Evening star., 1945-12-03
; Indicted in Theft
OF 7 Safes From
Theater and Store

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two housebreaking and larceny
charges which accuse them of taking
!, safes from the Highland Theater
and the Chevy Chase Pharmacy
containing total of $4,000 in cash
and more than $3.50 worth of de-
fenSe stamps.
i The trio was listed as Simon Mill
i; off. 81, said to be the proprietor of a
store in the 1900 block of Seventh
street NV, whose home is in Ia
koma Park, Md: Robert D. Bran
denburg, %, and John Parish, %,
both of New York. Parisi was said
to be still at large.
In the theater case, they are ac-
cused of breaking in and removing
a safe containing $500 in cash and
more than $3.50 worth of war stamps.
In the other case, they are accused
of taking safe from the drug store
located in the $500 block of Con-
necticut avenue containing $1,000 in
cash. 1t is charged they also took a
quantity of cigarettes, cigars and
perfume from the drug store.
Another Allegedly Involved.
In another indictment, William A.
Reed, 26, of the TOO block of Twenty
second street NE, is accused of
damaging the safe taken from the
theater which he was said to have
opened after it had been removed to
basement several doors from Mill
offs store. The safe from the the
ater was recovered in the basement,
authorities said, while the other one
was dumped near road in North
east Washington.
Three scOtored men, Raymond
Strickland, 80, of the 1900 block of
Bass place Sc; James H. Elliott,
81, of the 1000 block of Eighth street
NV, and Irwin S. Gray, 81, OF. the
600 block of Kenilworth avenue NE,
were accused of breaking into
store in the 1900 block of Seventh
street NV. and taking clothing
valued at more than 5000.
Leonard E. Thrift, SO, of Airing
ton, described as assistant chief clerk
of the Reconstruction Finance Corp,
was named in single indictment,
containing three charges of en-
bezzlement for allegedly arranging
| for desk, air circhlator and adding
machine to be removed from an
RFC warehouse. In separate in
dictment, Rollin j. Martin, 43, said
to be the proprietor of garage
at Bethesda, was charged with re-
ceiving the property while knowing
it to have been embezzled.
"a Indictments Returned.
| The indictments were among "a
returned today by the District grand
jury before Chief Justice Bolitha
j. Laws of District Court. The
cases were presented to the grand
jury by Assistant United States At
torney Joseph F. Lawless, jr.
Raymond A. Sutton, jr., 26, COL
ored, said to be taxicab driver, and
John M. Manly, 18, colored, of the
1900 block of Swami street NV,
were indicted on charge of as
saulting DR.. Francis r. Hillyard
optometrist, in an attempt to rob
| him in his Office in the $500 block
of Georgia avenue NV.
The grand jury ignored charges
of transporting stolen jewelry in
interstate commerce, which had
been placed against Mrs. Frances
Dolmage, dentists wife, thus exoner-
ating her. Mrs. Dolmage was
acquitted last year on charge of
stealing more than $4,000 worth
of jewelry from Otis Beall Kent,
retired lawyer. Later she served
time for perjury.
The grand jury also ignored num-
bers" gambling charges against John
G. Van Very, Al, of Falls Church
and Marion Slater, As, colored, of
| the first block of L street NV.