Evening star., 1937-05-19
STRAHL INDICTED
|NSTOCK LARCENY
Salesman Charged in Losses
of $12,179 by Mrs. J. G.
Reilly of D. c.

Max Strahl. 34-year -old New York
stock salesman. was indicted today
on charge of larceny of stocks valued
at s12,l79.50 from Mrs Helen J. G.
Reilly, l747 @ street, widow o: the
late Gen. James Reilly.
He was arrested in her home April
l3, while he allegedly was attempting
to persuade her to accept a $4,000
check in settlement of her claim
Police said he had been arrested q
number of times in cases involving
fraudulent stock schemes, and at one
time was indicted in New York after
police investigation instigated by
Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt. He al
legedly had swindled friend of Mrs.
Roosevelt.
The indictment charges the larceny
from Mrs. Reilly took place last No.
vember 13, when Strahl Is accused Of
persuading her to turn over to him the
stocks to cover an investment he had
made for her. which involved Okla
homa oil wells.
Rogoff Also Named.
Arranged In Police Court April IL,
he pleaded not guilty and his bail was
set at $4,000. Preliminary hearing
was continued
Also named in the indictment was
Harry Rogoff of New York, allegedly
an associate of Strahl, who has not
been arrested. Police say Rogof was
present during conversation Strahl
had with Mrs. Reilly, posing as a
wealthy oil man.
Five aliases for Strahl were given in
the indictment. Rogoff was indicted
under one alias.
Said by police to have pawned IA
typewriters belonging to the Wood
stock Typewriter Co., Lois Geddes,
81, was charged with embezzlement
and larceny after trust. The ma
chimes were valued at $40 each. ON
cials of the company said the woman
told them she wanted a number of
machines for tipping work during the
presidential campaign. Accordingly,
they rented her more than 20 type
writer's and lent her six others. The
June.
Postal Clerk Indicted.
Alvin O'Nevin, 57-year-old postal
clerk, was indicted on a charge Of
interfering with the mails. Postal
authorities stated he admitted TAX
ing some $3.50 from letters during the
last 16 months.
Otis Monaghan, 81, and Douglas @.
Phillips, %, were charged by the
grand jury with housebreaking and
larceny in connection with theft of
1915 worth Of rings and watches from
the Castleberg Jewelry Co., 1904 F.
street. They are alleged to have
smashed the show window and scooped
up the jewelry on May 2.
A total of AZ indictments were re-
turned.
Others Are CHARGED.
Others indicted were:
Alfred Walker, William Brown, Rus.
sell Beale, Harry Gross, William P.
Cullen, Julius Aikens, William john
son. Edward Dewey and Fred
P. Hockett, housebreaking and
larceny; John J. Simpson and Con-
stantine James, receiving stolen prop
erty; Henry j. McCrea, John
C.. White, William F. Vincent and
Ernest c. Harris, joyriding: James F.
O'Dea, Carroll v. Henkell, Earl W.
Ferguson, Franklin T. Mills, Julius
Aikens, Oze J. Lnder, william H
Roles. Walter E. Leake and Norman
Hansford, robbery: Albert johnson,
Franklin Clark, India Lunsford,
Charles F. Dalzell, Joseph w. Hill,
Jack R. Bailey and Herman Cannon,
grand larceny; Maggie Malvin, Arthur
Malvin and Henry B. Scott, assault
with a dangerous weapon; Ancel
Louise Doye, Thomas Alfred Brewer,
jr., and Mary F. Sawyer, forgery and
uttering; Marion ]. Smith, forgery:
Edward Rowse, false pretenses, and
William H. H. Brooks, forging q postal
savings certificate.