The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-09
EIGHT INDICTMENTS
BY FEDERAL JURY
NATHAN AND MOSES wEINsTEIS
AMONG NUMBER AND CASE
CONTINUED.
WHITE SLAVE CA.
FEDERAL STATUTE INVOKED IN
ALEXANDRIA AND NORFOLK
CAsES-oTHER TRUE BILLS
FOUND.

Eight indictments were returned
by the grand jury of the federal as
trict court yesterday, seven of them
being true bills.
Nathan Wefnstein and Morris Vein
e+ain Who are not related, were IN
dictad for alleged violations OF the
federal bankruptcy laws, the former
being charged among other things
With swearing falsely to his assets IN
fling his bankruptcy petition last
February, and the latter wltn pre-
sentlnr a false claim for PROOF
against the estate of Nathan, with IN
tent to defraud the creditors,
The Case Continued.
Tho cases were continued by Judge
waddnl on account of the absence
Of Morris Weinstein from the cry
Weinstein did not know that ne
would be indicted and had LEFT the
city to secure POSITION hiram
Smith, his attorney, stated in court
Nathan Weinstein filed a petltloh
tn bankruptcy several weeks ago.
Later he was arrested on the charge
Of concealing from his trustee in
bankruptcy, A l.. Boulware. one case
Of clothing of considerable value, with
intent to defraud his creditors In
the indictment he is also charged
with feloniously and fraudulently
concealing certain other property
with making false oath in the filing
of his schedule of assets and with
swearing falsely in saying that ne
was Indebted to the amount of $3.50
TO Morris Weinstein
Morris was indicted on the charge
of swearing that Nathan owed him
the money and for swearing falsely
when the schedule was filed.
Two white slave cases received the
attention of the jury, a man and q
woman being indicted under the fed
eral statute declaring that this trade
between States is interstate commerce
and subject to the laws Of the federal
government statute which has re-
Gently been declared constitutional by
the Supreme Court of the United
States
Minnie Hahn, alias Minnie Freuen-
dorfer. alias Minnie Smith, was in
dlcted on three counts. charging her
WITH turing from Philadelphia 10 Alex
andria. Va, Florence Williams, Mae
Edwards and Nellie Crosse, on jan
uary IS 1918.
Benjamin Kaplan was indicted for
a similar offense against Elizabeth
Booth. bringing her to Norfolk from
New York.
Two Against Antonio.
Two true bills were found against
3tteIttt NtOhEd&tHt Ia SrdtI1ti on po8f u
the Bessie Whiting. one charged that
he had steered the vessel out OF its
course, refusing TO release the wheel
when ordered by the captain, the re-
suit being that the vessel was so
steered as to expose IL to the raging
storm, in which Joe Enos. another
seaman, was washed overheard. The
other charged him with assault on
Frank Lowrey
W. j. Minor. Of fredericksburg,
was also indicted on a charge Of MAX
/ ing false claim against the govern
ment by the presentation of n fraudu-
lent money order to the postmaster
at Fredericksburg.
Charles s. Wick, alias Charles Jones.
alias Frank Johnston, of Brunswick
county. was indicted on a charge OF
breaking into the postotfice at Alberta,
in Brunswick coupfrN and stealing
property belonging u tine government.
The alleged offense. occurred in jan
uary of this year