Evening star., 1946-10-28
81 Indictments
Are Returned
Grand Jury
20 Persons Charged
With HOUSEKEEPING
And Larceny

with n0uSeDre0klnQ
And Larceny
Twenty persons were Indicted to.
day on housebreaking and Larceny
charges. A large amount of cash
and other stolen items allegedly were
traced to those charged.
The indictments were among s.
returned by the grand jury before
Justice Henry A. Schweinhaut o.
District Court. The cases were pre-.
sented to the grand jury by Assist.
ant United States Attorney Johr
]. OLeary.
One indictment accuses Arthur
F. Maphis, 81, and Robert L. Ray
%, both of the 400 block of H stree
NV, of breaking into a drugstore
in the 1900 block of Columbia roae
NV. and taking $2,113 in cash, ir
addition to quantity of narcotics
flashlights, pens and other items.
Another indictment accuses Er.
nest Kelley, Is, colored, of the Firsi
block of H street NV, of breaking
into drugstore in the TOO block Of
Seventh street NV. and taking SOC
watches, valued at total of $500
George F. Henry, %, and Melvin
J. La Moon, 25, said to be from Buff
falo, N. Y, were charged with rob-
bing the manager in the Hecht Ho-
tel, 600 block of G street NV. OF
$461 on October II. A second indict-
ment accuses Henry and La Moon of
robbing the manager in the New
York Hotel, 600 block of F street
NV, four days earlier, of $428.
John P. Koerner, So, of the 1900
block of Thirty-fourth street NV,
who was said to have been an ac-
countant for the American Red
Cross, was charged with forging sig
natures to ten American National
Red Cross checks totaling approx
mately $500 and then cashing them.
List of Indictments.
Among others indicted and the
charges under which they were
named were:
Housebr eaking and 1arceny-Roosevelt
P; Alsop. Is, eolored;; 700 block Of Sea
NV; Harold Dudley. coIored. age and and
address not given; Leon De Loach. colored,
ase and an,d address oo not given John W. Glenn NJ
James William. 40, colored. 1900 block OF
Irving street NV: Theodore L: Penamon,
e. nf sGSsd s1s soar.d sxh street Me- bosf James
Eighth street NV; Irwin s. Gray, %,
eoIored. 500 block Of Kenilworth, terrace
block Of Twenty-third street NV: James
son WnEd "a OF La oangs soek Ky Of aines
gsSS SS BLOCK Of f'1e FiftS S0: ssFset Nv GAVIN
G. Adams N Of the 1900 sl9ek Of Ben
e5Rs eo1ored E0ad 1900 BLOCK fha5eS
coiored, 900 block Of street s:W.,, and
eolored 100 block Of quincy Place, Place, NE; Z
ii5se' iaSe boek s% Of s'r rf street Il
of Sagg gennins Adaas road NE e. OF the 'oo 0'0eh
Assaqit with intent to commit it., rosSeGy becy
Of FosSslyMen ESbssseEsasen stsse' fSsy 81 eoersa
hrst block q Forty-seyeath street sG. sai
cases; Arthur r. Simons,. %. colored, 900
oock of street sW three eSn easesi sio1f Ineo o.
fDss Seventh Ii Lsel Street N%'; ef Henry Rover.
80, colored,, 100 block of New: New jersey Sc
coiored, 800 block Of Irving street NV.
and Joe Bullock. 80, colored, 400 block
of csmsIIes y street eS.1.es S;W Thurman B. Nc
Gam. SO; celored, 100 block. of street tSt
S7sG statatsTy 1aess o. ense
oray BroWnes go
Nonsupport Of minor children-Alva B.
laG Graaa nd adessss not sxsn W Divers
oolored. 100 block Of seaton street NV:
Harry GaSseE 20 ,{,Ia fGIOred wflcax rst b9sk s
eolored, 1900 block Of Church street rect NV NV.
Stewart l. Martin "a c9lGTea, m 1sPo ppn, 9lUGk
fXed fsti' address; Chester F. Robertson, 30
LISTED as nayns NJ King IN Ess 8
Listed nss wsston ss aavas ns
"a bdam rs ssss camp CAM csmpbe sTf kS Norman w. Sh
Grand larceny and unauthorized use Of
. yehieie-HeI6ert F; Ball q colored'
L. Anderson. %, colored, 300 block Of E
street sW.; Arthur R. simons, p. col1red'
Kelly, gen '' Il. colore& 400 block Of Florida
avenue, NV; Roosevelt P Als4p: r.st 10; 91i. 90
wifi %am n7oo G. slSeE Of ssefsn
of .Champlain street NV: Harold Dudley.
eoored age and address not not addIes; giEsn;
not t' given: i've and Leroy Jones, 35;, selored'
1900 block of Thirteenth street NV.
& soern5 od soct of
Forgery and utterins-lMargaret s sul, u,
Ivan. Ivan: y III IL colOred' HOO block OF Fifth
Assault with a dangerous weapon..Hslen
WTeht Ss S09ree ea foo mor5oh oqek eel
Richard h Caldwell, 30, colored 1900 block
Ct MsFs edored street sr Port isae staten
ored. Air Port Station, Patuxent River
Ignored.
Charges were ignored as to the
following, thus generating them OF
charges:
Forsins Government check-James
oTedue oTed, first t. block '' Of street sw, snd
boeF Of Nntb GOlsms stTse NV ~ e00Fed 1000
Stealing mail--James E, coates. s.
colored, 24OO block of Nichols avenue Sc.
Block Of g street s.W: ~,
A. Hobbs, 80, colored. 1000 block Of
Eishth. street, NV, and Evelyn Mitchell
90. colored,. 200 block Of F street S.W.
Cooper, 90, colored. 800 block of N street
NV. Carl w. Blankenbaker % Of the
14O0 block of Monroe street NV; Thomas
W Parks %, of the 14O0 block of Girard
street NV, and James L. Hanley, age
and address not given.
ored. first block Of M street S.W., and
Archie M. Carter, 21, colored, 200 block
Larceny after trust-Leo D. Malone. 25
colored, 1900 block of California street
NV.
Arlington Group to Hear
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