Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-28
Second True Bill Returned
Against Chairman of Board
of r. H. Smith Co.
VICE PRESIDENT NAMED
IN FIVE ACCUSATIONS
Grand Jury Takes Further Action
as Result of Hamilton Hotel
Bankruptcy Hearing.

c. Elbert Anadale, first vice president
of the F. H. Smith Co., was indicted
today by the grand jury on charges Of
perjury, alleged to have been committed
before referee in bankruptcy during
hearings in connection with the bank
ruptcy of the Hamilton Hotel corpora
ton, which formerly operated the hotel
at Fourteenth and K streets.
With the indictment of Anadale, the
grand jury also returned separate in
dictment against G.. Bryan Pitts, chair
man of the board Of directors of the
Smith Co., who is under $4,000 bond
to await trial on another charge Of
perjury, alleged in an indictment re-
ported against him several weeks ago.
Anadale, at the time of the alleged
crime. was treasurer Of the
Hamilton Hotel Corporation.
False Answers Charged.
The Pitts indictment is in two counts
and alleges that after taking an oath
before Ralph D. Quinter. then referee
in bankruptcy and qualified to admins
ter oaths, November 9, 1927, Pitts made
false answers, which he knew to be
false, to two questions propounded to
him. The inquiries put to him were
whether the books of account and cor
porate records of the bankrupt corpora
tion had ever been in his possession or
under his control and whether he had
any knowledge of the fact that such
books and records had ever been in the
Offices of F. H. Smith Co. or the F. H.
Smith Investment Co. on I street.
Pitts answered, according to the In
dictment, that such books and records
had never been in his possession or
under his control and that he had no
knowledge that they were in the Smith
Offices when the indictment alleges the
facts to be that the books were under
his control and in his possession at the
Smith Co.'S offices.
Assistant United States Attorney
Joseph ". Connolly, who prepared the
indictments, explained that the Smith
Co.'S Offices were temporarily in the
1400 block of street, during the period
covered by the indictment and while
the Smith Building was being erected
or repaired.
Five Counts Listed.
The Indictment against Anadale Is In
five counts and charges the commission
of "wilful perjury" in making false
answers, which he knew to be false, to
the five questions propounded to him at
a hearing before former Referee Ralph
D. Quinter, June Is, 1925, in con-
nection with the same bankruptcy pro-
ceedings.
Anadale, according to the indictment,
was asked these questions:
did you ever have access to and
supervision over the books Of account
and corporate records Of the Hamil-
ton Hotel Corporation?"
Were these books and records in
your possession during the period when
you were Secretary-treaSurer Of the
corporation and were you familiar with
the details contained in these books?"
Did you know that during the time
that the Office of the F. H. Smith Co.
was located on I street certain books OF
account of the hotel company were in
that ofice?"
Did you see any of these books Of
account of the hotel company at the
Offices of the F. H. Smith Co. or the
F. H. Smith Investment COP"
did you ever make any entries In
the ledger of the Hamilton Hotel Cor
poration or in any of the books OF
account of that corporations"
To each of the five questions, the
indictment states, a categorical denial
was made, when 1t is asserted, Anadale
had made entries in the ledger and in
the other books of account of the bank
rupt hotel company which had been in
his possession at the time mentioned at
the Offices OF the Smith company.