Evening star., 1928-05-09
2OBEY IS INDICTED
ON REALTY CHARGE
Broker Will Face Trial on
Complaint of Distant Cousin,
United States Worker.

Ralph c. Robey. said to be lawyer
and real estate broker at 1910 Vermont
avenue. was indicted today by the CRANE
jury on a charge Of embezZling more
than $4,000 from Eula f. Robey, 8
distant cousin. who is employed i'll th'
Treasury Department.
According to the indictment Robey
as agent for his relative. had in his
possession June 8. 1926. check for
81 900. drawn to her order by A. B
Nicol on the Alexandria National Bank
which he is alleged to have appropriated
to his own use. On June II. 1926, /;
is alleged he miSappropriated similar
checks for $5.2l3,3S and $7.266.70, and
on August %. 1926. used for his own
purposes a check for $3,347.50. 1t Is
alleged The checks were given him to
make investments in first deeds OF trust
notes on real estate, 1t Is charged.
A woman and two men are charged
with robbery in an indictment against
Lola l.. Farrell. Roderick Pace and
Benjamin Pace, who are said to have
relieved John Vetos. storekeeper at GOO
K street of 5000 April IA. Vetos told
the police the woman was formerly one
Of his friends and knew that he had
money. On the date named the trio
came 10 the basement of his store and
exhibiting a pistol took the money from
him.
Assault of Girl Charged.
Robert Dean. 27 years old. is charged
with criminal assault on the 17-year~
old niece of his wife who was alone
in his home May 7. 1927. when he re-
turned to his house after his wife had
gone to her work, according to the story
told by the girl 70 the Womens Bureau.
She struggled with him, she said. but
he struck her and threatened 10 strike
her again II she made an outcry
Assaultng a. policeman with dan
gerous weapon is alleged in an indict-
ment against James Flowers. colored.
He is said 10 have slashed with knife
the hand of Officer John r. Leach, who
Jumped on Flowers automobile to arrest
him at Fifth and F streets April Z.
Flowers was supposed to be fleeing from
a department store where silk stockings
were missing
Joseph Fitzgerald was accused OF OF
srating gaming table where bets on
norse races could be made at 803 North
Capitol street. The place was raldcd
by the police February and bettire
slips and other evidence seized. 1t Is
stated. Seven other alleged handbook
makers were exonerated. as follows;
Morris Erwin. William s. Howard. Ira
p. Connor, Thomas A. Harlow, Harry
Miller, James w. Turner and George A:
Goodall. whose places OF business nao
been ralded by the vice squad
Homicide Charge Ignored.
The grand jurors also ignored a
charge of homicide against Cyrus r.
Harper. who Is accused OF causing the
death OF Daniel r. Mccormick in FIST
fight at Tenth and streets April !.
A charge of white slavery against Au-
hrey Frye was also ignored. Other cases
dropped by the grand jurors incluu@
Maurice J. Gregg, assault; William
Johnson. robbery; Clarence Parker,
carnal knowledge; James DonghertV,
ioy-riding, and William b. jenkins, ROB-
berry
Thirty-eight indictments was report
ed others and the charges being
Henry Chappell, Edward Talley, James
Flowers. Harvey j. Herndon. Ernest j
Wells and James Pinkney, assault win
dangerous weapon Catherine Wilson
and Albert Wilson, assault with dan
perous weapon and robbery, james
Henson. James Jackson and Flcmlnb
Giles. robbery. Sherman Harper anc
Percy Graham, rape, Kermit Banes
carnal knowledge; Morris Cohn, viola
ton national prohibition act; Harvey
Leon Ferguson. Edith M, Smith, Mel
vim Kneaub, Max Harris. Frank l., Sebo
Hugo q. Springer. Buck White, aIas
Eddie Williams, and Roy Craig, grand
larceny. Louis Seltzer. Henry T. Green
Ray Noble. Alfred Skrine. John A. wat
son and william G. Johnson, mouse
breaking and larceny; Robert Z. All
wine grand larceny; Charles jenkins
Samuel Med Howard and LOUIS
Twyman housebreaking and larceny,
Freddie Smith. Louis ID Matthews anc
Francis II Marshall. grand larceny: Al
bert Hamilton. Frederick Smith. Bern"
ard Downing, James A. Hughes. Chris
tian w Franks Arthur Jordan ana Ed
ward Dtggs, Joy riding; John TanqnarS
Tomas. violation national motor vehlclt
theft act; Charles Sbanklin assault
with intent 10 commit robbery and as
sault with dangerous weapon; George
+. Vass assault with intent 10 XIII and
assault with dangerous weapon.