Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-22
WAITING FOR EVIDENCE
Latest Handbook Case Goes
Over Until Next Week.
EDW. A. GREEN GIVES BOND
Government Not Ready for Trial in
the Police Court.
MARKED MONEY WAS MISSING
Defendants Attorney Demands Details
Of Alleged Violation of the Law.
What Warrant Charges.
MARKED MONEY WAS MISSING

When the case OF Edward A. Green. who
was arrested yesterday afternoon by Pre-
cinct Detectives Green, Owens and ARM
strong on a charge of operating a handbook
in the District of Columbia, was presented in
the Police Court today It was continued until
next Thursday by Assistant United States
Attorney Turner in order that the govern
ment may have time to prepare its evil
dence.
Shortly before 10 o'clock Green appeared
at the office of the assistant United States
attorney in the Police Court building, to-
gether with his attorney, Malcolm Hufty.
and when the three precinct detectives pre-
scented their case Mr. Hufty demanded to
know the time and the place his client is
said to have committed the offense charged.
Mr. Turner then informed the attorney that
this information would not be given him at
the present time. Mr. Turner then retired
to his private office, together with the de-
tectives and Lafayette Boyle, the colored
bootblack whom the detectives allege placed
the bet for them just before they placed
Green under arrest.
Warrant Is Issued.
After a short consulta ton with Mr.. Tur-
ner warrant was issued charging Green
with violating section 800 of the criminal
code of the District of Columbia, and de-
claring that ION August 81, 1907, he did
then and there unlawfully within the city
of Washington bet and gamble the sum
of s. in the national currency with one
LAFAYETTE Boyle on the result of A certain
running race of horses" Boyle sWore TO
the warrant and the bond OF Soo signed
late yesterday afternoon by w. w, stewart
was allowed to stand after Attorneys Tur-
ner and Hufty had decided to call the case
next Thursday
AZ Green and his attorney were about to
leave the assistant United States attorney
office Green again asked Mr. Hufty to In.
ouire of Mr. Turner as to the exact time
and place of the offense with which he Is
to be charged but again he replied that
the facts as presented to him would be
given out at the proper time, but inti-
mated that the attorney for the defense
would be allowed to arrange details before
the case is called
Detectives Green, Owens and Armstrong.
who have been specially detailed at the
first precinct station by Maj. Sylvester in
order to work up the handbook cases, met
Boyle on 18th street northwest yesterday
afternoon in front of the patent office and
after short conversation gave him five
marked one-dollar bills to play upon Apple
Teddy, horse which ran yesterday In
the races at Saratoga The horse was 10
be played to win, and it was hoped by the
detectives that they would recover the
marked bills to be used evidence. They
delayed arresting Green, 1t Is stated, hop
ing that they would be able to land an
other man who, it is believed, is operating
handbook in the same section of the
city.
Marked Bills Missing.
After awaiting for some time they ar
rested Green and took him to the sixth
precinct station. There he was searched,
and, according to the police the slip of
paper in the handwriting of Detective Green
playing s. upon Apple Teddy to win. was
found in the prisoners possession. Other
money, the detectives state, was also
found. but not the five marked bills. The
detectives declare they found several slips
of paper in Green's possession upon which
there was shorthand writing. One of the
slips shown to Mr. Turner and later de-
ciphered. read. according to the detectives:
Ben Fleet. So for place" This, the de-
tectives claim. shows that Green placed
other bets after he received the 81 placed
by Green through Boyle. AS Boyle stood
in the Police Court building in the GUS
tody of the detectives today until they
arranged for him to swear to the warrant
he seemed i'll at ease, though he seemed
to have no heSitancy in declaring that the
warrant and information written out
in the case was perfectly correct in detail
SO far as the charges against Green We're
concerned
Green still declares that he is innocent
Of the charge brought against him.