Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-28
INDICTED FOR GAMBLING.
Washington Men Included in List Re
turned by Grand Jury.

turned by Grand Jury.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, April as-
The action of the grand jury at the recent
session of the court in returning indict-
ments against eleven persons for alleged
violations of the gambling law, together
with the report of that body respecting
gambling In the county. has caused much
comment here. There were eleven indict-
ments returned and most of the men whose
names appear in the indictments are
"ashlngtonians Two of them. it is
stated, are former Philadelphians and one
Is from Kansas City. 1t is alleged that
these men violated the gambling law at the
Highland Club, at Highland station, a
snort distance from Bladensburg 1t is
charged that at the rooms of the club
gaming of all sorts and descriptions was
permitted. Books We're made on the races
at San Francisco and New Orleans. and
gamblers could also get accommodated at
games.
While the club rooms were patronized
chiefiy by Westinghouse, 1t is stated that
Bait1moreans and Philadelphians were
among the winners and losers. Many COM
plants We're made concerning the place
ana constable Arthur r. Suit of Spauld-
1ngs district was selected to do detective
work on the case. When he had succeed
ed IN getting the evidence together he
arranged for a raid on the club house, but
the frequenters of the place received noti-
hcation of what was going and closed
down before the raid could be made.
Major Sylvester, chief of the Washington
police force, has promised to assist the
Prince Georges authorities, and it Is posi-
bic that some of the gamblers will be ar
rested IN Washington. 1t is the intention
of the authorities to ask Governor Smith
for acquisitions for the indicted men.
Snould the governor issue them, the ar
rests Will follow, and the chief justice of
the Supreme Court Of the District of Co
lumbia will be asked to deliver the prison.
ers to the officers Of Maryland States At
torney Levin is doing all he can to rid the
county of such Objectionable places
In the report made by the grand Jury
reference was made to the question Of
gambling as follows:
The grand jury are unanimously Of the
opinion that there is abundant evidence
before them to state to the honorable
court their belief that serious condition
of lawlessness has and does exist in the
Bladensburg election district of this coun-
", the cause and continuance of which are
traceable to diSorderly houses the proprie-
tors and hackers of which have thus far
eVaded the law; and, Furthermore, that
unless stringent measures be taken, and
the law breakers brought to Justice per
sons and property will be unsafe and a
disgrace inflicted the good name of our
county. And it is also the unanimous
opinion of the grand jury that the sheriff
or the county and the constabes of said
district who were in Office at the time of
the assembling of the jury have not ex-
ercised their full duty in suppressing the
aforesaid lawlessness and have failed to
aid the efforts of said jury in their endeay-
ors to get before them the guilty parties -
Reference was also made TO alleged VIC
lattons of the Sunday liquor law, and
while no evidence Of such violations was
presented, the grand jury reported that
there were reasonable grounds to believe
that the law was being violated and sug-
gested that county officers in whose dis
tricts the law is alleged to have been vio-
lated be reminded of their duty
In discharging the grand jury from fur
ther service at the recent session of the
court, the judges reminded its members
mat they may be called upon at any time
to make Investigations, should the condi-
| ton of affairs in the county become such
as to demand immediate action