The Washington herald., 1922-02-16
ORDERS ISSUED
FOR PROSECUTION
OF FAKE OFFICERS
Department of Justice
ScOurs Country for
Weinberg.

A nation-wide drive against i'm
personators of army and navy Of
flcers has been ordered by the De-
partment of Justice. .
This follows the brazen actions
OF Stephen weinberg-"Comma
Stanley Yyman, U. S. N. attached
to the Brooklyn Navy Yard
pseudo naval officer. here last
In view Of the increasing num-
Der of cases of lmpersonations
being brought TO the atteu.ion Of
the department, orders have been
issued that prosecution in these
cases shall be fought for conviction
under the maximum penalties OF
the law" said Assistant Attorney
Gen. John W. II. Grim last night
Testimony given by naval su-
thorities before the District grand
jury regarding Weinberg. who is
known in police circles in New York
and other cities as the great inn
personator." indicates that the in
vestigation may result in an in
dictment
CARRIED ms Naval Surgeon
The uniform worn by Weinberg
during his visit to this city last
fall, when he was acting as self
appointed naval escort to Princess
FEtima, Sultana OF Kabul, and her
party, was a regulation naval sur
geon's attire, declared comdr. W,
c. Barker, aide to Rear Admiral
Thomas Washington. chief OF the
/ Bureau of Navigation. Department
of Navy, who testified before the
grand jury.
This man is not a naval officer
and had no right to wear the uni
form" he stated. The records of
the Navy Department show thai no
individual by the name of Stephen
Weinberg, or Stanley wyman. ever
served as an officer in the United
States navy"
Other witnesses, who have al
ready testified before the grand
jury, including photographers who
submitted pictures of the accused
man in the uniform Of a naval off,
GER. gave testimony tending TO
strengthen the Department Of Jus
tice's case against Weinberg.
Orders weinberE's Arrest.
While the grand jury investiga-
tion is nearing an end, the Bureau
of Investigation, under the ditec-
ton of william ]. Burns. is exert
ing every effort to apprehend the
fake" naval surgeon. Department
Of Justice operatives and Secret
Service officers in every section of
the country have been ordered 10
arrest Weinberg ION sight, All
ports are being carefully watched.
Another development in the case
against Weinberg was that the
uniform which he wore while being
feted and received in official and
social circles here in company with
Princess Fatima's party, that of a
naval surgeon, is contrary to ma
val procedure. A naval surgeon is
never assigned to escort duty for
foreign visitors. -
IL was the same UNIFORM which
he wore when accompanying the
princess to the White House, where
the entire party was received by
President and Mrs. Harding.
Contrary to Regulations
"a naval medical officer would
not be assigned as an escort to a
party such as that which accompa-
MED Princess Fatima." said Rear
Admiral Thomas Washington. chief
of the Bureau Of Navigation. Navy
Department. ''0n some occasions q
medical officer has been assigned to
escort medical delegations, but this
party was not OF that class and
therefore would not have. been es.
corted by q naval surgeon"
A similar statement was made by
Rear Admiral stitt. chief OF the
Bdyeau Of Medicine and Surgery
Navy Department. II do not know
Of any instance where medical
oficer was assigned TO such a
| party" he said.