Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-04
GRAND JURY |ND|CTS
Retiring Body Submits a Re-
port of True Bills.
IGNORES MURDER CHARGE
Shooting of George B. Gascoigne
Classed as Manslaughter.
HELD FOR KILLING HIS WIFE
Arthur Martin Charged With Capt.
tai Crime-New Body Will Be
Impaneled Tomorrow.
HELD FOR KILLING HIS WIFE

| The October grand jury today made
| it's final report to Justice Gould in Crimi-
| nal Court No. /. The January grand
jury will be impaneled tomorrow.
| Among the indictments returned today
was zone for false pretenses against
Jules NJ. Waterbury, who. it is alleged,
claimed to be a representative of the
Associated Press. and is accused of hav-
| ing secured money from Senator J. c..
Burrows of Michigan. Representative
John A. T. Hull of Iowa. Representative
Richard Bartholdt of Missouri and AS
sitsant Attorney General Ormsby Nc
Harg.
According TO the Indictment Water
bury would approach the intended victim
and tell him that the Associated Press
had decided to furnish its subscribers
throughout the country copies from
steel engravings of photographs of prom
inent men, and would promise to deliver
the steel engraving with a desired num-
Der of copies for certain price BY
this scheme, it is alleged, he secured
check dated May IS last from Senator
Burrows for S140.S5, one of $50 from Mr..
Hull and one of So from Nj Bartholdt.
These checks, it is alleged, were cashed
by Waterbury. Mr.. McHarg gave Water
bury $50 in cash. which, it is under
stood, was returned to him after his
suspicious Hdu Dten dIOuSSu AAA MI
Harg complained to the police. and an
investigation led to the arrest of Water
bury.
AS soon as the indictment was returned
Waterbury and his counsel. r. Golden
Donaldson, who had been advised of the
probable action of the grand jury. ap-
peared at United States Attorney Bakers
office. prepared to give bail. They went
before Justice Gould, who accepted $1,000
bond for the appearance of Waterbury for
trial.
Waterbury strenuously denies the use
of the name of the Associated Press in
the transactions and declares that he will
be able to establish his complete innO-
cence of any intent to defraud.
Thomas r. Griffith, who shot and killed
George B. Gascoigne, November q last
at the boarding house of Mrs. Mary J.
Brandenburg, SIT 18th street southwest,
where the two men lodged, was indicted
for manslaughter. The deceased had
threatened Griffith. 1t was said, and when
he entered Griffth's room, the latter
claims, he feared for his life and shot
to save himself.
For Receiving Stolen Property.
Chauncey Lee Brant. .colored. was in
dicted for receiving stolen property. It
is alleged that March Z last, as Mrs. John
F. Dryden. wife of former Senator Dry
den Of New Jersey. was entering her
carriage she was robbed of a diamond
pin and a diamond-studded watch val
ued at about $500. Alonzo Harris. COL
ored. was convicted before Justice Stat
ford last June, and upon his refusal to
disclose where he had disposed of the
jewelry. was sentenced to ten years in the
penitentiary. The jewelry was later 10
Gated by detectives at Catletts. Va, iden-
titled by Mr.. Dryden, and the arrest of
Brant followed.
The grand jury also indicted w. C.
Gates, alias Lawrence T. Latshaw, alias
D. c. Bacon, for false pretenses. Ac-
cording to the indictment, Gates cashed
a number of checks at local hostelries.
The checks are said to have been worth
less. The Columbia Hotel Company Is
said to. have been victimized to the ex-
tent of SO, and Orren G. Staples, S91 80.
An attempt to pass a check at the ST.
James Hotel led to the arrest of Gates.
Murder in the first degree Is charged in
an indictment against Arthur Martin. col
ored. q printer at the government print
ing Office, who shot his WIFE Maria Mar
tin. May go 1905 The wife died June %
The grand jury ignored a charge of
murder against William A. Knott, who
kicked a colOred man named Edward
Baker. October IL last. Baker died Oc-
tober %. A charge of seduction against
Edward Matthews was also ignored.
other True Bills.
Other indictments reported by the
grand jury follow:
Thomas Smith, for robbery: James. B.
Chapman, for violation of section 5467,
r. S. U. s.; Richard J. Marshall, for en-
bezzlement; Norman L. Hayes, alias John
l.. Sanford, for bigamy; r. NJ. Corners, for
false pretenses; John Clarke, Barney
Smith and Harry E. Miller. for larceny
and conspiracy to cheat and defraud;
John Clarke, Barney Smith and Harry E.
Miller. for larceny and conspiracy; Will
liam II. Jones, for violation of section
$3.50, r. S. U. s.; Joseph j. Gleason, jr.,
for false pretenses; Charles A. Carpenter,
for false pretenses; Elias Rubenstein. for
receiving stolen property, and David Low