Evening star., 1950-08-08
Grand Jury Returns
81 Indictments, 3
Involving Sex Cases
Eight persons were indicted yes

Eight persons were indicted yes
terday on sex charges.
John j. Gleason, 43, listed as
having no fixed address was in
dicted on charges of assault with
intent to rape a 30-year r-old colored
woman in an alley in the 800 block
of H street S.W., and of COM
rnitting an unnatural act. Police
said the woman told them the
man threatened her with a knife.
In another case James w.
Brown, "a, colored, Of the 5100
block Of F street Sc, was indicted
on a charge Of carnal knowledge
involving a 10-year-old colored
girl. The girl reported Brown
attacked her in wooded area
near the 5000 block of Fiftieth
street Sc, police said.
Other Child Cases.
Bennie E. McClain, 81, colored,
Of the HOO block of Ninth street
NV. was indicted on charges Of
carnal knowledge involving a 12-
year-old colored girl.
Jesse D. Adams, 81, of the 900
block of H street NV, was in
dicted on charges of taking inde-
cent liberties with his 10-year-old
daughter and of attempted incest.
Indicted on charges Of taking
indecent liberties with children
were Jack D. Blackstone, 80, a
Fort Belyoir soldier; Walter N.
Hall. 81, colored, of the 2100
block of Sixth street NV; Preston
Suber. Is, colored, of the 400
block Of New Jersey avenue Sc,
and Maurice c. Hill, 25, colored,
of the $500 block Of Eleventh
street NV.
Clyde B. Moon, "a, whose
address was listed as the Harris
Hotel. in the first block of Mas
sachusetts avenue NV, was in
dicted on a charge of forcing his
29-year-old wife to engage in
prostitution. An hotel employe,
Claude Nash. AZ, colored, also was
indicted on charges of receiving
money for arranging for Mrs.
Moon to engage in prostitution.
81 Indictments.
The indictments were among 81
returned by the grand jury be-
fore District Court Judge Rich
mond B. Keech.
John Hughes, A., colored, Of
Glenn Arden. Md, was indicted
on charge Of manslaughter. He
is accused Of fatally stabbing
John M. Brown, IS. colored, also
OF Glenn Arden. during a fight
in the 100 block of Massachusetts
avenue NV, last June %. Po-
lice said Hughes contends he was
looking for his wife when Brown
attacked him.
Ten persons were indicted on
gambling charges. Three named
in the gambling indictments were
Edward L. Valentine, 26, of the
1400 block of Clifton street NV;
William F. Shaver. 40. of the 600
block Of Fifth street NV, and
Marion S. Butler, As. Of the 400
block Of Massachusetts, avenue
NV. They are charged with
keeping a gaming table.
Numbers Indictments.
The other seven, accused of
promoting the numbers racket,
are:
Frank Porter. Il, colored. 1900
block Of Fifth street NV:
Charles Allen, 66, colored, of the
HOO block Of North Capitol street,
who was named in two indict-
ments; Lewis B. Lyles, So, COL
ored, Of the 600 block Of Massa-
chusetts avenue NV; Albert
Moody. 36. colored. Of the 800
block Of Fiftieth street NE;
Richard Williams, 81, colored, of
the 1900 block of Eleventh street
NV; Oscar S. Washington, So,
colored. Of the TOO block of Fourth
street NV, and James A. G.
Perry, Sc, colored, of the 400
block Of M street NV.
Ann E. Williams. colored, and
Banion, 48, colored,
both Of the 1900 block Of Eighth
street NV, were indicted on mar
cotic charges.