Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-23
-Four Men Are Fined
For Conspiracy in
Cemetery LOT Sales

-Four men yesterday were sem
fenced by Justice Henry A. Schwein-
haut of District Court to pay fines
ranging from $3.50 to $1,000, on a
charge Of conspiracy to defraud in
connection with the sale of cemetery
lots several years ago on the Balti-
more pike near Laurel, Md. All
four had pleaded nolo contendere
to the charge.
Three of the men, Sam Black of
Chicago, William A. Harvey, Balti-
more, and Harry N. Mitchell, Union
town., Pa, were fined $3.50 each.
The fourth man, c. G. Squires,
d Pittsburgh, was fined $1,000.
On June Is Richard w. Beaver OF
Dayton, Ohio, was sentenced to
serve from eight months to two
years on charges of conspiracy to
defraud and using the mails in a
scheme to defraud in connection
with the case. However, ne was
allowed to remain free on bond
pending appeal. Beaver, said to
be a former president of one OF
three firms which promoted sales OF
the lots, was convicted by jury.
A total of more than 100000
was lost by investors in the lots,
Assistant United States Attorney
Ray l.. jenkins, who prosecuted the
case, said. A number of other de-
PENDANTS were sentenced in 1943.
In another District Court case,
Justice T. Alan Goldsborough SEN
fenced Marie Walker, IS, colored,
1900 block of New Jersey avenue
NV, to from 10 to 80 years on a
charge of second-degree murder
in the fatal shooting of Reginald E.
Davis, 10, colored, 400 block of
Franklin street NE, last September.
Justice Goldsborough gave Ennis
Foster, 40, of the 1900 block of P
street NV, from eight months to
two years on charges of illegally
acquiring and transferring cigarettes
containing marihuana.
s. Henry E. alderman, IS, who is
ssaid to have been we'll known at one
time as cartoonist, was given sus-
pended sentences by Justice. Colds
borough and placed on probation on
charges of theft of two pistols and
forgery of two checks. Justice
sGoldsborough ordered him to make
restitution.
alderman had pleaded guilty
The pistols were obtained while he
was serving as secretary to a
captain of Capitol police, it was
said.
Justice James w. Morris SEN
fenced three persons on man
slaughter charges to which they had
pleaded guilty. All were charged
with f1rst-degree murder but were
permitted to plead to the lesser
charge.
In one case he gave Aaron Rob-
1nson, 80, colored, of the 1900 block
of Canal street S.W., from to II
years for the fatal cutting of Alex
ander Walker, AZ, colored, of the
600 block of Third street Sc, in
July, 1943. A charge of murder in
the same case against Horace w.
Bell, 26, colored, also of the Canal
street address, was nolle pressed,
thus clearing Bell of the charge.
In another case Justice Morris
gave Carroll Jackson, II, colored,
Of the first block of MAYORS court
S.W., from three to nine years in
the fatal beating of Henry Jones,
80, colored, of the 400 block of K
street NV, last December. In
this case Melvin Fowler, Is, colored,
also of the first block of MAYORS
court S.W., who was indicted with
Jackson, was cleared of the charge
the case against him having been
nolle pressed.
In a third case, Justice Morris
gave Mrs. Sarah Barnes, 80, colored
of the 900 block of Westminster
street NV, from two and a hall
years to seven and a half years fol-
the fatal cutting of her husband
Thomas Barnes, 40, colored, last
October.
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