Evening star., 1926-02-15
DRURY IS INDICTED
ON THEFT CHARGE
Broker, Said to Be in Lon
don. to Be Sought in
Trust Case Here.

ID. H. Roland Drury, real estate
broker. said to be now in London. Eng
land, was indicted today by the grand
jury on a charge OF larceny after trust
involving, s., 500. Drury left Washing
ton last month and is reported to have
sailed on the Aduitania January 30.
United States Attorney Gordon and
Assistant United States Attorney Con-
molly will ask the state Department to
take stems to secure the return of the
accused TO answer the Indictment
Two counts are contained in the in
dictment. one charging the misappro-
prtation of 81. 500 intrusted to him by
Thomas r. Harney and the other with
using 81 900 intrusted 10 him by Mar
tina G. Harney to be invested in real
estate notes.
The investigation into the charge by
A ssistant United States Attorney Con
molly disclosed that Drury was ap
preached early in October. 1925, by
Philip Stearns. another broker. who
had an application for loan of SO 500
for client. Drury accepted the appli-
cation. 1t is said, and made out the
deed of trust and the notes. and. after
their execution by the client OF
ney. who gave his check for the full
amount. of which. he explained. 81 900
belonged to his wife.
Deed Alleged TnrecOrded.
Drury. it is stated kept putting off
Stearns from time to time until late
in December Stearns secured the loa n
from another broker. whose deed of
trust was placed on record. The trust
given to Drury was never recorded
ii is stated.
The Indictment alleges that Drury
appropriated the money received from
Harney to his own use, leaving Harney
with the unsecured promissory notes
of the applica mt for the loan.
The grand jurors refused to indict
in five cases of traffic accidents
among them Robert A. Seay, colored
whose car was in collision with a fire
truck responding to the Victoria
Apartments fire January 81. The col
lision occurred at Third street and
Florida avenue, and resulted in the
death of Samuel Yearwonl, a passen.
ger in Seay's machine. Other homi-
eide cases ignored were Albert c. Bur
CESS. ir.. who killed Samuel Fleming
by colliding with him. January 81. at
New Hampshire avenue and Randolph
street: Robert H. Riddick. colored. who
caused the death. February 8. of An
ME Munford, at Nineteenth street and
Florida avenue, William Foster. col
ored. who ran his machine against a
cable drum at Connecticut avenue and
Albemarle street. February 2. causing
the cable to strike and kill Otto b.
BuzZafd. foreman of u gnng of repair
men, and Lloyd Russell Jones, colored.
whose automobile. February 4. killed
Annie Hawkins, at Eleventh street
and Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
Other Cases Ignored.
The grand jurors also ignored a
charge of gambling against Earl He'll:
OF ioy-riding, against William Brown:
of larceny after trust against George
l.. Craddock Of embezzlement' against
Powhatan T. Stephens; of grand lar
ceny against Charles E. Burns: OF car
nal knowledge against Raymond
Brown and OF forgery against James
w. Queen. 7 -
Those indicted and the charges
against them include: George WI
liams, alias r. H. Smith. Bernard H.
Southall and Mary l.. Lewis, grand
larceny; Hoyt Scott embezzlement:
James Ferguson, Jones b. Ferguson
and William F. Grady, joy-rfding;
Charles E. Smith, Francis w. Dabney,
Joseph Green and Ernest Payne,
housebreaking and larceny; Henry
Hardy, assault with dangerous weap.
on: Daniel j. Shanklin and Thomas
Hall, robbery; Earl Scho69(tnd John f.
Duffey. r,onsupport: Sewsi1 q. Baker.
attempted carnal knowlsdxE Augusr
tine Il. Atkins, assault 70 rape.