Evening star., 1933-09-13
DISTRICT NATIONAL
TELLER|ND|CTED|N
$4,000 SHORTAGE.
Rooms Charged Specifically
With EmbezzIement
of $3.50.
JURY IGNORES SIMILAR
CASE AGAINST GELST0N
Said to Have Returned Money
Taken From Bank-Two Accused
of Passing Worthless Money.

Walter E. Rooms, former savings teller
at the District National Bank, was in
dicted today by the District grand jury
on a charge of embezzlement in connec-
ton with the $4,000 shortage in the
funds of the bank discovered three
months ago.
Thirty-one other indictments were re-
eurned and three cases presented to the
grand jury were ignored. Among the
three cases ignored was that OF c. Ber-
tram Gelston, former savings teller at
the Franklin National Bank, who was
arrested July "a after detection Of a
shortage Of s7,22los in his accounts.
He admitted responsibility for the
shortage, the grand jury was informed.
but later made restitution.
KoonS was formally charged in five
counts with embezzlement of total of
S2,350, but according to reports to
United States Attorney Leo A. Rover by
a Department of Justice agent, admit
ted responsibility for the major portion
Of the S75,02322 shortage.
Placed Under $4,000 Bond.
The grand jury was informed he
admitted taking the money and using
It principally to finance liquor deals.
He also Is alleged to have bet on horse
races.
Koons is said to have admitted re-
sponsibility for the shortage on July
26, Just 10 days after it was discovered.
He Immediately was arrested and re-
leased under $4,000 bond. He is mar
ried and has seven children, the Oldest
~ years old and the youngest 4.
Koons is said to have embezzled the
money by setting up dummy accounts.
GelSton, who had a reputation for
Mob moral harQrfar the sole n.
bort of his bed-ridden mother. He left
the Franklin National Bank the day
after the appearance Of bank exam
iner, July 81, and wrote Thomas P.
Hickman, vice president and conserva-
tor of the bank that he had personally
enbezzled several thousand dollars" and
alone was responsible.
Held on Bad Money Charge.
After his surrender to police July
"a, he made good the amount of the
shortage, the grand jury was told
An indictment charging passing and
possessing counterfeit money was re-
turned against John w. Miller and
John Murray. Miller is alleged to
have given a spurious s5 bill at the
store Of Paquale Iacangelo, 2610 Georgia
avenue, in August. Arrested later with
Murray, alleged counterfeit bills were
found on both men, it was charged.
Others indicted and the charges
against them follow: John O'Brien.
non support of minor child; Raymond
H. Meyers, Louis r. Spears, James
Bailey and Wilbert A. Warren, joyrid-
ing; Walter Davis, alias Ralph c. Pin
kett, Sylvan p Taylor and Kenneth v.
Woodbridge, joyriding and grand larceny;
Emma Benjamin, Wallace L. Brown,
willard E. Jackson and Vincent Peca-
raro, alias Jimmy, alias Hugo De Silva.
grand larceny: James Hodge and James
E. Lee, housebreaking; James E. Lee,
Samuel Smith and Bernard D. john
son. housebreaking and larceny; Oscar
Veney, Della Holland, Asey Strong.
Clara williams and Elizabeth Smith, as
sault with a dangerous weapon: Louis
Golden, William A. Banta, alias Charles
Linton, Harry L. Smith. Jack Short and
Wesley Crockett, robbery; Joseph E.
Robinson, mayhem; Russell B. Smith
and John H. Cardwell, carnal knoWl-
edge: Paul F. Brown, assault with at
tempt to commit statutory of1ense,
and Frederick c. Speidel, non-support
of minor child.
The grand jury ignored the cases OF
Eleanor L. Hiser charged with joyr1dlng
and grand larceny, and Hilda Goddlng,
charged with grant larceny.