Evening star., 1918-04-01
ARTHUR B. CLAYTON
STANDS INDICTED
EmbezzIement Is Charged.
80 Other Indictments Re-
turned by Grand Jury.

Arthur B. claxton. former treasurer of
the Munsey Trust Company. was indicted
by the grand jury today on the charge OF
embezzlement 1t 10 charged that while
in the employ of the company Mr.. Claxton
appropriated to his own use $4,000 of
funds that came into his hands. The In
dictment is in four counts one charging
the taking Of $1,000 January Is, 1916;
another. $4,000. April 4. 1917; the third,
$500, June II. 1917. and the fourth, $1,000,
April IL. 1917.
Oswald r. Kuehne. farmer employe
of the gun carriage section OF the ord
nance division of the War Department,
United States in an Indictment returned
today. It is claimed that he took from
the department book on munitions be-
longing to the government. Kuehne
was arrested few weeks ago as he
was about to leave to visit his father
in Philadelphia The book is said to
have been found in his possession. He
was released on bail few days later.
Stole From War Department, Charge
Larceny from the War Department is
also charged against Louis II. Dubinoff
In an Indictment the grand jurors say
% tha iJnited Fl stases
noff was not in the government sery-
ice.
Petty graft in connection with over
time in construction work at Camp Ord
way is alleged in an indictment return
ed today. Louis J. Carmody, said to be
timekeeper for the goveEnment, and
Harry X. Fawkes. holding similar po-
sition with the Gormley Construction
Company, are accused. 1t is charged
that the men forged the names of la
borers to two pay receipts for overtime
heurs and cashed them. One receipt is
said to have been for SIS, and the other
Cor $11.
Fraud in Use of Mails Alleged.
David L. Neuwirth is charged with
using the mails to defraud. 1t is alleg-
ed that he inserted an advertisement in
the papers Of his ability to get mail and
remittances to Poland. 1t is said that
about $500 In small amounts were sent
to him by Poles in this country to be
forwarded to their native land 1t is
claimed the accused appropriated the
money.
Second degree murder is alleged in
an indictment reported against Robert
Smith, eolored. Smith is said to have
killed Wesley Edwards, also colored,
December 13 last.
Manslaughter Is Charged.
James Fortune. colored. who drove
mule team against Frederick Joyce
February 81, 1913. Joyce was waiting
for q street car, 1t was stated He
died the same day.
A total of forty indictments was
reported by the grand jury, which
completed its labors. Justice Stafford
thanked the grand Jurors on behalf of
the court.
Miscellaneous Indictments.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: Joseph ]. Minson,
Meade r. Edmunds, Charles L. Skinner,
Shelby M. Baylor, Charles A. Fisher,
Russell E. Tucker, forgery; James r.
Guy and BENJAMIN S. Rosso. setting
up gaming table: Thares Harlan, Err
nest Fairfax. Harry johnson, Eugene e.
F. Jackson, Garfield Hawkins, Dorothy
Phillips. violating opium laws; Alvis
s. Oldham, endorsement; Joseph H
Brooks, Joseph Luber. Mary Hansbury,
James Stevens and Clayton Harris, re-
ceiving stolen property: Sam Rosen-
bloom. white slavery: William Hill, as,
sault with dangerous weapon; Grace N.
Settlemyer, abortion; August Meier and
William Phillips. housebreaking and
larceny; William E. Rogers and Max
Benthall. false pretenses; Thomas ].
Read, Harry A. Matthews, John c.
Mead and John F. Jennings, non-sup-