Evening star., 1947-01-27
Is Gambling Suspects
Named in Indictments
Returned in District

Sixteen persons were indicted to-
Gay on gambling charges in a list
of ~ indictments returned by the
grand jury before Chief Justice
Bolitha j.. Laws in District Court.
In several instances in the gam
bling indictments as in others, two
or more persons were named in a
single indictment,
The list included two substitute
indictments. In each case, an old
indictment was replaced by the sub
stitute so as to embody the ad-
ditional count of carrying deadly
weapon. One Of those named in a
substitute return was Floyd Mob
ley, IS, colored, TOO block of M street
NV, who now in addition to being
charged with manslaughter is
named on the weapon charge.
The other named in a substitute
was Robbie E. Phelps, %, colored
1900 block of v street NV, who has
had the charge of carrying deadly
weapon added to the original charge
of assault with a dangerous weapon.
Indictment in Meat Case.
Gellitte M. Mccoy, of Mount
Rainier, Md. was indicted on
charges of transporting non-Fed-
orally Inspected meat in interstate
ccmmerce-from Bethesda, Md. to
the District. The meat, which was
said to have included calf, beef
and lamb carcasses. repeatedly was
delivered to restaurant. The in
dictment itself. however, merely
charges the defendant with trans
porting the meat in violation of the
law.
Two 20-year-old youths and an
older man were charged with rob-
bing Henry r. Zuskin on January
n in his store in the 1900 block OF
Fourteenth street NV. Mr. Zuskin
told police the three men fled, after
they had tied him with neckties
when his business partner entered
the rear door of the store.
The defendants were listed as
william H. Easter, 20, of the 40t
block Warren street NV; Joseph
M. Michanuik, 81, of Canada, and
Richard M. Kinney, 20, of the 210t
block of Eighteenth street NV
Their loot allegedly included $75 in
cash and other items.
Other Indictments Listed.
Israel P. Dudley, q, colored, 37OC
block of Foote place NE, was in.
dicted on three charges of house
breaking and larceny and one ot
housebreaking. In the housebreak
ing case. Dudley was captured by
occupants and held until police ar
rived, it was said.
The cases were presented to the
grand jury by Assistant United
States Attorney John j. O'Leary.
INDICTED.
Others indicted and the charges
against them were as follows
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny-Earl F
/ Parker. 1S,, colored 1900 block Of Temper.
fst Sotk o Dsvs Soalt Thos
NV; Harry H. Smith, II colored, aiol
OGse Ct yerRHas ayenas Msaek N a. of tn,
1900 block Of Eighteenth street NV, two
s s6o Block of dodeD
sW; Maurice HIaur WismS jr 2 colored
d f6 street RoSert Wams
40, colored, 800 block of Division aVenu,
hds SE aishs hsv sTnsn a. eeO5sd go
Bessie Seay, 40, colored. 400 block Of Thir.
| street NV; Wilbur H. Grimmette, 81
Paul c, Jolly, a5. eolorsd; 400 bloek, Of
400 block of o street NV; william T
Hinton, 40, colored, 500 block of Forty
fourth street NE; Beatrice Little. "a
coiored. 500 block of Forty fourth stree
NE: Donald Mack, q, colored, 700 bloc
soored 600 block Of e 9 street s6o NV w. Thee
street NV; Robert E Fl Rose 4G; 9olored s
80, colored, 1900 block of New Jerse
IaVCnue Wv.
| Narcotic charges-JeSse M Branch, sc
colored 1900 block of Eleventh street NV.
Albert T. Simcee, 80, colored, 210o blocl
| of Stevens court NV.
| ManslauEhter-James M. Hardy, ~
| colored, 100 block of Fifth street Sc
IGNORED.
The grand jury ignored the fol.
lowing cases, thus generating the