Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-02
Jurors |ndict
Man in Threat
On President

An inmate OF a Quincy (Ill.)
soldiers and sailors home was in
dicted by a District grand jury
today on a charge of threaten
ing the life of President Eisen-
hover.
White House Police Corpl.
Ralph C. Slower said he arrested
the defendant. Henry L. Lay
field. veteran of World War II,
at the White House gate on
March S. ...
Corpl. Slower said Layfeld
told him he wanted to get into
the White House to shoot the
President because that Eisen-
hover is no $50 good" Police
said Layfield admitted he had
attempted to purchase a shot
gun earlier in the day, but had
been unsuccessful.
Tive Held in Robbery
In another case, the grand
jury held two men for the at
tempted robbery in Farragut
Square of Mrs. Annie r. Pot
bury. n, assistant manager of
the YWCA at Seventeenth and
< streets NV.
Named in a true bill were
Robert L. Catlin, 81, of the 200
block of Eighth street NE, and
Glenn H. Wisecarver, 80, of the
800 block of C street NE. Mrs.
Potbury was thrown to the
ground in the course of the at
tempted purse-snatshing. The
aged woman suffered a frac-
tured left elbow and a double
fracture OF her pelvis.
Catlin and Wisecarver ad-
united getting out of an auto
witness saw leave the scene.
They said they left the vehicle
to purchase some cigarettes but
denied the attempted robbery.
Morton H. Amitin. "a, of the
5000 block Thirty-ninth street
NV, clerk for a camera store,
was named in counts alleging
larceny after trust, embezzle-
ment and grand larceny. Police
said he absconded with $4,000
in cash and checks he was sent
to deposit in the bank on
February % by Murray M. Sag
man, owner of the Camera
Equipment Store, 905 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV.
When arrested a month later
in Calumet City, ILL.,, police said
Amitin had $48. He told police
he used part of the money to
purchase an automobile.
Isaac A. Contee, SO. colored
OF the 1400 block of Corcoran
street NV. was indicted on a
second-degree murder charge
Tor the fatal beating of his wife
OF less than a year, Mrs. Clyde
r. Contee, SIS, colored, of the
same address.
Three Charged With Rape
Two youths and an adult were
charged with the rape of a 90
year-old woman on February 26
in the 500 block of Thirteenth
street NE. The woman said the
trio attacked and knocked down
her escort. dragged her into an
alley and criminally assaulted
her.
Those charged were Moses
Janrhett, "a. 100 block of Cliff
ton street NV; John Cox, II,
3700 block of Hayes street NE,
and Louis ]. Gaskins, 10, of the
3700 block of Grant street NE.
All are colored. Juvenile Court
waived jurisdiction over Cox.
The following were indicted on
narcotics charge violations: Peter
c. Pogue, As, colored, unit block
r street NV; James F. Parker,
%, 5000 block Of Garland avenue,
Takoma Park; William L. Brown,
a fugitive, age and address UNI
known; Mary D. Watkins, 80, col
ored, 400 block of Hayes street
NE; Solomon N. Levinson, "a,
800 block of jefferson street
NV; James Watkins, 80, COL
ored, 4700 block of Forty first
place, Hyattsville.
Also. Robert w. Wright, 30.
1900 block Of Clifton street NV:
Valerie S. Jones, 81, colored, 1900
block OF Seventh street NV:
Mary F. williams, 81, colored, of
the 400 block of M street NV:
Anthony Williams, 81, colored,
OF the 1900 block of New Jersey
avenue NV, and Helen L. Var
brough, IS. colored, 1900 block of
Tenth street NV.