The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-04
many INDICTED in
FEDERAL COUR I
Southern Excelsior Company
Charged With Overwhelming
Fifteen Shipments.
TAYLOR MUST STAND TRIAL
MUST STAND TRIAL
Former Stamp Clerk at Station
B Indicted for Stealing
Thirty Dollars.

That the government is. equally as
eager to protect the railroads as to
prosecute them was shown yesterday
when the grand jury OF the United
. .atos District Court for Eastern Vir-
ginia returned an indict ent contain
ing fifteen counts against the South
ern Elcelsior Company. Inc. OF Black
stone, on charge of fraudulently OBJ
tanning transportation OF merchandise
for interstate commerce.
The excelsior company was a mem
Der Of n bureau organized by the rail-
roads for the purpose of having ship
pers weigh their consignments OF
freight. swear to the accuracy OF the
figures and thereby eliminate the
necessity of the road which handled
1t from reweighing.
1t Is alleged that the defendant
overweighed in fifteen different in
stances OF from 1000 to $500 pounds.
Potomac Railway was indicted on
charge of transporting cattle from
quarantine without placarding car.
George Taylor Indicted.
George z. Taylor. former clerk of
Station b. of the Richmond post office.
postal funds Taylor was arrested
some time ago and furnished bond. He
is alleged to have taken $50 in mark
ed money from the cash drawer of the
acting AS stamp. clerk. Taylor had
been under suspicion for some times
and tho marked bills were placed In
the superintendent till by post-o office
found in his possession. Taylor has
many friends who say that his in2o-
cence viii be convincingly established
when the case is tried next Monday.
Asa n. Cook. eighteen years old. OF
Herndon. was indicted on a charge OF
robing rural letter boxes near Alex
andria.
William a, Spain, former post-o Office
clerk at Petersburg, was also in
dicted for robbing the mails. Decoy
letters containing money were found
upon him by inspectors.
Jesse Cheek, formerly of Richmond,
but whose whereabouts Is now un-
known. was indicted for fraudulently
obtaining registered letter contain
was addressed to John Murphy. of 722
North Seventeenth Street and Cheek
is alleged to have represented him
self rs the consignee at the registered
letter division of the post office and
obtained It,
True Bill Against Martin.
Cabell r. Martin. who formerly oper-
ated an employment agency In Broad
Street. was indicted In bill of seven
counts of using the mails to defraud.
He is said to have agreed to send SER
and received from the latter sufficient
money for the transportation of the
domestics. However, according to
many complaints, the promised SER
tons; and Martin was said to have re-
fused to refund the money.
1t required the post-of1 inspectors
a. long while to work UP this case
Most OF these alleged fraudulent oper-
atoms were carried on in the summer
and fall OF 1909. and people In New
York, Connecticut. Massa nhusetts and
New Jersey victimized.
In taking I'D one he nh
the case of the government against
the Poenhontas Distilling Company
I Ieea,or Edmund tsnn :, Waddill, III began
which will probably continue for more
than two weeks.
A; W Jones. Burt Jones and Stephen
which is located in Chesterfield coun.
ty. were placed on trial on the specific
charge OF removing from the distillerv
w 10 the re- freeti flying plant spirits on
not been paid The entire case. II is
expected. will consume all OF TO-DAY
and probably a, part OF tomorrow.
Ppm Pn "A. Lamb. Of Richmond. and II.
me defense while tho government Is
l.. l. Lewis. heS
Taylor Suit Comes Next.
One OF the most important cas.s
which is scheduled 10 be heard az tbIS
term. and Will likely be gone into az.
-: the conclusion of the distiilery
case. Is that against the E. q. Taylor
company. Indicted on q charge Of
FALSELY classifying shipments Of
The case of r. T. Purkins forr,er
postmaster at King George Courtbouse
VIII come UP for a second trial at this
term, II having resulted in a mistrial
when heard before Purklns is ac
cused of robbing the mails.
Inc grand jury will resume its work
THIS morning at II o'clock. -"