Evening star., 1918-08-23
POLICE RAID ALLEGED
HANDBOOK" MAKERS
Eight Are Seized in Plan to Break
Up Illegal Betting on
Horse Races.

Making handbooks on the races in
this city is doomed. This was the
statement made by an agent Of the
Department of Justice, following a
general raid on alleged handbook op-
orators yesterday afternoon.
I'VE have found a way to put stop
to the business he declared, "as VIII
be shown later
Eight men taken in the raid regis
tered as follows: Frank Shore, 2910
NJ street: Sam Flagman. 1872 Kenyon
street; Frank Buzzone, 800 Pennsyl-
vania avenue; Charles W. Greer. 331
Missouri avenue; Charles W. Downing.
1910 Park road: George l. Goodacre.
mick, 1115h 5th street. and Howard
S. Gottwals. 1925 L street.
Maj. Raymond W. Pullman. super
intendent of police; Inspector Grant,
chief of detectives. and Special Agent
Benham of the Department of Justice.
conducted the raid. Fully fifty de-
tectives, policemen and agents OF the
Department of Justice participated.
separate squads visiting places OF
men at 1:45 o'clock.
Picked Opening Day for Raids.
Officials selected the day of the
opening of the three-day meet at
Upper Marlboro as good time to
raid, and those caught at their places
of business or on the streets were
taken by surprise. Goodacre, it is
stated. was the only one who display
ed signs of belligerency. giving Lieut..
Pierson a little rough treatment
MAI. pullman, Inspector Grant and
Agent Benham went to the bowling
alley of Frank Mccormick. 424 10th
street Frank was on the sidewalk
when the officers told him he was un-
der arrest. and he jokingly remarked:
4 expected it," Half a dozen men in
the bowling alley were told to stand
one side until they could be searched
and questioned, and Policeman Phil
lips was stationed at the door He
stated nearly a dozen men called with
money and slips containing the names
OF horses that were running at Sara
toga and Upper Marlboro.
Sergt- Wittstatt. take this mans
bets" referring to a caller. and the
latter walked to the sergeant and
hanoed over money and slips on which
the names of horses were written.
He was promptly booked as a wit
ness.
Mccormick was taken to the first
precinct station. where it was found
that he had more than $1.4oO in his
possession He added $1,60O to that
sum and deposited the $4,000 collat-
eral for his appearance.
Raid at Tire Place,
Detective Buriingame was in
charge Of the raiding party at the
automobile tire establishment of
Frank Shore. 1928 New York avenue.
Shore had been raided on former oc-
casions and the experience was not a
new one to him. He had large sum
OF money in his possession, and. it is
stated, the police found what pur-
ported to be racing slips in his place
OF business.
Shore was required to furnish bond
IN the sum of $1,000. $1,000 more than
was required of the others.
Frank Buzzone was arrested in bis
barber shop at the Pennsylvania ave-
nue. address he gave. His several
customers were taken by the raiding
party. one Chinaman being included in
the number, and escorted to head
quarters. The Chinaman CONVINCED
the police that he was not there for
the purpose of playing the races, but
to have his hair trimmed Others
who were there for that purpose were
detained short time.
Fifty persons taken in the raid
were lined up at headquarters and
questioned. Some of the men de-
clared they were victims OF unfortu-
nate circumstances. while others ad-
mitted having patronized some of the
alleged handbook men.
I'd like to get away from here as
quickly as possible" said one we'll
dressed man found in McCormick's
place. I've got to get back to work. !"
At Frank Buzzone's barber shop the
police were accommodate enough to
permit the tonsorial artists to finish
serving customers in the chairs.