Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-21
broker INDICTED
BY GRAND Jury
Accused of Larceny After
Trust-Boy Charged With
Five Housebreakings.

William Lee Moffatt said to be an In
vestment broker. was indicted today by
the grand jury on two charges Of false
pretenses and larceny after trust. 1t is
alleged that he obtained from two in
vestors by alleged false representations
a total of $4,000.
On the alleged Misrepresentation. che
of the indictments charges that Marie
T. PAUL., 600 Twenty-first street. lost
SO 900. Motfatt is said to have OBJ
tanned $4,000 from her September 70
and $4,000 October T. The other in
dictment charges that relying on the
same representations Charles Stoll. 241S
G street, gave Moffatt $4,000 for in
vestment in the same company.
Accused of HOUSEKEEPING.
Five indictments for housebreaking
were reported against Theodore Crutch-
field. colored. II years old, SIS Myrtle
street northeast. He broke into four OF
the places. it is charged, and was APP
pretended while attempting TO enter
the fifth residence. He is reported to
have confessed to the police and to have
taken them to the various places. The
indictments charge HOUSEKEEPING at
residence of Ode S. SandeISon, lis
New York avenue. January 6: at horne
Of Jessie Macarty. l467 Irving street.
September 80: at home of Charles B.
Austin. 1907 Thirtieth street, August 4:
at home of Anna Butler. 210o N street,
October 80, and at residence OF Cam
dace I. Crawford. last Harvard street,
October 10. He stole jewelry and money
at the various places it is stated.
Jack B. Edelsdein. l747 l. street. Is
charged with setting up gaming table
and with permitting gaming. The in
dictmert resulted from police raid last
December when it Is charged a black
jack game outfit was found on the
premises.
Chester B. Tuell and Edward s.
Becker are charged in separate indict-
ments with rifling mall boxes In apart
ments. Tuell was caught December II
last taking letters from apartments in
the Park road territory, and Becker Is
said TO have taken letters from an
apartment at 1851 Columbia road jan
uary Z.
Auto Driver Freed.
The grand Jurors exonerated Robert
S. Boswell from charge OF man
slaughter In connection with the death
of Raymond A. Murphy last month,
Boswell was riding car which Is said
to have been racing another car IN
the early hours of the morning, and
when attempting to make q turn near
the Connecticut Avenue Bridge turned
turtle. Murphy, a passenger in Boswell's
car. was injured fatally.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: George Hooper.
George Thornton. Watson Griffith and
Walter Monroe, HOUSEKEEPING and lar
ceny: William Posey, Richard Rich
ardson. Ohio Bell. two cases.. grand
larceny: Clarence Minor and Adelbert
Ward, joyriding: William G. Martin.
larceny after trust and false pretenses:
William Green, assault with dangerous
weapon and assault with intent to kill
Peter Suide. receiving stolen property;
Percy Clark and Ollie Page. assault
with dangerous weapon and assault With
intent TO kill
Samuel NJ Clayman. non-support OF
minor children: william T. Harris.
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny; Bryan K.
Burnett. false pretenses: Cecil johnson.
rape: Isaac L. Patrick and Edward
Douglass, assault TO rob: James A. Prue,
William H. Speed and Richard Car
penter. larceny: Harry s. Oladman,
abortion: Clarence Bowie. rape; John
Borum and Charles z. Cooper. grand
larceny: Herman jackson. carnal knowl-
edge: Alonzo G. Hutchins, housebreak-
ing; Henry S. Stewart and Leroy NJ.
Harris, HOUSEKEEPING and larceny:
Louis Fainberg. receiving stolen prop
erty; Melvin Frost. assault with DAM
gerous weapon. assault with intent to
kill and robbery: Leo Mcpherson. alias
Leo Shields, and Jeffries Payne. house.
hreakinp and larceny