Evening star., 1922-10-03
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Two U. S. Employees Accused
of Robbing Dry Chiefs Files
to Sell to Others.

Conspiracy to commit an offense
against the United States, by securing
employees of the prohibition enforcement
headquarters to remove books, records
and other documents from the govern
ment files relative to permits of var
, ious distilleries and wholesale druggists
is charged in an indictment reported
yesterday by the grand jury against
Max Halperin, a lawyer. and Melville
Sternfels of New York. William r. ].
Hayden and Ivan P. Pennyworth, EN-
ployes of the office of E. G. Yellowley,
chief Of general prohibition agents The
desired papers referred to permits
which were up for renewal.
The New Workers. are under bail
OF $4,000 each following their arrest
last August at the Racquet Club, where
they had engaged room and where
they were met by the employees of the
prohibition agent with certain papers
from the files of the office relating to
distillery permits. The men We're sur
prised by prohibition officers and taken
| into custody. Personal bonds were ac-
cepted for the two clerks.
Received Papers, Says Indictment.
According to the indictment the men
entered into the alleged conspiracy
June Is. 1922. and ON July q last. it
is claimed. Sternfels paid Pennyworth
$40 and gave Hayden $50. and August 5.
it is alleged. records. proceedings,
BOOKS and other documents We're eX-
tracted from the Office files and We're de-
livered to the New Workers. The files
then secured related to the renewals
OF permits Of the Eureka Drug Company
and the Stewart Distillery, the indict-
ment states.
Other firms mentioned in the indict-
ment. the records concerning which
1T was sought to have taken from the
files. are Lee Drug Company, Green
wald Bros, Rogers Distillery, r. and
NJ. chemical Company. Salustor G. Co.
and Golden Gate Fruit Company.
The testimony on which the indiet-
ment Is based was submitted by At
torney Rice Hooe of the prohibition
ONCE. In conjunction with United
States Attorney Gordon.
The grand jury yesterday ignored a
charge of white slavery against Ha-
zen ii. Witt, who was charged with
bringing Ethel NJ. Olswang, nineteen
years old, from Brooklyn, n. Y. to
this city. The girl claimed Witt had
promised to marry her, according to
the police. but when taken before the
grand jury declined to testify against
witt. There was nothing for the
grand jury to do but to ignore the
charge.
Two indictments were reported
against James W. De Camp. Edwin
{. Reed, Samuel n. Acker, Anderson
Il. Lacey and Ralph A. Howe. in con-
nection with the sale Of stock in the
Crystal Casket Company These men
were indicted August : last on a
charge of using the mails to defraud
in connection with the promotion of
this stock sale. One of the charges
today is similar to that Indictment.
the only change being in reference
lav
sent to alleged victims through the
mail. The other Indictment charges
the men with conspiracy in cornec-
tion with an alleged scheme to de-
fraud in reference to the sale of this
stock.
Attempted Assault Charged.
William Irving Hosley. co!orcd.
/ twenty-five years old. a former butler
IN the employ of Mrs. II. Campbell
Iraei OF l,2' 33th street northwest.
was indicted on charge of attempt-
ed criminal assault on his former en-
ployer. 1t is alleged that Julv IA
last he broke into the residence Of
Mrs. Hosley, and. when discovered hy
her in her bedroom. struck her. placed
her hands She struggled ard the
| man escaped. Hosley is also charged
by the grand jury with robbery.
OthefS whose cases were ignored
by the grand jury are: Robert Ford,
house ebreaking; Frederick Simms. as
sault, and Howard Beavers house
breaking.
Among other indicted Were: Kermit
T. Schell, non-support of minor child :
Clayton c. Dunn. forgery: Francis
Emile Krebs, alias Francis Emile
kreibs, white slave traffic act; Percy
Taylor. carnal knowledge and assault
to have carnal knowledge; Harriet
Diggs. mayhem: William Mckinley
Scott. forgery and uttering: John
Lucius Bell. robbery: Michael j. Dew
folla. forgery and uttering: Joseph
Oscar Dorsey and George Miller for
gerry; Isaiah Smallwood. non support of
wife and minor child: Columbus Fegan
and Carroll Rodgers. attempted robbery:
Sylvia Robinson and Gertrude John
son, robbery, and Norman Edwards.
non-support.