The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-08
lnDICT Two FIRMS FOR
UNLAWFUL SH|PP|Ne
Into North Carolina No& Honestly
Marked.
HAeAR BROTHERS SENTENCED
BROKER Indictments Amended and
Eight Others Returned BY Hard
Working Federal Grand Jury Yes
tcrday-Greek Onicer Lands Aliens.

An interesting feature Of the work
OF the Federal grand jury yesterday
was the indictment OF concerns en-
gagged in shipping Intoxicating liquors
from Richmond and Norfolk into
North Carolina. in packages not so
marked as to indicate the nature OF
their contents.
The enforcement of the Federal
statutes in such cases will very largely
tighten the burdens of State authorf-
ties In enforcing the law against
blockade runners.
Two more indictments. identical to
the ono returned against him Mon
day. save for a few technical correc-
tions. were brought in yesterday after
noon by the grand jury sitting in the
United States District Court against
DR.. Boyce BROKER. charged with
violating the Harrison narcotic drug
act. The Jurors deemed 1t advisable
to return the other two indictments
as q matter Of precautson, DR.. BROKER
Is now out on bond awaiting hearing
In the Federal Court October IA.
The grand jury returned eight other
indictments. but they are OF little i'm
portance locally. They are:
James e. Faison. charged with oper-
ating an Illicit d:sti!1ery In Greensville
in June without having the apparatus
registered WITH the 1OtieGtDT VI IH~
ternal Revenue.
David Avent. who is also charged
with having distilling apparatus in his
possession without having them reg
istered with the Internal Revenue De-
partment.
z, @ Shelby Vinegar Company. inc,
charged with shipping from Richmond
20 Windsor. n. c., certain packages
and kegs containing intoxicating
liquors without having them properly
labeled so as TO show nature Of their
contents. This indictment will prove
Of especial interest in the matter of
enforcement OF the l.auor laws,
Harry Nerenbloom, charged with
boarding the British steamer Wilber-
force, near Newport News. before
proper inspection had been made by
custom and quarantine officers.
william Swami and Freeman
Spencer. failure to label packages and
kegs containing intox!cants shipped
from Norfolk TO Washington, n c.,
30 as to show the nature OF the con-
tents.
Tonifc Tomato. alleged to have
made false statements August 2, under
oath and concealing assets In bank
ruptcy proceedings. The offense is al
legged to have been committed at Nor
folk
Panos y. Hanos. an officer OF the
Greek ship Diosias Strathatos, who Ia
alleged tn have landed aliens at Lam
berts Point September rs.
II r. Williams IL Co, charged with
failing to effaee certain marks and
brand on casks after distilled spirits
had been drawn,
Frank end James Hager. who enter
ed plea Of guilty Wednesday on
charges Of having broken into the
postoffice at New bohemia, Prince
George County. were yesterday senten-
cei to four ard two years. respectively,
In the penitentiary, and fined $500
each by Judge Edmund Waddsif yes
terday In the United States District
Court
When the two men. who are broth
ers. plead guilty the court reserved de-
cision until yesterday. The two men
wee sent back TO Henrsco County jail.
where they will he held for safekeep-
ing. pending their delivery to the
penitent,ary authorities.
The various charges OF theirs,
among them the stealing OF three au-
tomohiles and breaking into num-
her Of stores. will not be pressed by
the State authorities at this time.