Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-02
WADD|LL WARNS JURY TO
PROBE DRAFT VIOLATIONS
Federal Court Grand Jury to Take
Up Two Presentments
To-Day.
TRUE BILL FOR L. N. CARTER
Charged With Using Mail to Defraud
Wife Of Former German Vice-Con-
sul-Vietor is Ordered Transferred
to Fort Oglethorpe.

In converting tho session Of the
United States District Court yesterday
morning. Judge Edmund waddill. real
izing that there are some people who.
by their conversation and acts. drift
toward sedition and treason, and fore
seeing that serious trouble lies in store
for those who may lend their aid to
the enemies OF the United States, very
vigorously laid emphasis on the acts OF
Congress dealing with espionage and
treason. Judge waddill charged the
grand jury to be particularly careful at
this time. because the country Is at
war, and thus the jury should take
coEnizance of any acts of any people
that tend to interfere with the ma
chinery OF the government in the prose-
cution Of the war.
The jury vas told that 1t should
make inquiry into all casas that showed
that there was some violation Of the
laws OF the United States. Attention
was called to the fact that the United
States Was at war, and that scditious
talk should not be tolerated; that trea-
son consisted in lending aid or comfort
to the enemies Of the United States
by those owing allegiance to this
country.
CAUTIONS JURY TO INVESTIGATE
VIOLATIONS OF DRAFT LAW
In discussing the new draft law, the
judge cautioned tke jury to be careful
In It's Investigations. md to see to 1t
that none violated the provisions of
the law. The jury m lst pass upon two
draft cases; one the Ease against Clar-
ence Gilbert, his mother and Joe
Pingue. charged with making false afi-
davits in supporting Gilber,'s claim
for exemption. and the other the case
against Otto Emile Frank, his wife and
Patrolman j. j. Smith. charged with
making affdavits not In conformity
with the law. The grand jury Is ex-
pected to consider these cases to-day or
tomorrow.
There was no case to come before
the district court yesterday morning,
and. therefore. the petty jury was dis
this morning at 1890 o'clock.
After returning five indictments and
hnding one bill untrue, the grand jury
adjourned yesterday at lao till this
morning. The most prominent bill of
indictment returned by the jury was
the case OF the United States against
l.. y. Carter. OF this city. who was in
dicted for using the mails to defraud
In that he had written a letter to Mrs.
F.. X. Victor. wife of the former vice
consul in this city. In which he tried
TO obtain $4,000 by false and fraudu-
lent means. Carter is alleged to have
said in the letter. that money was need
Z 10 nelp the German cause, and that.
though realizing that she may not have
the money, she could manage to get it
for the cause that they both loved.
Mrs. Victor turned the letter over to
the district attorneys office.
Victor is ORDERED
MOVED TO OGLETHORPE
This case has attracted considerable
prominence, because Mrs. Victor Is the
wife OF the former German vice-consul,
now held by the Federal authorities on
the charge Of being an alien enemy.
and who was ordered yesterday to be
transferred to Fort Oglethorpe. Ca.
such orders being received by the United
states district attorneys office.
other indictments returned by tho
grand jury are as follows: Clarence
Williams and Charles Craig, charged
with transporting liquor from wash
ington to Richmond in violation of the
lteed amendment; Edward T. Hamil-
ton. charged with obtaining. by means
or an order form. morphine for pur-
poses other than professional; w. G..
Payne and Richard T. Isaacs, charged
with transporting liquor into the
state In violation Of the Reed amend
ment. One untrue bill was returned bv
the jury. and that was the case Of LII
Han Lampkin. charged with TRANSPORT
ing liquor in interstate commerce.