Evening star., 1944-05-08
Youth Indicted on 7
Charges, Including
and Arson
CoIored Man Is Cited
For Receiving Proceeds;
Narcotics Charges Filed

Conway S. Osborne, II, colored. of
the 300 block of v street NV, was
indicted today on five charges of
housebreaking and larceny and one
charge of HOUSEKEEPING and one of
arson.
OSBORNE was accused of starting
fire in the flooring of liquor store
in the 1900 block of Seventh street
NV. after taking $2,4S9 from the
stores safe, He allegedly started the
fire with papers removed from the
safe.
Osborne was said to have OBJ
tanned small sums from four other
establishments and was captured
when found hiding behind a pile of
rags in store in building in the
400 block of o street NV. Juvenile
Court waived jurisdiction in his case,
permitting him to be indicted.
Another colored youth, Robert I,
Payne, "a, of the 200 block of H
street NV, was indicted on q
charge of receiving 5000 allegedly
stolen by Osborne. Police quoted
OSBORNE as saying Payne had used
the money to buy an automobile.
The indictments were among a to-
tai OF AZ returned by the District
grand jury before Chief Justice Ed
ward G. Eicher of District Court.
Six Chinese Indicted.
SIX Chinese were indicted on mar
cotlc charges, which included facili-
tatlng transportation of narcotics
At least three were indicted as a
result Of raids early in March by
Leroy w. Morrison, agent in charge
OF the local Federal Bureau of Mar
cotics.
OF the six. five were named as
trafhcking in opium. These include
Dear Check Quong, 80, of the 300
block OF Tenth street NV: Lee
kee Yoke. SO of the 900 block of
l street NV; Joe Hop, 56, of the
900 block of Fifth street NV:
Lum Chong, SO, of the 100 block
OF b street Sc, and Lee Poo. 81
OF the 600 block of Eighth street
NV The sixth Chinese against
whom narcotic charges were pre-
terred was Lee Cox Jeng. 43, of
the 600 block of H street NV.
FIVE were indicted on charges of
violating the Marihuana Tax Act
OF 1887. These included Dallas K
Walters, "a, of the 400 block of N
street NV; Nathaniel T. Simmons,
Il, colored, of the 900 block of Rhode
Island avenue NV; Roy K. OyKel-
ley. "a, colored, of the 1000 block
OF Ninth street NV: Burch Lee
Williams, Is, and John B. Gibson
u, colored. OKelley, Williams and
Gibson were said to have kept an
apartment in the 14OO block of New
Jersey avenue NV.
Night clubs and members of the
armed forces were said to have used
some OF the marihuana.
Other Indictments.
OtherS named in the indictments
included Edward J. Regan, 49, of
the 400 block of G street NE. Will
nam J. Haag, 20, of the 800 block
OF Seventh street NE, and James
! ~, vi Vic llUU UlOCk OF
street NE, charged with forging
and caShlng a 5000 check. Ernest
jackson, 20, colored, of the HOO
block Of Fifth street NV. was
charged with illegally wearing a
Navy uniform, and Freddie Care
lock, %, colored, of the 600 block
OF 0 street NV, was charged with
assaulting policeman and shoot
ing at him when he sought to ar
rest him for disorderly conduct. The
policeman, Owen w. Davis of No. 2
precinct, fired through partition
at Carelock, one bullet grazing
Carelock, who then surrendered. it
was said.
The indictments named several
persons on charges of forging Gov
ernment checks. The indictments
were presented to the grand jury
by Assistant United States Attorney
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