The Washington herald., 1911-09-14
FEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Nine Indictments Against
Lewis HOOff.
DIRECTORS METHODS SCORED
Secret As to ParentnGe of Three
year-OId White Girl Is Held by
Nurse-Exciting Thief Chase
other News Notes.

Alexandria. Va, Sept ia grand jury
in the Corporation Court, with John W
May as foreman. this afternoon returned
nine indictments for larceny aggregating
$3.50 against eLwis Hooff. secretary anC
general manager of the defunct Mer
camille Railway Building and Loan Asso
citation.
The jury, in a separate report, cen
sured the board of directors, declaring
they were ignorant Of the operations ot
the company and relied entirely upor
data furnished by the secretary from
which they made their rcDrots.
Hoof has been summoned to appear
il the Corporation Court tomorrow. Il
Is understood that November a next will
bc the date fixed by Judge Barley fol
the trial
The ORenseS Charged.
The indictments returned follow: June
e. 1910 larceny of one certificate for
nine shares OF stock of the Mercantile
Railway Building and Loan Association,
valued at $500. May II, 1870. thirty-three
shares Of stock of the association, 81. 800;
September 5. 1910. two certificates, or SIX
shares Of stock Of the association. 500;
September \, 1916 funds of the Virginia
Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation
$500; September y 1910 funds of the Nir-
gin!a Safe Deposit and Trust Corpora
tiOn. $3.50, September 2<19l0. three shares
OF Mercantile Railway building and
Loan Association stock. $500: June 50
1910. funds of the Virginia Safe Deposit
and Trust Corporation 81 500; May II
1910. funds of the Virginia Safe Deposit
and Trust Corporation. 500, and Dcccm-
her y. 1910 funds Of the Virginia Safe
Deposit ard Trust Corporation S;Nu
Tn" written report OF Inr grand jury
follows: The grand jury tnd, that the
,icEtccnth ansUal statement Of the Ncr.
'antl" Railway Building and Loan As
socIatiOn. of Alexandria, Va. to the
stockholders. from the directors. dateG
December Il. l.sg, examined and ap-
TUrved by Joseph l.. Dulliu. an actuary
II Philadelphia. Pa. datcr january 70
1910. based on Information furnished by
tho officers OF said association and ap-
proved by The trustees is misleading and
""ccptivc rs the evidence before the
Grand jury shows that the association
" as inS"lvent at the time said report
Vas made.
housekeeping Confusing.
I'VE also find the system Of bookkeep-
ing was entirely Inadequate and confus-
Ing.
I'VE furthermore find that the dIrec-
tors were ignorant Of the operations Of
Ihr Institution. and ;he methods applied.
i"lying entirely upon data furnished ny
III secretary from which they made
their reports.
The Jury was composed Of John w.
Hay. foreman; 4 :. I1onirndn. Courtney
Acton. c. Page WaIirr r. e. Howard.
W. Il. Smont Charles H. Callahan. ".
T. Balm, and G. r. Marshall
Hooff was arrested a few days ago on
two warrants for larceny issued at the
instance Of Commonwealth Attorney
Samuel G. Brent. H"Of gave bond in
the sum Of 81 -" Tor his appearance
iE tn" Corporation court Monday next
AMI was released.
The association OF which Hoof was
tho secretary and general manager closed
its doors January = last wv" weeks
after the colIanS" Of the Virginia Safe
Deposit and Trust Corporation Since
:hcn Receiver Douglas Stuart has been
in charge. II. Noel Garner, special COM
missioner, j. preparing Il report
Mystery Surrounds Tot.
\ hlur-cvcd grid. thro,. years old. hear
Ing the name Of Elizabeth. whose idcn-
iitv Is known but I" two persons and who
for the last thrc" wears mas been in the
rustoiv rf n"sr"cs. l. tonight nesting
in a white coz at tho ChlIircn's HiSpital.
apparra,l. ront"ntrd with her surround-
nEs. The child's guardian is Mrs. Mary
Matthews. named hy Judge BARLEY in
the Corporation Court this afternoon.
Mystery surrounds this child. and the
Identify Of her mother Is known here
rnly to the negro woman. Ida Dogan.
nho had h,r N custody. and to Judge
farley. Ii WAS NJ the solicitation OF
Mrs Matthews that III" attention Of the
court was called to IN" matter.
Judge BARLEY called upon the negro
woman 70" tn UpmC Of the mother of
HE child tn" woman after saving she
had made "A solemn proms" to the mother
never t" reveal tho identity Of the latter.
tod her secret To- the judge.
JUdg" Iiarl,} Hflcrward announced that
b." would nor disclose the name Of the
Euthcr lie added that the mother was
wei to do. and did not live in Alexandria.
According tO lh" nc.-r0 woman the
mother hr""gh. the child to the negro
vomans mother. Sa~ah Parker. three
'cIrs ago. following its BIRTH and had
sine" paid monthly allowance for It's
teeIin".
stolen None! Recovered.
Charles Roy Tin~riS -Uenty-oDn yazr.