Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-29
Head Of School
Is Indicted in
Book Scheme
Five Counts Accuse
Mrs. james of GETTING
TotoI of $4,000

Mrs. Mary M. James, 54-year-old
head of the James School in the
1900 block of Eighteenth street
NV, today was named in five in
dictments accusing her of obtaining
more than $4,000 under false pre-
lenses.
Mrs. James is alleged to have OBJ
tanned the sums under the false rep
reSentation that she would purchase
books stored in Baltimore as an in
vestment. She is said to have offered
investors substantial return on
their money.
The indictments list five invest
ors. The person who allegedly adj
vanced the largest sum. a total of
SIC, 900 was listed as Philip F. Ayles-
worth of Alexandria, Va. One of her
alleged victims, who is said to have
turned over 5000 to Mrs. James, was
a discharged Navy veteran, who en-
rolled as pupil in her school, it
was said.
Four Cases Ignored.
The grand jury ignored four
charges Of false pretenses in Mrs.
James case.
Three alleged safecrackers, Edwin
F. Tate, IS, of the 1900 block of H
street NV; Alvin A. Wiengen, %,
Of the 300 block of Thirteenth street
Sc, and Leroy Penticoff, 26, of the
$500 block Of Kansas avenue NV,
were indicted on two charges of
housebreaking and larceny, one of
the thefts allegedly being ration
coupons from a ration board in the
Brookland School, Tenth and Mon
roe streets NE.
Fred F. Sasso, 81, who last year
impressed persons here with stories
Of heroism in the naval service, to-
day was indicted on two charges of
obtaining lodging and hotel accom-
modations here while falsely repre-
senting himself to be warrant Of
ticer in the Navy. SasSo, who wore
uniform in his travels, was accused
of obtaining accommodations at two
of Washington's larger hotels.
While here last year he married a
young woman in the Womens Re-
serve of the Marine Corps.
Women Indicted in Perjury.
Two young women, Shirley E.
Shelton, %, and Mary J. Pyle, IS,
were indicted for alleged perjury in
connection with testimony at trial
of two men in District Court on
Mann Act charges. Both were &C
cused in connection with testimony
given regarding statements said to
have been signed by them. One of
the men was found guilty of trans
porting the Shelton woman and both
men were found guilty of conspiracy
to violate the Mann Act.
The indictments were among 81
returned today by the District grand
jury before Justice James w. Nor
riS of District Court.
Two colored men, James Gilmore.
"a, Of the 800 block of K street
S.W. and Leander v. Gilmore, q,
of the 300 block of o street S.W.,
were indicted on charge of first
degree murder in the fatal shoot
ing of Lucio P. Gomez, SIS, colored,
of the 100 block of First street S.W.
In another indictment, william
K. Wilson, jr., %, was charged with
bigamy for allegedly having mar
ried here in January, 1914, when
his Ohio marriage in 1896 had not
been dissolved. His second wife,
authorities said, discovered he al
ready was married when she sought
. to apply for an allotment.
Calvin L. jackson, 20, colored. was
indicted on the charge of theft of
more than $1,000 he is said to have
been given to deposit in a bank
while working for a local depart
ment store.