New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-28
Sweeney Indicted
In Bazaar Fraud;
New Thefts Found
Aldermen Adopt Ordinance
to Prevent Future
Swindles
By BRIGGS

George 7. Sweeney. an advertising
solicitor who got the biggest lump sum
which the District Attorney was able
TO trace among the vanishing profits
of the Army and Navy Bazaar, was in
dicted yesterday on charge of forgery
in the third degree while the Board of
Aldermen was passing an amendment
TO an ordinance designed to guard
against the repetition o. such financial
methods as distinguished the Army and
Navy Bazaar.
Soldiers and sailors got eventually
about 81 in every 500 of the 81 900
earned" by the Army and Nary Ba-
Zaar.
The ordinance amendment, which was
passed by the aldermen without a dis
senting voice, provides that each fair,
bazaar or entertainment given in the
name of charity must obtain license
for a nominal sum and make report
to the Department of Licenses. The
amendment was introduced by Frank L.
Bowling, President Of the Board of AL
dermen.
Sweeney Held in $4,000 Bail
Sweeney was arraigned before Jus
tce Mott, in General Sessions. 1t is
alleged that he signed the name of Ed
ward $. Moore, treasurer of the bazaar,
10 dunning letters without Mr.. Moore's
permission. In this manner, ii is said,
Sweeney obtained a $50 contribution
from J. S. Kaufman. heal of the Amer
lean Safety Razor Company. of Brook
lyn Judge Mott held Sweeney in $4,000
bail.
Assistant District Attorney Kiroe
obtained an admission yesterday from
c. w. King, of 600 Riverside Drive, that
he had appropriated to his own use
forty five checks of so each, which had
been made out for the War Babies
Cradle, of which Mrs. Jules :. Bache is
treasurer. King said the checks were
obtained BY Mrs. l.. l.. Miller. of 500
Riverside Drive, who turned them over
10 him. He deposited them TO his own
account in the Garfield Trust Company
and aftcrward checked them out for
his own use. Both admitted that they
had no authority to solicit for the War
Babies Cradle. King promised to make
full restitution. Their cases will 20 to
the grand jury.
Jess Explains Check Deals
Eugene Jess, who was convicted on
Monday of fraudulently obtaining
money for the Red Cross, told Mr. Kill
roe last night that he had turned many
checks over to a lawyer of 220 Broad.
way, who returned the checks TO the
makers, requesting them TO make
them payable to Mrs. Maudc STANLEY.
"a society woman Jess said Mrs.
Stanley was the wife of a saloon.
keeper, who indorsed the checks and
turned them over to Jess for his in
dorsement. The checks were then
cashed, and after paying the LAWYER
$40 or SIS check for legal services"
Jess split them with Mrs. STANLEY. The
woman is under indictment.
The grand jury is about to investi
gate the forging of the name of Colo.
mel Louis ID. Conley, of the Goth Regi
ment, to a check for 81 900 given bv j
NJ. Donovan To the regiments fund for
dependent families OF the men at the
front
District Attorney Swami announced
that Edwerd T. Wheaton, president of
Inc Wheaton Service Corporation. Of
So Fifth Aycauc, which had SO Der
scent contract Tor soliciting contribu-
lions for the 9th and 18th regiments
beneht fair, had served seven months
SIX years ago in the workhouse az
Columbus, Ohio, for a swinding opera.
ton. Wheaton was speechless when
Mr.. Swami informed him that he had
MS record. He promised that he would
Immediately divest himself of the con-
tracts with the regiments and quit the
soliciting business forever. Mr. Swami
advised Wheaton TO do that.