Evening star., 1945-06-11
Seven Men Indicted
lin Theft Of as Tires
From District Plant

Three colored men were indicted
today on charges of grand larceny
in the theft of 46 automobile tires,
while four others, all colored, were
charged with receiving stolen prop
erty.
The tires we're loaded on truck
at the B. F. Goodrich Co. place in
the HOO block of Nineteenth street
NV. for delivery at the docks in
Baltimore, but were removed from
the truck before it lefD Washington,
Assistant United States Attorney
Joseph F. Lawless, jr. said.
Charged with the theft of the
tires are Charles j. Coleman, 80, of
the 1900 block of Alabama avenue
Sc, said to have been employed
as stockman by the Goodrich Co.;
James Hall, 80, of Dundalk, Md,
truck driver, and Westley Wallace,
~, Of Baltimore, said to have worked
on the truck with Hall.
Station Operators Named.
Those charged with receiving stol-
en- property include Willie Coleman,
"a, Of the 100 block OF Tenth street
NV, and George A. Jefferson, %, of
the 1900 block of Foote street NE,
described as operators of a service
station in the 1400 block of Florida
avenue NE; John L. Moore, 36, of
the 1900 block of Thirteenth street
NV, described as an employe of the
Shoreham Service Station, $500 block
Of Calvert street NV, and Joseph
H. Jones, 36, of the 1900 block of
Linden street NE, said to have been
employed as a deliverman and
helper at local market.
The grand jury ignored charges
OF receiving stolen property in the
cases Of four other men who had
been under investigation in connec-
ton with the theft. They were
George G. Young, IS, and Leslie E.
Young, SO, Of the 1900 block of
Meigs place NE; Marshall H. Fry,
36, of the 1900 block of Fairmont
street NV, and Charles B. Corbett,
Is, colored.
The indictments were among IS
returned today by the District grand
jury before Justice James w. Morris
Of District Court.
Bernard Bovello, 43, Of the 5700
block of Kansas avenue NV, was
indicted on several gambling charges.
Lloyd jackson, 81, colored, 140o
block Of P street NV, also WAS in
dicted on gambling charge.
Hotel Theft Charged.
Bennett E. Murphy, 81. was in
dicted on charge of embezzling
more than 1900 while serving as a
clerk and cashier at the Burlington
Hotel in 1s41. Murphy, who was re-
turned here from Albany, N. Y, last
month, is reported to have served
time elsewhere, since the alleged
embezzlement.
Robert I. Humphreys, %, colored,
TOO block Of Columbia road NV.
was charged with robbing a Ringing
Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circus
employe of sl2 in Sibley Hospital.
Humphreys, it was reported, had
attempted unsuccessfully to obtain
employment at the hospital. His
victim, James r. Rocke, reported the
man robbed him in a wash room
while searching him. Mr.. Rocke
said he thought Humphreys was a
hospital employe.
One Murder Indictment.
Rafe Young, 40, colored, TOO block
Of Second street S.W. was indicted
on a charge of first-degree murder
in the staying of Olga N Virgins,
80, colored, of the First block of E
street Sc. 80 - >lss-14
The list of indictments named
several PERSONS on charges Of forg-
ing Government checks and accused
two men Of taking property belong
ing to the Government. -,
Those charged with theft from the
Government include william r.
Grimm, %, of the 1900 block of
Twenty-second street NV, accused
Of taking q surveyors instrument
from the site of the New George
Washington University Hospital,
and Sidney A. Simmons, 81, of the
500 block of Seventh street NE.
accused Of taking an air condition
ing unit from building in West
Potomac Park.