The Washington herald., 1920-04-29
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Spead. Michael, Francis Dempsey,
Frank Mccormick. Edgar E, Pat
.terson and Joe Caruso.
More than score and half of
others were taken into custody as
witnesses from the four establish
ments visited by the raiding squads.
They will be called to appear with
the principals before the grand jury
this morning.
While the raids were made at
practically the same time, there
were slight intervals between two
of them. The first one was conduct
ed at S13 L street northwest by
a squad of policemen in charge of
Lieut.. Sanford, of the First pre-
cinct station.
Samuel Rapaport and Samuel
Beard were taken at this address.
The next occurred at 422 Tenth
street northwest, where Frank Nc
Cormick, Z. Il. Paterson and Joe
caruso were taken with twenty-five
witnesses. The third was staged
across the street at 4O5 Tenth street
northwest, where the band of al
legged offenders was augmented by
and Thomas Jefferson. In the moan
time, a raiding squad, acting under
Sergt. ]. o. B. Gray of the Second
precinct station, swooped down upon
a cigar store at 1740 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. and took Michael
F. Dempsey into custody.
Many Papers Seized.
Quantities of Papers were taken
from each of the establishments de-
signed to be used as evidence in the
trials.
Two patrol loads OF witnesses
were taken from 422 Tenth street
northwest. those being taken into
custody being relayed by policemen
down a long line of curious onlook-
ers. The word spread rapidly that
| raids were in progress. and Tenth
street between d and f streets was
thronged by the time the patrol
wagon drew up in front Of 4o5,
awaiting activity of Lieut.. f. w.
! Brown, who was in charge of the
raiding squad at. this store.
Capt. Colin E. Flather. of the
First precinct station. was in charge
of the principal raiding party. con-
sisting of ten plain-clothes men and
police officers who visited 422 Tenth
street.
Took Charge Of Phone.
After Capt. Flather had his men
posted at all exits he had other Of
ficers take charge of the telephone
and collected papers about the shop
to be taken to police headquarters.
All of the officers in charge OF
the four raiding parties had writ
ten instructions telling them of
their part in the general raid. From
the manner in which the raids were
conducted it was evident that the
police have had a watchful eye on
the shops for some time. They
knew just where to put their hands
on the incriminating papers and
also could identify the principals at
each establishment.
Several Arrested Before.
Several of the alleged handbook
men arrested yesterday have stood
trials for the same offense before.
Tho last time Frank Mccormick
was, arrested the late Raymond w.
Pullman, then Superintendent OF
Police, personally visited his esLs5 D.
lishment and later testified at the
trial. watch ended in McCormck's
acquittal.
Superintendent of Police Gessford
personally directed the four raids
from his Office in the District
Building.
After they had been completed
he seemed confident that his efforts
would not prove fruitless. He said
he had taken the matter up thor
oughIy with the District attorneys
office before acting and that he was
certain his men had all the evil
dence necessary.
81 think handbook making is q
menace of the morals of the city"
Superintendent Gessford said. "and
l am determined to exterminate it.
l know it will be impossible for me
to prevent the handbook men from
doing business altogether, but as
long as they do do business the
police department will do business
with them and cause them all the
trouble possible.
Gessford deprecated the fact that
many women patronlzed the hand
books.
Some Escaped Net.
There are still couple of men
whom the police did not get in
their net yesterday, but the off,
GERS in charge of the squads seemed
sure last. night they would fnd
these alleged offenders today.
Following is a list of the officers
who participated in the principal
raid at 42z Tenth street northwest:
Capt Colin z. Flather. Lieut.. Sheetz,
Sergt. Beckett, Sergt. Holmes. Sergt.
Sullivan. Sergt. Davis. Private Liv-
ingston. Private Kiss. Private
Burke and Private Davis. n