Evening star., 1938-11-22
Stamp Official.
Indicted by
Grand Jury
Voigt Accused
Of Toking $4,000
In u. S. Funds

Charles s. Voigt, 38-year-old as
sistant agent and cashier Of the
Philatelic Agency Of the Post Office
Department, who has wife and
four children, today was indicted
by the District Court grand jury on
q charge of taking $4,000 of Fed
eral funds.
According to post Office inspec-
tors, Voigt visited the Post Office
Department Building on october 2
for a short time, as shown by the
watchman's report, but failed to re-
port for duty on october 3. The
authorities allege he failed to de-
post funds received from stamp col
lectors in special account with
the Treasury Department. Voigt
then took plane to New York.
thence to Cleveland, Chicago and
Louisville. KY, where he was ap-
pretended, according to the au-
thorities.
Voigt allegedly confessed to tax
ing the money, according to evidence
laid before the grand jury, and he
allegedly admitted taking $40 to $25
from time to time and upwards of
$15,0O0O, United States Attorney
David A. Pine was informed by the
postal authorities, who assert they
have written statement from the
stamp official.
Six Charged With Conspiracy.
Six persons were indicted on
charges of conspiracy to violate the
Liquor Taxing Act of 1884, two of
them allegedly responsible in the
deaths of two of the six occupants
in an automobile, while the pair was
fleeing from pursuing Federal OFF,
GERS. In the fleeing car, according
to officials, were Is five-gallon cans
OF whisky on which no tax had been
paid, and this was cited as one of
the alleged overt acts under the
conspiracy charge.
Indicted on the liquor conspiracy
charge were: Smith Bowie, Worster
Penn Dorey.. Charles Sumner Lee,
jr.; Carlis Sims, Ella Walker and
Joseph Walker. The indictment
charges that Lee and Dorey on Sep
tember 2 were in the machine that
collided with another car, killing two
Of its six occupants.
Seven charges of }oyriding were
charged against Paul j. Thomas.
Russell T. Anderson and Charles j.
Thomas were also accused of this
onense and Leon s. Butler was &C
cused of joyriding with Paul j.
Thomas. Ernest Price and Harry
Clay Hickman were indicted on
charges of joyriding and grand
larceny.
Eight Robbery Indictments.
Eight indictments of robbery, al
leg1ng purse snatchings from vari-
Gus women, were charged against
Henry K. Chambers, who was also
indicted on two charges of assault
with intent to commit robbery. In
other indictments, robbery was
charged against Freddie Mack,
Henry K. Chambers, Levi Mack,
Steven Hurd, Robert Cheek, George
Moss, Leroy Brown and Ralph
Owens.
Perry Chairs was indicted on
charge of having in his possession
on October % certain plaster of
paris mold similar to those used by
the United States for coming half
dollars. Ned billiard Mccoy. Charles
A. Jefferson and Charles P. Austin
were indicted on charges of alleg-
edly passing fraudulent and coun-
terfeit bills in currency.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: Paul Sarratt,
housebreaking; Robert M. Baker,
Montel Thompson, Andrew Upshall,
James A. Washington, Eddie B.
Morgan, Hyman Kronick, Horace
Ellis, Harvey Garnett and Regi-
nald Triplett, housebreaking and
larceny; Linwood E. Stillwell, lar
ceny after trust; Henry Gorham and
Mary Gorham. receiving stolen
property; Henry Gorham, Mary
Gorham, Joseph Roy Baldwin, Har-
rison E. Gordon and Francis Pierce,
violation of the Liquor Taxing Act
of 1884; Albert L. Costello, violation
of the National Motor Vehicle Theft
Act; Joseph A. Pasternak, viola
tions of the laws against the num-
bers game; John Petties, William T.
Swami and Allen Ezell, assault with
dangerous weapon.