Evening star., 1945-06-05
Federal Court DELAYS
Shelton Ho|dup Trial
Until September

Ine case OF Jay Paul SneltOn
scheduled for the current term ot
Federal Court at Alexandria, viii
not be tried until later this year
probably in September, by agree
ment between United States Attor-
ney George Humrickhouse and T
Brooke Howard, defense counsel
Shelton, who now is in the Fed
eral Reformatory at Petersburg, ir
default of a $4,000 bond on ar
automobile theft charge, was to be
brought to Alexandria yesterday al
the opening of the June term to
answer charges of attempted rob-
berry and kidnapping. He was in
dlcted last month by grand jury
in Norfolk on charges resulting
from the attempted holdup of the
East Falls Church bank last jan
uary. The case was ordered trans
ferred to Alexandria. Judge Ster-
ling Hutcheson, who is presiding at
the court term, said he will ask
Judge Robert N. Pollard to set the
trial date when he comes to Alex
andria later this month.
Eighteen TRUE bills were returned
by the grand jury at the opening
session yesterday, and several cases
were disposed of during the day.
James Arthur Garrett, colored
pleaded not guilty to an indictment
charging theft of gasoline ration
coupons for approximately 5000 gal
Ions from a gasoline truck at the
Rollie Manning Gas Station or
Wilson boulevard, Arlington, Febru.
ary 3, The case was continued unit
Judge Pollard can set a date fol-
trial.
Escapes Sentenced.
Robert Lee Owens, colored, wa.
tried on criminal information fol
larceny from the Brentano store
in the Pentagon Building. Sentence
was suspended on condition of pay.
ment of a $25 fine within three
months.
Six men were indicted for escape
from the Lorton Reformatory -Four
were given extension of their orig.
inal sentences, following pleas OF
guilty. Walter Watson, Joseph Isen.
berg and Joseph Calvin Shaw were
sentenced to serve year and a day
in addition to their present terms
and Lawyer Taylor, colored, is tc
serve an additional month.
Elmer F. Norton, another defend
ant, was not present for arraign-
ment. Bernard Layton Downey's
case was dismissed following his
plea of not guilty, on the grounds
that he had been convicted of a
mlsdemeanor in the District Mu-
nicipal Court, rather than in the
Federal Court as charged in the
indictment.
Four Await Penalties.
Mrs. Catherine Virgie Kits, a for
mer postal employe of Hamilton, Va.
pleaded guilty to theft of mails
Judge Hutcheson deferred passing
sentence until tomorrow. Also sched.
uled for sentencing tomorrow are
Earl George Yates, who pleaded
guilty to theft of clothing from Ar.
lington Farms; Edward Garland
Dorsey, former manager of foul
Arlington housing projects, wht
pleaded guilty to theft of Fedora
Housing Authority funds, and Johr
Walter Neese, who pleaded guilty tt
a charge of attempted theft of Gov.
ernment property.
Paul w. Mccain and Arthur
Broadnax, both colored, were indict.
ed for theft of Government property
but arraignment and trial were de.
ferred.
True bills returned and transferred
to other jurisdictions included Cor.
don Ross Cote, violation of the Sc.
lective Service Act, to be tried al
Newport News, and the following
cases to be tried in Richmond: Har.
old Irving Smith, theft from an in.
terstate shipment; Frank DAME
Clayton and Willard Lee Nuckols
receiving goods stolen from an in.
terstate shipment; Wallace w. Ora.
dy, forging and uttering a Govern.
ment check; Hugh Vance Daniels
escape from the Lorton Reforma.
tory, and Alfred Furtado Silva, jr.
violation of the Selectiye Service Act