Evening star., 1945-09-10
3H. Elizabeth 5 Aides
Indicted in Fatal
Beating Of Sailor

attendants To-Day were lnolcted py
the District grand jury on charges
of manslaughter in the fatal beat
ing on July 18 of Seaman, Second
Glass, Clark j. Leeper, %, OF Rich
mond, Calf, a patient.
The three are listed in the indict-
ment as Fred A. Brown, 40, of the
TOO block of East Capitol street;
Lloyd L. Lacey, SO, of the 1700 block
of Minnesota avenue Sc, and
Samuel H. Seigel, 38, of the 600
block of Fifth street NE. The in
dictment accuses Brown and Lacey
of hitting Leeper with their fists and
Seigel of kicking him. The beating
is said to have occurred after Leeper
began to fight attendants while
being taken to a seclusion room.
Two men, Julius Rosenberg, IS,
of the $500 block of Georgia avenue
NV, and Daniel j. Iacone, 80, of
the 600 block of Third street
NV, were indicted on a charge of
blackmail. They are accused of
threatening to have a woman taxi
cab driver charged with drunken
driving in order to extort $40 from
her.
The taxi driver, Miss Elsie M.
Shawen, 43, of the 1000 block of
Rittenhouse street NV, is quoted as
having told police the two men told
her they were police officers. Police
also said Miss Shawen reported the
men had driven up to her taxicab,
forced her to put out three soldier
passengers and told her to get into
their automobile Police said she
told them she had given the two
men $40 and some change.
40 Indictments Returned.
The indictments were among 40
returned today before District Court
Justice Jennings Bailey. They were
presented to the grand jury by As
sistant United States Attorney
Joseph F. Lawless, jr.
Six persons were indicted on
charges involving forgery and CASH
ing of Government checks and one
other on a single charge of forging
name to a check, which it was said
she did not cash.
Those charged include Joseph
Leach, 81, colored, of the 1900 block
of Central avenue NE, and Ma
poleon Lowery, 25, colored, of the
first block of N street NE, each
accused of forging and cashing
check for S33 and four checks of
$40 EACH Juanita L. Chinn, 20,
colored, of the first block of Florida
avenue NE, accused of raising the
denomination of check from $50
to $50 and forging and cashing
checks ranging from $1875 to $100.
Others named and the charges
against them: Thelma F. Fortner,
25, 400 block of Maryland avenue
Sc, accused of forging and CASH
ing a check for $18.75; John v.
Speaks, 80, of the TOO block of
Third street NV, charged with
forging and cashing a check for
$132.37; Louise Rollins, 30, colored,
of the 1900 block of Marion street
NV, accused Of forging and CASH
ing a check for 1881, and Cora
Miller, %, colored, of the 140O block
of Corcoran street NV, charged
only with forging a name to a
check for $120. -. s- s-.
| Some Of the checks involved were
reported taken by others from mail
boxes, .,.,,
HOUSEKEEPING Charged.
Joseph Stephen Reynolds, 81, said
to have no fixed address, was
charged with housebreaking and
larceny of a radio, a watch, said
to be more than 100 years old, and
other items from a house in the
4400 block of Garfield street NV,
where he was said to have been
employed formerly as painter.
Four colored men were charged
with grand larceny for the alleged
theft of IS motor vehicle tires. They
were listed as Johnnie Jackson, 20;
Dennis King, As, and Johnny Nc
Collum, %, all of the 100 block
of Corcoran street NV, and Luke
Jackson, 35, of the HOO block of
Addison road NE.
James Sparger, jr., 20, colored, of
the 800 block of Morton street NV,
was indicted on charge of strik-
ing a policeman, who had placed
him under arrest on a robbery
charge. In separate indictment,
Sparger also was accused of rob-
bing colored woman of her pock-
etbook and small amount of
money.