The Washington times., 1909-05-13
Grand Jury Finds True
Bills for Forgery and
Embezzlement.
REPRESENTS FEW
OF DEFALCATIONS
Complainants Mentioned But
Small Percentage of Victims,
Says District Attorney.

John c. Davis and his brother, Martin
T. Davis. were indicted by the grand
Jury today on charges alleging the en-
bezzlement and misrepresentation OF vast
sums Of money. forgery and the utter
ing of the forged papers, and false pre-
lenses.
The Davis brothers business in ques-
tionable nigh finance came to an abrupt
close last week with a deluge OF COM
plants from residents OF Washington,
Alexandria, and other cities. who
claimed they had been mulcted of vary
ing sums. the aggregate OF which is es-
timated at s250.0O0 to $4,000.
Five true bills charging embezzlement
and two charging forgery and utter
ance were returned against John G..
Davis. Embezzlement from the Poto-
mac Building and Loan Association of
whic9 s5d Fos ne was seeTe5aTX and steSsgreT
T. Davis. In addition 20 these, joint
indictments charge the brothers with
torgery and false pretenses.
Embezzlement Charges.
The embezzlement charges against
John G Davis are as follows: From
Anita c. Graeves. March S. 1903, SIC, ,455 :
March 10. sS.547; March II. $3.50. and
May 1. t14.302; from Wade II. Atkinson,
May !. s1.000; from Mrs. Nellie Nc
keown, March :. 5000: from r l..
Wilkinson. Alexandria. March Is. 1850;
May /. $780, and from william E.
Sisson. Alexandria, July 5. 1908, $500; /;
october "a. 1905. Sl.350; May 1, 1909, S. ZOO
The charges OF forgery and uttering
against John G. Davis assert that on
July 3. l0s, he gave forged note OF
$500 20 w. r. Sisson, Of Alexandria;
that on December 3, 1905, he gave a
forged note for $3.50. and on March II.
1sOS, one calling for $1,O5o TO K. L. VIII
konson. OF Alexandria, and on March
s, 1909 note for 5000 TO Mrs. Nellie
Mcke0wn.
The other indictment for forgery and
utterance against John G. Davis con-
tains eight counts, and alleges that on
3i.00o. and on October a, IsslS, a note
Tor $3.50 TO W. T.. Sisson: that on March
II, 1SJ9. he forged note for $50, and
s,s q. March is, 1909 a note for $1,000 giving
tnSTn 10 Mrs. Anita GraeveE.
MisaPpropriation.
The indictment against Martin T.
Davis alleges that on May /. 1853. he
Inisappropristed 5000 from the Potomac
Building and Loan Association, Of which
he was secretary and treasurer.
false pretenses is alleged in another
Indictment against John c. Davis
charging that on May 4. 1900, he OBJ
tanned S53 from w +. SissOn, of Alex
andriay By an alleged chatteI mortgage
Il
Thomas A Owen. who says he has been
made the duDe of the Davis brothers
ana whose name appears on many of
the Notes which are said TO be forgeries
The Joint indictments against the
brothers aliege that on March s, 1903, an
entry for 3. 500 was forged 70 the credit
or Mrs Nellie McKeown in a passbook
OF the Potomac Building and Loan As
sOciation.
In speaking of the indictments TODAY.
District Attorney Daniel W. Baker said:
The indictments returned today repre-
sent only few OF the charges pending
~ this office against the Defendants
J0hn c and Martin T. Davis. 1t is not
expected that indictments viii be re-
turned In every case, as such a course
would be unnecessary. The purpose is
ments susceptible of clear proof TO in
hure the conviction Of the defendants
and punishment commensurate with
their extensive fraudulent acts.
To Be Complete.
The investigation win continue until
The whole field OF frauds covered bv
the defendants IS thoroughly under
stood by this office. No doubt in the
near future other indictments will be
returned.
The indictments against John c.
Davis. although they cover large sums
received by him, yet they represent a
small portion or the moneys fraudu-
1T is proper 10 add that when tbese
frauds first came TO the attention of the
office II at first appeared that Thomas
n. Owen was party TO them. he
Two Davis brothers. But a thorough
investigation has developed that MT
owen is absolutely innocent Of any
criminality ia connection with the
Indeed. SC would seem that no person