Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-03-19 | Page 1 | Indicted by Fraud, Thompson Charges

Indicted by Fraud Thompson Charges CHICAGO March l 19 yoha oh Vf IV Thompson St. St Louis and Chicago contractor jointly Indicted with Colonel Charles R. R Forbes former fonner director o of the veterans bureau charged today In a sworn statement statement statement state state- ment in the federal court that the Indictments voted by the grand Jury had been obtained b by subterfuge subterfuge I fuge misrepresentation false pretenses pretenses pre pro tenses duress and threats The Tho statement was submitted In support of a motion by Thompsons Thompson's counsel to quash the indictments against him An order was sought to restrain the use of books and papers belonging to Thompson as evidence against him s 's for Forbes entered pleas of or not guilty guilt on all four In Indictments indictments indictments in- in against him and Thompson Thomp Thomp- son on and Thompson pleaded not guilty to three indictments and made a motion to quash as to the fourth which charged conspiracy to defraud