The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24
SOCIETY WOMAN
FACESFRAUD
TRIAL
Warrant Issued for Mrs. Anna
SchIey Abel, and Man,
of Baltimore

Mrs. Anna Schley Abel, residing
at the Washington apartments. Bal.
timore. and member Of prominent
family Of the Monumental City, and
Julian r.. Simpson, jr., also known
as J. Robert Simpson, were today
indicted by the grand Jury on four
counts charging false pretenses. A
bench warrant for the arrest of
Mrs. Abel has been made out. and
will be forwarded at once.
The indictment alleges that Feb
ruary IA, 1924, defendants falsely"
represented to M. Leroy Golf that
the Connecticut General Life In
surance Company, Of Hartford,
Conn.,, had issued a life assurance
policy on the life Of Mrs. Abel
for 500, 900, and that she also was
entitled April 1. 1927 to $4,000
from the Abel estate in Baltimore,
Md, of which Walter w. Abel was
the trustee.
1t is further alleged that Mrs.
Abel represented to Goff that a
written order on trustee, Abel, for
IS 600 would be paid to Golf, and
that upon these representations, the
accused obtained from Golf Feb.
ruary IA, 1923, $184 in cash and
February 10, 1928, $4.456-on a
check which. was cashed.
Girl Must Face Trial.
Arson and housebreaking is al
legged against Ethel Clawans, who
Is charged with setting fire to the
Betty Way Shop, at lilo F street
northwest, October 6, the property
of Betty ". Vernon, of 2018 Hillyer
place northwest.
The accused according to the
police, had been In the employ of
Mrs. Vernon until October 3, when
she was discharged.
Sidney A. Schwartz, a member OF
the District bar, against whom dis
barment proceedings have been in
stituted, was indicted on forgery
charges. 1t Is alleged that Novem-
Der II the accused signed a check
for $3.50 with the name of IF. M.
Johnson" and had 1t cashed by Paul
D. osmond.
Faces Murder Charge.
First-degree murder Is charged
against Charles e. Monroe. colored.
forty years old, formerly janitor OF
the West Public School, In connec.
ton with the death November OF
his wife, Lucinda.
It is charged that he shot his
wife in a quarrel at their home,
4235 Dix street northeast.
Monroe accused his wife OF writ
ing letters to other men, whereupon
she tried to hit him with hot iron.
In warding off the blow the iron
burnt the woman. who later sued
for a limited divorce.
He went to the house where shc
lived, asking for an explanation.
when they quarreled and he shot
her, the police declare.
Joseph NJ. Maynard, colored. was
indicted on nIanslaughter charge
In connection with the death May 20
Of Martin J. Flaherty, whom it is
alleged he ran into with his auto
mobile, death following!
Randolph Copper was indicted in
a case of embezziement and grand
larency. The accused was clerk
In the employ Of the National Fruit
Product Company and $500 Of the
concerns money vanished.
Other Bills Returned.
Others indicted are: Morris Toll
kins, Roy Fenton Edelin,, Katherine
s. Lane and John Johnson, viola
ton Of the national prohibition law;
F. q. Florez, larcency after trust
and false pretenses; James w.
Sampson, larceny after trust; Os-
valid Clinton Tolliver, alais Joseph
Oliver, violation of the postal laws;
Paul Bernstein, Emory Lewis, Lew
J. Bennett, Ben Camphor and Wal
ter Nelson, conspiracy to violate
the national prohibition law.
The grand jury ignored charge
Of homicide against Percy Tippetts
and against Joseph Jones, liver
Hawkins and Annie Tills for alleged
violation Of the national proh:bi-
fiou law