Evening star., 1944-09-25
Youth Indicted
In Wearing Of
Uniform
Theft of $50 From Man
In Maritime Service
Charged in True Bill

q,
said to have six aliases, was charged
today with wearing the uniform of
the British Navy without authority.
The maximum possible penalty for
such an offense is a $500 fine and six
months in Jail.
Meyer also was indicted on a
charge of grand larceny in the al
legged theft of $50 from a member
of the Maritime Service stationed
in Newport News. Va. The money is
said to have been taken from the
mans room in local hotel.
Escaped From Detention Ship.
Assistant United States Attorney
Schwartz said Meyer is reported to
have come to Washington after
escaping from detention ship
where he was taken when picked up
by the British shore patrol in New
York. Meyers parents are said to
live on Long Island. N. Y.
The indictments were among AZ
returned today by the grand Jury
before Associate Justice Jesse C,
tANhiiio vi LJlStl III SOltIl.
Howard V. Butts. Al. formerly of
Charlottesville, Va. was indicted on
five charges of housebreakinp and
larceny, in which he is charged with
obtaining War Bonds. jeWelry, cloth
ing and other articles from homes
here.
In another housebreaking and
larceny indictment. four colored men
are charged with the theft of more
than $1,000 worth of clothing and
other articles ffem a store in the
800 block Of Seventh street NV
The men are listed as Linwood R.
Wilson, 38, of the first block of |,
street NV; Joseph Wilson. jr.. 81.
of the 400 block of K street NV.
Raymond Fuller. 80. of the first
block of K street NE, and Rov
Wilson, 80.
Five men were indicted for mar
cotlc law violations, including illegal
possession and facilitating trans
portation of drugs. They were listed
as Chin Tai. II, Chinese. 800 block
OF Fifth street NV: Cum Ying
Wing, as. Chinese, of the l.'O block
OF Fourteenth street NV: Nicholas
Passero, so. of the 200 block of E
street NE; Harry Lee. A. Chinese
300 block of H street NV, and
David Chan, 48, Chinese, of the 500
block of H street NV.
Woman, 20. Indicted.
Marjorie A. Galan. %, colored, of
the 2200 block of Sixth street NV,
was indicted on charge OF robbing
Reverdy N. Nicholson, a produce
dealer at the Union Terminal Mar
ket Of $1,000 and of slashing the
dealers son, Melvin P. Nicholson
when he chased her. The money is
sad TO have been in bag, which
the woman is accused of taking
from the pocket of the elder Mr.
Nicholson after showing him After
being cut, the son is said TO have
persuaded the woman to turn the
money over to him by promising to
give her $50
Robert j. Lyles, 49, of the $500
block of Fourteenth street NV, and
William F. Sizemore, q, colored. of
the 500 block of Fiftieth street NE.
were indicted on a robbery charge
in connection with pocketbook
snatchings.
DR.. Milton L, T. Grant. 56-year-
old colored physician. was indicted
on a charge of performing an illegal
operation on 2l-year- old colored
woman, who died.
John H Walker. 80, colored.
truck driver, was indicted on stat
utory charge after being accused by
an ll-year-old colored girl
Two Indicted in Assault.
Lawrence L. Washington. q. COL
ored, of the 700 block of Half street
S.W., and David Pearson. d. colored
of the 100 block of l street NV.
were indicted on charges of assault
with a dangerous weapon and as
sault with intent to kill Lee Hing
Toy, Chinese, who is said to have
been hit with brick The alleged
assault is said to have taken place
in the street following an argument
IN Mr.. Lees restaurant.
May j. Watson. %, colored. of the
400 block Of Twentieth street NV,
was charged with grand larceny in
connection with theft of clothing
valued at $500 from a store.
Theft of seven suits of clothes
from a freight loading platform led
to the indictment of two colored
men on grand larceny charges for
the alleged theft and to Indictment
of two others on charges of receiv-