Evening star., 1944-06-12
Man Is sIndicted
|nFata| Shooting
OF Grocer Here
2 Other SIoying Coses
Among 81 True
Bills Returne d

George r. Jordan, IS, colored,
said to be former convict, was in
dicted today on a charge Of first-
degree murder in the fatal shooting
Of q grocery store proprietor here
May % during an attempted rob-
berry. He also was named in four
other indictments on charges in
cluding robbery, grand larceny, at
tempted robbery and unauthorized
use Of an automobile.
The murder indictment charges
Jordan with killing Alexis Koffer,
40, proprietor Of grocery store in
the first block of Third street NE.
Mr. Koffer was shot in the stomach.
In the other indictments, Jor-
dan, whose home is said to be Po-
monkey, Md. is charged with rob-
bing Alphonse Fernandez, proprie-
tor Of grocery store in the $500
block of 18th street NV, Of $75
on May q; Of attempting to rob
Sophie Chyatte. proprietor OF gro
cery store in the $500 block Of STAN
ton road Sc; grand larceny in the
theft of an automobile May % and
the unauthorized use of another auE
tomobile on the same date
Jordan was said to have been re-
leased from the District Reform
atory at Lorton, Va.
81 Indictments Returned.
The indictment was amog 81 re-
,urned TODAY before Justice Matthew
MCGUIRE.
Two persons were indicted on
charges of second-degree murder
frank Fryer, 80, colored, of the
100 block Of Ridge street NV. was
charged with fatally cutting Howard
Gordon, 80, colored, Of the 900 block
If @ street NV. Lucy L. Walker,
"A, colored, of the 200 block Of r
street NE. was charged with the
fatal stabbing OF Joseph M. Cole
man, 80, colored, of the first block
of Hanover place NV.
Clarence J. Rice, "A, said to be
from Huntington, w. Va, was
charged with altering and cashing
two checks for a total of more than
$3.50 while working as q clerk at
University.
Benjamin Wallace, Al, colored, of
the 800 block of E street S.W. was
Indicted on two charges OF stealing
tires from automobiles and one of
taking battery from a parked
truck.
James D. Meade, %, colored, of
the 400 block of Eighth street Sc.
was charged with unauthorized use
Of an automobile and grand larceny
in connection with the theft of a
truck said TO have been loaded with
It's dressed chickens and 240 dozen
eggs. Meade, 1t was said, had re-
ceived a lift from the owner of the
truck, who came here from Edin-
burg, Va. When the owner left the
truck temporarily, Meade drove it
away, 1t was charged.
Charles Hitchcock Johnston, 81, Of
the $500 block OF Tenth street NV.
was indicted on charges OF grand
larceny in which he is accused of
obtained $700 from a gas
station in the 1900 block of Massa-
chusetts avenue NV.
8 Accused Of Delaying Mail.
Three persons were indicted on
charges of delaying mail in their
custody while employed at the City
Post ONCE. They are Joseph @.
Breckenridge, %, of the 1900 block
Of 2800 place Sc. who was employed
as temporary letter carrier; Mary
M. Calhoun, 20, colored, of the 400
block of M street NV, said to have
been employed as temporary clerk,
and Luella M. Nelson. "a, of the 400
block OF Eighth street NE, clerk.
The latter also was charged with
opening 10 delayed letters.
Another named in the indict-
ments was James E. Funkhouser, %,
said to be from WEIGH, w. Va,
charged with robbing an ensign of
the Maritime Service of $420.
The grand jury ignored a charge
Of false pretenses under which
Joseph r. Burke, former clerk of
the old Police Court, recently had
hoer held