Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20

of the Saints and
Saintettes, Inspector Winters
said. Hands of some of the
girls bore marks which they said
were made with matches.
On the boys hands were
crosses which Inspector Winters
said were made by application OF
a hot knife.
Inspector Winters said there
was no evidence the club menu
bers had collectively engaged in
wrongdoing, but several MEM
beers have records as Juvenile of
tenders.
He said his new file will in
clude background and current
information on such groups as
the Aces, Eagles and Mohawks,
who gather in the vicinity Of
the 900 block of Pennsylvania
avenue Sc.
Inspector Winters said the
clubs whose members were in
volved in the shooting appar-
emily were formed for social rea-
sons. The Saints have been in
existence for some time and the
Christ Child Society. which spon-
Isors the Merrick Boys Club, has
been trying to give the group
guidance for some time. he added.
Five Boys Charged
Altogether, five boys have been
charged in the shooting fracas.
Juvenile Division Detectives
Leonard Faina and Richard
lDarnall. who have been investi-
eating the case, say this is what
the boys told them happened:
The story actually begins q
week before the shooting, when
the 16-year-old boy police say
fired the gun, and one of the 16-
lyear-old-olds charged with dis
orderly conduct. h a d a fl g hit
after the alleged gun-toter
stepped on the other boys foot
in the gym of the Christ Child
Settlement House at 608 Mas
sachusetts avenue NE.
Argument Resumed
| On Friday night, the boy ac-
Ecused Of the shooting went into
the Stanton Grill at SOL C street
NE. and ran into the other boy
there. They promptly resumed
the argument. They decided to
settle it outside and had a vigor-
lolus fight for about 20 minutes.
Then they went back into the
grill.
1 There the 16-year-old accused
Of the shooting and Robert Bruce
Simmons, 81. of the 3400 block
iof Sixteenth street NV, began
swearing and using abusive Ian
guage. the youths questioned told
police. The manager of the grill
told everyone to clear out.
Simmons and the 16-year -old
got into Simmons car and one Of
the other l6-year-olds chased
the car a block up the street, url-
til Simmons put the car in re-
verse and almost ran over the
boy chasing him.
| The 16-year-old with Simmons
went home and got the gun.
Later. while still in the car, he
showed it to some boys at Q
dance that was going on at the
Merrick Club. When the boy
with whom he originally quar-
relied heard about the gun he
left the scene.
/ The 16-year-old and Simmons
went back to the Stanton Grill,
There the boys who we're shot,
Donald Duley, Is. of 10 r street
NE, and Ronald Bennett. Is. OF
1405 Staples street NE. told the
l6-year-old to put the gun away
Fired Into Crowd
Angered, the 16-year- odd and
Simmons got into the car and
drove away. The 16-year-old
turned around. witnesses said.
and fired into the crowd. He
happened to hit Duley and
Bennett.
The boys who were shot were
members of the Saints. police
said. The 16-year-old accused of
shooting them told police he
himself had been considering
joining the Saints. The boy he
had the fight with in the gym
lis a member of the Angels. The
other two boys do not belong to
a club.
| All three boys charged yester-
day with disorderly conduct are
being held for the action of the
Juvenile Court. Two have been
released in the custody of their
parents. A third boy is being held
in the Receiving Home, since he
lis on probation from a previous
iisorderly charge.
| Adult Trial Possible
The l6-year-old accused of the
shooting is charged with assault
with intent to kill and is being
held in the Receiving Home.
Police are considering whether
to recommend that the Juvenile
Court waive jurisdiction and per-
nit the boy to face trial as an
adult.
His companion, 21-year-old
Robert Simmons, appeared be-
fore Judge Almond w. Scott in
Municipal Court yesterday. Bond
was set at $4,000, and his case
was continued until January 8.
Simmons is charged with assault
with intent to kill.
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