Evening star., 1933-03-22
BOYER IS INDICTED
IN BANK SHORTAGE
Former Cashier Accused of
EmbezzIement of $25,791
by Grand Jury.
Star Staff Photo.

An indictment charging Charles D.
Boyer, former cashier of the Federal
American National Bank g. Trust Co.,
with embezzlement of s25, ,791, from the
bank was returned today by the Dis
trict grand jury.
Bank officials reported a total short
age of Sal COO at the time Of Boyer's
resignation as cashier. The indictment
alleges the offense for which he will
be tried was committed on November
II, 1881. The sum he is charged with
embezzling consisted mainly of cash.
ier's checks, bonds and stock certifl-
Gates. One count of the indictment
charges Boyer converted the papers
money he is alleged to have received
for them.
Presentation Of the evidence to the
grand jury after discovery of the short
age was delayed until the Justice De-
ton of the case.
Two Murder Indictments.
Among other indictments returned
were two for frst-degree murder.
Albert Koch, 78, was charged with
the fatal shooting Of his son-in-law
William Palmer Gray, in their home,
at 1920 North Capitol street, on Febru-
airy IS. Koch, according to police. first
said he shot Gray because he would
no. work" later stating that Gray
struck him before the shooting.
William Archer, colored, was charged
with the fatal shooting of Willie Brooks,
also colored. during a fight February
% at 24l8 I street.
The jury also returned an indictment
charging Carleton r. Bingham. a mail
carrier, with rif1ing the mails and forg-
from an envelope an automobile oper-
ator's permit addressed to j. H. Craw-
ford, 3461 Fourteenth street, and used
it as a means of identification in CASH
ing checks to which he had forged
Crawfcrc's name. Bingham was ar
rested February 20, while attempting
to cash one of the checks, according
to police.
Others Indicted.
Other persons indicted, with the
charges against them, were:
Ernest Nelson. Albert T. Johnson,
John A. Dreyer, Charles Spencer,
Charles Weldon and Erston jackson,
joyriding and grand larceny; Eugene A.
Marshall and Linwood Davis. house
breaking; Percy Harris, William F.
O'Brien, Hubert Winston, Garrett r.
Brooks, Leroy E. Little, Amos r.
Stepney, Charles Weldon, Theodore
Brown. Erston Jackson, Charles Spen-
Ger, Richard ClomaX and Fred Trim
mer, HOUSEKEEPING and larceny; Mat
thew Novak, Irene Brown, William =
Brown, John L. Knighton and George
Drost, robbery; Robert D. Watson, as
sault with a dangerous weapon; Albert
R. Marshall and Fletcher D. Powell
carnal knowledge; Richard Smith, as
sault with intent to commit carnal
knowledge; James William Saccehino
false pretenses and embezzlement. and
Murel Richard Juhl, violation of the
national prohibition act.
Charges Ignored.
The grand jury refused to return
indictments on the following charges
John T. Tartatglia, HOUSEKEEPING
Alfred j. Moses, assault with dan
gerous weapon; Julius Schwab, carnal
knowledge; George F. Tear and Fer
dinand Hocheisen, violation of the ma.
tional prohibition act; Robert William
Karia, violation of section 46 of the
penal code; Willis Graury. violation o,
section 851-b of the District code; Ed.
win A. White, violation of section 86s
Of the District code. and William r
Carman, manslaughter.
The jury also ignored homicide
charges against Albert E. Cash, Oscal
M. Cash, Fewel Workman, Everett
Blackwell, Clyde E. Templeton ane
Claude Myers. Seveyal weeks ago Al
bert Cash, Workman, Blackwell ant
Myers were convicted of second-degre,
murder in connection with the killing
of a paymaster on the new Hous,
Office Building during an attempted
payroll robbery.