Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
rHeqed Makers of Handbooks
Arrested by Police.
ALL PLACED UNDER BONDS
Gases to Be Heard in Police Court
Tomorrow.
SOME SENSATIONAL FEATURES
One Defendant Said to Have At
tempted to Swallow Money
and Slips.

Swooping without a moments warning
upon two downtown saloons and a to-
bacco store, the Washington police gath
cred into their net yesterday eight men,
all of whom they have charged with
making handbooks in violation of the
anti-gambling laws of the District.
The men arrested were Philip ]. Roche.
proprietor of the saloon at 1885 street
Peter Shore. merchant of 1O1 AZ street
southwest; Patrick Malone, a bartender.
whose home is at 7O5 5th street north
west: Charles w. Downing and J. E.
Downing, merchants of 622 F street
northwest: John w. Hill of Alexandria,
Va: Charles Scott of 521 New Jersey ave-
nue. and John Cole Martin of 1914 10th
street northwest, a veteran Of the Mexi-
can war.
The raid, which was classed as spec
tacular. not only because of it's swiftness.
nut also in its results, was made by the
police a little after o'clock in the very
ottest part of the day, when the streets
.ere filled with people in the downtown
ection. 1t came with the unexpected
sSs of a thunder clap out of a clear
~. The men arrested were taken to the
plce station within few minutes after
the hour set for the raid.
Tries to Destroy Evidence.
One OF the men arrested, when he saw
the police at hand. endeavored to swal-
low a two-dollar bill and a betting slip.
il is stated, but before he could reduce
the papers to pulp and swallow them he
was grasped by tine throat and a strong
hand compelled him to give up the in
eliminating papers. which have been held
as evidence against him.
Other men were caught in the very
act, the police say, OF taking money
from would-be bettors. Two were
taken to the first precinct station who
were afterward let off without a
charge being made against them.
The raid had been carefully planned.
The police were making their prepara-
tions for several weeks. their repre-
the men who are charged with con-
ducting handbooks- Maj. Sylvester.
superintendent Of police. has taken a
keen interest in the matter, because,
IT is said. the word had been passed
around THAT the gamblers were grow
ing more confident again. ana that
thousands of dollars were being waged
ON horse races through handbooks In
this city.
Much Of the credit for the success
Capt. Hollirberger Of the first precinct
1t was his men who took seven of the
alleged gamblers into custody He Sc
lected three places. it is declared,
against wUlCH tic SuSplClOHS Wei q
strongest. Roche's saloon on E street.
McMillan's saloon at 405 10th street
northwest and the Downings tobacco
store on F street. Capt HOllinberger
picked three sergeants. Cats. Lohman
and Lee. one to head each raiding
party. The others who aided in the
raids were Precinct Detectives Halves
and Messer and Policemen Cox and
Lille.
When Sergt Lee and his assistants en-
tered MCNiliqn'S patrck Malone.
the barkeeper. it is said. had just taken
a two-dollar bill from a would-be bettor
and had passed il along to Peter Shore.
In imitation of secret service men who
In time of war ate dispatches when they
were about to fall into the hands of the
enemy. Shore made but on motion. that
OF passing the two-dollar bill and the bet
ting slip into his mouth. But Sergt. Lee
detected the motion. and in another mo-
ment. it is alleged. ne had the incriminat-
ing evidence.
Caught in the Act.
When the police entered Roche's saloon
and placed every one in the place under
arrest Roche was caught in the very
act. it is said, of accepting money for a
bet. and one of the policemen grasped
Roches hand containing the money. Ii
Is understood that after the men were
taken to the station they tried hard TO
rid themselves of the betting slips.
There were no attempts at escape. The
coming of the police had been too unex-
pected and the exits too carefully guard
ed. But word flew like wildfre about the
streets that the raids were on, and in
few minutes crowds several hundred
strong had gathered outside the two Sa-
looms and the tobacco store The men
were hustled out and away to the nrs'
precinct station as quickly as possible
John Cole Martin, who was arrested al
9Th and Pennsylvania avenue, was car
ried TO the sixth precinct station. Ihe
police say they found handbook memo
randa- or betting slips In his pocRets.
EiShty-two years old, Cole Martin, as ne
is known TO his friends. has had
career that would fill several books, II
In said. He served In the American army
during the war with Mexico, and even
now receives pension from the gov
ernment for that service He has lived
in Washington. his friends say. since
1855. and for years frequented gambling
places in the city when gambling was
not SO strictly under the ban in the Ma
tional Capital as II is today. He was
known in civil war times as faro
dealer, II is said. and had his lay out
part Of the time at 9Th and Pennsyi-
vania avenue and part of the time AZ
avenue. He has seen the city grow from
a village. He was here In the days OF
the nations peril and statesmen and
great soldiers. it is declared, have been
patrons of his gambling houses he
was worth 100000 at one time. probably
was even richer. but the money came
easily and went just easily. 1t USED
70 be his habit TO wear a shiny plug
hat OF an antiquated style. but he has
discarded II. and today wears sort
slouch hat
Cole Martins friends insist that he could
not have been conducting a handbook.
They say that at the most he may have
laid some money on the races for his
friends He was released upon bond OF
$500.
Delay in Procuring Bonds.
There was some delay in obtaining the
bonds from the Police Court. and most OF
the men were forced to go back into the
cells and behind the bars to await the
necessary papers for their release. Wig
orous protest was raised by c. w. Down
ing when he was escorted to cell. He
declared he was being treated badly.
Finally the bonds arrived-S1 600 for
each Of the prisoners-and they were re-
leased. Daniel Loughran, Myra Murdock