Evening star., 1944-03-06
Grand Jury Indicts
7 Who Fought Police
In Dupont Circle


A gun fight in Dupont Circle in
the early morning hours of Febru-
ary Is, which climaxed wild police
chase Of three colored youths in a
stolen car, had its sequel today when
the grand jury indicted two of
them, one of whom still is at large.
The third, 15-year-old boy, has
been turned over to juvenile au-
thorities.
The chase came to spectacular
end when the stolen car, with a
half dozen police cruisers in pur-
suit, crashed in the middle of Du-
pont Circle park, coming to halt
a few feet from the fountain.
Peter o. Barry, 20, of the 1900
block of S street NV. still being
sought by police, was indicted for
assault with a dangerous weapon.
He is charged with firing at Brit
ish soldier, Sergt. William Goodsell,
whom he apparently mistook for a
policeman. The soldier was not hit.
although the shots were fired at
point-blank range, police said.
Thomas L. FaiSon, 18, OF the 170O
block of Seaton place NV, who was
captured after police shot him in
the foot as he fled the scene of the
crash, was indicted on a charge Of
unauthorized use of an automobile.
A similar charge was returned
against Barry.
"a Others Indicted.
The indictments were among "a
returned today before Chief Justice
Edward c. Eicher Of District Court.
In another indictment, Charles E.
harrington, 52-year-old mechanic of
Arlington. Va, was charged with
manslaughter in the alleged hit
and-run traffic death of John r.
Peck, Fort Myer soldier, early last
month. harrington steadfastly has
denied any knowledge of the acci-
dent.
Two colored men were indicted on
charges of assault with dangerous
weapon and assault on policeman.
in connection with shooting and
wounding the policeman and an
other man.
The two indicted are William
Peeler "a, and James E. Thompson,
%. both of the 1900 block of R
street NV
Peeler allegedly fired a bullet
through his coatpocket, which struck
Policeman Thomas E. Williams,
wounding him in the side. Peeler
and Thompson also were charged
with assault with a dangerous
weapon in connection with a shot
fired through a window of a house
in the 1000 block of Portner place
NV. The bullet is said to have
struck Warren Rones, %, colored,
in the leg.
Physician Named.
A colored physician, DR.. Tolly B.
Spriggs, "A, of the 1000 block of
Seventh street NE, was charged
with performing criminal opera
tion on a colored woman who died.
Elmer H. Day, "a, already in Jail
on charges of housebreaking and
robbery, and of escaping Jail in Feb
ruary, was indicted on two charges
of grand larceny in the alleged
theft of automobiles. The offenSes
were said to have been committed
while at large after his Jail break
a Herman Setser, Al, and Marion J.
Smith, 48, both of the 2100 block of
r street NV, were indicted on
four charges of housebreaking and
larceny, in one of which cases, they
were said to have obtained q 1000
clock.
Mary Gonzales, 30, of the 200
block of Indiana avenue NV, was
indicted on two charges of house.
breaking and larceny. Columbus
Cotton, 18, colored, of the HOO block
of Fifth street NV, was charged
with the $500 robbery of the Rain
bow Grill, 1900 block of Thirteenth
street NV, in November, 1942. Cot
ton was captured in Florida, it was
said.
Convict Indicted.
Daniel A. Olnstead, 81, colored,
who is said to be serving time in
Georgia, was indicted on a charge
of housebreaking and larceny said
to have been committed in 1899.
Tyrus C. Gillian, 80, colored, of
the 3700 block Of Foote street NE,
was charged with taking Is Govern
ment checks from the Bureau of
Standards, where he is said to have
been employed.
The grand jury ignored Is cases
having to do with possession of
liquor which did not contain proper
revenue stamps. The reason, 1t was
said, was that the defendants had
been convicted in Municipal Court
on charges growing out of the same
alleged offenses. None of the de-
PENDANTS was a legalized liquor
dealer, it was said.