Evening star., 1945-01-15
Jury Indicts
Policeman in
5 Death
Richardson Faces
MonsIouehter Count;
AZ Bills Returned

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dicted today on a charge of man.
slaughter in the fatal shooting of
his wife, Mrs. Grace H. Richardson,
38, at their home In the 1900 block
OF Twenty third street Sc, on De-
cember n. Mrs. Richardson died
several days later in Casualty Hos
pital.
Several versions of the shooting
were given but police quoted Rich
ardson as saying he fired through
the kitchen door while Mrs. Rich
ardSon was on the porch. believing
there was an intruder there. Mrs,
Richardson is reported to have re-
turned from the home of neighbor
after making telephone call to
some unidentified person just before
the shooting.
The Indictment was among Al
returned today by the District grand
jury before Justice James M. Proc
tor of District Court.
Accused Of Stealing $4,000.
George NJ. Fleming of the 100
block OF B street Sc. was indicted
on charges of stealing more than
50 300 from the Government while
employed at the Post Exchange at
Boiling Field as manager of a tap
room. The indictment, besides
charging theft from the Govern
ment, also names him on straight
charges Of embezzling the same
funds.
Lewis Thigpen, 80, colored, of the
1900 block of Thirteenth street
NV. was indicted on three charges
OF housebreaking and larceny and
one of assault with a DANGEROUS
weapon, the latter for allegedly cut
ting Richard A. Scribner of the 26oo
block of Mozart place NV. with a
knife when Mr.. Scribner caught him
after a chase Mr.. Scribner, how
ever, succeeded in holding Thigpen
for the police. He was said to have
given chase after seeing the de-
fendant being chased by another
man, following one of the alleged
housebreakings.
One OF the housebreakings was
said to have been in the 1000 block
OF Columbia road NV, in the
apartment OF Mrs. Marion q. Kirk
patrick, who allegedly found Thig.
pen in the apartment. She cues
toned him, according to police, and
was told by him that he was there
to fix window and see the janitor,
1t was said. After he had gone some
$23 in cash and nearly $500 in
checks were discovered missing. it
was said. 81
Seven Charged With Robbery.
Thigpen also was charged with
housebreaking and larceny from the
I1yoi Building, at Fourteenth street
and Park road NV, and from a
Janltor's quarters in the 1400 block
OF Fairmont street NV.
Today's indictments also included
others named in a number of house
breaking and larceny charges in
which comparatively small sums
were obtained.
seven men also were indicted on
charges of robbery. One of them,
woodrow jackson, IS, colored, of
the 900 block of Delaneys court S.W..
was accused of robbing a colored
woman of $21. He was said to have
induced the woman to obtain the
sum under pretext of planning to
deposit the money as rent.
Others named on robbery charges
included Ralph J. Dixon, %, colored.
OF the 1900 block of B street NE.
and Charles Davis, 26, colored. of
the 2400 block of Seventeenth street
NV, accused of robbing a colored
man OF more than $19; Jesse Mar
tin, ID, colored, of the 900 block of
M street NV, accused of robbinp
colored man of SIG; Leon A.
Docket, 38, colored, of the 5000
block of Twelfth place Sc, ac-
cuSed of knocking a man to the
pavement and robbing him of SGT:
Eugene j. Veney, 26, colored, of the
First block of G street S.W., accused
OF robbery in connection with a
pocketbook snatching in which a
small sum was said to have been
taken. and Robert L. Alexander, 81.
colored, OF the 400 block of L street
NV, accused of robbing a colored
man of $38 at the point of a knife.
Captured in Store.
Samuel L. Saylor, 43, who was
said to have been captured in a
store in the 1900 block of Four
teenth street NV. by Policeman
John E. Collins, was charged with
a single count of HOUSEKEEPING.
After receiving call that some one
had broken into the store, the offacer
is said to have found Saylor hiding
behind counter.
The indictments were presented
70 the grand jury by Assistant
United States Attorney Joseph F.
LawlesS.
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