Evening star., 1944-05-15
Car Thefts Laid
1oDaughtero Of
Colonel byJury
Roosevelt Train
Conductor Indicted on
Gun Threat Charge

Jane Ann Albery, 10, daughter o1
a lieutenant colonel in the Army
and accused of being a member o1
a teen-aged crowd whose automo-
bile thefts led the police merry
chase until one of the cars crashed
into bridge January 8, was named
in four indictments returned today
by the grand jury in District Court
Four juveniles, allegedly the girls
companions in several escapades
have been sent to the National
Training School.
Miss Albery was named on two
charges of grand larceny, one charge
of violation of the National Motor
Vehicles Theft Act and also on
charges of housebreaking and lar
ceny at a gasoline station.
She was arrested when police sur
prised her and two companions as
they were looting a gas station at
Fourteenth street and Arkansas
avenue NV, it is charged. Driving
a car which police said was stolen
the previous night from Clarendon
Va, the trio attempted to escape.
Speeding south on Fourteenth
street, they turned west on Spring
road, but failed to negotiate turn
into Sixteenth street and crashed
against a stone bridge wall. Miss
Albery was injured in the crash and
was placed in the prison ward OF
Gallinger Hospital for treatment
OF bruises and lacerations and later
was taken to Walter Reed Hospital
At present, Miss Albery is said
to be in Columbus, Ohio, where
her father is stationed.
Roosevelt Threat Charged.
Also indicted today was Harold
r. Mason, 81, of the 1400 block OF
Chaplin street NV, a railroad con-
ductor, who was charged with
making threats against President
Roosevelt.
Mason frequently had been q
member of the crew of President
Roosevelt's special train, it was sale
by Assistant United States Attor.
ney Sylvan Schwartz, who pre-.
sented the cases to the grand Jury
The indictment quotes Mason a.
saying in the presence of two other.
at his home: IT and 19 others have 8
tommy gun waiting to get a craci
at the President"
Mason was arrested in Philadel.
phia May 6. The maximum DOS.
sible penalty for his offense i
five years in jail and a $1,000 fine
Mr.. Schwartz said.
The indictments were among +,
total OF Al returned by the Crane
jury.
Assault With Car Charged.
William H. Adams, jr., %, wa,
indicted on charge of assault with
a dangerous weapon by backing al
automobile into Policeman william
=. Barnett in the 51O0 block O.
Georgia avenue NV. Mr.. Barnett
1t was reported, sought to question
Adams after the car he was drivin,
crashed into another automobile.
When MIR. Barnett sought to ar.
rest Adams, the latter is said to hav.
declared he was deputy marshal
He finally was placed under arrest
after Mr.. Barnett fired a shot at tn,
automobile and it crashed into 6
curb. Adams also was charged witt
unauthorized use of the automobile
%Among others indicted were An
drew Ware, 81, and Cecil A. Diggs
81. both colored, charged with es.
Gaping early in March from a eel
block at District Court.
William Harris, 36, colored, wa;
indicted on a charge of failing t.
report for induction in violation O,
the Selective Training and Servic,
Act.
Clarence w. Robinson, "a, col
ored, was charged with housebreak.
ing and stealing 30 tires from tn,
basement of a gasoline station il
the 2300 block of Rhode Island ave
me NE