The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-04
COLONEL Is INDICTED
FOR UNIFORM FRAUD
II. j. Hirsch of the Quartermas-
tcrs Corps Is Charged
With Crime.
AVIATION SUPPLY CASE
Accused Man Involved with
Rosenwassers, Who VIII
Appear To-day.
AVIATION SUPPLY CASE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.--Col. Fl. J. Hirsch
and I,ieut Samuel Grass OF the Quarter
master Corps; Morris and Leo Nosen-
wasser, officials OF Rosenwasser Bros,
Inc, and twelve Government inspec.oIs
and employees of the Rosenwasser pan,
at Long Island City, n. Y, we're inoic'eo
to-day by a Federal Grand Jury IN
Brooklyn on charges Of conspiracy 10
defraud the Government.
A true bill also was returned against
the Rosenwasser corporation.
The case grows out of the Seaious
prosecution OF officers and civilians on
the part Of United States District Az
torney France of Brooklyn and MS AS
sistsnt. II. Harvey Harwood. based on
evidence tending TO show that there was
a. conspiracy to cheat the CorernmeH.
in passing Off inferior uniforms anu
equipment. Hitherto the highest rank
touched In the general investigation was
that of Captain.
July 80 Capt Aubrey W. Vaughn was
indicted with others for conspiracy 10
defraud, Vaughn having been charSto
with facilitating raincoat swindies. inns
was the Gouled and Podell case whicn
vas on trial in the Federal District
Court, q mistrial being caused oy tne
illness Of Judge j. c. Hutchinson.
In Brooklyn there has been LONG
Investigation and prosecution touching
on tho alleged activities Of Norris Rosen-
| wasser, president Of Rosenwasser BIOS
and his brother Leo, vice-president OIL
the company, in a conspiracy to detrauo
by passing of inferior aviators' Jackets
| leggins and puttees, the RosenwasserS
holding Government contracts for w..
100000 worth Of this equipment. sep
J tembcr 20 the Rosenwassers were az
raigned with eleven other defendant'
before United States Commissioner Heii
schneider in Brooklyn.
| One OF these Is Lieut. Samuel Gras:
Of the Quartermaster's Corps, and TN
others are Private George Simons OF III
Quartermaster's Corps, Abraham Fried
man, a Government supervising inspec
| tor; Samuel Schwartz, Davis Leoowitcn
William Sam and four foremen, Abra
ham weis. Joseph Rosenberg, Louis
Levy and Isaac Mcrlis. The arrest o
Harry GersonovitZ, a factory foreman
for the RoSenwassers, brought the totn
number of defendants to thirteen. the!
we're held in bail ranging from $4,000 Il
$4,000.
| Yesterday before Commissioner Ref
schneider the thirteen in court with thei
chief counsel, former Justice Luke u
stapleton, were notified by the Commits
sioner that they had been indicted 70
conspiracy to defraud. and they were or
dered TO appear before the Commissions
this morning at 9 80 o'clock for arraign
ment on tho indictments. 1t Is believes
that Assistant Federal Attorney Har
wood will ask that the ball be Increased
Lieut.. Oscar II. Hulberg OF the Quar-
termasters Department was a witness
yesterday at the resumption of tho tria
in Brooklyn OF c. Kenyon & Co. and 81
of it's employees for alleged consprac
TO foist on the army defective raincoat:
He said approximately 10000 of tn
garments previously rejected by the in
spectors at the Kenyon plants were sen
to lis department. He pointed out tn
defects in the coats and marks indicatin
previous rejection.
Samuel Beris. formerly in the paci!n
department o. the concerns plant a
Bush Terminal, and now in the e.nplo
of the Government, frankly admitted III
packing Of rejected raincoats after I'll
Inspectors had gone home. and OF VIVA
; he called special chalk erasing squad,
which under the supervision OF Forema
Louis Friend effaced marks OF rejection
. In This he was corroborated by two ri,
packers. The trial will be resumed thi
, morning.