The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-01

trict, upon their oath present:
 That heretofore, to wit. on or about the first day of January, 1925 and continuously thereafter up 70 the date of the filing of this indictment, in the Southern Dis trict of New York and within the Jurisdiction of this Court, George Musica, alias George Diet rich, Arthur Musica, alias George Vernard, Robert Musica, alias Robert Dietrich, Benjamin Simon, alias Harold Redmand, alias Philip M. Musica, alias L. Hartman, alias George Goulet, Horace B. Merwin, Rowley w. Phillips, John H. Me- Gloom, Leonard Jenkins, John o. Jenkins and divers others to the Grand Jurors unknown, herein after referred to as the defend- ants, together with Philip M. Musica, alias F. Dopald Coster, now deceased and therefore not indicted herein, unlawfully, will fully and knowingly devised and intended to devise a scheme and artifice to defraud and for obtain ing money by means of false and fraudulent pretenses, representa- tions and promises from McKes- son & Robbins, Inc, 8 corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, (hereinafter referred to as the Maryland Corporation) and its subsidiaries, McKesson & Robbins, Inc, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as the Connecticut Corporation) McKesson & Rob- bins, Ltd., 8 corporation organ ized and existing under the laws of the Dominion of Canada (here- matter referred to as the Canadian Corporation) and 8 certain class of persons who would be induced to become stockholders of each or any of the aforesaid corporations, among them being Mabel H. Hol- comb, Helen Hope Sturgis, Helen R, Parrott, Lucy E. Textor, E. s. Beane and divers other persons of the aforesaid class whom the defendants would induce to pur- chase stock of the aforesaid cor poratiorls, and the creditors of each or any of the aforesaid cor- porations, and divers other per- sons who, by reason of their great numbers and want of information on the part of the Grand Jurors, are not susceptible to being named herein, all of the afore- said being hereinafter referred to as the victims.
 Company Organization
 And the Grand Jurors afore- said, upon their oathS aforesaid, do further present:
 That McKesson 6 Robbins, Inc, the Connecticut Corpora tion, was organized in 1926; that McKesson & Robbins, Ltd, the Canadian Corporation, was or. ganized in 1927: that McKesson G Robbins, Inc, the Maryland Corporation, was organized lu 1928; that from the date of its organization the majority of the voting stock of the Canadian Corporation was owned by the Connecticut Corporation; that the majority of the voting stock of the Connecticut Corporation was in turn owned by the Maryland Corporation until in or about the year 1885, ct which time the Connecticut Corporation was dissolved and the assets then owned and held by the Connecticut Corpora ton, including the majority of the voting stock of the Cana dian Corporation, as aforesaid, were taken over and directly held by the Maryland Corpora ton.
 And the Grand Jurors afore- said, upon their oaths aforesaid, do further present:
 It was g part of such scheme and artifice to defraud that the defendants, together with Philip M. Musica, would falsely and fraudulently cause to be organ ized the Canadian Corporation.
 Sale Called Fraudulent
 It was further 8 part of said scheme and artifice to defraud that the defendants, together with Philip M. Musica, would falsely and fraudulently offer for sale to prospective purchasers 10000 shares of preferred stock of the Canadian Corporation and would cause such stock to be sold through The Bridgeport Trust Company, of which company the defendant Horace B. Mcrwin was an executive vice-president and through The R. ?. Griggs Com pany, of which company the de- fendant RowIcy w. Phillips was then an ofncef, and by divers other means.
 It was further . part of said scheme and artifice to defraud that the defendants, together with Philip M. Musica, would falsely end fraudulently induce the ptir- chaserS of the stock of the Cana dian Corporation to part with their money and to purchase such stock upon the representa-
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