Evening star., 1943-09-13
Woman Indicted Here
In Illegal Operations;
32Face Other Charges
One Murder and One
MunsIouehter Bill
Returned by Grand Jury

MIS-. EQna GTdy, ol, COlOreQ, OF
the 1400 block of v street NV, to-
day was indicted on two charges of
performing illegal operations, one OF
them allegedly having been per-
formed while she was free on bond
on a similar charge, on which trial
is still pending.
Today's indictment, accusing her
of performing one operation on
20-year-old woman and another on
22-year-old woman, state she pre-
viously has served time for a similar
ofense.
The indictment was among 80 re-
turned by the grand jury before
Justice F. Dickinson Let's in Dis
trict Court. The list included one
indictment charging second-degree
murder, another charging man
slaughter, several charging gambling
law violations and others concerning
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny.
Stabbing Is Charged.
Minnie r. Brown, 10, colored, of
the 900 block of M street NV, was
charged with second degree murder
in connection with the fatal stab
bing of Woodrow Jackson, 20, color
ed, of the 900 block of o street NV,
on August %.
Lee McDuffie. 36, colored, OF the
1700 block of Eighth street NV, was
charged with manslaughter in con-
nection with the killing of Grace
G. Mays, IS, colored, in the base
ment Of his residence. He was ac-
cused of beating her with his fists.
Ten persons. seven Of them colored,
were charged with gambling law
violations in connection with the
numbers racket. Five of them, said
to have operated from a headquar-
ters in the 1900 block of Tenth street
NV, faced eight counts. The group
was listed as Lillian S. Trachtenberg,
80, of the 1900 block of Webster
street NV; James S. Karis, 40, 900
block OF Emerson street NV; Ed
ward L. Harper, 80, 300 block of
Jefferson street NV: Lester B.
Williams, 80, colored, of the 400 block
OF M street NV, and Charles Locl-
hart, 40, colored, of the 1900 block of
F street NV.
Others Are Listed.
The others charged with gambling
law violations, all colored were
James A. Acker, IS, of the 270O block
OF Thirty-f1rst street Sc; Love
Lambert, 25, of the first block of
Dingman place NV; George Walk
er, Al, of the 14o0 block OF Twenty
sixth street NV; Leslie L. Miller
IS, of the 300 block of P street NV,
and Anna Sherrille, 80, of the 2100
block OF Tenth street NV.
Three men were indicted on
charges of illegally wearing uni
forms. They are Thomas ]. Di Orrio,
38, charged with wearing the uni
form of an Army second lieutenant
In the Civil Air Patrol; Theron o.
Adams, "a, charged with wearing
the uniform of lieutenant in the
Coast Guard, and Henry C. Meyer,
20, charged with illegally wearing
the uniform of a Navy petty officer
Three 18-year-old youths were in
dlcted on charges of housebreaking
and larceny in connection with al
legedly breaking into homes. They
are Nicholas Carlo, charged in four
cases; John P. Butler, charged in
four cases. and William S. Hodges,
charged in one case.
Jewelry Included in Loot.
Revolvers, jeWelry and clothing
were included in the loot, it was said.
Carlo and Butler were charged
jointly in two of the indictments and
Carlo and Hodges jointly in one of
them. The other charges against
Carlo and Butler were placed
against them separately.
William H. Edwards, 81, colored. of
the 1900 block of Kingman place
NV, was charged with housebreak-
Ing and larceny for allegedly break
ing into house in the 14O0 block of
Sixteenth street NV.