Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-18
lNOICT GOODACRE AGAIN
GRAND JURY RETURNS AN
OTHER TRUE BILL.
Charge Is Made That Gaming Table
Was Set Up to Receive Bets
Many Witnesses.

The grand jury today returned an adj
dittonal Indictment against George L.
Goodacre. whose trial on the charge Of
setting up gaming table Is scheduled
TOR next week. The indictment is for an
alleged additional infraction of the gam
bling law and describes somewhat DIFF
ferently the charge against Goodacre
The scheme or game alleged to have
been conducted is In the new indictment
not called bookmaking. but is described
as the setting up of gaming table for
receiving bets. He Is also charged with
having a house established for the re-
cefv1ng of bets. 1t Is also alleged in the
indictment that Goodacre made an in
dividual bet on the result of certain
horse races.
The two indictments will probably be
consolidated for trial.
Subpoenas Are Flying.
''If any of the boys who have played the
handbooks during the past year think they
are out of the woods because they have
not yet been called upon as Witnesses
man who has been engaged in the
handbook fight since The Stars cam
paisn OF publicity began said to Star
reporter this afternoon. they may not
De surprised to hear a gentle tap at their
doors by an officer with a subpoena"
Fully Two dozen prosperous-lookfng
men received such messages this morn
ing. and later In the day they were in
the office of the United States attorney.
Ihey had been singled out by the Of
ncers who have charge Of the crusade
against the handbooks, and summoned
10 tell what. If anything, they knew
about the making of handbooks in the
District. The two dozen men included
merchants, clerks and mechanics, as
Wen as some men who have the repu-
tation of being sports.
United States Attorney Baker gave no.
tlce long ago that the handbook must
go and today he was personally conduct
ing the examination Of the witnesses In
order that he might be entirely familiar
with the testimony he may offer to the
court and jury later. 1t is his inten-
ton to take into court only such cases
as he feels certain will not fall of their
own weight, not desiring to take before
the court any case of suspicion which Is
likely to be dismissed. He was assisted
in his examination of the witnesses by
Assistant United. States Attorney Perry.
Had Met Before.
1t is stated that most of the witnesses
who appeared today were acquainted with
one another. having met at the race track
or elsewhere. Several of them were recog-
nized as patrons of the races at Benning,
and the police had reason to believe that
they were also patrons of some of the
handbook men. Reports have it that the
bringing of so many witnesses before the
prosecuting officer was in no sense a
water haul" some of them having made
frank statements of their conduct in back
ing the ponies with the handbook men
during the period between the meetings of
the Washington Jockey Club.
Lieut.. Hartly and Sergt. Lee Of the
first precinct, and Detectives Helan,
Grant and Vermilion of the headauar-
tiers staff, who are frequently referred to
as the vice squad" had charge of the
investigation which resulted in the bring
ing of the witnesses before the United
States attorney today. Others, 1t is stated
are to follow, the detectives and others
engaged in the work, having made up
their minds to land every handbook man
in the net before the work is COM
pleted. 1t is regarded as being highly
probable that several more grand jury
cases will be reported before the work is
finished. although in most of the cases
examined today. 1t Is stated, the offenses
reported constitute such as will have to
be tried in the Police Court.