Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-13
Woman Held
AsLeuder of
$1o,Oo0Rine

A 3l-year-old woman-a
former bank teller-and four
young men described by police
as her gang of check-passers
have been arrested in Alexandria
and charged with flooding the
northern Virginia area with bad
checks.
Police said the gang. which
operated from the Woman's
nome, has done about $4,000
worth of business in the last
three months.
Charges have been placed
against members of the ring in
Alexandria. Fairfax and Airing
ton and police are investigating
further cases against them.
The five are Mrs. Dorothy v.
Gilbert. 81, of 1902 North How
ard street, Alexandria; Joe
Charles See, 81, of the $500 block
Of Bladensburg road NE; Frank
L. Johnson. 20. of Route 3, Alex
andria: David L. Crumbaugh, Al.
of the 1900 block of Annandale
road, Falls Church, and Lloyd L
Gordon. 20, of the North Howard
street address.
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Although three of the men
have other homes, police said
they often stayed at the woman's
home, along with Mrs. Gilbert
and Gordon.
Alexandria Detective Sergt.
Robert Jones said the Mrs. Gill
bert wrote the checks and sent
members of the ring out to cash
them in grocery stores and drug
stores.
i Sergt. Jones said the woman
told him each OF the checks was
written for less than $50 TO keep
the crime in the legal category
of misdemeanOrs. But forgery
itself is a felony, he said.
!, Sergt. Jones said the group
drank up some Of the money
and gave some away
Separated From Husband
See and Johnson were being
held by Alexandria police ON
charges of passing bad checks.
Mrs. Gilbert, Crulnbaugh and
Gordon were being held by Fair
fax police. Mrs. Gilbert on
IcllargeS of forgery and the two
men for passing bad checks. Ar
Ilington police have lodged
lcharges of bad check passing
against Johnson. Crumbaugh
and Gordon and are investigat-
ing the others.
Police said Mrs, Gilbert Is
separated from her husband.
who lives in Falls Church. she
has been married twice pre-
viously, they said They said
that at one time she worked as
bank teller in northern Vir-
ginia, but could not say at What
bank.
Police arrested her at the
Howard street residence,
rented two-story house, at IL
am. yesterday. Her husband and
her l3-year-old daughter by a
previous marriage were visiting
her at the time. The child was
taken into protective custody.
Others Drift In
Then police waited for the
. other members Of the ring to
, drift in. one at a time. BY 2:30
, pm. all had arrived and were
arrested.
Although each Of the men
5 listed his occupation as a con-
{ struction worker, none is reg
: ularly employed. police said.
All four men admitted passing
several bad checks and Mrs.
} Gilbert admitted writing several,
; police said. The checks, written
on banks in Arlington. Falls
Church. Alexandria and Fair
, fax, were sometimes signed with
the name of the man who passed
il and sometime with fictitious
names. Sergt. Jones said He
said the woman denied passing
any Of the checks herself
Bond was set at $4,000 for
Mrs. Gilbert and at $500 each
for Crumbaugh and Gordon
The others we're still being ques-
toned
Sergt. Jones said that See was
released from District jail a
month ago. after serving four