Evening star., 1951-09-06
District Man CHARGED
With Intent 10 Kill
Estranued Wife

A 43-year-old man was indicted
yesterday on a charge of assault
with intent to kill his 26-year-old
estranged wife, who he allegedly
struck and bound to a shower rod
for seven hours.
The man accused is Raymond M.
Phinney. of the 200 block of Third
street Sc. The indictment charges
the offense was committed on
August Z. A spokesman for the
United States attorneys Office
said police reported the woman
was struck and then bound to
shower rod with rope and belt
while in her home in the 1900
block of sherwood street NE.
Police also were quoted as saying
she had been knocked unconscious
and her mouth stuffed with paper.
The alleged attack took place,
according to police. when Mrs.
Phinney sought to get the defend
ant to leave. Phinney, they re-
ported. had sought to get Mrs.
Phinney to come back and live
with him.
Policeman Robbed Of Pistol.
James Boyd, 33. colored, of the
400 block of Twenty-f1rst street
NV, was indicted on charges of
assaulting two policemen by point
ing a pistol at them, after taking
the gun from one of them. The
two officers are James B. Wilson
and Robert r. Gould.
Boyd also is accused of rcbbing
Officer Wilson of his pistol and
holster. Boyd. police said, grabbed
the pistol after Policeman Wilson
arrested him at Ninth and o.
streets NV, for a traffic viola
ton. Boyd was recaptured near
the scene.
In another case. Donald r. AS
bell, q. of Bethesda, Md, was
indicted on charge of striking
two policemen when they inter-
ceded in a fight in the 1900 block
OF H street NV.
Indicted on Murder Charge.
Mack Thomas, 80, of the 100
block Of Quincy place NE, was
indicted on a charge of first
degree murder accusing him of
strangling Ella Leverett, %, coll
ored, also Of the Quincy place ad-
dress. during an argument there
on August 9.
Louis H. Bruce, 80, colored, of
the 800 block of Virginia avenue
Sc. was indicted on charges of
shooting and wounding Mrs. Bes-
sic E. Walker. his mother n-law,
and her daughter, Gloria j. Walk
er, in their home in the 600 block
Of Orleans place NE. last July l.
He also was accused Of assault
on his wife by pointing a pistol
at her.
Named in Sex OffenSes.
Several persons were named on
sex offense charges. Haywood
Brewer, 81. colored, Of the first
block Of Hanover street NV, was
indicted on a charge Of carnal
knowledge involving a 12-year-
old colored girl. Howard F. Green,
20, colored. Of Baltimore was in
dicted on charge Of carnal know
ledge involving a 14-year-old col
ored girl.
Garlic Dew. 80. colored. of Cha
pei Oaks, Md, was indicted on q |
charge Of taking indecent liber-
ties with a nine-year- -old colored
gill.
Four persons were indicted on
narcotics charges. They are John
H. CalomeriS, "a. of the 1900 block
Of Arkansas avenue NV; William
H. Jackson, u, colored, of the 400
block Of New York avenue NV:
John E. Poole. jr., %, colored, of
the 100 block of Eighth street |
NV, and Wilhelmina Poole. also
Of the Eighth street address.
John Russell Keyes, 81, of the
900 block of South Taylor street,
Arlington. Va, was indicted on a
marijuana charge.
The indictments were among q
total Of 80 returned by a grand
jury before District Court Judge
Alexander Holtzoff.