Evening star., 1945-05-28
Grand Jury |ndicts
Three Taken in Raid
On Gambling Charges
Accused of Maintaining
Coming Establishment on
Massachusetts Avenue

Another step in the breakdown
by authorities on alleged gambling
establishments in the District was
taken today when three men were
indicted on charges of setting up a
gaming table and keeping a place
for gambling.
The three-Joseph B. Walling, 49,
of the 1700 block of Massachusetts,
avenue NV; Charles r. Warde, 50,
of the 2100 block of Massachusetts,
avenue NV, described as busi-
nessman, and Byron M. Jones, "a,
colored, of the 100 block of S street
NV, were arrested by raid May
S on the Trojan Club, in the 1700
block of Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Jones was described as houseman
at the establishment.
The indictment was among "a re-
turned today by the District grand
jury in District Court before JUS
tice James w. Morris.
Pistol Theft Charged.
Henry E. Elderman, 35. was
charged with theft of two pistols
from the United States Govern
ment. He is said to have obtained
them last July, while serving as a
secretary to captain of Capitol
Police. He also is charged with
forging two checks, one for $75 and
another for $50, which he is said to
have obtained while employed for a
brief time by local printing COM
pany.
Assistant United States Attorney
Joseph F. Lawless, jr., who present.
ed the cases to the grand jury, said
Elderman at one time was a car
toonist. The man was returned
here from New York
Georgiana Hamilton, 80, of the
900 block of First street S.W.. and
Raymond Irving johnson, %, of the
17OO block of Eighth street NV.
both colored, were indicted on
charges of illegal possession and ia
cilitating the transportation of
large quantity of narcotics.
James L. Hawkins, 81, colored, of
the 300 block of Second street Sc,
was indicted on charges of illegal
possession and facilitating the trans
portation of narcotics and also
charged with obtaining marihuana
without having paid tax on it.
Manslaughter Indictment.
In separate indictment, Hawkins
also was charged with robbing a
watchman of his pistol and then
taking s156 from locker in local
cleaning establishment.
Bernice Wracks, %. colored, of the
900 block Of First street S.W., was
indicted on charge of manslaughter
in the fatal stabbing of Douglas
Smith, %, colored. of the same ad-
dress, in March. Smith died in April
at his home.
Others indicted included:
!, George N. Baskerville, 80, colored
. of the 1900 block of R street NV.
charged with housebreaking and
, larceny of more than s780 from q
: building in the 1900 block of Cor
: coran street NV; Ogla L. English
: %, of the 1900 block of Twelfth
street NV, charged with grand
larceny of clothing from a cleaning
CStdo11S1uIclIl WllcIG Sic was GQl.
ployed; Frank J. De Febio, 30, a
gasoline station employe, charged
with failing to report for induction.
and Ellsworth N. West, 80, colored,
charged with assaulting a police
man.
West allegedly hit Policeman
Grover c. Smith of No. precinct
with the officers own baton after
Mr.. Smith had arrested another
man for disorderly conduct. The
officer finally shot West twice, it was
said.
The grand jury ignored the case
of Otho w. Cokley, 18, colored, of
the 5000 block N street NV, in the
fatal shooting of another colored
youth, William H. Lewis, 18, OF the
2300 block of N street NV, with
rifle. Police quoted the youth as
stating that Lewis held razor and
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