Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-30
TWO INDICTMENTS
IN HANDBOOK WAR
More Names to Be Added to
Criminal Court Docket.
SERIOUS CHARGES MADE
E. C. Wilson and Frank Buzzoni
Accused of Gaming.
PENALTY IS IMPRISONMENT
No More True Bills in Bucket Shop
tigation-Brewery Workers
Charged With Conspiracy.
E. C. Wilson and Frank Buzzoni
Accused of Gaming.
PENALTY IS IMPRISONMENT

Eugene c. Wilson and Frank Buzzon
were indicted today by the grand jury fol
setting up gaming tables by having fixed
places at which bets the result of the
running of horse races might bs made
The punishment provided for a conviction
under section s65 of the code is not more
than five years Imprisonment in the peni-
tentiary.
An Indictment for setting up a gaming
table. It being alleged that the defendants
conducted a poker game July %. 1907, a
the Mohcan Club, on Pennsylvania avenue
between 14th and 18th streets. also
returned against Fred G. Vogt, Philip B
Anderson and Edwin B. Smith.
Wilson Is under 81 900 bail, furnished at
the time of his arrest last month, but Buzz
zoni has not been apprehended. the In
formation received by the police being that
he sailed for Italy when The Stars cru
cade against gambling had drawn the at
IentiOn of the police to him.
Bucket Shop Investigation.
No indictments touching other forms of
gambling were returned and as the term
of the present grand jury expires today It
Is possible that the bucket shop investiga-
tion has failed to divulge sufficient testi-
mony which to indct any more local
stock brokers. 1t may be- however, that
the United States attorney has decided to
await the disposition of the five cases al
ready pending. in which Will be made plain
the applicability of the section of the code
to the form of business carried on by the
alleged bucket shops.
Should the law be upheld by the trial
judge IL is not unlikely that other brokers
may fall under the ban, District Attor-
ney Baker has declared no bucket shop
shall be conducted in Washington II his
view of the law be sustained
Charges Against Wilson.
Wilson. who was manager of a dairy
lunch room at eth street and Florida ave-
nue.. is charged in the Indictment with bet
ting, August 4 last. with William Rhodes
and Samuel Carew on the result of certain
horse races. The third count of the indict-
ment charges that. August 10 last, Wilson
'unlawtully did set up and keep a game
device and cuntrivance called bookmak.ne
on the races, being game at which monay
was then and there. and before the races
took place, bet and wagered by divers per-
sons upon the result of the races: and the
game was then and there gambling de-
vice. adapted devised and designed for the
purpose OF playing game OF chance for
money"
The fourth count alleges that Wilson set
up and kept house for the purpose of
gaming, and there caused divers persons
TO gamble and bet upon the races Ito the
great damage and common nuisance of all
ue cluzens OF the District of Columbia"
Frank Buzzoni's Case.
Frank Buzzoni the other indicted book
maker, Is said 10 have been the proprietor
of barber shop at the Hotel Vendome on
Pennsylvania avenue. and the indictment
against him. which is similar to the one
against Wilson. alleges that May 30 last
he made wagers on the races with yYiIliar m
Walsh ard Christopher Ramrn. ing and also
set up place where bets could be made
Other Indictments.
An indictment for conspiracy WIS re-
turned against Harry Sears William
HeIlmuth. John J. Binder. Charles L.
Reynolds. George Miller. jr. Au,.rcw ]
Manager. Franz Rom, Robin NJ Ba;iue
William II. Ryan. William Pooh. Fred
Nander. Albert Gutbrod. Henry S.h,veit-
zcr. Louis Weingard. Albert :. S..aiaeeI
August Baierlein. james Butler and
Louis kemper, Tie men. who ar. said to
belong 10 the Brewer Workers Union.
are charged with maIiciousIy and u,Iaw-
iuIIy eonspiring, combining aad agreeing
10 inJure and destroy the trade of certain
boIttrs OF beer who should refus. 10 sign
certain contract offered by the union
formed April ; 1905
hese men were held in the Police Court
IN April. 1906, and gave bail Their ho,1s
men. on application of Attorney Henry y
Davis. were last spring released from the
Gblgatlon of the bond because the grand
}ufy mad failed t" act on the case either
by way OF indictment or ignoring it. The
case was then presented to this grand jury,
and the indictment resulted
The charge of manslaughter pending
against William Cannon a bartender at a
9Th street saloon. who was held by the
coroners jury as responsible for the death
OF William IA: Stewart. colored. was ignored
by the grand jury. The evidence showed
that the ooiored man had been put out of
the barroom and returned threatening
trouble
In scuffie he was knocked down by the
bartender. and striking his head sustained
an injury which resulted in his death
One Charge Ignored
The grand jury also ignored a charge OF
forging a signature TO money order which
had been brought against Cleveland Perry.
The following Indictments were also re-
turned:
Otto Jones. housebreaking: Hillman
Hemphill. Doe Taylor and William Lancas-
Ter, each charged with assault with dan
gerous weapon. Henry Smallwood forgery;
lillte Courtney and Jennie Jackson. each
charged with receiving stolen pronerty.
William Nash, housebreaklng: Charles c.
Byers, mansiaughter. INomas r. Martin
embezzlement, Eugene NJ Farr embazzlc.
ment and grand larceny, and William 7
Morgan, housebreaking
The Martin Indictment.
The Indictment returned by the grand
jury today against Thomas r Martin m.
former real estate broker, now confined In
sanitarium at Catonsville, Md, as insane
charges him with embezzlement Accord.
ing TO the indictment. March Is last Mar
tin had in his possession as agent for Mar
garet n. Norvell 5000, which II is de.
clared, he converted 10 his own use Tn,
money, II Is alleged, came into his posses
sion In the form OF a check from a loca