Evening star., 1946-02-18
Sarah Ellis Indicted
In Attempt 10 S|ay
Mrs. Harris, Daughter

Miss Sarah K. Ellis, IS, of the 5000
block of Fourth street NV, today
was indicted on charges of assault
ing with intent to kill Mrs. Naomi
Harris, Al, and her daughter by a
former marriage, Naomi McDade,
IA, on January "a.
The indictment names Miss Ellis
on two counts of assault with intent
to kill and two assaults with a dan
gerous weapon, charging her with
shooting Mrs. Harris and stabbing
the girl with an icepick. The in
dictment stated the attack took
place In Mrs. Harris home in the
1400 block of Saratoga avenue NE.
The indictment named the de-
fendant as Sarah K. Harris, but
says she also is known as Sarah K.
Ellis.
4S Indictments.
Mrs. Harris, the victim, is the
wife of 1t. Comdr. John Richard
Harris of the Coast Guard, who is
said to be stationed in New York.
Miss Ellis is quoted as asking Mrs
Harris Immediately before the al
legged attacks to give up her hus-
band.
The indictment was among 48 re-
turned 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 Attor-
ney John J. OLeary.
DR.. Milton L. T. Grant, Sc, colored
physician, of the 1000 block of T
street NV, who last week was in
dicted on a charge of performing an
illegal operation on colored wom-
an, today was indicted on two addi-
tional charges of performing illegal
operations on colored women
DR.. Schley Brown. Al, colored ply
sician, of the 200 block of Rhode
Island avenue NV, was indicted on
charge of performing an illegal
operation on l7-year- -old white
girl.
Ten persons were named on mar
cotlc charges. The list includes
Glenroy Toombs, As, address un-
known; John c. Bates, 80, of the
1000 block of l street NV; Helen
Ennis, 40, of the 1900 block of
Massachusetts, avenue NV; Harry
E. Thomas, IS, whose address was
not listed; Mae Reeves, 40, of the
900 block of Massachusetts avenue
NV; Arthur E. Wayne, 25, colored,
of the 1900 block of New jersey
avenue NV: William Adams, 38,
colored, of the HOO block of Tenth
street NV: William C. Byrnes, As.
whose address was not given, and
Jerry J. Cunningham. 48, colored, J
of the 200 block of L street NV.
Indicted in Shooting.
Horace F. Silence, SO, colored. of
the 500 block of Twenty-third street
NV, was charged with second de-
gree murder in the fatal shooting
of Clifton c. Carter, 81. colored. of
the 2100 block of K street NV, last
month during an argument at the
Twenty third street address.
Robert Lee Davis, 49, colored, of
the 1900 block of Sixth street NV.
was charged with manslaughter in
the death of Henry Mcdonald, %,
colored, of the 200 block of Massa-
chusetts avenue NV, whom he is
accused of striking with a stick.
Three young men we're indicted
on charges of robbing a taxicab
driver of ring and 81 in cash and
of housebreaking and stealing cloth
ing from store. They are William
L. Dwyer, 81; Joseph R. Dwyer, "a.
and David r. Fry, 81, all of the 900
block of H street NV. In addition.
William Dwyer and Fry are charged
with grand larceny for the alleged
theft of an automobile.
George A. Austin, %, of the 600
block of street NV. and Nathaniel
E. Wilder. 81. of the 500 block of
Seventh street S.W. were charged
Jointly with grand larceny for the
alleged theft of three automobiles
and Austin was charged singly with
the theft of fourth auto.
3 Named in Gambling.
Three men were named on gam
bling charges. One of them, Guy M.
Wilson, so, of the 300 block of Sec
ond street NE. was charged with
setting up a gaming table and keep
ing place for gaming for the pur-
pose of accepting bets on horse
races. He was said to have oper-
ated in an apartment in the 24OO
block of Sixteenth street NV.
The other two, Vance Bowman.
"a, colored, of the 1900 block of