Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-07
Corporal Is Indicted
In Fatal Beating
OF Fellow Marine

Marine Corpl. Elmer. A. Dennen,
rs, stationed at Quantico, Va, was
indicted today by the District grand
jury on a charge of manslaughter in
the fatal beating on April of Ma
rine Corpl. James E. Bennett, 81,
who also was stationed at Quantico.
Dedden is accused of fatally injur-
ing the latter by striking him with
his fist and knocking him to the
sidewalk, following an argument in
the 400 block of Kennedy street NV.
The indictment was among "a re-
turned today by the grand jury be-
fore Justice James w. Morris OF
District Court. The indictments
were presented by Assistant United
States Attorney Joseph F. Lawless,
jr. ...
Two Trafit Indictments.
Allen L. Mcknight, 81, of the 1900
block of r street NV, was charged
with the death of Mrs. Jimmie Eliza
beth Johnston, A, colored, of the
500 block of U street NV. An au-
tomobile operated by the defendant
is said to have struck her last Janu-
airy as she stood in streetcar load
ing zone on Eighteenth street NV.
near Wyoming avenue.
The Mcknight car also allegedly
struck and injured Mrs. Johnston's
husband. Willie F. Johnston, and an
other colored woman. For this Nc
Knight was indicted on two charges
of oSSo,,It with a dop0oro,,s WAS 49,.
the automobile.
Wilson E. Jones, Al, of Fairmont
Heights, Md, whose automobile is
said to have struck and fatally in
jured James A. Boone, As, colored,
Of Upper Marlboro, at First and M
streets S.W., was also indicted for
manslaughter.
Charged With Murder.
In another indictment, Pasco E.
Jerido. 80, colored, of the 600 block
of Second street NE, was charged
with second degree murder, by
shooting, of George w. Baskerville,
10, colored, of the 1900 block of
Wylie street NE, in March.
Two teen-aged youths, Thomas M.
johnson, II. of the 100 block of r
street NE, and Charles P. Foertsch,
Is, of the 300 block of Todd place
NE, were indicted on a charge of
attempting to criminally assault a
15-year-old girl. In separate in
dictment, Foertsch was also charged
with attempting to criminally as
sault a 17-year -old girl. Likewise,
the pair was charged with assault
with dangerous weapon on a COL
ored man. One of them, police said,
struck the colored man with pistol.
Dabney Truett, 43, of Silver Spring,
was charged with criminally assault
ing 20-year-old woman in his
automobile.
Train Crew Indicted.
A train crew at the Washington
Terminal was accused of stealing
a quantity of shirts from the Rail-
way Express Agency. Those in
dicted were listed as Paul L. God
dard, "a, Mclean, Va, a brakeman:
Robert w. Waldron, 20, of the 1900
block of Holbrook terrace NE, an
engineer; Curtis E. Mulliken, 80,
Riverdale, Md, fireman, and George
F. Halves, SO, Brunswick, Md, con-
ductor. A fifth man, Henry E..
Jones, SO, of the 1900 block of "
street Sc, who was said to have
been of duty, was indicted on a
charge of receiving six of the shirts.
Harry A., Madden, 81, colored, of
the HOO block of New Hampshire
avenue NV, was indicted on a
charge of impersonating a police Of
ficer and robbery.
Charged With Larceny.
Morris L. Saxton, "a, of the first
block Of v street NV, was charged
with grand larceny and larceny after
trust.
Harold w. Smith, 20, of 1908 DOUG.
las street NE, was indicted on =
charge of posing as an agent of the
Federal Bureau OF Investigation. i
Today's indictments named one
man on charge Of illegally wear
ing an Army uniform and two 9TH
ers on charges of violating the Sc
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