Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-10
Indicted on Charges
of Breaking Into and
Robbing 7 Churches

Robbing 7 Churches
Two men were indicted today
On charges OF breaking into
three churches and stealing from
two Of them.
They are Harry r. Wilson. %,
Of the 1900 block of Tenth street
NV. and Clarence K. Hender-
son, 20, of the 1900 block of
street NV, both colored.
The largest single haul was
from the Shiloh Baptist Church.
$500 Ninth street NV. They are
accused Of breaking into the
church on July IL and taking
property valued at $235, includ-
ing silVeIware and $40 in cash.
a second indictment accuses
them IF breaking into Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Church,
goo Massachusetts, avenue NV,
On May 8 and taking SGT worth
Of property.
20 statements Submitted.
A third indictment charges
they stole more than SO from
pay telephone in the Church of
God. 1904 Third street NV. It
also charges them with breaking
into the Israed M. E. Church,
1900 block Of New Jersey avenue
NV, where they were captured
by police on July Is.
Assistant United States At
torney Frederick G. SmithSon
said police submitted statements
on 20 cases Regarding the pair
for consideration of the United
States Attorneys Office. But, he
said. only the four on which
indictments were returned were
supported by the evidence.
Several other multiple indict-
ments were returned today by g
grand jury before Judge Edward
N. Curran of the u S. District
Court for the District of Colum-
bia. In most instances. all of
the cases on which police gave
statements were presented to the
grand jury.
Indicted in RObberieS.
A man and a woman, Thomas
Z. Dickerson, 80, and Hilda
Humphrey, 80, both of the 1000
block of North Inglewood street,
Arlington, were indicted on
charges of robbing two liquor
stores. The largest single haul
was 1892 from a store in the
900 block Of Rhode Island avenue
NE.
Robyt B. Collins. jr., 10, COL
ored, of the 1900 block of Grant
street NE, was indicted on
charges of three times breaking
INTO committee rooms at the
Capitol and taking $43 from
petty CaSn BOXES.
Jesse L. Black, 18, of the 1900
block Of Sixteenth street NE,
was indicted on charges of rob-
bling a liquor store and a gaso-
line station of S725 in cash and
attempting to roo another liquor
store in holdupS.
Two Accused of LOOting Cars.
Two men, Richard Broadly, 43,
of the 800 block of N street
NV, and Eugene Turner, Is, of
the 1000 block of M street NV,
Y ere indicted on charges of steal
ing more than $500 worth of
property from automobiles.
Lorenzo Pollard, 30, colored,
was indicted on a charge of lar
ceny after trust of $5,05O on
June l, 1850.
The money belonged to his
employers, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
M. Robin, of the 1900 block of
Sherman avenue NV. Mrs. Robin
said she drew the money from a
bank and gave it to Pollard to
take to her husband. Instead,
the defendant disappeared.
Four persons were accused of
possessing narcotics. The four,
all colored, are Augustine M. Hill,
30; Velma Langford, 30, and Eli
leen M. LaMare, "a, all of the
1900 block of Vermont avenue
NV, and Frederick Powell, 80,
of the 100 block of Corcoran
street NV.
/ Others charged with possession
of narcotics included Arthur j.
Hinton, %, colored, of the first
block of Hanover street NV, and
Charles P. McClain, 30, colored,
of the first block of r street NV.
Lucy G.. Horton As, colored, of
the 500 block of Lamont street
NV, Vas indicted on charges of
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