Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-05
MORE HANDBOOKS
ON BAKERS LIST
District Attorney Believes He
Will Land Gamblers.
TEN WITNESSES SUMMONED
Persistent Warfare Makes Evidence
Hard to Secure.
CAMPAIGN TO BE CONTINUED
If Indictments Cannot Be Obtained
Court on Lesser Charges.

Before tomorrow afternoon the district
attorney expects to land TWO more hand
book men. Information in his possession
leads him to believe that he will get enough
evidence from half score OF witnesses
vino, in answer to subpoenas, VIII report
al his office tomorrow morning to secure
indictments in both cases. In case the
evidence should not be as strong rs is en-
pected, it is practically sure that Mr.. Baker
will learn enough to warrant Police Court
informations and prosecutions there for
violations OF the pool-seelins law.
Mr. Baker and his assistants are not
satisfied with the result of last week =
inouisition. when nearly fifty persons
were subpoenaed and asked for .niorma-
ton which might furnish the basis OF IN
dictments against supposed vio!ators OF
the gaming laws. Sufficient testimony 10
secure a true bill from the grand jury,
it is understood, could not be secured In
single case The inquiry, however was
not entirely fruitless, as evidence WAS
secured which will aid in the prosecution
of some of the informations already MED
in the Police Court.
Handbooks Wiped Out.
With the exception of the two new
cases which are expected to be nlade To-
morrow, District Attorney Baker Is AT
This time without Information which VIII
lead to further indictments.
lie expressed today the belief that Inc
,ub,icity brought about by The Star s cru
saae and the attendant increased activity OF
the pollce had wiped out handbook ihahihs
IN the District. He VIII. however Keep "p
the inquiry having his assistants run ooN"
sny clew that may reach MS once '
aa,.rmtna tion. he declares. is not only that
the handbook must go. but that IL mus ~
effectively and for all time
The charge of setting UP gaming
against George l.. Goodacre VIII Do -.
T., Tho Criminal Court at as early da'e
IN the fall as the crowded c"hoitioh vi 'H'
criminal docket will permit
Lacey Goes to Jail.
,rho seventh handbook case before inc
,a,,oo court since The Star began It's cru
soas against handbooSs In the b's'ric'
o.ne I'm today when Thomas Lacey eoi
ored was arraigned on a general chhiso
NJ making bets on horse races. At'oiheS
p,oks appeared for Lacey, and, at the Id"
IS advice Lacey pleaded not guilty anu
demanded a jury trial. This IS the lhir-
teenth case now awaiting trial before
| ,nrv I'm the Police Court or the Crlihiii"i
| Court. ON,
| No bondsman was secured oy Lacey anu
| in default of the $1,000 bond required ia
NJ, handbook cases he was committed 10
| Jail this afternoon. TINS IL the ilrst y, l'
handbook defendants to be sent to jail All
| tho others having given bond for their re-
! lease Attorney Kicks stated this after
| noon that efforts would be made TO pro-
| cure a bondsman for Lacey at once
Held on Two Counts.
Two counts are included in the informa-
| ton which was filed against Lacey anu
upon which he was arraigned this morn
ing. The first alleges that he bet the sum
| Of 81 on a race at Benning during the last
meeting there with Andrew Ayres. and the
! second count is a general one, alleging that
| Lacey bet divers sums Of money with divers
persons. According to the evidence which
was produced before Prosecuting Attorney
| Ralph Given today, Ayres bet several times
| with Lacey at different times, and the
| statements showed that Lacey was active
| ly in the handbook business when the last
| meeting held at Benning.
Lacey was arrested by Detectives Parham
| and O. Brien of headquarters Saturday,
stated in The Star; and since the arrest,
| the police say, they have found several
| witnesses who say that they placed bets
| with him.
Waiting on Sylvester.
Commissioner West returned from
jamestown this morning and was at his
desk bright and early. When asked ie
he had made any decision regarding the
changes in the personnel of the local de-
| tective force he said nothing would be
done today on account of the absence of
Maj. Sylvester. who is at Harpers Ferry.
The major is expected back tomorrow,
| and according to Commissioner West, they