Evening star., 1946-07-01
14Charged With Theft
As District Grand jury
Finds 80 Indictments

A wide variety of offenses were
charged in the more than 80 indict-
ments returned today by the grand
jury before Justice James w. Morris
of District Court.
Fourteen persons were indicted on
charges of robbery. Among them
were Joseph F. Fowler, 81. Of Tap
pan, N. Y, and Carl B. Crider, 30,
of Richmond, Va, who are accused
in five cases. One indictment &C
cuses them of an automobile parking
lot robbery in the 1900 block of G.
street NV, where they allegedly
obtained an automobile and small
amount of cash from an attendant
at the lot and an additional $26 from
the cashier. They also are accused
of obtaining So in the robbery of a
drugstore, SAT in the robbery of a
clerk of the AraX Hotel at the hotel
IN the 800 block of Eleventh street
NV. $6 from a taxicab driver and
an additional $35 in robbery in the
1900 block of Fourteenth street NV.
Robert J. Montgomery, %, colored,
of the 400 block of A street NE,
was named on four robbery charges
and one of attempted robbery. He
was arrested, police reported, by
Policeman William E. Brennan, who
stated he investigated when he
heard some one say, Give me your
money" when passing real estate
office in the 600 block Of Seventh
street SW. Inquiring inside as to
whether it was real holdup," the
officer allegedly was informed by
Warren P Adams, rental manager,
that it was. Policeman Brennan
then arrested Montgomery. The
actual robbery counts accuse Mont
gomery of obtaining more than $50
in the robbery of a cleaning estab-
lishment and three stores, two of
them dealing in ice cream.
l3 Held for Assault.
Thirteen persons were indicted on
charges of assault with a dangerous
weapon Among them was James
l.. jackson. AZ, colored, who also
was named on the additional charge
of assault with intent to kill for
allegedly striking his 83-year-old
mother, Mrs. Estelle Jackson, 1400
block of Morris road Sc. with a
wooden decoy duck.
James T, Smith, Sc, colored, of
the 300 block of Second street Sc,
was charged with assault with a
dangerous weapon for allegedly
shooting and wounding Melvin
Dudley, 8, colored, of the 100 block
of H street Sc. The type of gun
used was said to be unknown.
Another colored man, Cleveland
Cordell, %, of the 1400 block of
First street NV, was charged with
assault with dangerous weapon
as result of bullet allegedly |
grazing 4-year-old boy. Police
quoted Cordell as stating he was
firing to frighten other young COL
ored men.
James A Burcham, A, of the
1900 block of Otis place NV, was
charged with assault with a dan
gerous weapon for allegedly cutting
n SOlOl Gu IlldlI Willie vi SUl CCG
car Police were informed Bur-
cham had ordered the alleged vic
tim to move to the rear of the
street car.
Bond Theft Charged.
Richard A. Jackson, %, colored, |
was charged with grand larceny
for the alleged theft of negotiable
bonds valued at $3,20S. and Sc in
cash from the Dupont Circle branch
of the Riggs National Bank Jack
son reached through a teller's win
dow for the money, it was charged. |
Robert M Toney, "a, colored, of
the 700 block of Park road NV,
was indicted on charges of giving
5000 each to Metropolitan police
man and a Washington Terminal |
policeman 10 influence their de-
cislon and action in connection with
q charge of receiving stolen prop
erty. In separate Indictment,
Toney was accused of receiving
stolen property, said to consist of
% sheets and 16 pillow cases be-
longing to the Pullman Co.
In the list was a substitute in
6lctment for one returned last week
against Henry Eisenbarth, I8,
charging him with first degree mur-
der and robbery of Donald B. Glen
dening, ~, piano tuner, in the
latter's apartment in the 300 block
OF E street NE. The new indict-
ment gives the date of the crime as
June l, whereas the earlier in
dictment set the date at June 3.
All except a few of the cases
were presented to the grand jury
by Assistant United States Attor-
ney John J. OLeary.