The Washington times., 1922-10-15

ip Arlington county. Mackey says.
One Of Nelson's, main sources OF
profit. DECLARES the former Common
wealth attorney was o policy pool.
rum OF twice 4 day. sta
Runners In Washington.
as'Nelson's runners were all over the
Capital. Mackey declared. The
came IN the mornings TO sell slips
on the midday drawing. and again In
the afternoon to dispose OF thoSe Tor
which drawings were held at night. !"
"Ali sIips sold were 70 be found In
duplicate inside q big drum. This
withdrawn. one after another. Those
cotnciding with slips sold commanded
!. prizes. Sometimes for one cent q man
would make $50. This policy wheel
still n being played every day. Mel.
eon pretended the drawings were
made In Frankfort. KY, and the re.
turns wired to him. AS a matter of
fact, the whole thing was and Is man.
aged in Arlington county,
Mackey is especially Interested In
operations at the Hill Top Club,
which he alleges IN financed by a man
prominent but a short time ago as n
realty broker of Washington. He has
collected much evidence regarding
the nightly sessions at the Hin Top
and showed q reporter a card an.
nouncinR the departure Of cars for
the establishment from Thirteenth
and II streets northeast and Four.
teenth and u streets northwest, and
a membership card. with the sigma
ture Of Ben Laws as secretary treas
urer.
eat the Hill Ton Club" said
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parade the floor constantly. Two at
taches sit In q gallery with ASS IN
their hands, prepared to shoot to kill
in the event there is any disturbance.
The place ID thronged by Wash.
ingtonians and virginianA On one
night recently there were 700 men
present on. smother, 800"
Mackey, while avowedly an enemy
OF the Ku Klux Khan. members of
which in Arlington county yesterday
were challenged by Commonwealth
Attorney Ball 20 show their cards"
10 In hearty accord with the Knights
ukase regarding rampant gambling
in the jurisdiction.
Gaming Spreads Rapidly.
"They have the right idea."
Mackey declared. But their dodger
didn't tell the half of It. ! cleaned
up Arlington county gambling dens
when I came into office. Things
remained clean until three years
ago, when establishments founded
for the prosecution Of games OF
.S,n chance opened Es ,,aP,re SP aganS ana unIe.s
it's checked things will be just
as bad as in the old days Of Jack.
son City and the st. Asaph's race
track"
Mackey two nights ago inyestiga-
ted q travelling carnival making a
stand near Alexandria, where, he
says, no fewer than nine gambling
concessions were being operated,
: several OF them with "the %ky limit"
He listed them as follows:
1-Pistol-winhing gaine.<
2-Ball game; hit three babies and
get Is cents.
s--cash returns for thriving balls
at objects. ~.
4-Wheei Of fortuae. win electric
lamps or Turkish rugs.
.5-Throw balls at head; win 30
cents. Il e "-,.t n. :.
6-wheel Of fortune; win pillows.
clocks and siiverware. D..
7--Wheel Of fortune; win alumi-
mum kitchen utensils. ,l1,-
s-wheei OF fortune; win coffee
a-Roulette layout, with basin. ball
and numbers on board.
Betting without Limit.
=. On the last.named and several
other devices, Mackey learned by in
quiry, according to his testimony,
that there was no limit for betting.
aff he had a n.
peared on the grounds, he says, eight
alleged gambling stands had been
closed and runners were speeding
toward several others, warning them
that "the layout In bad"
II helped the present sheriff TO be
elected" he continued. But think
it was a case Of misplaced conf.
dence."' -.... .....- -.t,.s
Mackey declared summary meas
ures would be adopted in the imme-
diAte future II gambling houses con-
tinued to operate. ~. g..
"If you mean business, come
across" Commonwealth, Attorney
Frank L. Bah notified the Ku Klux
Khan last night in q letter answering
their charge that gambling dens have
been thriving In Arlington county
and that he had been derelict in his
duty In not prosecuting them.
DAres Them Out I'm Open.
Accepting the challenge of the
Khan. Mr.. Ball cleared the deck for
action and, in a lengthy letter .ad-
dressed 10 Khan No. 8. County of
: Arlington !. Realm. of Virginia, dared
: than totc tc0rne out In the open, lay
-.their ev3dSn6s before the grand jury
and play the game as he says he has.
"1f indictments are returned
against any official I will permit
your order to choose q special prose
cutor and will pay his fee for
prosecuting, the cases." Mr.. Ball
notified the Khan.
Seven prominent Arlington county
men were summoned yesterday after,
noon to appear before the grand Jury
when II convencs Monday morning
at 10 o'clock. &F
These men are James r. Thoup-
son. John Wise, ]. c. Fisk. H. A.
Sn1oot, Tudy Payne, Jack Bonton,
DR.. r. o. Appleton and q. A. veich.
Whether these men are to be ques.
toned as to what knowledge they
have Of the workings of the Klan Mr..
Ball would not say.
Members of Grand Jurv.