Evening star., 1951-03-13
Woman Here Indicted
With Air Force Man
In Traffic Fatality

An Air Force corporal and a AZ
year-old woman yesterday were
indicted by a District grand jury
on charge of manslauhgter in
the traffic death on February 20 of
Leon o. Hall, 90, of 522 Fourth
street Sc.
The corporal is Dewey F. Ed
wards, %, stationed at Andrews
Field, Md, who police say was
driving the automobile which
struck Mr.. Hall as he walked
across the street in front of his
home. Charged Jointly with Ed
wards is Mrs. Ruth Harris, of the
4400 block of Livingston road S E..
who police say is owner of the au-
tomobile. Police said Edwards had
no drivers permit. The indictment
accuses both of operating the car.
In another indictment, Joseph
Green, "a, colored, of the first
block of D street Sc, was accused
of breaking into the Southwest
Community House, SOL Second
street S.W., and raping and rob-
bing a 48-year-old colored woman.
The indictment charges that
Green obtained SIG in the robbery.
Named in Four Indictments.
James P. Junghans, jr., 80, of
the $500 block of Cameron street,
Silver Spring, Md, was named in
four indictments on false pre-
lenses charges in which he is ac-
cused of obtaining an automobile
and more than $7,700 in cash.
One of the indictments accuses
Junghans of obtaining an auto
mobile, valued at $1,897, from the
Handley Motor Co., 6323 Georgia
avenue NV, by giving a check
for which there were insufficient
funds.
The other three indictments
accuse Junghans Of illegally OBJ
tanning $7,725 in cash from a
used-car dealer, Carl B. Ramsey,
in the 900 block of K street NV.
Those three indictments charge
that Junghans received the money
for automobiles he falsely repre-
sented he owned. The three in
dictments also accuse Junghans
of grand larceny of $7,725.
Eldon r. Powell, 81, for whom
no address was listed, was in
dicted on three robbery charges
for alleged pocketbook snatchings
in which he was said to have
obtained $50 in cash and other
items. A fourth indictment ac-
cuses Powell of breaking into a
house and stealing a television set
and other items.
Five Charged in Sex Gases.
Five persons were indicted on
sex-offense charges. Those named
are:
Edgar Smith. %. colored, of the
900 block of Fifth street NV,
charged with carnal knowledge
involving a 15-year-old colored
girl; Joseph Sullivan, "a, of the
300 block of Thirty-fifth street
NE, charged with assault with
intent to commit incest involving
his 11-year-old daughter; Joseph
M. Kerr. "a, of Silver Spring, Md,
accused of taking indecent liber-
ties with 12-year-old girl: Moses
S. Carey. SIS. colored, of the 1000
block of Ninth street NV, accused
OF taking indecent liberties with
4-year-old colored girl, and John
D. Biscoe, 48, colored. accused of
taking indecent liberties with an
8-year-old colored girl.
Two men, Jerry Matthews. 4S,
colored, of the 1400 block of WI
street NV. and Nathaniel Car
roll, "a, colored, of the 1900 block
OF Fourteenth street NV, were
indicted on a charge of keeping
gaming table for the purpose Of
betting on games of dice.
Daniel r. Steger. 80, colored, of
the 2700 block of Eleventh street
NV, was indicted on numbers
charges.
Two persons were indicted on
narcotic charges. They are Mary
Doris Day, 26. Of the 1700 block
of Gales street NE, and Richard
A. Howerton. colored, of the 14OO
block of Girard street NV.
The indictments were among
a total of 36 returned by the grand
jury before Chief Judge Bolitha
J. Laws of District Court.