Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
GRAVE CHARGE MADE
False Representation Alleged
Against R. G. Woodward.
INDICTED BY GRAND JURY
Business Manager for New York
Firm to Answer in Court.
OTHER TRUE BILLS RETURNED
Jurors Ignore Charges in Two
Cases-Final Work of the
Year 1910.

The story of how a business manager
and trusted employe Of a New York
merchant is said to have secured 5000
in cash from his employer by alleged
false representations, and no suspicious
were asoused as to the transactions until
eighteen months had elapsed, is told in an
indictment filed today by the local grand
jury against Robert G. Woodward. alias
Robert Graham. alias John Henry Roper.
According to the Indictment, A. p. Ord
way Co. of New York had Woodward
in their employ for many years as man
ager of their business Of selling DR..
Kaufmans sulphur bitters A telephone
message was received in New York from
Woodward in this city August 10, 1905.
according to the story told by Mr.. Ord
way, advising the firm that the internal
revenue Office at Washington had issued
a rule against the firm to show cause
why the bitters sold by the firm should
not be classified as a beverage and sub
jected to a special revenue tax.
Alleged Fee of $4,000.
Woodward, who. it is said, sent the
message, is alleged to have stated that
he had secured the services of local
attorney, who had been successful In
preventing the imposition of the tax and
had charged fee of 5000. He request
ed, according to the indictment, that the
money be sent at once.
Mr. Ordway told the United States at
torneys Office that supposing the matter
to be pressing he sent his confidential
clerk from New York with the cash,
which, it is alleged, was paid to Wood
ward in this city.
The lawyer whose name was used in
the message testified before the grand
jury. The lawyer stated that he was
not so employed and did not even know
the man.
Woodward is under bond in New York.
and a bench warrant will probably be
sent to secure his return here.
Checks Cause Trouble.
An indictment for larceny was returned
today against Joseph Albany, colored.
Albany is alleged to have found on the
street a lost check payable to David w.
Sullivan and calling for $195. Finding is
keeping is the policy said to have been
followed by Albany, who is alleged to
have presented the check at a bank and
received the amount OF cash for which
it called.
Walter Brooks and Arthur jackson, both
colored, were indicted for forgery in con-
nectiOn with check transaction It is
charged that one of the men received
letter to mail i'll which was inclosed a paw
check to a census empioye visiting in
Virginia. The letter was opened by
Brooks. it is alleged. and Jackson is ac-
cused Of selling the check.
Other indictments returned include:
William y. Blagburne, assault to kill,
ana George w. Taylor, for embezzlement
Charges in Two Cases Ignored.
The grand jury ignored a charge OF
manslaughter against George Branzell, a
motorman of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company, who had been ex-
onerated by corOner's jury for the death
of Leroy Wise. Wise was found near
the railroad track above Georgetown Oc-
tober 70 last seriously injured and died
later in the hospital Mrs. Emma WISE
his mother, lodged a complaint at the
district attorneys Office and the matter
was laid before the grand jury. The
grand jury decided to ignore the charge.
The grand jurors also ignored charge
made by inspectors against Martin Roth
1t was charged Roth refilled a bottle
without destroying the revenue stamp
The grand jury also disregarded Il charge
Of embezzlement preferred against Nor
ris 3. Higbee.
The report filed today concluded the
1abors of the present grand jurors and
they were discharged by Justice Bar
nard. sitting in Criminal Court in the
absence of Justice Wright A new grand
jury for the January term will be i'm
paneled next week.