Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-05
MOU[THROP INDICTED;
TO FACE TWO CHARGES
Former Clerk to Senator Lewis Ac-
cused of Larceny and
Forgery.
Clarence Rowzee, Edward Long and
Others Returned by the
Grand Jury.

Sidney Moultilrop, former clerk to j.
Hamilton Lewis, senator from Illinois.
was indicted today by the grand jury on
charge of larceny after trust and for
the alleged forgery of the name of Sena-
tor Lewis to check for $40 which it
is said he endeavored to cash.
Moulthrop was arrested in New York
and came voluntarily to Washington and
Is now in Jail.
The larceny after trust indictment al
leges that June . last Senator Lewis in
trusted to Moulthrop diamond ring
valued at $500 to be forwarded to the
Charles Moe Company at Chicago. The
police claim Moulthrep pawned the ring
in this city and converted the proceeds to
his own use.
Clarence Rowzee Also Indicted.
Clarence Rowzee was indicted for
murder in the first degree in connection
with the death of Joseph D. Rogerson.
1t is alleged that November last
Rowzee entered the lunchroom con-
Quoted by Rogerson on New York ave-
nue. and shot the proprietor to death
while the latter was reading news
paper behind his counter. Rowzee also
shot himself in the head and was sew
eral weeks in the hospital. recovering.
First degree murder is also charged
against Edward Long, alias Nelson Long
colored. Long is said to have caused the
death of Nellie Williams, October % last
by shooting her. The woman was en-
ployed as 4 domestic, and when her
death was discovered, physicians pro-
nounced heart disease the cause of death.
Bullet holes in the woman's back led the
police to an investigation, which resulted
in the Indictment of Long. Long left
Washington the day of the shooting, and
has not been apprehended. Z
Indicted for Bribery.
Frederick T. Mccarthy was charged in
an Indictment with attempting to bride
the chief clerk of the census office to OBJ
tain 4 position under the government.
Mccarthy is alleged to have written a
letter November last to the chief
clerk offering to give him $50 within
six months if Mccarthy was appointed
to position paying $500 annually.
Robert AIbrecht is indicted for falsely
representing his age in an application to
the civil service commission. 1t is as
serted that Albrecht had presented to the
Office an application showing his age to
be fifty-five years. He was informed
that the age limit on the job desired was
forty-siN years. The application was
later renewed, it is alleged. and the age
OF the applicant given as forty-fVe years.
Other Persons Indicted.
Other persons indicted today were:
Reuben Thomas, carnal knowledge;
Isaiah Scriber, larceny of goods in inter
state commerce: George Xedes. receiving
stolen property; William Posey, violation
of section 312 penal code; William Day.
seduction: Eugene Stevenson, violation of
section 260 District of Columbia code
false personation); Maurice G. Weeks,
violation of section S51, District of Co
iumbia code, and false pretenses; Joseph
Green, larceny of goods in interstate
Tense. petit larceny; Russell Wood, as
sault intent to kill, and with dangerous
weapon; Joseph Vanison assault with
intent to kill and with dangerous
weapon; Leon Summerville. assault with
dangerous weapon; Frank Jackson, as
sault intent to rob: Calvin NJ. Tyler. vio-
lation of section 21s. penal code; Alex
ander Page, housebreaking; Clarence S.
Tyndall, embezzlement and forgery and
uttering; John H. Washington, depreda-
ton; John c. Taylor, assault with
false pretenses; Harry Wood. grand
larceny: Harry H. Lindsey. housebreak-
ing and forgery and uttering; Asa Car
ter and William Ferry, grand larceny;
Edwin Daubney, Alfred Levine and Ed
ward James, robbery, grand larceny and
conspiracy.
The report filed today concluded the
labors of the present grand Jury, and the
grand jurors were discharged with thanks
of the court. A new grand jury will be
tmpanneled tomorrow.