Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-10
POLICE MAKE RAID
ANOTHER ARREST IN y
HANDBOOK CRUSADE
Eugene c. Wilson, Lunch Room
Manager, Caught in Net.
SEARCH WARRANT is USED
Officers Claim to Have Good Evidence
of Gambling.
MARKED MONEY EMPLOYED
"Stool Pigeons" Given Cash to Make
Bets on Races-Telephone Slips
Seized by Detectives.
Officers Claim to Have Good Evidence
of Gambling.
IARKED MONEY EMPLOYED

One more name has been added
to the list of persons accused of
violating the pool-selling laws of
the District, and those who have
fancied that there was a relaxa-
ton in the vigor of the campaign
against handbooks will now sit up
and take notice. A feeling of false
security, which has apparently pre-
vailed in certain quarters this week,
has been helpful to the detectives
and the grand jury, and today's ar
rest is likely to be followed by sew
eral more.
Armed with a search warrant issued upon
the oath of Precinct Detective John Wesley
Greene the police this afternoon raided a
lunchroom at the corner of 18th street and
Florida avenue northwest and poolroom
at 2OO7 7th street northwest and arrested
Eugene c. Wilson on a charge of making
handbook on the races The prisoner was
taken to the tenth precinct station house,
and 1t is expected will give bond this aft
ernoon.
Wilson has been suspected by the police
for some time. and today raid was de-
cided upon. Under the direction of Detec-
tive Helan Detective Greene and Policeman
Foley went to the corner Of 9TH street and
Florida avenue this afternoon and sent two
men with marked bills into the lunchroom
with instruction to make bets on Uncle"
a horse entered in the third race today at
Saratoga.
When the men came out OF the lunchroOm
the detectives entered and placed Wilson
under arrest. So quietly was it alh done
that few of those in the place knew what
was going on. The detectives claim they
found the marked bills In the cash drawer,
together with a number Of slips which
were written the names Of horses and va
rous amounts of money. number OF
telephone slips similar to those captured
in the Goodacre raid were, 1t is claimed,
also found. After the arrest Policeman
Foley searched the poolroom, which is OPP
poste the lunchroom, but found no incrim-
mating evidence there.
Employer Will Be Bondsman.
The lunchroom is owned by Storm &
Sherwood and Mr.. Storm was surprised
when he learned Of the arrest of Wilson,
who is In his employ as manager, Mr..
Storm indicated his willingness to go on
Wilson's bond, and said that during the
ten years he has known the manager he
had never suspected Wilson of being en-
declared this afternoon that his confidence
in Wilson was mistaken despite the lat
ter.s arrest. Wilson, the police claim, Is
the owner of the poolroom.
Witnesses have already been before the
grand jury in the case some Of them, it Is
renorted. having testified that they had
made bets with Wilson. Information has
been gwen the police that bets were made
with Wilson over the telephone, it being al
legged that some of the messages were heard
by officials who are engaged in the hand
book campaign
What the Warrant Charges.
The warrant upon which the arrest was
made follows:
That on the 18th day Of August in the
year of our Lord 1907. at certain race
track in the state of New York there was
certain event or contest called a running
race Of horses, and that on the day and
year aforesaid and at the District aforesaid
District of Columbia) Eugene C. Wilson,
late Of the District aforesaid unlawfully
did set up and keep certain gaming table,
to wit, the game device and contrivance
called bookmaking, on the race aforesaid,
the said game. device and contrivance be-
ing then and there a game, device and con-
trivance at which money was then and
bet and wagered by divers persons upon
the result of said race and which said
game, device and continuance called book
making on said race was then and there
gambling device, adapted, devised and de-
signed for the purpose of game of chance
for money against the form OF the statute
in such case made and provided and against
the peace and government Of the United
States"
It is further set out in the warrant that
Detective Greene believes that there are
concealed upon the premises of Wilson,
lOO7 7th street, and upon premises known
as the northwest corner Of Florida avenue
and 7th street certain sheets and memo
randa and other devices and apparatus used
In the setting up and keeping OF the said
gaming table.