Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
FIFTY INDICTMENTS
BYD. c. GRAND Jury
L. r. Allen Charged With
False. Pretenses in Selling
Stock to Congressman.

Accused Of making false representa-
tons to Representative Pom of North
Carolina in connection with II sale
OF stock, Leonard +. Allen, former
member o. a prominent club, was in
dicttd today by the grand jury on
charge Of false pretensee. Allen 1t
Is said. had me- Mr.. Pou at the club
and later called at the House once
Building. where he sold the Repre-
sentative $500 worth of stock in an
automobile corporation. Mr.. Pou com
planned "a United States Attorney
Gordon that statements made by Al
len in inducing the investment were
found not to be true.
False pretenses in connection with
an investment in Florida real estate
forms the basis of an Indictment re-
ported against George F. Won kolnitZ,
jr.. who is said to have obtained
check for So 1000 from Mrs. Charles ID.
Dravton. The Indictment charges
that February last, the accused rep
resented to Mrs. Drayton that he was
In a syndicate to buy 100 acres OF land
near Palm Beach. and prevailed on
her to enter it,. The man referred 10
as heading the syndicate. II Is said,
knew nothing OF the promotion plan
and declared there was no such lana
as described.
Eleven Persons Exonerated.
The grand jury completed it's iahors
today and made n final report t" Jus
tice BAILEY in Criminal Division /.
total of 80 indictments was presented
and II persons were eXonerated OF
charges. Those whose cases were
dropped include William L. Grant,
who was accused of joy-ridins; YIN
cent j. Murphy. homicide: John
Veatch, violating national prohibition
act. BENJAMIN Coleman. violating ma
tional prohibition act: Lester Hedge
man non.support: Ethel Clawens.
false pretenSes: Francis J. Hawkins.
iov-riding: James Thomas. carna
knowledee: Vernon Ennis, carnal
knowledge, and Mary Arnold. KID
mapping.
The grand jury also ignored
charge of assault with a dangerous
weapon which had been preferred
against John S. Hunt 1922 II street.
Hunt was said to have shot at col
ored special delivery messenger who
had pushed a letter under his once
door. The hoy said Hunt cursed him
and then shot at him, but missed.
Hunt admitted the shooting. IT was
said. but declared the messenger had
given him back talk
Indictments and Charges.
Those indicted and the charges
against them are: Frank Kenny and
Fred Swindell, carnal knowledge:
Hugh Furman Columbus johnson q
cases., Clarence J. Johnson e cases.,
John J.. NJ. Duffey % cases.. James H.
White. William ID. Robertson ana
George A. Miles e caSesl. housebreak
ing and larceny; William Nelson. Kos
coe r. Johnson and Abraham Wallace,
a ssault with dangerous weapon; Louis
G. Harley and Harry A. Butterheld,
alias Henry l.. Butler. false pretenses'
Frank Roberts. grand larceny: Lester
Dixon. joy riding: Chester Owen Nel'
son Moore Edward A. Chambers ana
Alfred Q. McGraw. grand larceny; l'u-
ther F. Firing. forgery and ntterlng;
Albert Newman. alias Charles Bow
ell, alias F. j. Porter. grand larceny;
Charles r.. Bowel, alias f.. j..
Porter, forgery: Leonard Plat Bent
lev. non-support; Morgan Hughes 1.-TWO
cases). larceny after trust, Lee hing,
violation Harrison narcotic act; Res'
sic Locke, arson: Karl NJ. Grimm two
cases.. forgery, uttering and false pre-
lenses; Grace Hawkins. presenting
false voucher. Isaac Jacobs -four
cases.. Louis Jacobson -four cases).
Lena Jacobs. Arthur Grimes and
Mack Smith, violation national prohi-
bition act.