Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-21
Department of Justice and
D. C. Authorities Make
the Arrests.
CASES TO BE PUSHED
BY FEDERAL ATTORNEYS
One of Accused Left Hat and Coat
Behind When Officers Reached
Building.

Seven men were arrested as alleged
operators of handbooks on the races as
result of a raid made yesterday after
noon by agents of the Department of
Justice and detectives acting under in
| structions from United States Attorney
| Laskey and Assistant United States At
! torney Harvey Given. Those arrested
| registered as Albin Stauss, forty-four
years, musician, a13 N street north>
west; Louis Norbert, thirty-two years,
bartender. 2104 1 street northwest; Ora
| Darling. twenty-eight years. clerk, S15
| 5th street northwest: Michael Marshall,
| thirty-two years, confectioner. 1904 G
street northwest: William II. Norris.
twenty-eight years, clerk. 171S Wis
eonsin avenue northwest: Frank Shore.
th1rty-four years, bicycle and auto
mobile repairing. 101 Az street south
west and John B. Keleher, the Coy
wood, 1928 L street northwest
a warrant alleging a handbook Of
tense against Walter Wrenn was not
served. When the officers went in
search of him at the Hirmhurst, 1929
18th street northwest, 1t is stated, only
his hat and coat were found. What the
police regard discriminating evil
dence, they say, was found in the apart
ment
Knew Nothing Of Business.
The occupant of the apartment. who
is said to be distantly related to Wrenn.
declared she knew nothing of what the
visitor was doing in the room. She
said he told her he had business of i'm
portance to transact, and she permitted
MIN the use Of the room, in which there
was a telephone.
Norbert was released on his personal
bonds to appear in court when notified
Darling was detained a the first pre-
cinc1 police station and the others gave
ss.ooo security each for their appear
oondsman for Stauss. Marshall, Norris
and keleher. while Luther McMillen
Qualified as bondsman for Shore.
1t is probable that additional arrests
FOR alleged violations of the handbook
law Will be made in the near future
Agents of the Department of Justice
and the United States attorney and his
assistant are determined to continue
the crusade until the last of the hand
book men faces trial. Scores of letters
from wives and sisters Of men who
squander their money on the races
have been received by the United
States attorney during the last few
ceived during recent weeks probably
hastened the investigation.
Outside Detectives Called.
Realizing the difficulties encountered
by the police in the matter Of procur-
ing evidence against the alleged hand
oook operators, dozen or more spe-
cial agents of the Department Of JUS
tice were summoned from other cities
Five of them were from New York, and
Baltimore. Norfolk, Boston and two
southern cities were represented.
A. Bruce Bielash and Clyde B Am
prose headed the Department of JUS
tice force; Assistant United States At
torney Harvey Given was on hand to
represent the prosecutors office and
Detectives Frank NJ. Helan, clifford
Grant and Frederick NJ. Cornwell rep
resented the police department. Sew
ly after o'clock. and by O'Clock
the seven men were in custody
Albin Stauss. the only musician in
the party. was found serving as a
member of the orchestra at the Majes-
tic Theater. and was taken out during
the matinee performance. Louis Hor-
bert was found behind the bar of ].
Charles McGuire's saloon. 5l9 9Th
street northwest, where he was en-
ployed. Ora Darling was found in a
poolroom on 10th street. where he was
playing a game with a companion
Michael Marshall was attending to
business in his store at 1404 G street
northwest when he was arrested, while
Shore was found at his place of busi-
ness 1928 New York avenue north
west He refused to open the cash reg
lister or furnish the combination of
his SAFE the police say.
John 3. Keleher was the last of the
seven men arrested. He was found in
his apartment at the CoywooG and was
taken to the Office of Mr.. Given.
Some Had Considerable Cash.
All the defendants were searched ana
relieved of their valuables and what
they had in their possession that the
officers wanted to examine further.
| Search warrants in the hands of the
officers permitted searches of the de-
PENDANTS apartments
| The officers found 1851 in possession
of Shore. they stated, and several .of
the others had large sums in their
pockets. Norbert, whose personal bonds
were taken, the police said. was not
! well supplied with cash. Alleged hand
| book paraphernalia taken from sew
eral of the defendants or found in their
| homes or places Of business was as
sorted in Mr.. Given's Office and prop
erly labeled.
Paraphernalia taken in other cases
| was piled high in the prosecutors 3
| office last night. Defendants in four
other cases were indicted by the grand
! jury last week, and they will be sum
| rnoned for arrangement next Saturday
| 1t is the intention Of MIR. Laskey to
| press the cases to early trial.
! The men arrested last night will not
| be arraigned in Police Court tomor-
! row morning, and it is possible that
| they will not be given a hearing IN
| that court. The grand jury has been
engaged in a general investigation of
| gambling cases during the last three
| weeks, ii is stated, and that body may
take up the cases of the seven men
| arrested last night before a hearing in
| Police Court can be had.
Nature Of Charges Unknown.
The exact nature of the charges
against the men arrested last night
was not disclosed. All were charged
with having violated section s65 Of the
District code. the section which pro-
hibits. the making of handbooks on the
races. but the testimony may disclose
a difference in the alleged ofEenses.
Mr.. Given said his information was
that some of the men probably would
be charged with actually backing the
races. while with others 1t will be con-
tended that they were merely runners
or men who collected bets for the
hackers.
The several agents of the DEPART
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