Evening star., 1942-01-05
Plot 10 Defraud 1000
With Cemetery Lots
Charged in Indictment
Thirty Men Accused
Of PIun to Obtain
Million in Securities

Thirty persons were INDICTED here
today on charge Of conspiracy and
use of the mails to defraud more
than 1000 persons of about $1000,-
900 in stocks and bonds through the
sale of cemetery lots near Muirkirk,
Md.
This indictment was one of 81
returned today by the District grand
, jury to Justice James w. Morris,
presiding in Criminal Court No. Of
District Court. in closing out its
three months work.
Assistant United States Attorney
John L. Laskey, in charge OF the
cemetery case, said that the pro-
moters of the scheme to defraud
operated through the National Capt.
tai Park Cemetery Co.. now in re-
ceivership: the National Capital
Co.. the National Capital Memorial
Park, Inc, and the National Capital
Memorial Park Sales Co. He made
1t clear that these firms were not
named in the indictment, which IS
in some % counts and charges 10
overt acts against the defendants
in furtherance Of the reported
scheme. whereby, Mr. Laskev MAIN
tains, $1,000, 900 went into the pock-
cts of officers and salesmen Of the
firms concerned.
AS outlined BY Mr.. Laskev, the
plan was to exchange cemetery lots
for deprecated stocks and bonds.
Demand for Lots Promised.
One representation made by the
group, according to Mr.. Laskey, was
that cemetery space In the National
Capital was used up and that the
promoters of this program had con-
tracts with the American Legion,
ElkS and the Masonic Order for
cemetery lots and that there was
brisk demand for these lots.
The two principal promoters of
the scheme, said Mr.. Laskey, were
Richard w. Deaver and Fred L.
Lewis. They were named as de-
PENDANTS among the 80 indicted to-
day, the others being: Gabriel G.
Tauber, Edward A. Greenbaum,
Samuel r. Smith, Benjamin Alberts,
Sam Black, Harry M. Berg. Lee
Barker Edward Cole. Albert Exl,
Mort Greenbaum. William A. Har-
vey, Milton NJ. Howard Sam r.
Kadison. L. Kroll, Jack LAWN,
Harry N. Mitchell, William Man
dell, William Mead. M. Michael,
Harry Renfro, Max Newman. Theo-
dore Rogoff, Frank v. Raymond,
Leonard H. Sagett, c. G. 1quires
Sam Wolfe, Harry Waldstein, Barney
Violin.
Names of persons intended to be
defrauded" were set forth in the
indictment-they were principally
from Virginia. Pennsylvania and
North Carolina. In April, 1894, Mr..
Deaver, Mr.. Lewis, and certain other
defendants, according to the indict-
ment. opened here the National Cap
ltal Co. and the National CAPITAL
Memorial Park, Inc, "for the pur-
pose OF selling to the persons in
tended to be defrauded cemetery lots
or burial rights in the National
Capital Memorial Park Cemetery,
situated near Muirkirk, Prince
Georges County, Md.
Postal Inspectors C. H. Burrows
and j. w. Askew worked on the
case.
The grand jury today indicted
78-year-old Alfred F. Lynch on a
charge of manslsughter for allegedly
causing the death of John Camp
bell, IS, in the Grant Building at
Soldiers Home, where they were
both inmates, on October 81. OFF,
cials said that piece of crockery
cuSpidor and a knife were used in
the Staying.
Another Manslaughter Case.
John L. Williams, colored, 81. was
indicted on a charge of manslaugh-
ter, for allegedly causing the death
OF Clyde Kirkland, colored, 81. on
November 81, 1910, in front of 1885
Ninth street NV, with a knife.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are James E. Yergan,
larceny after trust and grand lar
ceny; James E. Yergan. Cecilia Lu-
cas-. Elizabeth Price. Evelyn Rawl-
ings and William A. Bush, grand lar
ceny; Benjamin Baylor, John w.
Anderson. Sammy S. Fitzgerald,
Elliot Jackson, John H. Jennings,
James I. Clay, William j. Hauser,
Lish Livingston, l. B. Elum, Charles
Bradford, Jeffery Mills and Charles
A. Perrier, robbery; Benjamin Bay
lor, Raymond l.. Carter, Norman
Keitt, Ollie johnson, Samuel VIM
berly and John o. Harrison, joyrid-
ing; Robert Humphreys, housebreak-
ing; Robert Beach, william H. Still
Ter, James Green, John A. Smith,
Edward B. McAleer. Rufus Whit
aker, Thomas j. Richie, Boyd E.
English and Andrew Walker. house.
breaking and larceny; Willie G.
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