Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-29
Il ARE INDICTED
ON GAMING CHARGE
Accused Said to Have Been
Connected With Places
Raided.


ments where bets on horse races could
be made, were reported today by the
grand jury. Ten of the accused are
said to have been connected with the
four places raided yesterday by the
police under orders of Maj. Gessford.
Tho eleventh man was taken into Gus
tody about two weeks ago.
The Indictments are drawn under
section 865 Of the code. which pro-
rides penitentiary sentence for set
ting up gaming table"
Men Under Indictment.
Those indicted are Frank McCor-
mick, Joseph Caruso, Edgar E. Pat
terson, Joseph Freeman. Michael f.
Dempsey. Frederick W. Ribnitzki,
Sam r. Beard, Samuel Rappaport.
Louis Pfeiffer. Edwin NJ. Bennett and
Charles T. Swan. They are accused
of maintaining gaming places with
in period of one year preceding the
dates fixed in the indictments.
Charges Against Them.
Swan. whose cigar store near the
navy yard was raided few weeks
ago. is charged with operating
gaming table at 1902 Sth street south
east Mccormick, Caruso. Patterson
and Freeman are said to be connected
with a poolroom at 424 10th street
northwest. Dempsey and RibnitZky
are charged with running book" at
1T40 Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Beard and Rappaport are said to have
operated at S13 f street northwest
and Pfeiffer and Bennett at 405 10th
street northwest.
United States Attorney IaskeE and
Assistant United States Attorney
Cromelin had the witnesses with the
betting slips" and other evidence be-
fore the grand jury. shortly after that
body convened this morning. Promptly
the grand jurors voted presentments
and the indictments were quickly pre-
pared and signed by Mr.. Laskey. who
announced that as soon as possible he
would call some of the cases in Criminal
Court for trial.
Maj Gessford Acts.
Hearing reports of hand5ooks being
made openly and seemingly without
fear of arrest. Mai. Gessford. several
days ago, summoned members of the
vice squad and discussed the ques-
tion with them. Acting under his di-
rectionS. members of the squad set
out to obtain evidence against a num-
her of suspected persons. selecting
those in-the business section. who.
it was alleged. were doing the great
est volume of business. and yesterday
Police Court warrants for alleged
offenders before starting to make the
raids.
Captains. lieutenants and others
were summoned to assist in making
the arrests. and. it is stated. 1t was
to the headquarters of the alleged
handbook men that they knew what
was going to be pulled Off
Thirty-Seven Others Indicted.
Thirty-seven persons were indicted
yesterday by the grand jury in thirty
indictments charging variety of Of
lenses.
Fifteen persons are accused of grand
larceny one of white slavery, four OF
assaults. three of joyriding. four OF
non-suppQrt. four of robbery, three OF
HOUSEKEEPING, two of false pretenses
one of carnal knowledge and one OF
seduction.
Those accused and the charges
against them are: Hobert Hart. Luther
John ]. Harris. Douglas G. Jones
John d. Roberts. jr.: Arthur Richard
Loheefer. alias La-Lafer. grand lar
ceny: Charles A. Jones' larceny from
United States; Douglas c. Jones and
John D. Roberts. jr.. grand larceny
and joy riding: Herbert H Hart and
Luther B. Romberger, housebreakine
and larceny; George Frye, Thomas
Kenney and John A. Green, robbery
Irving c. Finkelstein, false pre-.
lenses: Clarence A. Porter. seduction
Maurice Conrad, non-support of wife
Francis H. Callum, Grover C. Corridor
and James E. Spencer. assault will
dangerous weapon: John S. Shaw
carnal knowledge; Percy Ford, Russell
Dickerson. Roland Simms, Percy Ford
David Robinson, Chas. I. Booker an,
Percy Ford. grand larceny: Perc.
Grimes. non-support of wife; Ida G
Washington. assault with intent t.
kill: William II. Hillenbrand, non
support of minor child Mary Holt
robbery: Francis p. Peitrofesa
Fred Sheia and Henry Noder. joyrid
ing; Perfecto L. Norton, non-suppor
Of minor children; John J. Harris an,
Percy Ford. grand larceny; Joseph NJ
Savage, false pretenses: John r
Evans, housebreaking and larceny
and Edward Latham, white slav,
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