Evening star., 1953-06-30
Eight Indicted Here
In Plot 10 Promote
"A Numbers Lottery

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yesterday on a charge Of con-
spiracy to promote a numbers
lottery.
The indictment grew out Of a
police investigation and a raid
last month on a house in the
1000 block of Quebec place NV.
The eight, all celored, are:
Linwood Cherry. 43, of the
1000 block of Quebec place NV;
Joseph w. Cherry. Al. of the
1900 block of Twelfth street
NV: Walter A. Jones. Al, of
the 1900 block of Ninth street
NV: Fleming p. Rose, 33. Of
the $500 block of Dix street
NE; Beulah Lucas. 80. of the
1900 block of Tenth street NV;
Mamie Woods. A; Joe T. Dowdy,
SIS, and Bernice O. Richmond,
27. The latter three are all of
the 100 block of Tenth street
NV.
The indictment charges that
the conspiracy ran from May
to about May 81.
Other counts accuse the eight
of promoting a numbers lottery
and possession of numbers slips.
2 Named in Gambling Count.
In other indictments, two men
were named on multiple gam
bling charges. They are Ma
than Kadan, Al. of the 1400
block of Twenty-seventh street
NV. and Oscar M. Eisen, 80, of
the 400 block of Oneida place
NV. both Of whom are accused
Of promoting a numbers lottery.
selling numbers chances. pos
session of numbers slips and
keeping a place for betting on
horse races.
Three youths were indicted
in connection with series of
offenses involving unauthorized
use of motor vehicles and two
of them were named on a rob-
berry charge.
All three are named in one
indictment charging unauthor-
lied use of an automobile. They
are Robert B. Hunt. 20, of the
10000 block of Connecticut
avenue. Kensington. Md: Sted-
man p. Nichols, 20. of the 700
block of A street Sc, and
Richard Fox. 18, of Garrett
Park, Md. The car involved was
run into a fire hydrant, police
said.
A second indictment charges
Hunt and Nichols with robbing
a taxicab driver Of SIS. A third
indictment accuses Fox of steal
ing an automobile. A fourth
indictment charges Nochols
alone with unauthorized use of
an automobile.
Two Indicted in Thefts.
Two men were indicted on
charges of breaking into a build
ing Of "a contracting concern
twice within five days and steal
ing an adding machine. calcula-
tors. typewriter and padlocks
valued at more than $1,000.
The two, both charged with
housebreaking and larceny are
Raymond w. Skinner, 81, of the
400 block of Fourth street NE,
and william Butler. 26. of the
400 block of K street NE. Both
are colored. Skinner also is
named in a separate indictment
on charges Of breaking into a
private dwelling and stealing
property valued at $125.
A field representative of a
division of the Rural Electrical
ton Administration. stationed
at Little Rock, Ark. was
charged in an eight-count in
dictment of filing false claims
for daily allowances on his
travel vouchers. He is Robert
w. Reidelberger, for whom no
age was listed. The sums in
volved amounted to more than
$500, according to a spokesman
for the United States Attorneys
Office.
Seven Face Dope Charges.
Seven persons were indicted
on narcotic charges and one on
charges of illegal traffic in
marihuana cigarettes. Those
named on the narcotic counts
included:
Harry B. Oliver, SO, of New
York: Frederick r. Scott, Is,
colored, Of the 4700 block of
Kane place NE; Dorothy E.
Williams, 81. colored, of the first
block Of Logan circle NV;
Odell Gibson, q, colored. Of the
1000 block Of Eighth street NV;
Gladys E. Reed. 81. colored, of
the first block of Rhode Island
avenue NV: Leonard Beasley.
27. colored, of the 800 block of
Tennessee avenue NE. and Ju-
Illus c. Brooks, A, colored, of the
first block Of O. street & w