Evening star., 1946-09-30
Soldier Indicted
In Traffic Death
District Grand Jury
Returns 80 True Bills
Before Justice Lows

Before Justice Lows
James o. Claire, 81. a Fort Belvoir
soldier, today was indicted on q
charge of second-degree murder in
the traffic death of Policeman Don
aid w. Downs, 27, who was struck
by an automobile while he was
directing traffic at Seventh street
and Maine avenue S.W. on the night
of August 81.
Off1cer Downs, who lived in the
400 block of Fifteenth street Sc.
died the following day. Claire is
charged with being the driver of
the car that struck the officer.
, In second indictment returned
today against Claire, he was
charged with unauthorized use of
an automobile Also pending against
Claire prior to today was a second
charge of unauthorized use of an
automobile on which he was in
dicted last month. He recently
pleaded not guilty in District Court
to that charge.
A police fund, collected for the
benefit of Policeman Downs widow,
meanwhile has reached s20,554, it
was reported today.
Two men were named in today's
indictments on charges of violating
the White Slave Traffic Act. They
were accused of transporting women
for immoral purposes. Four others
were charged with pandering and
one with attempted pandering.
80 Indictments Returned.
A wide variety of other offenses
also were included in the total of
SO indictments returned by the
grand jury before Chief Justice
Bolitha J. Laws of District Court.
All except few OF the cases were
presented to the grand jury by As
sistant United States Attorney John
j. OLeary.
Charles r. Burnett, As, a former
lieutenant commander in the Navy,
who is said to be from California.
was charged with altering Salts
factory Service Certificate by sub
stituting his name for another to
make it appear he had served
satisfactorily in the Navy. He also
is accused of presenting the Ger
tificate in an effort to get back his
former position as aeronautical in
Spector with the Civil Aeronautics
Administration.
Resigned From Service.
Burnett, it was claimed, had been
allowed to resign from the Navy tc
avoid court-martial.
Among others indicted was Will
liam H. Santell, 38. described as
having no fixed address, who was
accused of embezzling s2,377 from
the Mayt1ower Hotel in July while
acting as cashier.
The list of charges and those ac-
cused included:
Violation Of the White Save TrafBe Act
1fsoseph nd VI WtIhI Riount. 81 from North Care
PandeGnsMIeroy Ger y e Nelson Walker, sser NW IS
NE; william M. DouElas, 2$, eoiored, Of
BROOKS. SO. % eolored, re Of f'tf the 800 c block Of
50, eoIoEsd. Of the 400 % BLOCK % f Of School
Attempted panderinE-aeorge Trianta-
Niles. Niles. r. Of the $500 block of Alden
Assault with = danrerous weapon-Irvin
Of Lovrie place NE: James E: Robinson.
So colS!ed e.. e. the 1900 block Of jay street Had
block Of Fiftieth street NE; James John,
SoIored. Of the iioo block of Tenth street
Grand Iarceny-Henry c. Wheeler. 49,
ored, Of the 1900 block of Ames street.
Robbery-Nonie Clarence carneal, %.
e street NV: Robert Adam, 20. no .ixed
sddTeks; dn s,,. Thomas Densaylt' 22 Of nth the
son. %: eolored: ,of the 500 block Of First
the aseS s2fn of and street sE
q Fourth street NV. named in nve IN
700 Block Of street NV: III Ernest @ II +.
Il street NV Harry W W Coleman. Al,
ooloree' OF the 400 block Of Falls ter
Narcotic eharges-Thomas H. English.
e. q oas @ ons nof5 q chness Iae street o he I
block Of sixth street NV, and George
chinn, 32, Chinese
Of the $500 block Of Alabama avenue e.
Sidney 3. Gault, 27, Roosevelt Hotel
False pretenses-sidney 3. Gault;
H; Harris, "a, colored. Of the 1900 block
of New Jersey avenue NV.
n.a sonr.d Sss Of cessq Heas
The grand jury ignored the counts
specified, thus exonerating the fol-
lowing persons:
HeusebreakinE and larceny-Raymond
WS5sn' W9i. Street r. oo9Isd OF the 1900 block
Robbery-.Leroy Barnett, Al, colored
saa:d o Ss & s oeP Of IshiSn sb6 rse,
soS Soy blSes osesa Of Ies Street s ~ '00fed of the
,.min {. Thompson. =. Of Of the 800 block block
Grand larceny-Ann Smith, 43, listed as
hAGns WnsutSorla.d e. asa as. ef q vehiel.-Jame,
H. Knight, 81. colored, of the 300 block
Of Foot place NE: Jacob A. Robinson, 2I
ssollogred. of the 300 block of Fifth street
Assault with . 4anxerous ~eapen-Eli-
81 sTeet T. aw eoGEse Fred 4 M 4oG R 0is
terrace NE: George Pugh, 30, colored, o.
the 400 block of Cullinan's court SW
Emil Nicolsi, "a, OF the 1900 block Of
street NE; Charlie w. Crump, 90
colored. OF the 700 block OF Sixth street
NV; william z. Gray, 80, colored: Free
G. Richardson, .46, colored, of the 27O(
block of Eleventh street NV
Violation Of section 32I4 Title 22, D. c
Code, covering possession of a dangerous
weapon-Deskin Brown, ir., no age Of
address given.
Psrierninss iIlsfsl ssnsIatien.Jay W
York avenue NV.
Larceny after trust-Walter R. johnson
"a; John L. Stanton. %, addresses no
given.
False pretenses-Riehard v. Punk, 90
address not given.
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