Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-09
FORGERY CHARGED
BY GRAND Jury TO
FORMER TELLER
Investigators Claim $4,000
in Declarations During
2H2 Years.
MANSLAUGHTER is LAID
TO DRIVER IN CAR DEATH
Trio Asserted to Have Held Up
Liquor Store Also Faces
True Bills.


tanned in an indictment returned to-
day against George E. Koplin. jr.. Al.
former teller and assistant secretary
of the Montgomery Building e. Loan
Association, which now is in financial
straits and has asked the permission
Of the court to go out of business.
Koplin's alleged defalcations said
by Justice Department investigators
to total more than $4,000 over two
and half years, were completely COW
cred by bond. however, and have
nothing to do with the present con-
dition of the association, it was stated
On February the associations di-
rectors petitioned the court for dis
| solution, stating that the institution
was solvent but had insufficient work.
ing capital to safeguard investors. No
action has been taken by the court
| on the petition.
Withdrawal Tickets Cited.
Koplin was charged specifically in
the indictment with forging two with
draWal tickets in the name of Thomas
Winter of 246 w street NV, q de-
positor at the Montgomery, totaline
1925. and with forging 10 withdrawal
tickets in the name of another de-
position, Carl Chappell of Arlington.
Va. totaling sl,446.
The official was arrested January
II on orders from Assistant United
| States Attorney John ]. Wilson. and
pleaded guilty when arraigned the
same day before United States Com
missioner Needham c. Turnage. He
Is at liberty under $4,000 bail
Koplin was discharged November
%. last, when the alleged defalcations
were discovered. He lives at the Mira
mar Apartments, Fifteenth street and
Rhode Island avenue NV, Is mar
ried and has one child, but Is sep
arated from his family. the Justice
Department reports.
Manslaughter Charge Made.
Martin L. Bray, &c. of Arlington, Va.
was indicted on manslaughter charge
in connection with the traffic death
February IL Of George w. Sutton. "a.
OF the Continental Hotel. at Sixth
street and Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Mr.. Sutton was standing in a safety
zone when struck. He was either
hurled or dragged so feet. Later, a
damaged automobile. said to have beer
driven by Bray, was found parked in
the 2300 block of Park place Sc. Nc
report Of the accident was made at the
time, police stated.
Three colored men who are asserted
to have attempted to hold up liquor
store at 1901 Sherman avenue N. W..
December II, only to be met by the gun
fire OF policeman. hiding in the rear
room. were indicted on three robbery
charges and two charges of assault
with dangerous weapon and with in
tent to kill. They are George Robin
son, 26; Ulysses Robinson, 10, and
Brainard Charles Butler, 10. All are
under arrest.
Detective Surprised Pair.
After the liquor store had been held
up on several occasions, a police guard
was stationed there. Detective Rob-
ert v. Murray, of the tenth precinct,
was on guard in the back room when
the Robinson brothers allegedly en-
tered with drawn guns on the night of
December II. He stepped out and
ordered them to drop their weapons,
and George Robinson is said to have
fired. the shot scorching the detectives
fingers. Murray then shot him four
times, and the younger brother fed
after allegedly shooting Jacob Stear-
man. clerk, in the thigh. He was
arrested later in Philadelphia and is
said to have implicated Butler.
The trio were charged with robbing
the Sherman avenue store on Septem-
Der 20 and August ~ of last year and
With robbing store at 3l02 Eleventh
street NV. September II.
James Leonard Beck, colored, 20
who allegedly attempted to hold ur
with toy pistol couple sitting in
parked automobile, was indicted or
charge of assault with intent to
commit robbery.
Charles A. Phillips, 1348 Jeffer.
son street NV, told police he and
Mrs. Viola B. Brown, 1920 Sixth street
NE. were sitting in a car on Frank.
lin street NE. listening to the radio
when Beck pointed pistol at them
and got into the back seat He said
Mrs. Brown struck at the man ano
that he grappled with him. During
the scuffie, he related, he was struck
on the head with a blunt weapon, anc
Beck escaped.
Other Indictments.
Others indicted were:
Robert L. Jones. receiving stolen
property; Theodore r. Harris. William
H. Smith, Augustus Darlington. Will
liam A. Robinson, Eugene Bowman,
Willard P. Harris, Spurgeon Ander-
son, Henry Mitchell, James A. Frank
David Borden, Robert Owens and
Samuel Porter, HOUSEKEEPING and lar
ceny; Otto S. Mckay and Joseph F.
Kash, grand larceny; Albert J. Loef.
fer, Lorenzo Ransom, George F.
Fletcher. Henry G. Burdett, George
Drake and Robert L. Richards, Joy
riding; Charles l.. Baltimore, assault
with intent to rob; Walter Thomas
Luther Matthews, George H. Molloy
Thomas w. Daniels, John Marshall
Legg, Joseph A. Ring and Berley E
Littlejohn, robbery; David Weber
assault with a dangerous weapon;
William Gold, Claude NJ Jones. Fam
ME Grimes Joseph S. Bruce, George
Carroll, Benny L. Sullivan. Myror
H. Wells, Mamie Moorehead, Myrtle
Crawford, James Mace Moore, Arthur
o. Brown, William T. Blalock, F'lorinis
Blake and Mack Story. gaming Law
violation, and Norris William Dutch,
second-degree murder
The grand jury ignored the follow.
ing cases:
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