New-York tribune., 1908-07-11
BOOKMAKERS INDICTED
MORE THAN SCORE HELD.
Kings County Grand Jury Examines
RacetracE Official.

Arer irdictinp +verty-two bookmakers yesterday
morning the Kings County Grand Jury set to WORK
in the afternoon to look into the actions of the
officials OF the racetracks Of the county. or such
Was the nersistent rumor about the courthouse
all through the afternoon. Immediately after the
foreman had turned over the twenty-five lholct-
ments to Judge bike in the County Court, ASSIST
ant District Attorney Elder, who laid before the
jury the evidence leading TO the indicung of the
bookmakers. led the men away TO the juryroom
again with the remark that there much more
work for them to do
The jury had not been in session long when John
Boden. racing secretary OF the Brighton Beach
Racing Association was called in. He remained in
the room for more than an hour. 1t was learned
that he had been closely examined as to the rela-
tons between The bookmakers and the track officials
Mr. Elder says that the bookmakers have continued
to pay the track associations $12 day ever since
the passage of the Agnew-Hart anti gambling law
The men indicted yesterday were Orlando A
Jones' George r. Iichtenstein Edward J. Callahan,
Harry Hayman. Louis Daniels Solomon Robinson.
Philip Donohue George Cafferata, George Carhart,
NJ ]. Kahn l.. A Cohen, Charles Dowd. Joseph
Hickey, Charles Ballinger, James Brutt, Jacob
Davidson Thomas Ruth. Ray Ballinger, A. c..
Gourley, jeremiah Lockhart, Charles Mcclure and
Michael Kaiser They were charged with violating
Section 351 Of the Penal Code, which makes book
making punishable by imprisonment for a term Of
not more than year.
The courthouse was filed with racing people yes
terday morning. All of the indicted on
hand to plead not guilty. Stephen c. Baldwin is
attorney of record for all the accused, but he
represented by e. ]. McCrossn. Five of the
bookmakers had provided for bail beforehand The
remainder were baied out by William A. Du Bois,
of the Patchogue Stable Judge Dixie set
bail $500 in each Last night the racing men
wore all satisfied that the cases would never go 10
trial
In discussing the statement made by Mr. Elder
that the police could suppress racetrack gambling
If they active Commissioner Bingham
said:
Il have not much TO say concerning Mr.. Elders
remarks. except that it is bold man who thinks
he prove that the police are not doing their
duty. L think Mr. Elder is little bit excited. The
Police Department is acting under advice of
counsel
Later Commissioner Bingham sent the following
letter to Mr.. Elder:
The New York Evening Sum- on Thursday Julv
1905 on page three, contains the following state
Mr. Elder intimates plainly that he believes the
police not doing their utmost to enforce the
law. but on the contrary. are very lax. Mr.. Elder
gives 1t as his opinion that either the police or
= can suppress gambling at the track within five
minutes time whenever it is agreeable for them to
get pusy- he thinks 1t Is up to them 10 get busy.
II you did not make these statements. / should
be glad to have denial from you paper.
IT you did make these statements. You re-
quested to furnish at once with any evidence on
proof YOU may have of their correctness.
While awaiting your reply. which ii is requested
haps the Police Commissioner is attending to his
official business quite As energetically other
public officials.
Magistrate Wahle. in jefferson Market court
held two men yesterday afternoon in $500 bail each
on short afidavts until July IA, when lawyers
for each and for the city will file briefs in the
case. which. is for alleged violation of the gam
bling laws.