Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04


speculation in the county, els
backed up in the Upper Marlb
against four persons charged v
Recent developments indica
inally called at the request of
States Attorney Blair H. Smith
to consider the murder cases. will
result in the consideration Of
charges of Statewide impor-
lance.
Mr.. Smith has announced that
investigations Of apparent high
way land speculation in Prince
Georges County similar to that
which led to indictment of seven
persons in Montgomery County.
will be presented to the grand
jury.
Data From Investigators
The bulk of the information
to be provided the jury prob
ably will come from State in
vestigators under supervision Of
Maryland Assistant Attorney
General Joseph D. Buscher, who
heads legal affairs for the State
Roads Commission.
Mr., Smith said yesterday he
will ask the jury to consider the
gambling and murder cases on
Monday and Tuesday. The grand
jury is not expected to meet on.
Wednesday in order to give Mr..
Smith time to confer with State
officials on evidence of alleged
profiteering on land sold as
right-of-way to the State Roads
Commission.
The jury is expected to begin
its deliberations of speculation
evidence on Thursday.
Mr.. Smith added that an in
vestigation conducted by his own
ONCE and Prince Georges County
Detective Sergt. Emmett F. G.
Gray has turned up additional
information on the alleged
speculation.
Move Against Gamblers
Mr.. Smiths decision to remove
the pending gambling cases from
the police court level and present
them to the grand jury con-
stitutes a major move in the
county to eliminate gambling ac-I
tivities.
Gambling has been an issue
In this county for some time"
Mr.. Smith said. land I feel that
the grand jury. composed Of rep
resentatives Of the people. should
decide what steps should be
taken to eliminate it."
This is a matter OF such
public interest that I think 1t!
warrants action in the Circuit
Court. It was a campaign
pledge Of mine to wipe out gam
bling in Prince Georges and I
am determined to do it," he said.
The four murder cases sched-
uled for grand jury action in
volve charges against:
Edward v. Marcionette, II, OF
Falkland. Md, who is accused OF
fatally stabbing Richard E. Glib
son, 81. a Maryland University
student, on November II in a
Langley Park wooded area.
Marcionette, who was commit
ed to Spring Grove State Hospi-
tai for mental observation after
an apparent suicide attempt in
the Upper Marlboro jail. has
been judged sane. and able to
stand trial by hospital ply
chiatrists.
Held in Baby's Death
MIS-. Dorothy T. Willow, 23-
year-old Laurel Army wife,
charged with the strangulation
death of her 13-day-old daugh-
ter, also on November II. Mrs.
Willow is undergoing mental
tests at Spring Grove after an
apparent attempt at suicide in
the Hyattsville Jail. Doctors have
not made a report on her mental
condition.
Airman Second Class Sherry o.
Sokolik, %, stationed in Wash
ington. who is charged with the
fatal shooting Of William S. Bir-
kett. %, during an argument
over a triangle romance in an
Oxon Hill housing project. Soko-
lik is in the Upper Morlboro jail,
Benny Evans. 81. colored. of
Upper Marlboro, charged with
the fatal shooting of Samuel L.
Williams. %. of Washington,
during an argument in restau-
rant near Forestville on Septem-
Der 30.