The Washington times., 1920-02-26
HENRY FACES NEW
TRIAL FOR LARCENY
Fourth Time Accused Broker
Has Been In Court Since
November, 1914.

Indicted on two counts of embez-
element, John William Henry. former
ly connected with the late broker
age firm Of Lewis Johnson Co.
was placed on trial before a jury In
Criminal Court No. 2. today, Justice
Stafford. presiding.
The accused was found guilty by q
jury in May 1917 Of hypothecating
stock entrusted to him for sale by
John E. Helmus and his mother. An
appeal to the appellate court resulted
in awarding him a new trial. This
is the fourth time that the accused
has faced jury in the criminal
courts since the failure of the hrm
in November, 1914.
The jury disagreed at the f1rst
trial when he was accused OF
embezzling checks aggregating $41.-
$50 intrusted to him By Mrs. Isabel
Rarklie, of Wayne. Pa, for stock
speculation. Testimony in the trial
was to the effect that Henry nrst
became acquainted with Mrs. Barklie
and her husband, Archibald Barklie,
when they spent the winter IN this
city a number Of years ago.
Mrs. Barklie at the time testified
that she gave Henry the checks Al
various times for stock speculation.
The defense claimed that Henry &C
tually used the checks to procure 500
shares OF Mexican petroleum stock.
On another charge Henry was
tried and acquitted.
Third Trial Reversed.
The third trial was on the Helmus
allegation and his conviction followed
with a reversal by the Court or APP
peals. Henry is represented by For
mer Justice Daniel Thew Wright and
District Attorney Laskey and his as
sistant Mr.. Archer are prosecuting.
Three years ago Henry faced jury
on an indictment charging him with
embezzlement and larceny after trust
in connection with stock trans
action with Mrs. Constance Setback
Oracle, widow of Col. Archipaio
Oracle, U. s. A.
Henry was accused that in January
1914 he persuaded Mrs. Oracle to sell
! 400 shares of the capital stock or the
Pacific Coast Company; 100 shares OF
which stood in her individual name
and 900 in her name as executrix OF
her deceased husband.
Missed stock Certificate.
Mrs. Oracle 1t was alleged took the
certificates to the office of the broker
and left them with Henry, but chang
ing her mind over night repaired
to Henrys office and requested the
return of the securities. The broker
1t was averred. gave Mrs. Oracle an
envelope containing what she thought
was all the certificates she had left
with him, and she deposited the en-
velope in a safe deposit box.
A few weeks later, the Government
claimed, having occasion to look after
the contents of the envelope, Mrs.
Oracle found that the certificate for
100 shares of the stock In her own
| name was missing. She visited the
| broker and advised him. IL was stated
that she feared she had destroyed or
lost the certificates.
Mr.. Henry quieted her fears and
told her that she should make applica.
ton for a substitute certificate In
the preparation of which Henry aided
Mrs. Oracle. The prosecution claimed
that Henfy not only had hypothe-
Gated the original certificate which
It was claimed he purloined but that
on the arrival at the brokers office
of the substitute certificate the lat
ter was taken to another bank and
left as collateral for another loan
| to the brokerage firm by Mr. Harry