Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-02
MASSEY IS INDICTED ON
CHARGE OF LARCENY
Accused OF Stealing $4,000 From
Broad Street Bank by
Fraud.
BANK ATTACHES PROPERTY
Pinkcrton Detectives Look for Miss
ing Scwing-AIachinc Agent. Ac-
cuscd of Derrauding Many Virginia
Merchants.

Naiha"'el J., Massey. forty-scven
years old. was indctc1 yesterday by
INC grand jury OF the l-ustings Court
charged with the larceny of $4,000
from the Broad Street Bank Suit for
10000 damages was Instituted by this
bank against him in he City Circuit
/, Court. and his real estate and personal
property was attached on this action
by Sheriff j. Herbert Mercer. DESPITE
tho efforts of the detective bureau.
the whereabouts of the sewing ma =
chine agent who is alleged to have
raised several drafts amounting 10
$4,000. are unknown.
commemorative Attorney Wise laid
the matter before the grand jury fol-
lowing a conference with attorneys for
the Broad street Bank. The Grand
Jury returned the indictment along
with Il number OF other true bills. The
suit against Massey was filed early
yesterday morning and was the be-
ginning Of proceedings by which the
bank hopes TO prevent any loss
through the honornS of the allcgc ed
altered draft for $4,000.
The real estate at 206 East Main
Street was attached by Sheriff Mercer.
as was his Office furniture and per-
*onal property in the West Grace
Street residence The Nest End home
is said to be owned by Mrs. Massey.
between SS,ooo and $4,000. but the
bank now holds Il decd Of truS. on the
property in the nciG hhorhood of $4,000.
rINkERTON DETECTIVES
SEARCH FOR MASSEY
pinkcrton detectives were assigned
to the case yesterday. and Supcrintcn-
dent j. w Erb declared that he
believed Massey would be taken into
custody shortly. Massey is said to
city last Thursday when it is al
legged that he succeeded in passing
another small draft raised TO $4,000.
The three drafts which ware raised are
said to have been purchased i'll Colds
boro y. e.
The police are preparing TO send
broadcast over the country circulars
carrying description and photo
graph OF Massey.
In the Law and Equity Court suit
against Massey for $4,000 alleged dam
ages is still pending. ii WAS brought
10 light yesterday. The plaintiff in the
action is the Price Hardware Com
pany. Inc. n Virginia concern which
charges Massey with making false
ana fraudulent representations in April,
1913, and thereafter" which caused
the company To enter into contract
to buy 900 sewing machines from Mas
Scy's company.
The machines were purchased. ac-
cordinS to the complaint. at $50 each.
1t is alleged that Massey agreed TO
furnish statesmen to dispose OF the ma :
chimes within sixty or ninety days ar
ter their purchase at "A price that would
have represented n good profit. The
company AYERS that il understood the
machines were all 10 be sold long be-
fore The time arrived for ii to pay for
them.
The complaint sets forth that Mas
scy'a statements were all false and
known by YOU (Masscy) to be false.
and at the time Of making such prom
Uses YOU never intended to fulfill them.
1t is further charged by the company
that he p"rpetratcd similar frauds on
other merchants in the South.
MANY INDICTMENTS
UNDER PROHIBITION ACT
Other indictments were returned by
the grand jury yesterday rs follows:
Mary Banks, alias Virginia Banks.
grand larceny: Frank Courtney. grand
larceny: Earl Day, malicious woundine;
Oscar Iiobsou. murder: +. y. Mont
gomcry. grand larceny; John J.. Smith,
malicious woundinS; Charles Thomas.
robbery.
Indictments for violating the prohi-
bition law were as follows: Jesse
Allen. Jake Aprahamian, r.. T.. Ander-
son. George Burnett. w. Braucr. Henry
Carter. Jonas Flick, Clara Golden.
Ciodscy Golden, Harry IIewes, John w.
Hazclgrovc. G. L. klasing (two counts).
Ernest l.. Lane 1.-TWO counts). J. l.oran.
alias Shilly. Sterling l.ockett. T.. w.
Myers. James Stani:s. Pete Sarkethian,
Murrcll Wilder Henry Washington.
Judge Richardson adjourned the
grand jury over until July 10. at which
time II will meet TO take up any Other
charges which may develop before that
date. This action is in accordance with
the established custom of the cour:
because there is no August term, maxi
ing il necessary for persons under
charges to await examination by the
September grand jury.