Evening star., 1923-04-02
THREE INDICTED
ON DOPE CHARGES
Held for Violating Anti-Nar-
Cotic LaW-0thers in Re-
turns by Grand Jury.

-'A'' tA'iiOi II. EltISS. w lilldnl j. IN lu4
and Wilbur II. Selig were indicted
today by the grand jury on charges
or conspiracy and violation OF the
anti-narcotic laws. The alleged con-
spiracy is said TO have been formed
in June last and 10 have continued
until the arrest of the accused per-
sons, March 13. They are charged
with conspiriug 10 import and sell
opium and cocoa leaves and their de-
rivatives in violation of the anti
narcotic laws. The other Indictment
alleges an actual sale Of drugs in
violation of the law.
The men were arrested in a raid
at the Edward Trading Company.
1872 14th street northwest. several
weeks ago
Conspiracy TO Commit Offense.
Conspiracy to commit an offense
against the United States is charged
in an indictment against Samuel ".
Silverman, Harry Silverman and Ed
ward a. Rooney. The men are saiu
10 have approached Huver !. Brown.
colored, an employe of the national
prohibition agency, in an attempt
to get him TO procure for them a
certain serial number and forms Of
confirmation needed to complete
withdrawal blanks which are said
TO have been counterfeited in Germany.
Brown tipped off his employer, il is
stated, and trap was laid for the
three men accused.
Edwin 4. Roper. former stock
broker. was indicted for larceny
after trust He is charged with con-
verting bonds deposited with him by
customers to his own use.
Woman Held for Forgery.
Mrs. Margaret b Buchanan. said
to be a law graduate and secretary
to Representative Kendall of Penn
sylvania, was indicted for forgery.
She is alleged to have indorsed the
name Of the payee to government
checks totaling more than $1,000. The
checks were from the Veterans Bu-
pensation to Martha Warheld, color
ed, for the death Of her son in the
service. 1t is charged Mrs. Buchanan
secured possession Of the checks and
cashed them after forging the payee S
name.
Manslaughter is charged in an in
dictment reported against William
Isaac. colored. He Is alleged to have
kicked his wife. Willie Isaac. at their
home, 1913 L street southeast, Janu-
ary 20. last The woman was taken
to the hospital. where she died three
hours later
A total Of sixty indictments was re-
turned today by the grand jury to
Justice Stafford. The report con-
Cludes the term OF service of the
ing them, Justice Stafford eNpressed
appreciation of their services by the
court.
William c. Money is charged with
defrauding the Shipping Board. where
he was employed as clerk. He is said
nection with his expenses in Mexico.
Bribery Is Alleged.
Bribery of a government official is
Rosenbaum and Leon Rosenbaum of
Louisville, Ky. They are said 10 have
bribed Percy A. Matthews, an auditor
of the bureau of markets. not TO re-
port a sale of WOO Cnder contract
with the government
Ferdinand W. Hetzel. magazine
agent of Philadelphia. Pa. was indict-
ed for an alleged feloniouS assault on
Laura c. Adams, sixteen years old.
The attack is said to have occurred
iil <AlldSOSLL1, NilCiC 1iOSESI " as NeiII-
vaSsing.
Other Indictments Returned.
others indicted and the charges
against them are:
David Brenner, Herman Davis and
George Ashton White. violating Har-
rison narcotic act: Samuel Walter
Silverman, Harry Silverman and Ed
ward A, Rooney. conspiracy; Edna
NJ Wilson, A. Blake Briggs and Ross
II. Pratt, false pretenses: Frank Glas-
cox, support; Robert l.. Vannoy,
using mails to defraud; Ralph D.
Reeves, larceny after trust four
charges): Edwin A. Roper. embezzle
ment; Frederick w. Lynch, Agnes Lee
Page and James L. Cooper, violating
postal laws; Paul Milasi and Joseph
Pin, removing mortgaged property;
William II. Morris, forgery and utter
ing two charges).
Herbert NJ. Sauber. white slave
act; James +. Waters, Andrew Beale
and Walter Gorham, robbery: John
Costello and Sylvia Costello, badger
game; Katie Gross and Elmer Frain.
abortion: Paul d. Hellyer. violation
postal laws; Robert Clinton. house
breaking; Harry A. Deans and Leroy
West, false pretenses; Frank Z.
Moten, John Chatt, alias John Young.
Roy Smith and James Kelly. robbery:
Elmer F. Dwyer, Charles II. Simms.
Oliver Black. Thomas ID. Young. John
w. Lyles, Charles w. Nicholson, Will
liam Wyatt. Boyd Blake, Allen Jen-
kins. John Taylor, Albert Pankey,
sr., william Y. Mcintosh and Lewis
Kicks. non-support: Frank Z. Moten
Edward French, George Johnson and
Roy Smith, robbery; Benjamin f.
Henderson, jr. and Fred Triest, false
pretenses; Lee Nelson, non-support OF
wife; John Howard. carnal knowl-
edge: Fred @. Holland, Leonard Lay
ton, James e. Williams, Henry Wash
ington and Irwin l.. Turnbull. non
support of minor children; Percy A.
Matt hHWS accantinR hriha