Evening star., 1944-10-30
Grand Jury Returns
81 Indictments, Two
OF Them for Murder

Two persons were charged with
first degree murder and IL with mar
cotic law violations in indictments
returned today by the District Court
grand jury.
A total of 81 indictments were re-
turned before Justice James M
Proctor.
Marie Walker, 35, colored, of the
l400 block of New Jersey avenue
NV, was charged with the fatal
shooting Of Reginald Davis, l8, also
colored. of the 400 block of Franklin
street NV, on September l3 in the
$500 block of Fourth street NV.
Isaac Sanders, a. colored. of the
2200 block of Ontario road NV, was
accused of fatally shooting Sallie L.
Clarkson, 20, also colored, of the 500
block of u street NV, in her home
Narcotic violations listed.
Those accused of narcotic law vi
olations include:
Percy B. Azerovitz, 81, of the SOC
block of Fifth street NV; Lee All
Sam. 500 block Of H street NV;
Steve Nicholas Cusato, 80, of the
first block of Seventeenth street
Sc: john w. Haley, 81, colored
HOO block of T street NV; Ng Dick
Yee, AZ, Chinese, 600 block of Sixth
street NE; George Greene, a.
colored, 100 block of Sixteenth street
NE; Cecil Litton, HOO block of
Florida avenue N W.: David Chan
48, Chinese, first block of Sixth
street NV; Marjorie Galan. %
colored, 600 block of o street NV;
Albert B. Smith, 80. colored, 1900
block of Corcoran street NV, and
George Gong. 46. Chinese, soc
block of H street NV.
Two persons were charged with
violation of the Marijuana Tax Act
OF 1887 for allegedly having in their
possession marijuana on which nc
tax had been paid. They are James
D. Peyton, 20, colored. and James
Watkins, 81, colored, l700 block of
Montello avenue NE
Irwin J. Dixon, 43, described as
manager of an apartment building
In the 1900 block of Columbia road
NV. for the Columbia Road Corp.
was charged whit embezzling funds
totaling more than $4,000 he is said
to have collected III rents.
Three Accused of Robbery.
Two men and a woman were
charged with robbing James J. Har-
tin of $40 and of assault with a
dangerous weapon. They are Robert
w. Metz, %, of the HOO block of M
street NV; Earl B. Etue, %, and
Evelyn M. Etue, %, both of the
HOO block of Twelfth street NV.
Harry H. Martin, 28, of the 310C
block of Twenty-eighth street Sc.
was indicted on a charge of theft
from the Government for allegedly
taking property valued at more than
SITS from Boiling Field.
Among others indicted were:
Theodore j. Christian, 10, colored
Richmond, Va, charged with wear
ing Navy uniform; Willie Green,
Is, colored, First block of X street
NE, wearing clothing of an Army
sergeant specialist; Leonard john
son, colored, failure to submit a Sc
lective service QUESTIONABLE and
failure to notify his selective service
board of a change in address; Exis
Eddy, ST., Al. colored, 100 block of
Schots court NE, statutory offense,
and Carter c. Stevens, 20, colored,
100 block of Eighth street NV,
statutory offense. The indictments
were presented to the grand jury by
Assistant United States Attorney
John L. Lawless.
The jury ignored an embezzlle-
ment charge against Col. Kent j.
Owens, SO, an industrial consultant
accused by New Jersey man of
accepting $4,000 to obtain Govern
ment release on condemned nylon
and keeping the money without OBJ
tanning the release.