Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20
GAMBLING IS CHARGED
Warrants for 6. W. Golden
stroth and J. A. La Fontaine.
PRINCE GEORGE INDlcTS
Presidents, Respectively, of Kenil-
worth and Ardmore Clubs.
ARREST IN WASHINGTON ASKED
Neither Yet in Custody-Accused of
Keeping Gaming Table and
Place for Gambling.
PRINCE GEORGE INDlcTs
ARREST IN WASHINGTON ASKED

Indictments for alleged violations of the
| gambling laws of Prince George county,
! Md. have been returned against George
| w. Coldenstroth. proprietor of the Column
ba Hotel. 1413 Pennsylvania avenue. and
| president of the Kenilworth Club at Ken
| ilworth. Md, and James A. La Fontaine
| who is also a resident of this city. La
| Fontaine, it is stated, is president and
manager of club at Ardmore, station
on the line of the Washington. Baltimore
| and Annapolis electric line.
Bench warrants for the arrest OF the
| men We're turned over to Inspector
Boardman today with a request that he
have his officers serve them.
Detectives Burlingame and Weldon
| were given the instruments and directed
to find the defendants. A detective Wis
| tied the home of La Fontane in South
| Washington but did not find him there
Coldenstroth was also away from his
| place of business when the detective
called.
| Allegations in Warrants.
The bench warrants merely recite that
| the defendants are charged with keeping
a gaming table and place for gaming.
making no mention of the particular place
in the county where the law is alleged to
| have been violated.
| In the case of Goldenstroth the indict-
ment is against him as president ano
not alege any active participation in the
alleged violations OF law 1t Is under
| stood the claim is made that a resident
of the county participated, with others
in a quiet game of poker on the
premises.
| Friends Of Coldenstroth's told a Star
| reporter this afternoon that he had moi
visited the club for about two months.
| In the case of La Fontaine the indict
ment alleges that various games OF chance
were played at the club. The club a,
| Ardmore is the place where Deputy Sheriff
! Thomas Garrison went several weeks age
! for the purpose of making raid, and
| was surprised to find a number of men
reading and indulging in anything but
gambling games
Scourged by Judge Merrick.
1t is also the place to which Judge Mer-
| rick referred when he charged the grand
| jury, about two weeks ago. At that time
| the judge made the suggestion that per-
| sons in the club had been advised of the
probable raid The club was erected only
! a few weeks ago. Rumor has 1t games
| of different kinds We're permitted.
The kenilworth Club is located at the
| end OF the kenilworth electric line, and
| is the place Wnere pOOlrOOm was con-
| Quoted several years ago. Persons inter-
ested in that venture disposed of the
property to the Kenilworth Club. Part
of the premises was recently used as a
| stock exchange. The indictment. it is
understood. has no reference to that
| business.
! Should the defendants decline to honor
| the warrants States Attorney Magruder
will ask Gov. Crothers for acquisitions. 1t
| is hardly likely, however, that he will be
1
| is stated.
| Coldenstroth is a property owner and
heavy taxpayer in the county. His friends
say he will return and meet the charge.