Evening star., 1944-06-26
Father and Son
Indicted in Huqe
Sales Of Beef
Witt & Co. Charged
With Disposing Of
9o5,89l Pounds

Charged with illegally acquir
ing and distributing 995, 1891 pound
of beef Witt 6z Co., Inc, wholesale
meat dealers, HOO block E stree
S.W., and two of its officers today
were named in three indictments il
District Court. The indictments
carried a total of "a counts.
The firms officers named are Sam.
uel Kolker, president, and Sidney
Kolker, secretary, who are father
and son. On June 5, the firm anc
the two officers were indicated or
charges in connection with the al
legged shipment of 29,004 pounds OF
spoiled beef to Philadelphia last
December.
Today's counts include II involv-
ing the presentation of alleged false
certificates in acquiring the 995,89l
pounds of beef and II involving
violations of q Government food
distribution order under the Wal
Powers Act.
Assistant United States Attorney
Sylvan Schwartz, who presented
the indictments to the grand jury
said the meat was so-called "set-
aside" beef for fulfillment of Gov
eminent contracts.
Had Three Navy Contracts.
Witt & Co. had three contracts
with the Navy, Mr.. Schwartz said,
to deliver 225,723 pounds of beef
1t is alleged, however, that through
presentation of false certificates the
firm acquired 1,221,614 pounds, or
995 ,891 more than it was entitled
to under the Navy contracts.
In turn, Mr.. Schwartz said the
firm diverted large part of the
beef to the Washington Beef g.
Provision Co., HOO E street S.W.,
of which the Kolkers also are Of
ficers. Other beef, it is alleged,
was diverted to the Southern Hotel
Supply Co. and the Giant Food
Shopping Center, Inc.
Ceiling Violation Charged.
In another indictment not having
any bearing on the extra beef, the
Washington Beef and Provision Co.
Is charged with violating the Emer-
gency Price Control Act by al
legedly obtaining more than ceiling
prices for meat sold to local dealers.
The latter indictment includes one
charge of conspiracy to violate the
act and IA charges of violating the
act. More than 1000 pounds of
meat are involved in the latter in
dictment.
Mr.. Schwartz said some of the
1000 pounds of meat was sold at
ceiling prices of which records were
made. Then, it is alleged, extra
money was received for the rest of
the meat, these extras running from
3 to 8 cents a pound. Samuel Kolk-
er, president of the firm, and Fred
Feldman, an employe, were named
In the latter indictment.
In the case of Witt 81 Co. and its
two officers, maximum penalty for
presentation of false certificates is
$4,000 and 10 years in prison on
each count. The maximum penalty
for violation of the food distribution
order is one year in prison and a
$4,000 fine on each count.
The maximum penalty for the
price ceiling violations charged
against the Washington Beef &
Provision Co. is one year in prison
and 5000 on each count. The
maximum penalty on the charge of
conspiracy to violate is $4,000 and
two years in prison.
% Indictments Returned.
The indictments were among a
total of % returned by the grand
jury before Justice Matthew F. Nc
Guire.
Robert E. Andrews of Terra
Gotta, D. c., was charged with
manslaughter. He is charged with
hitting John F: Sirovecz on the
head with a board last month. The
killing is said to have taken place
at Andrews home.
Two men and a woman were in
dicted on a charge of having robbed
the Lafayette Hotel early this
month. The men, who are said to
have held up the night manager at
pistol point and obtained 1854, are
listed as William F. Lowry, 90, of
the TOO block of New Jersey ave-
nue. NV, and William G. Vlahos,
%, of the 1900 block of Belmont
street NV. The woman, said to
have driven an automobile to and
from the scene, was named as Mary
Lou Lane, 81, of the 1400 block
of Chaplin street NV.
George Wesley, 55. colored, Balti-
more, was indicted on three charges
of grand larceny in connection with
allegedly obtaining money and ar
ticles through the 'pooketbook
trick"-through which the victim
turns over sums to make change
or show good faith" in order to
share in a large sum claimed to
have been found in a pocketbook.
Charge Woman Lost $3.50.
In one Of the cases it is charged
that Wesley obtained $3.50 from a
colored woman. Harry Dudley, %
colored, also from Baltimore, was
indicted in the latter case.
Others indicted included George
r. Wilson, 36, and Joseph Rodey, 35
named in three indictments on
charges of false pretenses for al
legedly passing bad checks at stores
"in payment for purchases and ther
receiving the change. Wilson also
was charged with violation of the
National Stolen Property Act ir
connection with one check. James
F, Sink, was named on a charge oi
false pretenses in connection with
the passing of a bad check and on g
charge of violating the Nationa
Motor Vehicles Theft Act by bring
ing a stolen automobile from Florida
to Washington.
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