The Washington herald., 1911-03-24

The announcement that the trial of
Philip J. Roche, accused of making a
handbook on the races, would be con-
tinued in the Police Court yesterday, at
tracted a large crowd to the court room.
Among those present were a number of
the other alleged bookmakers who are
awaiting their turn to be tried on similar
charges.
The days proceedings did not bring
the trial to a close and the court ad-
journed late in the afternoon, after the
defendant had been examined by his
counsel, with the understanding the trial
would be resumed on Monday morning
Joshua c. Jubb. the governments prin
cipal witness, was recalled to the stand in
order to be further cross-questioned by
Attorney Lee Harlow for the defense.
The attorney demanded to know If Jubb
had been promised immunity by the gov
ernment for his share in the making
of the case.
Hints mt hmm unity.
Did Assistant District Attorney Given
or any of the detectives employed on the
case at any time promise you immunity
from prosecution for what you did for
them. or did they at any time inform
you that you. in turn. might be brought
before the bar of justice for violation
of the statute regarding handbook max
ing was one of the questions asked
by the attorney for the defense.
NO: they did not" came the some
what frightened answer from Jubb, but
thought that it would be all right, be-
cause I was working for them"
Further questioning brought out the
fact that the witness had never been
formally summoned to court. but that
Detective Howes had told him over the
telephone to appear when the case was
tried
II was evident from the trend OF the
questions put by the attorney for the de-
fense that an effort would be made to
indict Jubb himself for violation of
the statute concerning making books If
later events made this advisable
Harry 3. Cline was the next witness
called by the prosecution. He testified
that on April Il last he entered Roche's
place of business. at 1885 + street north
west. and made A bet with the proprietor
on a horse race. After a spirited dis
cussion between Attorney Wilton ]. Lam
bert for the defense and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Ralph Given the court
ruled the introduction of certain slips
found in Rnches possession at the time
of the raid was allowable. and Cline
identified one OF these as the one which
he claimed to have given Roche at the
time he gave his commission.
Detectives Give Testimony.
Detectives Messer. Howes. and Cox
were next examined in order. and the de-
tails concerning the raid on Roches saloon
were gone into. Detective Howes told OF
the finding of marked bills in Roche's
cash register. and claimed that they
were the same that he had given to
Jubb that morning for the purpose of
betting. He also said that he had given
Jubb SIS for each case that he had
made" and had allowed him $ to SO
a day for expenses, allowing him to keep
his winnings. No itemized account of
these transactions was turned in to the
police department, said the witness, but
all went down under the head of "eX-
penses." He further said that he did not
know the total sum Of these Expenses"
After two defense witnesses had been
heard. Roche himself took the stand. and
in the course of his testimony claimed
that Jubb had duped him into becoming
a party to the transaction by leaving a
slip of paper on the bar. Just as he
picked I'D the paper to examine it, Roche
said. he was arrested and hurried to
Jail.
Roche also claimed that one OF the uni
formed officers, whom he was unable to
identify, answered his telephone when II
rang. and informed his ten-year-old
daughter that 'ff she wanted to locate
her papa. she had better call up the
First precinct police station" When ask
ed to point out the officer who had been
guilty of this breach of etiquette. the
defendant admitted that he was unable
to do so, and added that his treatment at
the station-house had been all that he
could ask for.
At the conclusion OF the examination
Of Roche the court adjourned until Mon
div morning. when the trial will be re-
snued nrobably commencing with the
of the defendant by
the prosecuting attorney.