Evening star., 1936-05-13
FORMER CASHIER
IS INDICTED IN
= FUND SHORTAGE
Frederick c. Thompson For
maIIy Charged With En-.
beZzlement.
FALS LSIFYING ACCOUNTS
ALSO AMONG COUNTS
Charles Thornton Is Cited in, Rob-
berry of Woodridge-Langdon
! Bank.

Frederick C. Thompson, So, former
cashier of the Railway Express Agency
here, was indicted on an embezzlement
charge in connection with a sl4,934
shortage in the agency's funds.
Thompson, who had been cashier of
the Washington Office since 1921, was
quoted as saying he began his pecula-
tions some time ago and gambled on
the races with the money in an effort
to cover an $4,000 shortage for which
he was not responsible.
The trusted employe quietly dis
appeared last January %, leaving a
note confessing embezzlement OF the
company's funds, and another for his
wife in which he bitterly condemned
himself and deplored the disgrace ne
had visited on her.
Returns to Face Music"
He concluded to face the music,
however, and returned two days later
He communicated with officials of the
agency through Attorney Joseph Kelly
and declared he took the money in
hope of making up the old shortage.
Thompson was quoted as saying he
first manipulated the books to hide the
shortage, and then began withdrawing
funds in desperate effort to cover up
by winning on the horses.
Thompson is charged in the indict-
ment with two cases of embezzlement
totaling $9,68011. In third count
he is accused of falsifying his accounts
in violation of Federal statute gov
erning interstate carriers.
Indicted in Bank Robbery.
In another indictment, Charles
Thornton (Doc) Bean, alias Charles
Ash, was charged with the spectacular
daylight robbery in 1882 of the Wood
ridge-Langdon Bank. He pleaded
guilty recently when arraigned before
United States Commissioner Needham
c. Turnage.
Arrested in a New York opium den
several weeks ago, Bean was brought
here and admitted participating in
the $4,000 hold-up. His partner, he
said, was Eddie Dee, who was killed
in an attempt to rob an armored
truck in Philadelphia last Summer.
The two men allegedly entered the
bank during the night, and, when en-
ployes began arriving, put them into
the vault, one by one.
Three Murder Charges.
Thirty-one other indictments were
reported, among them three first
degree and one second-degree murder
case.
Those charged with first-degree
murder were Marie Harris. 20; jose
phine H. Fields. "a; Robert Sears,
40, and James Washington, 33, all
colored. The Harris woman allegedly
shot James Wilson, also colored. at a
house in the 900 block of K street,
where both lived. Josephine Fields is
said to have fatally stabbed Otis Nor
ton, colored, during quarrel over
another woman, in the 1900 block of
Fifth street. Sears and Washington
allegedly killed William Dansby, COL
ored, during a dice game in the 200
block of H street southwest.
In the second-degree murder case,
James Steadman, 20, colored, was
charged with Killing German Jen-
nings, colored, with a meat cleaver.
The Staying occurred in a restaurant
in the 21O0 block of New York ave-
nue., where both were employed.
Other True Bills.
Others indicted we're:
Russell H. Carley, non-support of
O minor child; Stanley G. Gray, Will
liam N. Watson and Charles Lee Pat
tin, Joy riding; Leona Godsey, Clara
Henson, James M. Mills, Florence
Brown and James H. Pleasant, house.
breaking and larceny; Medicus Robin
son, receiving stolen property; Herbert
H. Harmartz. William M. Harmartz
and James c. Smith, grand larceny;
sylvester johnson, James Caruso, Ma
'hhaniel Palmer, Alexander Lewis
Thomas Logan, Isaac Lee, James Dean
James E. Brown, Eugene J. Veney and
Standard T. Hawkins, robbery; James
p. Martell, robbery and blackmail;
walter Banks, assault with danger
GUS weapon; John Leek, Ellis Wright
d and Albert Anderson, violation of the
LIQUOR taxing act; Robert Wells, depre-
dation on the mails; Louis Beeman.
embezzlement; Henry T. Wier, larceny
after trust; Earnest johnson and
Thomas w. Bradley, forging Govern
ment check, and Oscar c. Kirby, Hazel
" Swink and Erwin E. Loeffler, viola
ton of the postal laws.
The following charges were ignored:
Herman Nicholson. assault with a
dangerous weapon, and Mortie Ken