Evening star., 1915-02-03
GAMING HOUSE
RA|DED BY U. S. AGENTS
Six Men Arrested at 1881 Girard
Street Northwest-Still An
other in Custody.
Bets Taken on Horse Races, It Is
Said, While One Entire Floor
Is Equipped for Business.

The most successful raid in this city
in connection with the alleged placing
of bets on horse racing was made late
yesterday afternoon by agents of the
Department of Justice and officers OF
the United States district attorne> g
office when six men were arrested in q
house at 1881 Girard street northwest
and three others were placed under ar
rest at other places in the city
The men arrested at the house were
FRANK G. Short. John w. Tallentire,
John J. Kelley, John J. Sullivan, Henry
j. Eicholz ard Burton o. Bentley
George f. Smith was arrested elsewhere.
All of the men are charged with set
ting up a gaming table. Bentley.
Snort, Tallentire, Kelley Sullivan and
Elchoiz were released on $4,000 bonds
each. while Smith was released on
$1,000 bonds. Frank 2. Hall appeared
as bondsman for Bentley, Short, TalIen-
tire, Smith and Kelley, while Roman
Daley gave bond for Sullivan and
Eicholz.
1t is stated agents of the Department
OF Justice have been working on the
case for several weeks, and simultane-
ously with the raid detectives arrested
the other men in various parts of the
city. These men, it Is stated. had been
under surveillance for hours.
Police Not Notified Of Raid.
The police of the city were not notified
of the contemplated raid. and. it is stated,
the raid was led by Assistant United
states Attorney Harvey Given and A.
Bruce Blelaski. chief Of the bureau of
investigation. Department of Justice. Mr..
Given had assisting him Detectives Helan
and Grant of the United States attorney's
office, while Mr.. Bielaski was accom-
panic by fourteen agents of the Denart-
ment of Justice
Following the arrests, the prisoners
were taken to the United States attor-
ney's office at the city hall Those who
gave bond were later taken to the home
of William Adkins, financial clerk of
the Police Court, who arranged the
bond papers.
1t is declared by the officers that the
entire top floor of the Girard street
mouse was equipped with necessary
paraphernalia for receiving bets on the
horse races. In the Office Of United
States Attorney Laskey today are three
sheets, which, it is declared, were taken
from the Girard street house.
Officers Use sledgehammer.
Following the raid, in which the Of
f1cers broke down the door with q
sledgehammer. Assistant United States
Attorney Harvey Given remained at
the place, and it is declared he re-
ceived many bets" over the telephone
up until Z o'clock last night. 1t is de-
clared by the officers that from the
layout" they say they secured at the
place and the numerous calls over the
telephone which Mr. Given is said to
have received. large amounts of
money were wagered al the place daily.
1t is also stated that two Of the men
arrested had several thousand dollars
in their pockets
When the officers were about to make
the raid. it is declared. two agents of
the Department of Justice went to the
nome OF Burton D. Bentley. who re-
sides In the 1900 block on Girard street.
lie Is said to have run out of the back
way and up to the house at 1881 Girard
street. into the hands of the officers
there. He was Immediately arrested.
United States Attorney Laskey stated
today that the men will be arraiened
in the Police Court later. He said. how
ever. that no time had been set for the
hearings. NV