Evening star., 1945-06-04
Capital Attorney
Is Indicted on
Draft Charges
z Coming Indictments
Are Among TotoI
Of 81 Returned

OF 81 Returned
Richard A. Jevons, 36-year-old
attorney, was indicted today on sew
eral charges of violating the Selec-
tive Service Act.
The indictment accuses him OF
failing to submit to a preinductior
physical examination, failing to re-
port for induction and failing to
advise his Selective Service Board
OF a change in employment. Jevons
who is said to have served for q
time in the Merchant Marine, has
q law office in his home in the 1900
block Of Saratoga avenue NE.
Assistant United States Attorney
Joseph F. Lawless, jr., presented the
indictment to the grand jury today
along with 30 others returned by the
District grand jury before Justice
James w. Morris of District Court
Continuing the Districts cam
paign against gambling, the grand
jury indicted Henry Berman, A, on
charges of accepting bets on horse
races. He also Is accused of keep
ing place for gaming, promoting
a lottery and possession of numbers
slips. He was arrested following a
raid on the Offices of an auto credit
company in the 900 block of New
York avenue NV, where police say
they intercepted telephone calls
from persons seeking to place bets
Also Indicted in Gaming Case.
In another gambling indictment
Harold E. Kyler. 81. colored, of the
1900 block Of B street Sc, was
charged with setting up a gaming
table and keeping a place for gam
ing in the 100 block of Florida ave-
nue. NV.
Henry F. Dietz, 30, of the 210C
block of Eighteenth street NV.
said to be War Department en-
ploye, was charged with perform
ing a criminal operation on a 28-
year-old Maryland woman who died
The grand jury ignored a similar
charge against John L. McCloskey
SO, of the 1000 block of Ninth street
NE, in connection with the same
case.
John L. Spivey, 10, colored, of the
2300 block of Ninth street NV, was
indicted on a charge Of assaulting
Park Policeman Andrew J. Barnes
last month in Mount Vernon
Square, when the policeman alleg-
edly was trying to break UP a
boisterious gathering of colored
youths. After being thrown to the
ground, the policeman, 1t was said,
drew his gun and fired as the
youths fed. A bullet hit Spivey in
the thigh.
The other person indicted on a
similar charge was Rosa Russell
SO, colored, of the First block of
Pierce street NV, who was accused
of biting Policeman Harry E. Burns
on the finger and throwing lye on
him as he arrested her on a charge
of disorderly conduct.
Charged With Theft of Brushes.
John C. Bonneville, 81, colored, OF
the HOO block of M street NV.
was charged with theft OF SO. paint
brushes, valued at more than 81 500
Receiving stolen property charges
were placed against Benjamin L.
Munitz. 46, Of the 400 block of Sixth
street NV, and Clyde Dietz, 40, of
the 1900 block of Eleventh street
NV, and Leslie S. George, 40. OF
the 900 block of Massachusetts,
avenue NV, who are charged
jointly with receiving some of the
brushes.
Pericles G. Louizes, 81, of the 700
block Of H street NE, said to be
proprietor of a tavern in the 300
block of N street NV, was charged
with two cases of assault with a
dangerous weapon. in which one man
allegedly was shot in the head and
the other in the heel.
One of the alleged victims, Earnest
OFT, 38, colored, of the 400 block of
M street NV, was shot in the heel
1t was said, during an argument fol-
lowing an order to him to leave
One shot also struck John r. Carter
%, colored, of the 400 block of Ridge
street NV, a tavern employe, in
the head, 1t was said.
Accused of Forgery.
Lewis r. Belt, %, and Cornelius A.
Sullivan, 20, were accused of forging
savings certificates. said to have be-
longed to Belts mother, who lives
IN the 1900 block of First street Sc
Two colored youths, Rudolph w.
Pitt, 18, 24o0 block of Virginia ave-
nue. NV, and James F. Graham,
10, of the 1900 block of Franklin
street NE, were accused jointly of
committing six housebreakings and
larcenies, and Pitt was accused
separately in another case. They
are said to have obtained a variety
of loot, including rings, radios and
money.
George L. Brewer, 46, colored,
said to have recently lived in Phila-
delphia, was charged with a statu-
tory offense involving his 15-year-
old stepdaughter.
Others indicted included a st.
year-old woman and a man, charged
with stealing letters from mail
boxes, and a colored mail handler
accused Of taking a letter from a
supposedly empty mail sack at the
post ofIice.
Roosfer. Atfnrke Mailman