Evening star., 1938-12-30
No|an,Ga||agheI
Named in Three
Indictments
Former Auto Dealers
Accused Of Forgery
In Tuxicob Deal

j SHbSS~ 0SSs
Two former officials of the Nolan
Motor Co., William j. Nolan, presi-
dent. and James F. Gallagher, Sec
retary, we're indicted by the District
grand jury today on charges OF OBJ
tanning funds illegally, conspiracy,
securing a bank credit without
proper authority and forgery.
The three indictments brought
against Nolan and Gallagher were
among so handed in by the jurors
as they concluded their labors for
the term, received the thanks of
the court and were discharged.
The Nolan Co. indictment grew
out of alleged financial transactions
revolving around 10 fictitious taxi
cabs, according to Assistant United
States Attorney John J. Wilson, who
Is handling the case for the Gov
ernment. A total of $1,000 is in
volved, he said, and it concerns 10
notes and 10 contracts, one for each
car.
Wilson Explains Indictments.
The first indictment, Mr.. Wilson
explained, is in II counts, the first
10, each charging the obtaining OF
$846.30 Illegally; the 18th count
treats it as one transaction and
names $8.460, the sum alleged as
having been borrowed on the notes
made out against the taXicabs, while
the 18th count charges conspiracy,
aggregating $4,000.
The second indictment. which is in
10 counts, charges the illegal OBJ
tanning of bank credit, while the
third indictment, which is likewise
in 10 counts, alleges forgery-naming
of the notes and of the contracts,
but not the ones which correspond
with these notes, said Mr.. Wilson.
Conditional Sales Contracts.
The prosecutor charged that the
pair named in the indictment pre-
pared 10 conditional sales contracts
and 10 corresponding notes, pur-
porting to represent the sale of 10
taxicabs to the Yellow Cab Co. of
the District of Columbia. Inc. Mr.
Wilson asserted that the Nolan Mo-
tor Co. never owned these 10 cabs,
but arbitrarily took 10 Ford motor
numbers 'out of the air" and placed
them on the 10 contracts. The name
of c. B. Ryan, president of the Vel
low Cab concern, was then signed
to the contracts and notes and they
were taken to the Munsey Trust Co.
on August 4, 1896, the prosecutor
alleged, each note bearing the de-
clared purchase price of 1890 and
$84630 was borrowed on each note,
as they did not bear interest.
Mr.. Wilson recalled that MI. Nolan
and Mr.. Gallagher were indicted
previously, charged with forgery and
utter:ng and false pretenses, as we'll
as conspiracy to commit false pre-
lenses, accused of taking 100000
from the Universal Credit Co. That
case resulted in hung jury, he said.
Sidney ]. Johnson, colored, "a
years old. was indicted today on a
charge of assault with intent to
commit robbery.
Bribery Charge Placed.
Roland Coates, colored. 81 years
old, was indicted on a charge of
bribery. The complainant was Of
= ficer R. A. Nielsen of the Ninth
: Police Precinct, who advised the
grand jury that on December IT,
Coates allegedly attempted to bribe
him with five one-dollar bills. The
police contended that he had placed
another colored man, Eugene M.
Wiseman, under arrest for allegedly
having concealed weapon. He
was then approached by Coates,
he said, and offered the S. to let
the man 60 Officer Nielsen said
that he then arrested Coates and
charged him with bribery
Irven L. Hanback, of the 3700
block of Thirty fourth street NE,
was indicted on a charge of abor-
ton. He allegedly performed a
criminal operation November upon
Frances M. Furr, 20 years old, who
died at a local hospital on De-
cember 10.
Fannie O. Billingsley was indicted
on charge of embezzlement and
grand larceny. The grand jurors
were advised that the woman was
employed by I. Miller g. Sons, Inc,
= as a bookkeeper and cashier and
that she allegedly took $500 about
November II.
Other Indictments.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: James w. Harri-
son, joyriding and grand larceny;
Walter E. Watson and Calvin H.
Gunter, joyriding; Charles Mayfield,
Edward Foster and Norman Jones,
grand larceny; Victor P. Peary, rob-
berry and grand larceny; George
Malone. James Harris, jeff Carter,
Harry w. Gather, Samuel Talford,
Joseph Tanner, William E. Proctor
and James H. Bean, robbery;
Charles Woodley, George Stewart,
Reginald R. Bradburn and Rich
ard w. Spriggs, housebreaking and
larceny; Howard I. Shlosser, Elvin
Folks Bette Sims and Michael P.
McDermott, assault with dangerous
weapon; Isaac Simpson, mayhem;
Roy Head and Leonard G. Brice,
forging and uttering a Government
check; Maggie Fields, Adam P. Of
fenbacher, George D. Hall, James
strayhan, Amanda Strayhan and
Herman w. Petty, violations of the
gaming laws; Rosa Smith, Carroll
Buchanan and Louis Holmes, viola
ton of the Harrison Narcotic Act
and the Narcotic Drugs Import and
Export Act; Clara j. Hibbard and
Josephine G. Kelly, abortion; Lloyd
Robinson, rape, and John L. Bailey,
forging and uttering Federal Reserve
bank note
The grand jury ignored these
leases: James Thomas, grand lar
ceny; Richard F. Mccoy, joyriding;
Wesley Brown, William j. Mullen
and Ernest Wright, assault with
dangerous weapon; Frederick Wash
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