
2700 block of Devonshire place NV.
| "A GOtd4 VI 90 III CASH anu camera
were obtained in the robbery, it was
charged. Two other men are said
to have accompanied Fur.
Six Face Draft Charges.
| Six men were indicted on charges
Of violating the Selective Training
and Service Act. They include:
Isaac Silas, 80, charged with fall
ing to fill out QUESTIONABLE and
failing to advise his selective service
board of his change in address;
Thomas Johnson. 90, colored,
charged with returning a false ques-
tionnaire regarding dependents;
Samuel L. Porter; %, colored,
charged with failing to register;
Neal V. Funk, 81, charged with fail
ing to report for induction; Harry
johnson, 38, colored, charged with
failing to fill out and submit oues-
tionnaire and failing to advise his
board OF change in address, and
Archie Locke, 80, colored, charged
with making false return, failing
to fill out and submit a supple
mental questionnaire and failing to
advise his board of a change in
4 address