Evening star., 1953-03-21
Bryant Sentenced
To6to Is Months in
VA Tuition Case

Leo M. Bryant. 46, who for
merly headed the defunct Cap
ital Business School, 1903 Four
teenth street NV. yesterday
was given from 6 to 10 months
for making false statements in
billing the Veterans Admins
tration for students tuition and
making false statements on the
cost Of running the school.
Sentence was by Judge Alex
ander Holtzoff in the U. S. Dis
trict Court for the District Of
Columbia.
Bryant, who is colored, was
convicted last month by a jury.
The panel found him guilty on
seven counts Of making false
statements on vouchers in bill
ing the bureau for veterans tut
tion and on two counts Of max
ing false statements on costs of
running the school.
Bryant was named >on the
charges in an indictment re-
turned in January, 1852. He re-
turned here from Africa to face
the charges. He had been work.
ing as q fiscal expert for the
Liberian Government.
Hacker Yokers Sentenced.
Judge Holtzof also sentenced
two men to serve from 3 to 10
years each for the yoke robbery
Of a taxicab driver, from whom
they obtained a wallet and small
amount of change. The two
given the time are Harold r.
Travers, 20, of the 1900 block
of Stevens road Sc, and Melvin
G. Jackson, 10, of the 200 block
of Tennessee avenue Sc. Both
are colored.
Daniel. L. Shirley, 20, of the
100 block of p street S.W., was
given from 40 months to 10
years for firing a gun at his
wife, Mrs. Norma j. Shirley. The
shot missed. The defendant had
pleaded guilty to assault with a
dangerous weapon. Sentence
was by Judge Holtzof.
Long Terms for Arson.
Two men were given long
prison terms for arson. One of
them. Abram Ellis. colored, of
the 540O block Of Call place Sc,
was given from 20 months to 5
years by Judge Holtzof for
setting fire to the building, cloth
ing and furniture at 1913 F
street Sc. Police said Ellis had
had an argument about a gam
bling game before starting the
fire.
The other man sentenced for
arson was Nose D. Williams, 43,
colored. Of the first block of F
street NV, who was given from
Is to 81 months by Judge Walter
M. Bastian for burning clothing
in a house in the 1900 block of
Marion street NV. Police said
William had had an argument
with a woman friend just before
starting the fire.
Several persons were sentenced
for narcotic law violations.
Among them was Herbert w.
(Buckle Jaws) Johnson. "a, coll
ored, of the 1700 block of Eighth
street NV, who was given from
one to three years by Judge
Burnita Shelton Matthews for
making a narcotic sale. Judge
Matthews ordered the sentence
to run concurrently with another
sentence Of 9 to q months given
johnson recently on a narcotic
charge.
Testified for Government.
johnson was a Government
witness at large narcotic con-
spiracy trial and also was help
full in testifying before Senate
subcommittee investigating crime
in the District. 1t was pointed
out by court attaches.
Others sentenced on narcotic
charges included:
George F. Fletcher, 80, COL
ored, of the first block of Fenton
street NE, who was given from
20 months to 5 years by Judge
Holtzoff.
Junius Harrison Lewis, 10, col
ored of the 900 block of w street
NV, who was given from 20
months to 5 years by Judge
Holtzoff.
William r. Minor, %, colored,
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