Evening star., 1947-01-20
Suspect in Robbery
Attack With Hammer
Among 3 Indicted

A variety of offenses were charged
today in % indictments returned
by the grand jury before Chief
Justice Bolitha j. Laws of District
Court.
Gene Wilson, 33, colored, of
Greensboro, N. c., was indicted
on a charge of attempting to rob
David Rotbart, liquor dealer, and
also of striking him and his father,
Sam Rotbart, with a hammer. The
son, police said, was attacked in his
automobile shortly after the Rot
barts had closed their liquor store in
the 1000 block of Seventh street
INV. The father, in turn, was struck
when he went to his sons aid, police
reported
Wilson was given a hearing in
Municipal Court January Z, when
the charges against him were dis
missed and he was turned over to
New York authorities. Police said
there was an assault charge against
him in New York and placed a de-
tainer on him there.
The dismissal was due to an over
sight in the United States Attor-
ney's Office which did not note on
the charges that witnesses had been
summoned for 1:30 pm. the day of
the hearing. However, the hearing
was held. in the morning and the
charges were dismissed because of
the absence of witnesses.
Couple Charged in Robbery.
William o. Pagan, 20, Of the $500
block of Iowa avenue NV, was
named in two indictments on
charges of housebreaking and lar
ceny in which his loot allegedly in
cluded jewelry, cash and silverWare
aggregating more than 5000.
A man and his wife, Galsom
Francis Butler, A, and Mrs. Flora
I. Butler, 80, both of the first block
Of Fourth street NE, were charged
with robbing man Of $463. The
money allegedly was sneaked from
the victims pocket.
James r. Kelly, %, of Alexandria,
was charged with grand larceny of
a station wagon, valued at $4,000,
which was said to have been taken
originally by 16-year old boy. The
vehicle was recovered at Staunton,
Va, according to police.
Jesse j. James, So, listed as having
no fixed address, was charged with
forging the name of a man, whose
name was the same as his. to
Government check and then cashing
it. The man to whom the check was
said to belong lives in the 1900 block
of Fourth street NV, it was stated.
Other Indictments Listed.
The cases were presented to the
grand jury by Assistant United
States Attorney John j. OLeary, jr.
INDICTED.
Others indicted and the charges
against them were as follows:
Nonsupport of minor children--Marvin
D. Allen. 81, address not given.
Assault with dangerous weapon and
CARVING ga oS,nncs concealed slo wsapen Ralph
street S@ Russe SMITH, seVsa e.
colored. 800 block of Fourth street NV.
;, Assault with dangerous weapon-Wil-
Warren ssree Ne eR0TsS aaTs so9 Tho%pson s1Sa of
80, of the, 700 block of F street NE;
H Harry st1ssT A TheWpsop W e. Of the roo block
colored, $500 block of Tenth street NV.
Melvin. sS. colored address listed as So un. n:
BLOCK a% a Msaa street Il Rw wfGGEsa Esq
Turner, Fl, colored. of Bryan road,
Lewis P. Mcfarland, 46. whose address
was listed at the District jail; CORTLAND
s. Heroy,, So, Arlington.
1900 block of Thirteenth street NV:
g1SS St5sff Sosk sW & Eaais srysI %s%S a. eoored
KobbeTy-James L. Alexander. 80, Cabin
Housebreaking and Iareeny-Norman E.
tario road NV: Lenward G. Grant, s3.
eelored. 400 block Of Elm street NV;
Of oakdae pace NV goRn Bur2 a2o 1r1ina SqSk
20, colored, First block of Fenton street
Fer rersins ling and sashins Government cheek
block Of b street NE 90 ''loie'' A40o
Tfanr Rsetfss cS4s sGm ma. at eonIs% Tnisp
address not given.
IGNORED.
The grand Jury ignored the following
cases. thus exonerating the persons of
listed:
Assault with a dangerous Weapon
Charles L. Thomas. 90. colored. 1900 block
OF Wylie street NE.
HousebreakinE and larceny-John p
Byars, .2S, of the 1900 block of Holbrook
street NE
Observation-Disclosures ]. Hanna, 81.
OF the $500 block of Dix street NE
Attempted housebreaking-Jesse R. Kel-
lsy,, ~, colored, 1900 block Of r street
NV.
Deaths Reported