New-York tribune., 1918-06-27
Former D. A. R. Head A..
cused of Larceny in
Relief Work
Lawyer Says Trouble
Is Result of Feud
Insists Connecticut Women
Are Avenging Defeat Of !.
Two Years Ago

, cumming story, former
cirector general of the Daughters -
the American Revolution, and forn.,
president of the New York State F.a-
Grafton Of Women's Clubs, was indicted
yesterday for alleged petty larceny at.
tempted grand larceny AMI conspiracy
The indictments were the result ~
District Attorney Swanns invest;ea-
tion of the affairs of the National
Emergency Relief Society, of which
Mrs. Story has been president since
its organization in 1917.
Mrs. Story through her attorney, Ed.
mund L. Mooney, declared last evening
that all the trouble was caused bv
women whom she had crossed while
she was director general of the D. A. R.
Mrs. Story's two sons, Allen and
Sterling Story, who were connected
with the work of the National Emer-
gency Society, have also been under
investigation by the grand jury.
According to evidence found by As
sistant District Attorney Edwin P. Kill
roe in his investigation of the activities
of Mrs. Story and her sons. Mrs. Story
obtained S262 from the funds of the
Hero Land Bazaar by certifying to
the management of that bazaar that
the National Emergency Relief Society
did not pay commissions to solicitors.
whereas, it is alleged, the society had
at the time a contract with William
Garland Brown, an advertising solicitor.
on a so per cent basis. On this trans
action is based the Indictment charg-
ing attempted grand larceny.
The petty larceny indictment is based
cn the charge that Mrs. Story obtained
$50 from T. Colt johnson, broker,
who gave i. with the alleged under
standing that it was to be used entirely
for comfort kits. 1t is alleged that
Mrs. Story turned over half of 1t TO
Brown. the collector. as his commission.
The first conspiracy charge againse
her alleges that Mrs. Story and her son.
Sterling, violated Section 4Sy OF the
penal law By conspiring with Brown 70 o
divide contributions to The society' os
means of which agreement, 1T is al
legged. Mrs. Story and her son obtained
s712 The second conspiracy indictment
charges that Mrs. Story and her son,
Allen. consrired to obtain from the
agent Of tic society, headquarters ~
230 Madison Avenue a commission Oh
2ia nor CEN on the rental OF the prop
erty r, ,xo., an.
nounced that her sons Allen ana S.s'-
ling are now in the service. Alien sne
said. is a lieutenant stationed at Aosr-
deon N c.. and Sterling IS In Ine
nrocurement division of the Navy pe-
nartment at Washington. -.
"These indictments SAID pr;
Mooney. "are the work of disgruntied
woman who was treasurer OF tne 20.
c;etv hut who has been removed oy
vote of the society itself. The hero
Land transaction I characterize as
bosh. The check came TO MIS- o,oIy .
hands. 1t was not usabie or casn"p.'
by her or by any one else' ana ~ 81,
rived at time when the 'feasu's, a.
Mrs. Baldwin, was refusing 10 acs ,, 7
for the petty larceny cnarge-L"e,a, aa,, :. ;
always understood thas s"e" ss;s.
nlaints were brought before q "agis
trate instead of a grand jury. a.
Mr.. Mooney said he had known mls'
Story long time and was sure sne
was guilty of no wilful wrongdo'ng'
As soon as he had been called into tne
case. he said, he asked MRS. Sse.y
whether the complainant against he'
came from Connecticut. ,.,,
"When Mrs. Story said she did, con-
tinued Mr.. Mooney, 81 knew IN aavsn;s a;s
where the trouble lay. | will expls.ap
it to YOU by telling story" ne sa,o'
"About two years ago / went to wssM s.ss
ington with client of mine. weaita.
woman, who wished to have . nrenss
memorial tablet placed over sne ao0'
of the D. A. r. home there. -.
az will not attempt to descrloe wns'
occurred when the Counectlcus DsuHnn
ters tried to put stop TO my enSas ~.
Being a mere man, wonder no" sma.
risked my life as / did appearing ae
there against those women. "no
cla;med ownership of the hall IN tne
name of the Connecticut ID. A. n. VIA
story presided over that session. ana
Mrs Manson. my client, after oltser
6oht won over the rest of the Con
necticut Daughters. have told ME
story that the antipathy of ConnecI',,
cut against her would never cease sIss y.
as long as there was Daughter ie,s
in Connecticut they would keep ua'
mercifully after her until they had de'
stroyed her"
Mrs. Story's Arst husband was b. E
Price, of New fork. Ihey WERE
vorced in 1878. Three years later r sns n'.
married Mr.. Story, Of the firm OF o'0,, |,
g. Smith, commission merchants. u
1898 Mr.. Story became manager OF IN !ns
American Safe Deposit Company nls.
Story was elected president of the u. =.
r. in 1918. She was reelected lot wv
successive terms. -
Mrs. Rolfe Boiling. sister-ln-is" ~ :.
Mrs Woodrow Wilson. is financial sec
! retary of the National Emergency nc
lief Society. c..,r
Mr.. Mooney, counsel for Mrs. Sfois.
supplemented his statement gwen a,,su. -.
yesterday afternoon by calling s,,ea a,, y
ton last night to the fact lthas AIT az
the events named in all of the indI.s
taken taken place subsequent to her rss,ssfi ss1;sf
ton by the National Emergency hens~T
Society as president. "All of her as',' X
said Mr.. Mooney, "were approved o. =