Evening star., 1945-05-28
Grand Jury
Indicts
Gaming Charge
Trojon Club Roid
On May 5 Results
In Two Charges

AnOLner 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 I'D a
gaming table and keeping a place
for gambling.
The three-Joseph B. Walling, 49.
OF the l700 block of Massachusetts,
avenue NV; Charles r. Warde 50.
OF the 2100 block of Massachusetts
avenue NV, described as a busi-
nessman, and Byron M. Jones, "a.
colored, of the 100 block of S street
NV, were arrested by a raid May
5 on the Trojan Club, in the 17OO
block of Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Jones was described as a 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, IS. 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
secretary to captain of Capitol
Police. He also is charged with
forging two checks, one for s75 and
another for 800 which he is said to
have obtained while employed for p
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
alderman at one time was a car
toonlst. 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
l10O block of Eighth street NV.
both colored, were indicted on
charges OF illegal possession and IA
clhtatlng the transportation of a
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
portatlon 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 a local
| cleaning establishment.
Bernice Wracks, %, colored. of the
300 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 HOUSEKEEPING and
larceny of more than $3.50 from a
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
establishment where she was en-
ployed; Frank j. De Febio, 80,
gasoline station employe, charged
with failing to report for induction,
and Ellsworth NJ 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 $500 block N street NV, in the
fatal shooting of another colored
youth, William H. Lewis, 1s, of the
23O0 block of N street NV, with
a rifle. Police quoted the youth as
stating that Lewis held razor and
| had cursed him