Evening star., 1953-11-02
Barber Indicted
AsMurderer
In Wife Ki|Iinq
Cornes Faces Charge
In First Degree;
Other True Bills

In First Degree;
Other True Bills
A 59-year-old barber shop pro-
prietor was indicted today on a
charge of first degree murder N
the fatal shooting o. his 33-year-
old wife, October 81 in their
apartment at 4119 w street NV.
The man charged is Dallas L.
CarneS, proprietor of a barber
shop at 1903 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV. The victim was Mrs.
Margaret K. Carnes.
Police said the shooting cli-
NAKED violent argument be-
tween the couple. They quoted
Carnes as claiming Mrs. Carnes
had hit him with a mirror. Police
said Carnes who was arrested at
the apartment, had been drink
ing. Asked whether he had shot
hit wife, officers said, Carnes re-
piled maybe"
Hot ShOppe Employees Accused.
Two employees at the commits
Sary OF Hot Shoppes, Inc, in the
1900 block of Upshur street
NV, were accused of conspir-
Ing to steal more than $29, 900
worth of meat.
They are Albert E. Peters. SO.
of the 300 block of Larkspur
road, Morningside, Md, and
Ernest C. Saunders, AZ, of the
First block of R street NE.
They are charged in a sep
arate count with the theft of
1892 worth of meats and toma-
toes.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney E. Riley Casey, who pre-
sented the case to the grand
jury, said the 1892 worth of
stolen property was found in Pc
ters' automobile.
Narcotics Sale Charged.
Mario F. R. Colucci, 81, of New
York was charged with the
illegal sale of 1O,287 grains of a
narcotic here october s. The
indictment also. accuses him
with facilitating the sale and
concealment of narcotic.
John w. Middlebrook, A, of
the 2700 block of Sixth street
NE. was named in two indict-
mentS on charges of forging
checks totaling more than ST, 400.
Two orderlies at Children's
Hospital were indicted on
charges of breaking into a room
at the hospital and stealing
II dozen bed sheets valued at
$198. They are Henry T. Banks.
"a, of the 200 block of v street
NV. and James A. Diggs, jr.,
%. of the 1000 block of Girard
street NV, both colored.
Albert Romero, %, colored, of
the 100 block of Euclid street
NV. was indicted on charges of
snatching pocketbooks from two
women.
Robbery and HOldup Charged.
Two men were indicted on
charges of breaking into a
restaurant in the 31O0 block of
Rhode Island avenue NE. and
stealing $416 and of holding up
a store of $11 in cash.
The two, both colored, are
Benjamin F. Anderson, 81, of the
900 block of Pickford street
NE, and Elvin Turner, 10, of
the 1000 block of Eighth street
NE.
Richard w. Spriggs, 80, COL
ored, of the HOO block of Eighth
street NV, was indicted on
charges of breaking into two
homes and stealing property
fdIuCu dG p4oU.
Cecil A. Murphy, 81, of the
1900 block of First street Sc,
was named in a multiple indict-
ment on charges of forging
names on sales checks at the
Woodward & Lothrop store.
Check Thefts Charged.
James M. McCard, 80, colored,
of the $500 block of Georgia
avenue NV. was charged with
stealing checks from residential
mail boxes and of forging and
Cashing checks.
TennySon c.. Johnston. %, COL
ored, a special officer at the Dun
bar Hotel, was charged with
stealing mail and forging checks.
The grand jury ignored hon.
icide charge against James E.
Lee, 81, colored, of the 140O
block of S street NV. The
grand jury's action clears Lee
in the death of Robert Jones, 90,
colored, of the 700 block of Sixth
street NE, who was stabbed
fatally during a fight with Lee.