Evening star., 1944-03-20

nOl0 I0uIn, II, on
Robbery Charges
Lee Kirby Barrett, II, of the 1900
block of Irving street NV. was
accused of robbery, embezzlement,
larceny after trust, grand larceny
and assault with intent to rob in
seven indictments returned by the
grand jury today before Chief JUS
tice Edward c. Eicher of District
Court One of the robbery counts
charged he attempted to take money
from the Western Union office in
the Ambassador Hotel
In all, Al indictments were pre-
sented by Sylvan Schwartz, assist
ant United States attorney.
James E. Smith, 10, of the 1000
block of First street NV, was
named with Barrett. The two were
allegedly thwarted in the Ambas-
sador Hotel attempt when young
woman employe of Western Union.
Roma C. Rossi, refused to give up
a key to the cash box and tele-
phoned for help.
Barrett was charged with robbing
a clothing store in the 300 block
of H street NE, where he was said
TO have locked a clerk in a small
room and left with $l70, two suits
OF clothes and topcoat. He also
was charged with robbing a Western
Union office in the 1900 of Four
teenth street NV. of $82 after
menacing woman employe with a
pistol, and with the taking of $43
from Western Union Office in the
5000 block of Fourteenth street.
The youth was charged with en-
bezzling more than $1,000 while
working as a counter clerk for Lig-
gett Drug Co.. Inc. This money al
legedly was given him to put in
bank. When he quit work at a
Peoples Drug Store he allegedly took
more than 500 with him and is
charged with taking more than $3.50
from a Safeway store in the same
manner.
Boxer Charged With Larceny.
Six youths, including Billie B.
Waugh. 18, an amateur boxer ar
rested last month after a boxing
match at a local arena, were in
dicted on housebreaking and larceny
charges. Waugh's accomplices were
said to be Francis Yates, 10; William
S. Hodges, 10, and Louis E. Sweeney, |
10, in a robbery at the home of for
mer Representative Maury Maverick,
1900 block of Jefferson place NV,
who is now chairman of the Smaller
War Plants Corp. They allegedly OBJ
tanned earrings and perfume
The same four were charged with |
breaking into another home on JEFF
ferson street. In turn Waugh, Yates
and Hodges were charged with an
additional housebreaking in which
Fagan, II, was said to have
been an accomplice. Yates was also
accused of housebreaking in COM
pany with James Poff, 1s.
Henry Bino, IT, colored, was
charged with robbing Mrs. Emelia
Richards, 10, last month in her
store in the 900 block of G street
NV, of more than $1,000 in cash
and two United States bonds valued
at $3.50 each. Mrs. Richards was
beaten, suffering three broken ribs,
and her clothing torn. Approx
nately $2,500 in cash was recovered.
Others indicted on robbery charges
included Enoch Warner, jr., 10, COL
bred, who was chased and captured ,
after allegedly grabbing more than
200 from dry-cleaning establish
nent in the 2200 block of Fourteenth
street NV, and Frank E. Moten, 43, Il
1900 block of Eleventh !
treet NV, charged with robbing i,
| store in the 1700 block of Thir- y
zenith street NV. of more than $500. :
Man Charged With Assault.
Howard Francis Benedict Donald
Drummer, 27, of the 600 block of K
treet NV, was charged with GRIM
nally assaulting an 18-year-old girl =
Who told the police she knew the
nan only by the name of Don" II
Robert H Mckinney, "a, who -,
early this month from a cell
block at District Court, was indicted
oAsa charge of escaping and also on
charge of violating the National
Motor Vehicles Theft Act last jan
larry
Clarence Wardrett, 80. colored, was
indicted on charge of first-degree
murder in connection with the fatal
of William I. Butler Is, Z
;olored, in the latter's house in the r
300 block of De Sales row NV.
Wardrett. is said to live only a few :
loors from the slain mans resi- =
ience
Luther T. Houston was indicted on ,.
,harges of violating the Selective
Training and Service Act. =