The Washington herald., 1915-06-02
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FOR BOOKMAKING
Alleged Race Track Gamblers
and Their Reputed Kings
Are Arrested.
TWO WOMEN ARE TAKEN
Sleuths Say These Eighteen Are Nu-
cleus of Larger Ring-Rumor
Claims Thirty Arrested.

Eighteen alleged race track book
makers. including their two kings"
were arrested yesterday and last night
when eighty officials and privates in
the Department of Justice and Metro
politan police force swept over the Dis
! trict and into Maryland in a campaign
to break up handbook gambling in
the National Capital Two women. with
the husband of one. were among the
arrested
The raids were directed by A. Bruce
Bielaski. chief of the Bureau OF In
vestigation, Department Of Justice. and
his first assistant. Clyde 3. Ambrose.
Superintendent of Police Mai. Pullman.
assisted by Lieut.. James Hartley. of
the Central Office. headed the Metro
politan police. More men participate
in the raiding than in any other In
the history of the police departme nt
officials say.
The department and police detectives
met in a residence near the business
district. where they were split into
groups OF three and four men. The
first squad was released about 2:30 in
the afternoon and the others according
to the plan, which worked with such
precision that the majority of the sus-
pected were arrested simultaneously.
Some for whom warrants had been
sworn out got wind of the situation
and fled. but a few of these later gave
themselves up. The two reputed lead
ers were released under bail OF $4,000.
the two women under $1,000. and the
remainder under bonds Of $4,000 and
$4,000.
With the charge OF making hand
books Is an implied offense of conspir
ing against Federal laws. which Off
cials will recommend the basis for
prosecution, because of it's graver PEN
atty of Jail sentence.
Nucleus of Bet Makers.
Detectives say that the arrested were
the nucleus of a large ring of bet makers.
working under the direction of two of
the men taken into custody. who paid the
others A commission.
of course. We didn't get all of the
violators, but We made fine progress by
arresting the two leaders, was the brief
statement of Mr.. Bielask.
The credit for the arrests must go to
the Depa rtrnent of Justice. 1t was clever
detective work which resulted in the
raiding." Major Pullman said. Every
thing possible is being done to clean up
the city.
Those arrested and the addresses they
gave were: James La Fontaine and
Charles La Fontaine, proprietOrs of
booth in Center Market; Edward Barney.
Curtain, Md. Ezra collins, no ADDRESS,,
James Cullinane. Sol Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. stonecutter: Samuel and Wal
ter Sondheimer. +2t Tenth street north
vest proprietors of a cigar store: Mr.
and Mrs John H. Stuart. 2N Twenty
second street northwest. the former a
clerk; Raymond J. Reed. 200 Water
street southwest: Henry Rucker. 1O0S
Four-and-a half strc& southwest; Harry
Hughes bartender st. James Hotel:
Louis r Pfcifer. so Maine avenue south
west; one Becker. clerk in a poolrcom at
?rT Four-and a-half street southwest:
Charles Downing. go F street northwest;
Charles Middleton Silver Hill, Md. |
clerk: La Mott De Atley. barkeeper. 1222
avenue northwest. and Mrs |
Edna G. Hauber, So New Jersey avenue |
The Metropolitan police who assisted |
in the work were Central Office Detec-
tive Sergts. Cornwell Berman. Pratt |
O'Dea. Grant, Helan. |
Boyle: Acting Lieut.. Wilson. Capt. Peck,
of the First precinct: Lieut.. Sprinkle.
Sergt. Lohman, Sergt. Lee. Acting Lieut..
Cats. Serct. Howes, Detectives Cole and |
Simpson. Scrgt. Pierson, Private Eman-
uel Capt. Sullivan. SerSt Brown, Pri-
rate W. f. Smith, Capt. Williams Sergt
Privates Cole and Wise. Lieut.
Duvall, Sergt. Lynch, Private Evans,
Serst. Bean. Private Dellamico. Capt /
Judge. Lieut.. Lord, and Privates Viewer
and Charlton.
At late hour it was rumored that a
total of thirty had been arrested.