Evening star., 1907-08-11
HANDBOOK WAR IS
TO Be CONTINUED
WITH GREAT v|COR
Wilson's Arrest One of Many
Which Are Expected.
SEARCHLIGHT STILL ACTIVE
Another Name Added to List of Al
legged Offenders.
VIGILANCE OF THE POLICE
Manager of Raided Lunch Room
Gives Bond to Answer Charge of
Setting Up Gaming Table.
Another Name Added to List of Al
legged Offenders.
VIGILANCE OF THE POLICE

Setting UP Gaming Table.
A week of apparent inactivity in
the campaign against the hand
books ended yesterday in the ar
rest of man who is believed by
the police to be an offender OF long
standing. The officers who took
hand in. raiding the places where
the man is supposed to have car
ried on his illegal business claim
that they have him dead to
rights. They have in their pos
session marked bills. sent by stool
pigeons" to be bet on a certain
horse, and which, the detectives
are prepared to swear, were found
in a cash drawer where the sus-
pected person is employed. That
big handbook business has been
run down is the belief of the police,
and the end is not yet, for tomor-
row is likely to bring to light other
violators of the pool-selling law of
the District. The current is still
on behind the searchlight, and its
rays will continue to penetrate the
| dark places until
The Handbooks Are Gone.
Eugene C. Wilson. the manager Of the
! ida avenue northwest which was raid
ed by Detectives Helan and Greene
| and Policeman Foley Of the tenth precinct
yesterday afternoon. as told exclusively in
The Star yesterday, secured his release
! shortly after O'Clock yesterday afternoon
by furnishing bond in the sum of S1o00
Arrangements for the bond were completed
about two hours after the defendant had
been taken to the tenth precinct station.
and Chief Clerk Joseph Y. Potts of the
Police Court made out the necessary pa
pers. AS soon as the tenth precinct station
| could be notified Wilson was released.
The bond is given for Wilson's appear
ance in the Police Court tomorrow morn
ing to answer a charge of setting up a
gaming table in violation of section 800 of
pected, the raiding warrant charging Wiz
son with making bets on the results of
horse races will be filed.
May Have to Wait.
Prosecuting Attorney Ralph Given. who
has carried on most of the Investigations
of the handbook cases and who is familiar
with the evidence required by the courts.
left Washington yesterday on his annual
vacation, to be gone about three weeks and
it Is expected that definite action will
be taken in the case against Wilson until
Mr.. Given returns. Mr.. Given was con-
suited before the raiding warrant was Is
sued. and he is familiar with evidence in
the case which was presented to the grand
jury some days ago. 1t Is expected that he
will combine that evidence with what the
detectives obtained in the raid yesterday
afternoon in presenting the case to the
courts
The arrest Of Wilson, 1t is stated, fol-
lowed an Investigation started by the police
in which an entirely different person fig
ured. Several weeks ago a complaint came
to the of the police that certain per-
handbook in the tenth police precinct De-
tective j. w. Greene of that precinct was
assigned to make an investigation of the
case, but he found no evidence involving
the man against whom the complaint was
lodged
In the course of the investigation, how
ever. Detective Greene found some wit
nesses who claimed that they had placed
bets in the lunchroom where Wilson is
manager The investigation was then
turned to Wilson, ana the result was the
raid yesterday, in which the police say they
found slips and sheets indicating that bets
We're taken by the manager.
The police viii apply for warrant for a
second offense against Wilson in the Police |
Court tomorrow-that of permitting gaming |
on his premises. Information has been re-
ceived by the police. they say. that game
known as. crazy pool has been allowed in
the pooroom of which Wilson was manager !
In that game. it is declared the players bet
90 cents on the results OF certain games of
pool. thus making it gambling in the eyes
OF the law. Detective Greene will present
evidence to Prosecuting Attorney James
NJ. Proctor at the Police Court Monday in
dicatinS that this has been allowed by Will |
son.
Searched at Station.
After the raid yesterday afternoon Wilson |
was taken to the tenth precinct station. and |
when searched, pending his detention while |
arrangements We're made 10 give bond. the
police say $121 in cash and a bank book
inulcdtlnS q deposit OF Sf,tSV Ntit iOHiih oii
him. Storm & Sherwood, by whom VIII
son claims to be employed in his manage
ment of the lunch and pool rooms. complet-
ed the arrangements for the bond OF VIII
SON and they qualified as suretieS in the
sum of $1,000
The accusation of setting up gaming Ia
BILE. which is a penitentlary offense. makes
the charge against Wilson a serious one.
But this charge is made under Instructions.
II is declared, from Assistant United States
Attorneys Atkinson. Proctor and Given
They investigated the evidence first OBJ
tanned against Wilson, and 1t was deternlin-
ed that If the raid developed facts tending
TO show that bets We're received at a sta
tionary. stand the more serious crime should
be alleged against Wilson. AS Detectives
Hean and Greene claim TO have found slips
and sheets in the lunchroom, Indicating that |
business was done there, the graveP charge
was filed.
This is the second of the alleged handbook
cases in which penltentiary oGfense Is
charged. the first being that against George
Goodacre, who was indicted by the grand
jury several days ago.
Calls Detective "Slob."