Evening star., 1945-05-21
.TwoAreIndicted
For Second Time
In Bank Robbery
Skizechowski, Quinn
Face New Charges
Under Federal Act

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Under Federal Act
Two men who were indicted April
80 on charge of robbing two tellers
Of the National Bank of Washington
of $24.64 on March 80 at Seventh
and c streets NV. were named in
another indictment today for the
same ofense, under a special act
covering robbery or theft of funds
from member bank of the Federal
Reserve System.
The two men are Charles Joseph
Skizechowski, 43, who is awaiting
return here from New York to face
the robbery charge, and Michael
James Quinn, 80, who is still at large.
The grand jury also indicted today
Joseph Dileo, alias Joe Boley, 40,
described as a carpenters helper
and former boxer. on a charge of
receiving $500 of the loot. Dileo
also is named under the special
statute, covering receipt of funds
stolen from bank of the Federal
Reserve System.
Assistant United States Attorney
Joseph F. Lawless. jr., presented the
indictments to the grand jury.
Stiff Penalties Provided.
Under the special statute, Skize-
chowski and Quinn also were charged
with assaulting the two bank tellers
from whom the money was taken
while the tellers were en- route to the
S. Kann Sons Co. department store.
The special act provides for a
maximum penalty Of a 5000 fine
and 10 years imprisonment for
robbery and for receiving funds
obtained in the robbery, Mr..
Lawless said. In turn, the pen
atty for the assault charge, Mr.. Law
less said, runs from a minimum of
from $1,000 fine to a maximum
of $4,000 fine and Is years i'm
prisonment. Joseph McCann. Al, be-
lieved to have been the third man in
the robbery, recently was killed in
New York, when cornered by an
agent of the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation.
The indictments were among "a
returned today by the District grand
jury in District Court before Justice
James w. Morris.
Four Charged With Escape Aid.
Four persons were indicted today
on charges of helping to conceal
Elmer F. Norton, 20, following his
escape here from deputies United
States marshal in January. They
are listed as Gilbert L. Follin, IS,
and Joseph C. Loveless, 10, both of
the $500 block of L street NV;
Charles r. Reese, 10, and Francis
K. Brosnahan, 18.
Norton was recaptured In West
Virginia and is now serving time
there. In March, woman and two
men were charged with harboring
two youths who escaped with Nor
ton. The other escapes, who were
subsequently captured here, are
Joseph G. Isenberg and Walter E.
Watson, each %. They already are
serving time and awaiting sentence
on several other charges to which
they recently pleaded guilty, in
cluding the charge of escaping the
deputies, HOUSEKEEPING and lar
ceny.
The grand jury ignored the case
Of Abraham Wasser, 81, proprietor
of the Chicken Hut restaurant, and
William Van Bergen, A, a baker,
who had been detained in the death
of Arthur U. Tiller, SO, of Rich
mond, Va, who died from injuries
suffered in a brawl which began in
the restaurant and continued on the
sidewalk in March.
Raymond j. Pratt, %, colored, was
indicted on three charges of house
breaking and larceny, in connection
with which he allegedly obtained
cash and a variety of loot. He also
was charged with forging three
checks, totaling more than $3.50,
which he was said to have obtained
in one of the alleged entries.
Bribery of Officer Charged.
Douglas j. Miller, 20, of the 1900
block OF Massachusetts, avenue NV,
was indicted on a charge of robbing
naval lieutenant of $75 in the lat
ter's hotel room. Miller and a Ma
rine corporal had been invited to
the room to have a drink, it was
said. The Marine was turned over
to the military authorities.
Theodore w. Beland, 49. Of the
2300 block of Second street NE. was
indicted on charge of stealing a
typewriter and calculating machine
from the Government last June,
while he was employed as a con-
struction engineer for the Govern
ment. He last was with the Public
Buildings Administration, it was
said.
William Brantley, 30, colored, of
the $4,000 block of T street NV.
was indicted on a statutory charge
involving a. 15-year-old colored pirl